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Gail Forrer Seniors Group Editor Greetings friends.

If you are looking for some good news this month, then look no further, you have found it.

Seniors News journalists Tracey Johnstone and Kerry Heaney have gone to town to locate and write some uplifting and interesting stories.

For instance, our cover personality Reg Richardson. This is not a name that usually makes the headlines, but here he is sharing the fruits of his own success with those in need and successfully encouraging his friends to do the same.

He has certainly made big things happen and Australia is a better place for it.

This month our doublepage spread features war brides. Tracey Johnstone spoke to 96-year-old Jackie McLaughlin, who was one of the 70,000 women who left Britain in the 1940s bound for

Canada or Australia.

Today, Jackie is looking for any of the women left or their families, to chat about their life journey.

We also give you a heads-up with a story on the changing nature of public transport.

A new company is stepping into Australia with a transport system that intends to offer a flexible and practical alternative to our traditional type of transport, such as the big council buses that run only at certain times and certain places, regardless of passenger numbers.

After the introduction of Uber, Lime scooters and electric bikes, we’re getting used to additional forms of transport, so I’m looking forward to seeing how this latest enterprise works for us.

Enjoy the read.

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Long life has root in Eric’s love of gardens KERRY HEANEY

A PASSION for gardening is 94-year-old Eric Clinch’s secret for a long and happy life.

Eric, who has lived at Aveo’s Freedom Care Community in Tanah Merah since late 2018, said gardening had been his hobby for many years but it all started when he was a boy.

“From age 10, I attended the St Vincent’s Boys’ Home in Parramatta, Sydney,” he said.

“In addition to classroom education, we were also taught a few trades and other technical skills. These practical skills came in handy as the orphanage was selfsupporting.

“Because of our need to

I LOVE GARDENING AS IT GIVES ME AN INTEREST AND AFTER ALL, WE ALL NEED A LITTLE SUNSHINE, FRESH AIR AND SOMETHING TO DO. be self-reliant, we grew our own vegetables from seeds, which taught me valuable skills such as responsibility and self-confidence, from a young age.”

These childhood skills encouraged Eric to grow vegetables and flowers for his family as an adult in his suburban backyard.

“I love gardening as it gives me an interest and after all, we all need a little sunshine, fresh air and something to do,” he said.

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DOWN-TO-EARTH PASTIME: Tanah Merah’s Eric Clinch, 94, says gardening helps keep him young. It’s part of an active lifestyle in which a social network also plays an important part.

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activity that makes Eric so fond of gardening.

“Aside from being a great source of exercise for me, it’s also afforded me the opportunity to socialise with other residents. Whether they want some cuttings or just general help with taking care of their plants on the verandas, it’s given me a terrific way to connect with

others in my community.”

Age does not stop Eric from helping out by tidying the Aveo Freedom Care Community communal gardening area, watering the plants and creating plants from cuttings. He also helps residents keep their veranda gardens in top shape.

Before he retired, Eric was a bootmaker and owned

a shop in the Blue Mountains for many years. He was also a firefighter and received a long-service plaque for his service. When it comes to living a long and active life, Eric said it was a simple combination of looking after your body by sleeping, eating and exercising well.

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Pockets as deep as Reg’s big heart TRACEY JOHNSTONE

WHEN it comes to choosing a philanthropic project, Reg Richardson (AM) looks to his “emotional quotient” to gauge what is the right one to support.

It’s that instinct for what will and what won’t work that has led the 80-year-old to drive the establishment of outstanding organisations across a wide spectrum from indigenous health and melanoma research to the arts.

Putting his hand in his pocket is his inclination. It’s been an approach he’s taken since his early business days.

He was reared in what he describes as modest circumstances, growing up in Sydney’s Darlinghurst with his

Coaxing millions from the nation’s wealthy to benefit our most in need grandmother. “I have seen social issues as a pretty personal thing,” he said. “If you are competent enough to do something about it, I believe you should, and do in my case.”

His business background was centred on service industries where “you deliver a service, whatever it happens to be, efficiently, on time and at the lowest cost possible”.

Since retiring, Reg has turned his hand to finding financial answers to vexing projects, coaxing millions of dollars from rich Australians.

“I am good at asking people for money, particularly if they

are wealthy,” he said. “As you go through life you do happen to know people who surprisingly have made a fair bit of money and unsurprisingly are quite willing to give some away.”

I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT WHATEVER I DO. Take, for example, Greg and Kay Poche. All right, there is the exception here: Greg is Reg’s oldest and closest friend. Greg sold Star Track Express for $750 million.

“I asked him what he was going to do with all that,” Reg

said. “He said he was going to give a lot of it away. He also replied, ‘I have seen what you have done over the years, so I am going to get you to do it’.”

With Greg suffering several stokes that inhibited his walking and talking, the task of finding suitable projects was handed over to Reg. A casual introduction by a mate to melanoma surgeon Associate Professor John Stretch, who was eagerly seeking funding for melanoma research, led Reg to ask Greg for $10 million.

“He just said ‘Yep’ like that, so I thought, ‘I can get more out of him’,” Reg said. Three

PASSION PROJECTS: Reg Richardson at home with his art and rugby colours.

months later he went back to Greg with a proposal for $30 million to build a centre for melanoma specialists.

“Greg provided the dough, I provided the energy to get it all going because that’s who I am, and John provided the

medical advice,” Reg said.

The result: 10 years down the track and $40 million later, Reg has retired as board chairman for Melanoma Institute of Australia and the Mater Hospital owns the asset, used for critical world-

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IT’S THERE FOREVER AND ONE DAY THERE WILL BE A CURE FOR MELANOMA.

recognised melanoma research and treatment.

“It’s there forever and one day there will be a cure for melanoma,” he said.

Not one to rest on his laurels, Reg went back to Greg and suggested they

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have a “crack at indigenous health”.

“I said (to Greg), ‘If we were Aboriginal, we’d be dead’.” Greg agreed that was a compelling reason.

Through Reg, five major universities each received

$10 million, which led to the establishment of the Poche Indigenous Health Network.

Its focus is on closing the gap in life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders through healthy teeth, hearts and children.

“I told each university the money had to be invested at a rate of 9 per cent (the rates were 15 per cent at the time) in perpetuity and the capital to remain untouched for them to invest wisely so that they increased the $10 million to a higher figure.

“In most cases it’s sitting at around 12 and they live on the $900,000 (interest) annually, then go out to get more dough.”

His passion runs deep Reg’s attachment to the arts started when he was 28.

An artist friend, who ultimately became an art critic for a Sydney newspaper, opened Reg’s eyes to this world. Reg attended many art openings and read all his friend had to write.

Reg Richardson and Shaun Ewen pictured at Reg's home in Mosman.

“I then started to buy my own works, including eight of my friend’s,” Reg said.

From there his collection grew and hasn’t stopped growing.

“One was Tracey Moffatt, an Aboriginal photographer. I have the most of any person in the world, I am told.”

By the time Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art opened, Reg was recognised as an art collector and was asked to be the president of its fundraising foundation.

“I don’t do the openings now,” he said. “I see every show but go privately.”

Healthy mind and body Keeping up with his philanthropic responsibilities means also keeping fit. The trim Reg walks every day as fast he can, but on the flat.

The hills around his Mosman home are just too hard.

He says playing golf is definitely out, but spending his free time advising the local Mosman Art Gallery is in.

“I would like to do smaller things that make a bigger impact,” he said.

The rewards for Reg are difficult to articulate. The straight-talking, switched-on man with a raucous laugh

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draws breath when asked what continues to drive him.

Like Greg, the big-hearted man is quietly modest about his contributions.

Red and green forever Reg might not have sporting talent, but that hasn’t stopped him from following the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Red-and-green glasses, rabbits on the side table, a red-and-green miniature scarf around the neck of a favourite sculpture. He wears his passion on his sleeve.

“I am passionate about whatever I do,” Reg said.

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A month of fun with the BrisAsia Festival KERRY HEANEY

BRISBANE celebrates everything Asian in February with art, music, markets and more in the Brisbane City Council’s BrisAsia Festival 2020 program.

Taking place across the city and suburbs, the 90 events highlight modern and traditional Asian culture, and most are free.

Here’s the top five to help get your BrisAsia planning started.

Foodies’ delight: For a culinary experience like no other, head to new BrisAsia Festival event Valley of Spices in Chinatown Mall, Fortitude Valley, on February 9 from 4-9 pm. Try exotic spices and foods, and learn how to give your meals that extra “spice’’ at one of the food demonstrations.

If that doesn’t give you your foodie fill, head to the BrisAsia Bazaar at Aspley Central on February 15 from 4-9pm to experience the sights, smells and tastes of a bustling, vibrant Asian night market.

Spark interesting conversation: Explore fresh ideas around Brisbane’s evolving identity and culture at the free BrisAsia Talks Community Symposium. To be held at La Boite Theatre on February 14 from 12pm5.30pm, the talks will include debates and live

ASIAN CELEBRATIONS; Brisbane City Council's BrisAsia Festival 2020 program is packed with sights, sounds and flavours.

performances on topics like tradition, spirituality, Asian culture in Australia, refugees, e-sports and the future of festivals. Bookings are needed.

Try oriental calm Find an inner calm and experience with the Japanese custom of Shinrinyoku, which translates to “forest bathing’’. With a guided forest therapy walk

through Boondall Wetlands on February 16 and Karawatha Forest Park on February 23, you can deepen your awareness and connection to nature.

Embrace colour: Head to Rocks Riverside Park to enjoy Brisbane Holi Festival of Colours on Saturday, February 29, where you can enjoy an afternoon of dancing, food

stalls and live performances.

Get in the groove: What’s a festival without great music? Listen to the newest and coolest AsianAustralian artists who are transforming the Brisbane music scene at BrisAsia Sound on February 29 from 4-9pm. Headlining the event is Fingerfunk, an R&B/hiphop quartet all the way from Singapore.

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Enjoy it all free: Not only are the events free for seniors, the travel can be too. Leave the car at home and use free off-peak travel for seniors on weekdays between 8.30am and 3.30pm and 7pm to 6am, and all day and all night on weekends. To find out more about BrisAsia, visit brisbane.qld.gov.au/whatson-and-event.

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Grant helps kitchen’s resolve to serve up more meals THE Palaszczuk Government has extended its relationship with FareShare through a $100,000 donation to ensure the Morningside-based charity kitchen can help even more people in need.

Minister for Child Safety and Member for Bulimba Di Farmer said FareShare was a great example of the community working together to help one another.

“Whether it’s those affected by the recent fires, flood victims earlier this year in Townsville or vulnerable Queenslanders facing a Christmas alone, FareShare exists on the generosity, time and ingenuity of so many supporters,” Ms Farmer said.

“The Foodbank Hunger Report 2019 reported that one in five Queenslanders have experienced food insecurity in the last year.

“Here in Morningside we see 430 volunteers come together with the support of major food retailers to create meals from food that would otherwise have ended up in landfill.”

While one in five Australians experienced food insecurity last year, food waste costs the Australian economy an estimated $20 billion each year.

FareShare has embraced these challenges and aims to double its output in Brisbane by cooking two million meals this year to feed those in need.

FareShare’s state-of-the-art Brisbane facility was opened

by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in October 2018 as part of a collaboration with Foodbank.

Queensland Treasury Corporation CEO Philip Noble said the partnership with FareShare was a natural fit.

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Artistic expression lifts spirits Residents enjoy company, learning KERRY HEANEY

DESPITE some physical limitations, a dedicated group of art lovers gathers weekly at Stockland’s North Lakes Retirement Village to share techniques and explore their artistic style.

Run by award-winning artist Janeen Fedrick, the group has been meeting for more than 14 years.

It’s a place where lifelong friendships have been formed and people are encouraged to pursue their passion.

Members also help residents with physical limitations who still want to participate.

“I think it’s really important to create an inclusive environment where we all feel like we can share and learn from one another without judgment,” Mrs Fedrick said.

Elaine Johnson said for her and a couple of others, one of

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the key aspects was that the art group enabled them to work within their means.

“I have mobility issues, so my husband takes photos and I use them as inspiration for my art,’’ Ms Johnson said.

“To me, art is a way of creatively expressing yourself.

“I also love that I can meet with friends every week to chat and socialise while we all work on doing something we love.”

Gloria Pritchard, another resident at North Lakes, valued the art group and said her style and ability would evolve over time.

“I have certain limitations with my arthritis, so know that I will need to change and adapt the way that I paint and draw,’’ Ms Pritchard said.

“It’s comforting knowing that I can do this alongside some of my friends at the village, who some are also having similar experiences.’’

North Lakes resident Julia Holston said the art group

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MORALE BOOST: Julia Holston says the Stocklands North Lakes Retirement Village art group provides valuable help to explore her style and develop her confidence.

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Organised exclusively for residents at North Lakes Retirement Village, the annual

art November exhibition is a highlight of their calendar.

Art group members can submit up to three pieces of original art for the exhibition, and at least one must be

available to buy. A recent show had three works bought and many others displayed in the main area of the village for residents to enjoy all year.

Mrs Fedrick said for her, the

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Ton of pride as Ann reflects SHE has just turned 100 but Ann Damen’s remarkable life could have ended seven decades ago.

Living with her husband and children in their homeland the Netherlands during World War II, when Holland was occupied by the German army, Ann’s house was destroyed by bombs.

“Mum, Dad and my siblings were living in a house which had two bombs dropped on it during an English air strike,” Ann’s daughter Sarina said.

“The house was totalled but by a miracle or twist of fate, they all survived,” Ann, who lives at the Carinity Clifford House aged care community in Brisbane, was born in The Hague on December 18, 1919.

Her mother died from tuberculosis before Ann had turned two.

Ann attended the first Montessori school in the Netherlands before leaving school at 16 to attend business college, where she studied bookkeeping and typing.

After selling records in a department store, she worked as a bookkeeper at a post office until she married

I MISSED HOLLAND A BIT AT CHRISTMAS TIME BECAUSE YOU HAD ALL THE SNOW THERE. BUT THE WEATHER IN AUSTRALIA WAS NICE AND WARM.

husband, Pieter, in 1939 when she was aged 20. The couple met when Ann was a teenager when she had her bicycle repaired at the business owned by her future beau’s parents, before war broke out.

“I remember, but not fondly, we went through the war. With all our kids we didn’t have much to eat. It was very hard, but we made it,” Ann said.

The Damens and the first six of their nine children migrated to Australia in 1950, sailing on the boat Volendam.

“Because we had nine kids, and especially with six boys, I was thinking, ‘Holland is lovely and beautiful but it’s very small so maybe it’s better if we go somewhere else’, so we decided to go to Australia,”

A CENTURY: Carinity Clifford House resident Ann Damen has turned 100.

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“When Mum watches the Olympics, tennis or swimming on the TV she always barracks for Australia, but if there are no Australians in the race she then barracks for the Netherlands,” Sarina said.

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She enjoys listening to music, doing find-a-word puzzles, playing Scrabble, gardening, singing, movies, drawing and reading, particularly books by Rosamunde Pilcher and Cathy Kelly.

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Ann has 23 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

“I’ve had a good life,” she said.

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Top Aussies’ poignant display A PAIR of boots, an anatomy book and a Hawaiian statue are among the objects chosen by this year’s 2020 Australian of the Year state and territory recipients for a national exhibition.

The recipients include an indigenous music legend, a refugee orthopaedic surgeon, and a women’s rugby league pioneer. The National Museum of Australia and the National Australia Day Council (NADC) launched an exhibition of significant objects chosen by the eight extraordinary 2020 Australian of the Year recipients to tell us something about their lives, aspirations and experiences.

National Museum director Dr Mathew Trinca said the recipients had chosen diverse and deeply personal objects reflecting their life’s journey.

“We are honoured to feature these fascinating objects selected by eight exceptional individuals. We hope many Australians will see this exhibition and reflect on the issues raised by the objects on display – and the endeavours of the Australians who selected them,” Dr Trinca said.

National Australia Day Council CEO Karlie Brand said the objects had moved beyond being ordinary possessions.

Curator Dr Laina Hall said: “What I love about this exhibition is how it so neatly captures the power of material culture. These objects have been kept for a reason and now, in being shared, enable us to connect with the recipients in a personal way.”

The 2020 Queensland Australian of the Year Rachel Downie: After one of her students died by suicide, educator and social entrepreneur Rachel Downie developed Stymie, an online resource for students to anonymously report harm.

A small ceramic bird her student made is a deeply personal reminder of him and how his death was the catalyst for the work she does now.

NSW Australian of the Year Professor Munjed Al Muderis: Orthopaedic surgeon and human rights advocate Munjed Al Muderis fled Iraq in 1999. The book Last’s Anatomy by RMH McMinn was one of the few items he brought from Iraq. It is a reminder of his life as a

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lady reflected on her future.

“It was either go into one of the forces or the land army or be called up for a munitions factory, and I wasn’t an indoor girl.

“That’s the sole reason I signed up and I am so glad I did.”

Her mother threw he hands up in horror, but her father said, ‘You really want to do this, don’t you?’. I said, ‘Yes I do’,” Jackie says. “He then said, ‘This will be the making you, my girl’.

“I didn’t live up to the ladylike name of Daphne at all.”

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camp, her fellow trainees decided they needed to find a less ladylike name for the tomboy.

“They came up with Jackie, and it stuck.”

Unfortunately, Jackie says, she spent most of the war working in an office.

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She was 20 and he was 21.

Soon after the war ended, Doug returned to Australia while Jackie stayed in England until May 1946.

She then joined 360 English women and children on board the former hospital ship Atlantis.

Some of the women had been visiting England when the war broke out, others had married Australian personnel.

“One or two of them were going for the trip only and they weren’t going to stay here, even though they were married to an

Australian,” Jackie recalls.

The ship first stopped in Fremantle before docking in Melbourne on June 29.

From there she travelled by train to Sydney and on to Brisbane, where Doug was waiting to start their life together in the city.

Jackie remembers on the voyage meeting Una and her twoyear-old son.

Una hadn’t heard from her husband for quite some time.

When they got to Sydney, Jackie accompanied Una to the army office where she was in-

formed the address the husban had provided to the army was vacant block.

Una and her son, left wit nothing to live on in Sydney soon stowed away in a lifeboa on a ship heading for England.

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About 70,000 of these women left Britain in the 1940s bound for Canada or America.

Some of them came to Australia.

“I never kept in contact with any of them,” Jackie says sadly.

But now, at age 96, and as she peruses the regular Veteran Affairs magazine, Jackie has started to wonder if there are any of those women left, or their family members, who she can chat with about their life journey.

The spritely Englishwoman lives in the forest just west of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

She’s buried her husband of 64 years and her only child, but Jackie still has the company of her second husband, 80-yearold Colin.

The memories of her time during World War II and how she came to live in Australia are still vivid and heart-wrenching.

It was a sheet wiped clean, Jackie declares, when she landed in Australia with no idea nor worry of what the future held.

Christened Daphne, she ran away from her country home in Surrey and travelled solo to London to sign up for the air force at age 17 and a half. The war had started two years before.

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“We were two or three days out from Fremantle and the funeral came,” Jackie says.

“They stopped the boat and we all stood on the deck.”

As the swaddled body was lowered over the side, his mother was in shock.

“She was torn to pieces and said as soon as she hit land she would go straight back to Australia as her husband will say she had killed her little boy.

“They got in touch with her husband (in Sydney) and they flew him to Perth and he was on

the dock at Fremantle.

“He came on board. She was shell-shocked, not knowing what to say or do. He just walked up and put his arms around her.”

She looks back now with some sadness, but also a lot of joy of the life she came to live in Australia.

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“Just imagine, in England you walk from this place to that,” Jackie says.

The two girls looked at a map of Queensland and got the tape measure out to work out the distance between Brisbane and Goondiwindi.

“We thought, ‘That’s not that far away, we can have afternoon tea together’,” Jackie adds with peals of laughter.

Jackie’s not been back to England: “It’s too cold,” she says.

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Ballet’s benefits strike chord KERRY HEANEY KEEPING ageing bodies strong, minds challenged and communities connected through Queensland Ballet’s seniors program will soon be available to regional Queenslanders.

The Ballet for Seniors Regional Teacher Training program is set to start midyear and will allow QB to extend the program’s reach.

The classes focus on improving core strength, poise, mobility and memory and address some of the challenges facing ageing populations, particularly social isolation and limited physical activity.

Delivered by highly skilled QB teaching artists, the program was enabled by the John T. Reid Charitable Trusts to provide professional development training to ballet teachers in Cairns, Mackay, Hervey Bay and the Gold Coast.

After a two-day training workshop, the regional dance teachers will be granted a licence to deliver seniors’ classes in their communities.

Over the past 18 months, QB’s Ballet for Seniors classes at its Brisbane studios have grown from one session a week to seven. There has been increased demand for regional classes following Seniors Week and a regional tour.

The program’s success stems from the way the classes make participants feel, Queensland Ballet artistic director Li Cunxin AO says.

“From our research with QUT, we found our Ballet for Seniors participants experienced higher energy levels, greater flexibility, improved posture and an enhanced sense of achievement,” he said.

“They also felt happier and experienced a sense of community and friendship.

“We truly believe that ballet is for everyone and are committed to sharing our beautiful art form with communities across the state.

“To go from having only four participants attend our first class to now having seven classes a week with waitlists is just amazing.’’

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child, Vicki Lennox has been attending intermediate Ballet for Seniors classes since August 2017.

“My posture has improved, my technique has improved and I have met so many like-

minded friends,” she said.

“It makes me feel elegant and fulfilled. I do this for me, it’s for no one else.’’

In Brisbane, Queensland Ballet also offers Jazz for Seniors, a class that draws

from the world’s popular jazz musicals. Suitable for beginner older adults, it involves no turns, floor work or jumps.

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Find out more at www. queenslandballet.com.au.

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VIEW CLUBS î Arana OUR March meeting is on Wednesday, March 4, Arana Leagues Club, Dawson Pde, Keperra, 10.30am for 11am start. Cost for two-course lunch is $30, with tea and coffee provided. Our March meeting is the first Make, Bake and Grow table for the year so bring along those goodies for others to buy.

These days as we raise extra funds to support The Smith Family we get the chance to buy nice treats, plants etc to take home. We also have a sausage sizzle at Keperra Bunnings on Saturday, March 21, so remind the family to visit the store.

March guest speaker is Caylie Jeffery, author of Under the Lino. Her talk is

certain to be fascinating, full of history, community and mystery. To attend, phone Carol on 3355 5349 by midday on March 2. î Brendale Evening LOOKING to try something new in 2020? Join us at our monthly dinner meeting.

Enjoy a two-course meal and make new friends while listening to an interesting guest speaker.

VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education of Women) is part of The Smith Family, which we support by sponsoring eight Learning for Life students and contributing to various appeals. Members also enjoy regular coffee mornings, social activities and fundraising events.

FUN AND FELLOWSHIP: Pine Rivers VIEW club 2020 committee: Elisabeth, Katie, Helen, Betty (national councillor), Lynelle, Trish, Audelle, Vicky and Sandra.

Upcoming guest speaker topics include Hummingbird House, Assist Dogs, honey production and unsolved mysteries of the sea. Visitors always welcome to attend meetings. Dinner meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month at Aspley Hornets Football Club, 50 Graham Rd, Carseldine. Come and

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a go” and try us out by attending a dinner meeting or a coffee and chat morning. Our February dinner meeting is on Monday, February 10. There will be no guest speaker or entertainment, as it is handover time from the old committee to the new one for 2020. We meet at 6.30pm for 7pm and usually finish by 9.30pm. For catering purposes we need to know numbers by midday on the Friday before a dinner meeting. You are asked to ring Di on 0408 725 542.

She will be able to tell you more about our club. The cost of the dinner is $35.

Read more about VIEW clubs in general at view.org.au and while there you can link to information and photographs concerning our club. We also have a Facebook page. î Chapel Hill ON February 4 we look forward to our first meeting of 2020. Please also plan to join us on March 3 for lunch featuring guest speaker Nerilee Sowter from Destiny Rescue, a non-profit organisation dedicated to rescuing children trapped in exploitation and the sex trade. Our club caters for many interests, with an active daytime choir and monthly meetings of Bridge and mahjong groups.

Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 10.45am for an 11.30am start at Mt Ommaney Hotel and Apartments, Dandenong Road, Mt Ommaney. Call Denise on 0409 261 488 if you would like to attend, or email chapelhillview@gmail.com. î Kenmore OUR club welcomes its members back to the 2020 VIEW year. Our February

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\\FEBRUARY, 2020 lunch meeting, which includes the AGM as well as monthly meeting, will be held on Monday, February 17, at Bellbowrie Tavern at 11.15am.

The guest speaker is Deborah Tabart (OAM), chair of the board of the Australian Koala Foundation.

Non-members welcome.

Cost $5. Food and drinks at your expense. Bookings essential, with Robyn, by noon Friday, February 14, on 0434 015 102. Deborah’s book, Koala Stories, is available for sale after meeting. Cost $20.

A Coffee and Chat morning is on Saturday, February 22, with details to be advised.

An outing to Miegunyah House, 35 Jordan Tce, Bowen Hills, has been arranged for Sunday, February 23, at 10.30am.

Cost is $22, payable at the meeting. Partners and friends are most welcome.

Our club offers a range of interest groups including mahjong, walking and books, and has monthly outings, coffee mornings and other special activities.

New members are welcome . For more, email kenmore.view@gmail.com or phone Anne on 0418 878 129. î Newmarket LUNCHTIME meetings are on the fourth Tuesday of the month, 10.30am for 11am at Gaythorne RSL Club. We are a small, friendly club seeking community-minded women.

VIEW members come from all walks of life, and we would be delighted if you could join us in our mission to provide better educational opportunities for young Australians. We welcome you as a visitor to lunch meetings ($30 for two courses) and so perhaps become a member of our

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savvy on computers, laptops, smartphones and tablets using volunteer mentors (tutors). New learners and mentors are welcome. The service is offered normally in the learner’s own home on their own device. Digital photography, Linux and Apple groups meet monthly in the Woolloongabba Training Centre. An affordable annual membership fee is payable by learners, who, as a guide, receive about 12 one-hour home lessons and then ongoing support for the rest of the year. Phone (07) 3393 2225 (Tuesday-Friday 10am to 3pm). Go to bsol.asn.au for more.

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club. Phone Christine on (07) 3353 1429.

secretary via email at redcliffeview@gmail.com.

î Pine Rivers OUR next luncheon meeting is on Wednesday, February 21, at 11am at Murrumba Downs Tavern, Dohles Rockes Road, Murrumba Downs. Guest speaker is Denise Sims, a councillor with Moreton Bay Regional Council. Denise will be talking about the work of a councillor.

We are not just about raising money - a lot of fun, laughs and friendship are enjoyed by all our ladies. If you are interested in attending, or for more info, phone Elizabeth on (07) 3886 4937 or Sandra on (07) 3425 2738.

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î Redcliffe Peninsula The first 2020 meeting is on Thursday, February 13, at 10.30am for 11am at Moreton Bay Boat Club, Bird O’Passage Pde, Scarborough. Meeting includes club’s AGM, and election of 2020 committee.

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Why not try something new and come to Bribie Island Croquet Club to find out a bit more about the games. Any age can play, young or old.

There is association croquet, golf croquet, gate ball and ricochet. One of those disciplines will be ideal for you . You can play during the week or just at the weekend. Phone president Dick Byres on 0488 282 959 or vice-president Jan Rees on 0437 008 042.

ASPLEY ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW A display of flowering orchid plants, ferns and foliage plants (EFTPOS available in plant sales) and all orchidgrowing requirements on sale. Potting demonstrations and cultural advice. Light refreshments available. At the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Auditorium on Saturday, February 15, from 8am-3.30pm and Sunday,

February 16, from 9am-3pm.

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Contact show organiser Shevanti Seneviratne on (07) 5502 2579 (a/h) or email: shevi71b@gmail.com.

Show secretary Phil Adam can be contacted on (07) 3353 1131 or at phil.dulcie@ bigpond.com.

Our club meets on the third Saturday of each month at 1pm at the Uniting Church Hall, 52 Merthyr Rd, New Farm. For details go to queenslandbegonia.word press.com.

SLACKS CREEK SENIOR CITIZENS WE would love to welcome you to our Senior Citizens’ Group every Tuesday from 9am to noon at the community centre, 19 Nerida St, Rochedale. Play indoor bowls or be entertained by a concert group on alternate Tuesdays. Morning tea provided. Lunch (bring a plate) is enjoyed after the concert. For info: phone Shirley on (07) 3209 1682 or 0468 563 260.

THE FOREST LAKE FIFTY PLUS CLUB WE meet on the third Friday of the month at The Lion,

Pine Road, Richlands, at 10.30am. Date claimers for the next two meetings are February 21 and March 20 (AGM).

For more club info: mail fl50plusc@gmail.com, or phone president Leonie on 0427 846 057 or activities officer Les on 0466 377 618 to register your interest.

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GUNYAH LAPIDARY CLUB WE welcome all new members, so if you are looking for a new hobby or want to take up an old hobby again, come along to visit us and see what lapidary is all about.

Our address is 52 Cressey St, Wavell Heights. Phone secretary Christine Thomas for more information on 0439 314 897.

MITCHELTON GARDEN CLUB OUR meetings for 2020 start on February 6 at the Enoggera Memorial Hall, Trundle Street, Enoggera.

Salvias is the topic by guest speaker Kath Stumer. The guest speaker for the meeting on March 5 is Debbie Aitcheson from the Chilli Patch at Minden.

Debbie will be talking about the benefits of using herbs in cooking. New members and visitors are most welcome.

Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the calendar month and begin immediately after morning tea, which is served at 9.45.

The hall is close to public transport and is accessible by wheelchair. For more information, phone president Pat on (07) 3356 1256.

CHELMER AND DISTRICT PROBUS WE meet at the Croll Memorial Precinct, 2 Clewley St, Corinda (opposite Sherwood Services Club), on the fourth Tuesday of the month (except December) at 9.45am. We have our monthly meeting then a friendly chat over morning tea, followed by a guest speaker covering a wide and interesting range of topics.

Members also get together for regular outings, a garden group, lunches, a walking group, theatre visits, a book swap and other activities.

We welcome retired men and women from Chelmer to Oxley and all surrounding suburbs who wish to join in the fun, friendship and

fellowship of Probus and meet for club meetings and outings with other active, like-minded retirees. Phone Kathy on 0408 735 823 for details.

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î Brisbane North THE Association of Independent Retirees (AIR) is a branch of the national group of Australians approaching or in retirement, as well as fully and partly self-funded retirees. We meet every third Friday of the month at Wavell Height Community Hall, 76 Cressey St, Wavell Heights, from 9.30-11.30am.

Meetings include a guest speaker, morning tea, raffle and a general discussion.

A finance discussion group also meets once a month but no financial advice is given. Visitors interested in joining or wanting more info should phone 0431 994 382 or email airbnnth@gmail.com.

PROBUS CLUBS î Kingston A NEW Club is being formed in your local area. An expression of Interest meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 4. The Venue is REC Club, 4 Alba

Lane, Kingston, from 10am12.30pm. Probus is all about friendship, fellowship and fun in retirement. Join us for morning tea to find out more about Probus. Phone Marlene on 0424 590 470 or Merv on 0420 373 162.

music is required.

The choir will hold an open night on Monday, March 2, at 7.15 at The Gap Uniting Church auditorium, 1050 Waterworks Rd, The Gap. For more info see: serenatasingers.org.au/.

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State Commercial High School: Former students who attended this Brisbane high school, which closed in 1962, are invited to celebrate their 29th reunion lunch at Easts Leagues Club, Coorparoo, Brisbane, on Tuesday, March 10. Phone Tricia Dakin on (07) 3376 7724 or email twdakin@ bigpond.net.au for further details.

WE WILL hold our monthly social and information morning on Friday, February 21. Tom Dawson from Parkinson’s Queensland will provide details about the treatments and care now available for people with this condition. Be there around 9.30am for a 10am start, finishing about 11.30. Free admission. Morning tea and a raffle are available, as is the chance to make membership inquiries and bookings for upcoming coach trips and theatre productions. For further information, phone the U3A Centre – Kallangur on (07) 3880 6677, Monday to Friday, 9am-noon.

SERENATA SINGERS OPEN NIGHT THE Serenata Singers, a community choir based in The Gap, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2020.

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PRETTY AS A PICTURE: The Marble Church and fountain in Amalienborg Palace and Gardens.

Pictures: Shirley Sinclair

More to this beautiful city than glimpsed tree Shirley Sinclair THE Hop On, Hop Off Boat guide tells us we are coming up to the most photographed tree in Denmark.

Tree?

OK. There are so many highlights on a canal tour around Copenhagen, this must be an impressive tree if it’s important enough to point out.

Along with the other passengers, we ready our smartphones and cameras for the big moment.

Then the penny drops.

As the canal boats come out of the tunnel under the bridge, Our Saviour Church’s distinctive “corkscrew” tower comes into view.

We only have about 30 seconds before the boat moves on.

But many people miss the momentary shot, capturing the tree just above the canal instead.

It’s so commonplace that the tree has its own Facebook page: Missedthegoldenchurch.

Look it up. We all laughed and laughed.

The good news is that you can get off the boat at the Christianshavn stop and

have a much closer look at this elegant baroque church with a black and gold helix (corkscrew) spire that reaches 90m and the external anticlockwise winding staircase that can be climbed to the top for 360degree views over central Copenhagen.

You will also marvel at the melodies played by the bells of its carillon – the largest in northern Europe – which plays hourly from 8am to midnight.

Nearby at the same boat stop is Christiania: a quirky “Freetown” that boasts colourful houses and sculptures, creative artists and an alternative hippy society – the equivalent of our Nimbin but on a smaller scale.

In 1971, a group of hippy squatters broke down the barricades to the abandoned military base and Christiania was born.

Hundreds of curious visitors daily now pass through the defined entrances to this antiestablishment commune that houses up to 1000 people on 7.7 hectares.

While the community governs itself with its own rules that are independent

of the Danish government, it has still had its run-ins with police, mostly due to its reputation as an area for cannabis trade, especially in the so-called Green Light District’s Pusher Street.

Many residents are actively campaigning to rid Christiania of drugs but on the day we visited last July, stalls were still in operation and we abided by a sign warning visitors that no photos are allowed inside Christiania, due to the possible sale of drugs and paraphernalia that might be captured.

But there is much more to this bohemian area than meets any disapproving eye.

Christiania hosts regular concerts on stage and in various venues that attract jazz, blues and contemporary music lovers from far and wide as well as those wanting to join in impromptu jam sessions.

Skaters from around the world make a beeline for the ALIS Wonderland skate park with its wooden bowl that also hosts contests and demonstrations, as well as graffitied half-pipes and other equipment to test skills.

Plenty of cafe seats are

An intricate 20th-century artwork in the Tapestry Room.

available for a quick caffeine hit, and visitors have an array of breakfast/brunch/ lunch takeaway choices including tasty organic vegan and vegetarian offerings, hamburgers, Thaiinspired dishes as well as Sunshine Bakery pastries.

Or simply get away from the crowds and relax by the canal, surrounded by trees and good vibes.

To learn more about this fascinating place, Christiania guided tours are held at 1 and 3pm daily.

But there’s certainly plenty more to explore in this city, which is home to Australia’s homegrown Princess Mary and her husband Frederik, the Crown Prince of Denmark.

We found even a 48-hour Hop on Hop Off Boat ticket wasn’t enough time to quench our curiosity for this enticing capital but the routes do help visitors explore the well-defined

Colourful Christiania, a “Freetown’’ founded by squatters..

neighbourhoods and their distinct vibes.

One of our favourite spots for a drink overwater on the canal happened to be at this same stop, at Christianshavns Badudlejning and Cafe.

Apparently the watering hole has been welcoming guests since 1898 and it’s also right opposite our favourite bakery and cafe:

Lagkagehuset, where we couldn’t resist a coffee and cinnamon roll (kanel snegle) daily.

Another boat tour guide tells us that while thousands of visitors to Copenhagen all want to see the Little Mermaid at Stop D, the relatively small sculpture also regularly makes Europe’s Most Disappointing Attractions List, alongside

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It’s so commonplace that the tree has its own Facebook page: Missedthegoldenchurch. other statues such as Brussels’ Mannikin Pis. It’s still fun to tick it off the bucket list but try to pick your time (early morning or late afternoon) or you’ll be jostling for a picture with busloads of other tourists.

While here, stroll along the top of the ramparts of one of the best-preserved forts in Europe at the Citadel (Kastellet), which forms the shape of a star or pentagon with bastions at its corners.

The historic site, built in the 17th century to guard the approach to the harbour, these days is mostly a public park that attracts joggers and walkers around its large parade ground, barracks and various other buildings including the Citadel Church and a windmill.

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While visitors can choose to inspect The Royal Stables, The Royal Kitchen, Christiansborg Palace Chapel and the ruins under the palace, we devoted our time to The Royal Reception Rooms and The Great Hall with its 1100 years of Danish history laid out in tapestries.

Queen Margrethe II carries out her official duties in these rooms: receiving guests, signing acts of Parliament into law, hosting banquets and gala dinners for state visits and other occasions.

It’s an insight into a whole new world – one of parquetry floors, crystal chandeliers, and black-andgold colour schemes, magnificent antique sideboards and priceless ceramics and paintings.

Among the friezes is one 35m long by Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, done in

1812, of Alexandra the Great entering Babylon after his conquest of Persia. The Plate Room highlights the Flora Danica setting featuring lifesize plants in the botanical artwork (being porcelain, the plates are only used to serve dessert despite being a complete dinner set, because other courses are usually served on silver plates).

The royal dining hall, where royal banquets were once a daily ritual for the court, is dominated by the massive oval mahogany table, able to seat 52 guests, but which is now seldom used.

The eye-catching Tapestry Room is a pleasant surprise of history through colourful embroidery, with faces of The Beatles and Donald Duck, the Second World War and Berlin Wall among some of the 20thcentury inclusions.

The Throne Room is another must-see for its gold and embossed burgundy thrones, Greek marble pilasters, with a ceiling painting by Danish artist Kraesten Iversen and walls clad in silk hangings of Danish coat of arms with three lions and nine hearts from Lyon in France.

The king’s throne features two golden lions and the queen’s throne has two gilded mythical creatures called griffons.

The thrones – historic relics from the time of absolute monarchy (1660 to 1848) – were nearly lost when the palace burned to the ground in 1884, but are not used by the Queen, who ascended to the throne the day after her father died in 1972.

Take along an audio guide to explore on your own or join a guided tour of the palace.

The Ofelia Plads Departure Point (or if we just turned left and walked from our Wakeup Copenhagen Borgergade hotel) is closest for Amalienborg Palace and Gardens and the spectacular Marble Church (Frederik’s Church) or further on to the beautiful Rosenborg Castle and The King’s Garden (which is home to the statue of Little Mermaid author and revered Dane Hans Christian Andersen).

But Copenhagen’s bestknown attraction is Nyhavn (Departure Point B) – with its colourful 17th-century waterfront buildings that have been reimagined as restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels and specialty shops.

As a tourist mecca, Nyhavn is simply a fun place to be at any time of year.

We happened to visit during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, which offers free and ticketed events throughout the cities at various venues including the little park surrounding Memorial Anchor at Nyhavn, where we spent a couple of hours listening to a hardworking trio play popular music hits from artists including our own Crowded House.

Pull up a chair and gaze out over the passing parade of people and boats (including historic wooden ships) while downing a Carlsberg or two.

But be warned: Copenhagen isn’t cheap by Aussie standards and an extended time here will cost you.

We lapped up the twilight on our first night, paying just under $200 (915 Danish kroner) for a three-course meal for two.

Our choices from a set menu led us to half-lobster entrees, main meals of eyefillet steak wrapped in bacon with hollandaise sauce and potatoes, and grilled salmon pasta with tomato, mushroom and basil, with crème brulees for dessert.

With drinks (half-bottle of white Chilean wine and two schooners of Jacobson brown ale), the bill was worth it just once for the happy atmosphere and waterside panoramas begging to be photographed.

For something a little more reasonable, cross the Inderhavnsbroen – a bridge that opened in 2016 connecting Nyhavn on the west side of the river to Christianshavn on the east – for a choice of bars and street food vendors including Gasoline Grill, Pasta Station, Sweet Treat and Fish & Chips in the Broens Skotebane food court, where it’s easy to strike up conversations with visitors from all over the globe at the picnic table seating.

Other major attractions you will want to linger longer at on the boat tours are Tivoli Gardens (for its flowers, restaurants, rollercoasters and concerts), the Opera House, and the impressive waterfront Black Diamond extension to the Royal Danish Library (so nicknamed because of the polished black-granite cladding and irregular angles of the building).

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Copenhagen viewed from the water gives another perspective of the city’s charms.

The eye-catching Our Saviour's Church has a distinctive “corkscrew” tower.

Four full days weren’t enough to conquer one of Europe’s oldest cities, established as a 10thcentury Viking fishing settlement.

If you can avoid that tree near Our Saviour Church and any pricey tourist traps, you’ll find the city really can be like the song from my childhood: Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen Friendly old girl of a town ‘Neath her tavern light On this merry night Let us clink and drink one down To wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen Salty old queen of the sea Once I sailed away But I’m home today Singing Copenhagen, wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen for me.

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Watching Seal Bay residents frolic is a highlight.

Join island’s wave of support Kerry Heaney IN JANUARY fires ravaged the picturesque western wilderness of Kangaroo Island, covering our television screens with heart-wrenching images of destruction.

More than 30 per cent of the 4416 square kilometre island was affected, but there is still much to see and do on what is Australia’s third-largest island (and that includes Tasmania).

While there is a long road ahead for the island’s recovery, getting visitors back onto KI, as the locals call Kangaroo Island, will help rebuild the economy as tourism and agriculture are the primary industries.

Kingscote local Craig Wickham, who operates Exceptional Kangaroo Island’s wildlife and food tours, says he is optimistic about the island’s ability to recover from the bushfires, particularly if there is good rain.

“Nature is resilient, and the animals have learned how to bounce back from fires over millions of years.

Once we get some rain, things will start to green up pretty quickly,” Craig said.

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what can you see? Work is under way to restore access for visitors to fire-affected areas of the island, including Flinders Chase National Park, home to the iconic Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch, where the Visitor Information Centre and cafe were sadly destroyed.

Iconic attractions such as Seal Bay Conservation Park, where a colony of endangered sea lions frolics on the beach, the interactive birds of prey experiences at Raptor Domain and the KI Wildlife Park, where more than 150 species of native animals live, are all open as usual.

Cape Willoughby lighthouse on the eastern point of Kangaroo Island was

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built in 1852. There are daily tours and self-guided walking trails that give insights into life as a lighthouse keeper.

Food on KI is artisan, seasonal and boutique, all words that bring joy to a food lover’s heart.

The island’s first hatted restaurant, Sunset Food and Wine, focuses on South Australia’s seasonal best.

Cactus Kangaroo Island is a newish cafe at Kingscote where you’ll stop for a coffee hit and find it hard to resist the freshly baked sweets.

Visit wineries in Kingscote, Cygnet River and on the Dudley Peninsula, where the clifftop Dudley Cellar Door sells awardwinning locally grown and produced wines.

Emu Bay Lavender is not only a stop for lavender products, lavender scones and ice cream, it’s also close to a favourite swimming spot for locals.

At American River, The Oyster Farm Shop farmgate sells marron, abalone, King George whiting and freshly plucked Pacific and Angasi oysters.

Drop into Kangaroo Island Spirits and taste its premium gin and vodka.

Mark Norek walks around KI guiding visitors on Life’s An Adventure walking tours.

“It does not take long for fire-affected areas to regenerate, sometimes only three to six months, and it is amazing to walk through,” Mark says.

One of KI’s significant losses in the fires was Southern Ocean Lodge.

Owners James and Hayley Baillie had an architect on the site within days and are committed to rebuilding their vision echoing the resilience of the Kangaroo Island community that has recovered from severe bushfires in the past.

Locals say a helping hand is always welcome and it’s a bonus when all you have to do is visit.

How do you get to

A visit to the Oyster Farm Shop is a must.

Kangaroo Island?

Take your car to Kangaroo Island via a ferry with Sealink or KI Connect, or fly with QantasLink or Rex direct from Melbourne or Adelaide into Kingscote.

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Donate to help the recovery. You can also help recovery efforts by donating to the KI Mayoral Relief and Recovery Bushfire Fund, SA Country Fire Service or KI Wildlife Network.

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Refuge high in the Pyrenees A place to rest on the trail.

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Life’s real or imagined problems simply fade away...

HIGH LIFE IN THE PYRENEES: The temptation is to just stand and stare in silent awe at the magnificence of the stunning mountains.

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An ideal picnic spot beside one of the many waterfalls.

Graeme Wilson AS I stood and gazed in awe at the legendary Pyrenees soaring into the sky directly ahead, the soulful words of Marvin Gaye began playing in my mind.

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.

A year ago I tentatively dipped my toe into the water with my first overnight hike (NZ’s spectacular Kepler Track) and from there my partner and I decided there was only one way to go – onwards and upwards.

So fast-forward to central Spain’s World Heritagelisted Ordesa National Park and the latest challenge – a picturesque five-hour hike along the Ordesa Valley and up the Pyrenees to a height of 2195m and our evening accommodation at the 80bunk Refugio Goriz.

For many the refuge serves as base camp for the more challenging climb to the 3355m summit of Spain’s third-highest peak, Monte Perdido, but for us it was the perfect challenge in itself.

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scale of the Pyrenees. You actually have to be standing there yourself, looking up at the towering wall of rock, to fully appreciate their enormity.

Hopefully the accompanying photographs give at least some idea of their ability to make mere mortals feel somewhat insignificant.

The walk to Goriz gives ample opportunity to stand and stare in amazement and we found ourselves stopping

regularly and doing just that.

Breathtaking.

The route is dotted with waterfalls and we timed our departure to ensure there was no great rush to reach the night’s lodgings. There’s too much beauty on offer to be in a hurry.

The refuge is comfortable, but its facilities aren’t quite Hilton or Hyatt, so much of the relaxation instead comes via nature’s own serene beauty.

Life’s real or imagined

problems simply fade away as you sit in silence, looking and listening to the water tumbling over well-worn rocks to the valley below.

Yes, I could definitely get used to this hiking life.

Next stop, the French Pyrenees.

Getting there: The beautiful village of Torla is a 9km drive from the carpark at the Goriz walk’s departure point in the national park.

Torla is a four-hour drive northwest of Barcelona.

The Refugio Goriz is situated at a height of 2195m and attracts keen hikers from all over the world.

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Wellbeing AUSTRALIAN researchers have identified 107 genes that increase a person’s risk of developing the eye disease glaucoma, and developed a genetic test to detect those at risk of going blind from it.

The research, led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Flinders University, has just been published in the journal Nature Genetics.

The researchers now want 20,000 people to sign up to their Genetics of Glaucoma Study so they can find more genes involved in the disease.

Glaucoma is a group of diseases that are characterised by progressive damage and degeneration of the optic nerve, causing gradual loss of vision. It is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and is predicted to affect 76 million people by 2020.

Although there is no cure for glaucoma, treatment can reliably slow or halt the rate

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Lead researcher and the head of QIMR Berghofer’s Statistical Genetics Group, Associate Professor Stuart MacGregor, said identifying the new genes had allowed the researchers to develop a glaucoma polygenic risk score (PRS) that can predict who is likely to get the eye disease.

“Glaucoma is a genetic disease and the best way to prevent the loss of sight from glaucoma is through early detection and treatment,” Associate Professor MacGregor said.

“Our study found that by analysing DNA collected from saliva or blood, we could determine how likely a person was to develop the disease and who should be offered early treatment and/ or monitoring.

“Importantly, unlike existing eye health checks

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that are based on eye pressure or optic nerve damage, the genetic test can be done before damage begins so regular screening can be put in place.

“Having a high risk score

doesn’t mean you will definitely get glaucoma, but knowing you could be at future risk allows people to take the necessary precautions.”

Clinical lead researcher

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and chair and academic head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Flinders University, Professor Jamie Craig, said the study results provided hope that mass screening for glaucoma

could be offered in the future.

“There are Australians who, if they’d had appropriate treatment a few years earlier, wouldn’t have gone blind,” said Professor Craig, who is also a consultant ophthalmologist.

“One in 30 Australians has glaucoma, but most people only find out they have it when they go to the optometrist because they are losing vision, or for a general eye check.’’

The researchers are now hoping to recruit 20,000 people with a personal or family history of the disease to join their Genetics of Glaucoma Study so that they can identify more genes that play a role in the condition.

People interested in taking part in the research can visit the Genetics of Glaucoma study website www.qimrberghofer.edu.au /genetics-of-glaucoma, phone (07) 3845 3981 or email Glaucoma_Genetics @qimrberghofer.edu.au.

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Make a start towards fit and fabulous Baby boomers leading the charge in fitness Tracey Johnstone THE messages from the health and fitness sectors about getting moving and staying active for a much better quality of life is getting through to baby boomers.

And there is an increasing number of accredited physical trainers qualified in working with seniors.

Fitness Australiacommissioned research has revealed baby boomers are doing far more physical activity over a year than any of the younger generations.

Fitness Australia spokeswoman Chantal Brodrick said at the top of the list of activities were walking and gardening.

“From the research, we are also seeing they are doing group fitness classes and strength training,” she said.

“We know that strength training can really help osteoporosis; it helps strengthen our bones.”

Ms Brodrick said baby boomers had come to understand the importance of moving more often to help prevent chronic health conditions and alleviate existing health issues.

“As soon as you start being active, you feel better for doing it,“ Ms Brodrick said.

Jo Hill, 73, and her husband Philip, 70, wanted to stay fit as they aged.

Jo has been active all her life, particularly as she man-

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As soon as you start being active, you feel better for doing it. aged the physical requirements of her severely disabled son.

“I am exercising three times a week,” Jo said. She does a cycling class, walking, rowing and free weights.

Since her husband retired five years ago, he has joined Jo in the gym, but he does the exercises that suit him.

“We will keep doing this as long as we can,” Jo said.

“We won’t stop until we have to; it’s just part of our life.

“We feel so much better.

“We have compared

ourselves to friends of the same age that walk far too slowly for us.

“It’s a mindset as you get older that people think older. We try not to do that.”

Before you start a fitness activity or introduce strength training to your activities, Ms Brodrick says it’s vital you seek guidance from a qualified trainer.

The best place to find a registered trainer who is working near you and is qualified to work with older adults is to go to Find a Personal Trainer on fitnessaustralia.com.au.

“This is important because you need to know you are in safe hands,” Ms Brodrick said.

“You need to know that if you are starting an exercise routine that you are working with someone who understands your body and goals, and why it is that you want to become more active.”

For those baby boomers who haven’t got moving yet, Ms Brodrick has some motivational tips: • If you plan your activity with friends, you are less likely to give it up and maybe they won’t either, since both of you will be relying on each other for

STRENGTH AND WISDOM: Exercise physiologist Chantal Brodrick with senior client Jo Hill.

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motivation and company.

• It will be much more fun if you do an activity you really enjoy. It’s likely to feel less like a chore.

• Find a trainer so both of you can work on a program and towards your goals.

• If you are worried about the cost of a trainer, look for ones that offer small-group

training or gym classes.

• Know why you want and need to get moving. Is it health, maintaining independence, to meet new people, try something new or a mix of all of the above?

• Check with your GP on what activities you are capable of doing safely.

• It’s important to start at

a manageable level and gradually build up.

• Doing activities that require you to move in all directions – such as yoga, dance, tai chi and even simple at-home moves like single-leg balancing – help hone your balance, in turn reducing the risk of falls and fractures.

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Journey to new perspective Return to Vietnam helps veteran towards forgiveness and respect CONTRIBUTED MY NAME is Brian and I am writing this article to tell of three amazing events my wife and I shared during a trip to South-East Asia.

It was one of the most healing journeys of my life and brought about closure for me regarding my tour of duty to South Vietnam.

In 1965 I was conscripted for national service into the Royal Australian Army. I was deferred from the first intake to complete an apprenticeship and drafted in the third intake on April 20, 1966.

This was the Tuesday straight after I had just finished my apprenticeship on the Friday before (I never worked one day in that trade).

After eight months of army training, I was deployed to South Vietnam in January 1967 and returned home in late December 1967. I failed to complete my 12-month tour due to a severe alcohol problem fuelled by resentment towards the Australian government and the country of South Vietnam for perceived loss of my trade.

After being trapped in a downward spiral for some years, I found recovery and support but still clung to disdain for Vietnam in the belief that this country was the direct or indirect cause of most of my life’s problems.

I married my wife, Diane, in 1992. Di had a nursing career as a midwife, mental health nurse and a remote-area nurse. We lived in Forster, Tuncurry, in NSW and at an Anzac Day service in 1996 I met two World War II veterans, Kemble and Elliott, who were prisoners on the infamous

Placing a red rose on the cross at the Long Tan Cross Memorial.

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Burma Railway and were interned in Hellfire Pass.

In 1998, these two friends talked me into joining Legacy to assist families of deceased veterans. Every year since, at remembrance services, I would say to them: “Di and I will visit Burma Railway and Hellfire Pass one day.’’

Sadly, in 2012 Elliott passed away and in 2013, while watching the Anzac Day service broadcast from Hellfire Pass, Di said we should honour the promise to go and suggested it may help me to include Vietnam in the trip.

So we extended our trip to cover Vietnam, Burma Railway and Hellfire Pass, a journey that turned out to be a lifechanging experience.

Our voyage began in 2014 and while on a train trip from Da Nang to Hue my wife had to deliver a baby girl on the carriage floor.

Di needed something to tie off the “cord”, so I provided some pink ribbon off my suitcase. It was a remarkable moment and symbolic to “new beginnings”.

Two weeks later we attended the Long Tan Cross Memorial, where the young

Vietnamese guide opened the boot of his car and gave us a fresh red rose to place on the cross. On Anzac Day we attended the service in Hellfire Pass, where I met Harold Mills, who was a prisoner there.

These three events made me contemplate forgiveness, respect and new beginnings. I thought about the greatgrandparents of the newborn who is no longer my enemy soldier on the opposing force.

Today he is a human being just like me. A farmer who lost his village and livelihood during the terrible war.

Then there was our young Vietnamese guide, who treated us with equality and respect and did not display any malice towards the people who invaded his country.

And our friend Harold: hearing his story helped me to realise that I have never really had it tough compared with himself, Kemble and Elliot, soldiers who lost their freedom.

Di and I returned home with a new depth of gratitude for life. And I am finally free of past demons and have a new attitude and respect towards Vietnam.

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Having been residents at Lutheran Services’ Trinder Park retirement village for more than five years, the couple approached the team for support.

“Our client services adviser, Maddison, made the application process so easy, guiding us through the Home Care packages and answering all of our questions. We really couldn’t have done it without her,” Mary said.

“Through Trinder Park Home Care we have access to so much support to keep Robin more comfortable in our home, including making improvements that support his mobility through bathroom modifications, new furniture and even cleaning services.’’

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“Robin loves stamp collecting, and having access to the computer keeps his mind active and allows him to keep doing the things he loves,” she said.

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“I’m Robin’s full-time carer, so I know I’ve got support if I need it and Robin knows the Trinder Park team are there for him, making him feel more comfortable and enjoying his life at home.”

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On-demand bus hailed as next level of service TRACEY JOHNSTONE IN the US’s Arlington, where there is a population of 400,000, their fixed bus service has been fully replaced by an on-demand system.

And now Australia is preparing for similar changes in regulated public transport as on-demand transport technology provider Via moves into Australia.

Via, an international company, has its product in 20 countries.

In Australia it’s already being used in Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, Adelaide and northern and northwest Sydney.

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Via’s Andy Ambrosius said many of Australia’s elderly were serviced by community transport.

“They don’t really use any form of technology,” Mr Ambrosius said. “There is very little flexibility. Via has engaged with dozens of community transport providers who are keen to organise their operation and provide new service offerings.”

Will there be fewer scheduled bus services in some areas?

Via spokesman Zack Wasserman said: “I think it’s already an established pattern.

“In places where fixedschedule bus services are inefficient because there isn’t a lot of passenger uptake, we are seeing agencies choosing to retire those routes and replace them with on-demand service that is more efficient in terms

PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO REQUEST A RIDE EXACTLY WHEN THEY WANT ONE RATHER THAN SCHEDULING THAT RIDE IN ADVANCE. of vehicle utilisation and provides a better quality of service for the people who demand that service.”

Currently being used are small buses or vans, but the Via technology is “vehicle agnostic”, Mr Wasserman says.

“People are able to request a ride exactly when they want one rather than scheduling that ride in advance,” Mr Wasserman said.

“What that means is you take out your smartphone, download the app, then you

say where you are and where you want to go. The vehicle is dispatched and picks you up.

“It takes you to your destination and makes short stops along the way to pick up and drop off other people.”

It sounds a bit like a mashup of Uber and the regular bus service. The difference is its on-demand, with a much greater saving to users.

Collection points can be transport hubs or personal locations.

It really is the next generation of public transport.

Take Cooee Busways in Sydney. They are a Via partner contracted by Transport NSW to transport locals within the service area to Rouse Hill and Tallawong metro stations and for those wanting to connect with trains travelling to Bella Vista, Norwest, and the Hills Showground metro stations.

It’s a “first/last mile’’ service – instead of driving their car to a transport hub, school or nonemergency medical location, travellers hail the on-demand service to travel directly to that destination.

Because the service is ondemand, it replaces the fixedrun public bus, which may be moving through the suburbs when there is no demand at that time for that service.

The Via app is able to be configured to suit the needs of the transport partner.

For example, it can have the option of taking ride requests from people who don’t use smartphones.

Instead, they can phone a call centre to make a booking.

Disability and mobility equipment requirements can be noted in a user’s profile so that each time they make a booking, that physical

requirement is built into the booking.

On Sydney’s northern beaches, Keolis Downer has been trialling the technology using multi-person vehicles.

It was introduced when BLine was launched and operates between Palm Beach and North Narrabeen, connecting customers directly from their homes to Pittwater’s three B-Line hubs, at Mona Vale, Warriewood and Narrabeen.

Coffs Harbour’s Woopi Connect trial on-demand service works across two zones, Monday to Friday from 7am to 7pm.

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Estate plans: An estate plan includes your will as well as any other directions on how you want your assets distributed after your death. It includes documents that govern how you will be cared for, medically and financially, if you become unable to make your own decisions in the future.

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If you have made a binding nomination in your super or insurance policies, the beneficiaries named in those policies will override anyone mentioned in your will. If you have a family trust, the trust continues and its assets will also be distributed according to the trust deed, no matter what is written in your will.

Wills: A will takes effect when you die. It can cover things like how your assets will be shared, who will look after your children if they are still young, what trusts you want established, how much money you’d like donated to charities and even instructions about

your funeral.

Your will can be written and updated by private trustees and solicitors, who usually charge a fee. Some Public Trustees will not charge to prepare or update your will if you nominate them to be the executor of your will. Other Public Trustees may only exempt you from charges if you are a pensioner or aged over 60.

If you die intestate or your will is invalid, an administrator appointed by the court pays your bills and taxes from your assets, then distributes the remainder, based on a predetermined formula, which may not be how you intended your assets to be distributed.

If you die intestate and don’t have any living relatives, your estate is paid to the state government.

Testamentary trusts: A testamentary trust is a trust set out in your will that

only takes effect when you die.

Testamentary trusts are usually set up to protect assets. Here are some reasons why you would create one: A. The beneficiaries are minors (under 18-21 years old).

B. The beneficiaries have diminished mental capacity.

C. You do not trust the beneficiaries to use their inheritance wisely.

D. You do not want family assets split as part of a divorce settlement.

E. You do not want family assets to become part of bankruptcy proceedings.

A trust will be administered by a trustee who is usually appointed in the will. A trustee must look after the assets for the benefit of the beneficiaries until the trust expires.

Powers of attorney: Appointing someone as your power of attorney gives them the legal authority to look after your affairs on your

behalf. Powers of attorney depend on which state or territory you are in: they can refer to just financial powers, or they might include broader guardianship powers. You will need to check with your local Public Trustee.

The different types of power of attorney are: A. General power of attorney is where you appoint someone to make financial and legal decisions for you, usually for a specified period of time, for example if you’re overseas and unable to manage your legal affairs at home. This person’s appointment becomes invalid if you lose the capacity to make decisions for yourself.

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Indigenous heroes’ stories celebrated THERE are few Aboriginal icons in White Australia history.

From the explorer to the pioneer, the swagman to the drover’s wife, with a few bushrangers for good measure, Europeans play all the leading roles.

A rare exception is the redoubtable tracker. With skills passed down over millennia, trackers could trace the movements of people across vast swathes of country.

Celebrated as saviours of lost children and disoriented adults, and finders of missing livestock, they were also cursed by robbers on the run. Trackers live in the collective memory as one of the few examples of Aboriginal people’s skills being sought after in colonial society.

In NSW alone, more than a thousand Aboriginal men and a smaller number of women toiled for authorities across the state after 1862.

This book tells the often unlikely stories of trackers including Billy Bogan, Jimmy Governor, Tommy Gordon, Frank Williams and Alec Riley. Through his work on native title claims, historian Michael Bennett realised that the role of trackers – and how they moved between two worlds – has been largely unacknowledged.

His important book reveals that their work grew out of traditional society and was sustained by the vast family networks that endure

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to this day. Pathfinders brings the skilled and diverse work of trackers not only to the forefront of law enforcement history but to the general shared histories of black and white Australia.

Professor John Maynard said the book charted an important though largely

overlooked area of the country’s history.

“Aboriginal trackers hold a mythical yet obscure presence in the history of the continent. Bennett weaves back into the nation’s historical narrative these Aboriginal heroes and heroines,’’ he said.

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ALREADY an international bestseller, Hans-Olav Thyvold’s Good Dogs Don’t Make it to the South Pole has now been translated into English.

It’s been touted as the wisest, funniest and most inspiring book on ageing and friendship written by a dog you’ll ever read.

The best thing you can aspire to in this world is company.

Whether it’s for pleasure or pain, a crowning or an execution: everything is better with company.

The major, a World War II veteran, breathes his last.

Watching over him are his wife and his faithful companion, Tassen, the story’s narrator, who is, by his own admission, a couch potato and a one-man dog.

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