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The extraordinary timeline of change
HELLO readers, This month our cover page features Adelaide-born astronaut Andy Thomas. If ever there was a dramatic story showcasing the extraordinary pace of technological advances and their implementation into daily life, then it belongs to Andy. The experiences of the 66-year-old now Houston USA resident, range from memories of ice being delivered to neighbours to fill the family’s icebox to rocketship launches and walking in space. While most of us have not walked in space, according to our age, we could all draw up an interesting timeline detailing our own experience of technology change. For a start, I’ll share a bit of mine. I’m 60 years old and my first-grade writing materials consisted of a slate and a slate pencil, the next year they were replaced with paper and led pencil, but it was one marvellous day when I
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saw the bright, gaudy colours that issued forth from ‘Neo Magic’ pens (I think this was the beginning of ‘fluoro’ colours). Television broadcasts were in black and white and the news of colour made life feel, well, very much improved. Manual typewriters turned electronic – who remembers the IBM Selectric? I think seatbelts (as we know them) were yet to be made, let alone legislated as compulsory. There were plenty of cars on the road that could be labelled ‘rust buckets’, hardly the case these days. And talking of TVs, how about the invention of the all-in-one television, radio and record player. By the
time I started to seriously navigate a kitchen, the microwave oven arrived and it seems around the same moment I was typing away on a word-processor, that, looking back featured quite user-unfriendly programs. Today, as I watch my four-year-old grandchild deftly use her iPad, I wonder what sort of changes she will experience and perhaps communicate, in a yet-to-be-known media. This edition also features this year’s Senior Australian of the Year, the
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Today, as I watch my four-yearold grandchild deftly use her iPad, I wonder what changes she will experience... in a yet-to-be known media.
eminent scientist Dr Graham Farquhar. He said he felt a sense of responsibility to voice his views on Seniors’ issues including seniors in the workplace. “The challenge is how to make better use of their experience and talent without necessarily reducing prospects for younger people to get a job.” He closed his acceptance speech, with, as journalist Tracey Johnstone said, “an evocative life outlook”. He said: “To me the most important things in life are to struggle to improve, to struggle to be honest, and to struggle to re-evaluate one’s prejudices.” I agree. I trust you enjoy our varied stories on health, wealth and happiness and don’t forget to checkout our stories: www.seniors news.com.au or drop into facebook at www. facebook.com/seniors news.com. - Cheers, Gail.
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Cover Story: Andy Thomas
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The sky high man acutely aware of earthly challenges JOURNALIST TRACEY JOHNSTONE ANDY Thomas’s feet are now firmly on the ground, but it wasn’t so long ago he was setting records as the first Australian-born NASA astronaut. Dr Andy Thomas AO participated in four space flights, spending over 177 days in space including one space walk, and four months living in zero gravity on the Mir space station. But back on the ground in his birth city of Adelaide for a short visit, the 66-year-old shared his practical take on what life has been like and what he sees are the challenges ahead. Dr Thomas has seen dramatic changes around him since leaving the Adelaide suburb of Fullerton after finishing his University of Adelaide doctorate in mechanical engineering in 1978. In his early student years slide rules were the only tool available for calculation. “By the time I finished post-graduate, we had calculators,” Dr Thomas said. “The other was computers. We had huge computers which we would submit programs in with punch cards; you would have a shoebox full of cards. Then you would wait a few hours to get a response out. Now, of course, you have more computing power on your desktop than we could ever have imagined back then. “I can also remember when I was very, very
young, the neighbours having ice delivered to their house because they didn’t have a refrigerator; they had an ice box. And I can remember the milkman would come in the middle of the night to leave milk, and he used a horse-drawn cart to deliver to the neighbourhood. “I have (also) seen a lot of changes in technology over my lifespan.” Dr Thomas was back in Australia over the Christmas holidays to visit his elderly mother, who still lives in Adelaide. While helping her with her care Dr Thomas became acutely aware of the challenges facing older people, not only in Australia. “Commercial enterprises are becoming totally reliant on computer systems and internet access,” Dr Thomas said. “For example, if you want to run a bank account today you have to have a cell phone. “I get very frustrated by this. I think it’s very presumptuous for banks, for example, to assume that everyone has a cell phone. Some seniors aren’t comfortable with a cell phone and don’t want one, and are entitled to that, yet you have these organisations that immediately assume you have to have a cell phone for any kind of transaction.” He has been confronted by the challenges of food packaging while shopping for his mother. “They are packaged in ways that are almost impossible to get into and that provides huge challenges for elderly people,” Dr Thomas said. As for the shopping experience, with “bricks
CHANGING WORLD: Dr Andy Thomas.
and mortar” stores decreasing as online shopping becomes the norm, “I think that is going to be a challenge for senior people because they’re not necessarily comfortable buying through the internet,” Dr Thomas said. “They are accustomed to walking the aisles of the grocery story, for example, and trying things on and picking what they want. That’s going to be relegated to the past and I think it’s going to be a big challenge for a lot of people.” He also laments the lack of evidence-based thinking and the amount of fake news among the broader community. “We don’t teach rational thought that comes with scientific education,” Dr Thomas said. Dr Thomas wants Australia’s grandparents
to turn this around. “I urge everyone to encourage their children and grandchildren to study science. You cannot survive (in the modern, technology world) without having some understanding of science and mathematics. “We have a culture where we don’t ascribe enough value to evidence-based thinking. You have these extraordinary fake news stories getting perpetuated through the internet which gain traction even though they are utter nonsense. Some politicians in the US are very schooled at exploiting this; we have a president that exploits it. “I think it’s really important that we teach people to value evidence-based thinking, empirical evidence and respect for facts, true
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facts, not fake news,” he added. He also encourages Australia’s younger generations to aim high. “The sky isn’t the limit, based on my own experience,” he said. “I encourage young people to follow their dreams and bring them to reality because I think it’s important they have hope for the future.” Dr Thomas remains resident in America as his wife, Shannon Walker, 53, is also a NASA astronaut. She flew eight years ago and wants to fly again next year. “If you are in the space fight business, you have to be in Houston, Texas, if you want to be an NASA astronaut,” Dr Thomas said. “So, for the immediate future I will be staying in Houston to support her. “I retired from the
agency about three years ago,” he said. “I had four great flights, four more than I ever thought I would get, so I have no complaints.” Dr Thomas still retains a keen interest in Australia’s progression in space programs. He said he was one of many voices that in recent years has pushed the Federal Government to form a national space agency to collect satellite data, for communication, and for environmental, strategic and national security monitoring. “Space is the modern, critical infrastructure that countries need in order to function in the modern world,” Dr Thomas said. “I have pushed very hard for Australia to embrace that and have an in-country capability and infrastructure built around the space sector.”
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THE man seeking to find the answers to food security, Professor Graham Farquhar AO, is 2018 Senior Australian of the Year. Dr Farquhar was completely surprised by the Australia Day announcement which was awarded for his lifelong work in helping to reshape the world’s understanding of photosynthesis, which is the basis of life on earth, through his work on how the world will feed growing populations into the future. He has been researching how water efficient crops can protect food security in a changing climate. Notably, he has worked on developing strains of wheat that can grow with less water. In his acceptance speech Dr Farquhar, 70, acknowledged how lucky many of fellow seniors are. “We can, on average, live longer and more healthily and thereby contribute more. We can be creative. We can struggle for honesty. And, we can deal with failures. We are all lucky because of our ability to embrace creativity and hence progress as a nation. “Creativity is not limited to the arts or science. It can be applied to most activities I can think of. “I would like to see in Australia, that values creativity of all kind scientific creativity of course, but also technical,
sporting, artistic, organisational creativity.” Dr Farquhar feels a sense of responsibility to use this year to voice his views on these and other Seniors issues that he feels strongly about. While he recognises that he needs to do some background research on seniors in the workplace, Dr Farquhar’s initial view is that Australia should be making much better use of the talents of seniors. “In terms of energy and intellect, and also experience, that quite often gets lost,” Dr Farquhar said. “The challenge is how to make better use of their experience and talent without necessarily reducing prospects for younger people to get a job because we don’t want to do that. “There are some jobs where volunteers can be working on a casual basis which has no legal implications, but for jobs that require some sensitivity, I think we need to clarify what exactly is the role of the senior person who is volunteering. It may be that it’s not a problem. “I do see a lot of talent that’s not being used and I am imaging, why not? It struck me it could be a bit awkward for large organisations to manage. But, I am going to talk to a few of those organisations and just find out whether I am dreaming.” Dr Farquhar’s challenge going forward is his availability due to
commitments around his 2017 Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences which will take him on a lecture tour to the US and England, plus a side tour to Turkey to lecture to a group that work with trees. He also has his continuing research work at the Australian National University in Canberra. “I think it’s happening,” Dr Farquhar said. “I’m not sure what my colleagues think with me swanning around, winning medals while they carry on at the fort. I have to make sure I balance my time better than I have been doing recently.” He still has on his 2018 resolution list to join a Golden Oldies dance class, but as he has accepted a number of speaking invitations his other resolutions will sit on the back-burner. “I do feel there are one or two things that I might be a catalyst with,” Dr Farquhar said. “I am not saying I will be original or creative myself, but at least I hope I can help those that are creative in this area have a voice, and I can speak up on their behalf.” The eminent scientist, who is described as having a “childlike joy of discovery” on his scientific journey, closed his awards speech with an evocative life outlook; “To me the most important things in life are to struggle to improve, to struggle to be honest, and to struggle to re-evaluate one’s prejudices.”
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Swinging to a ’70s beat ❝ A blast to the past and a reminder of life in suburbia Tracey Johnstone
AS THE ’70s Swinging Safari movie images started to unveil themselves on the big screen in front of me, the memories came flooding back from when my family were growing up in a suburban Sydney cul-de-sac. Once I got home from the cinema it was out with the old photo albums and on the phone to the family to reminisce. I remember the two boys across the road with air guns, a madly barking Alsatian protecting the loud opera singer in the second house up the road, lots of teenage boys and girls to grow up alongside, a small park at the end which everyone played in and used to let off the occasional bunger, and plenty of freedom to visit the neighbours. We knew we were free to roam and have fun. In the summer, it was down to the beach all day where we fried ourselves with coconut oil, while we
tried to blonde our hair with lemon juice and then peroxide. Were we surrounded by “rudderless families” as profiled in the retro movie? Since I was in my mid-teens, I don’t really know. But when I asked my oldest sister what she remembers about the antics of our cul-de-sac families, she very firmly replied, “not for the record”. She did however remind me of some of the fashion of her friends and their parents which made up a lot of the movie wardrobe – everyone with long hair, halter tops, long dresses, big lapels, chunky earrings, neck scarves, bell-bottom pants, thongs and platform shoes, mission brown and burnt orange colours, men with hairy chests and heavy gold chains and rayon, lots and lots of rayon. Even the old flammable pyjamas made a showing. Constantly tucked in around the outrageous Swinging Safari parody
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with a swingers party that goes very wrong and an exploding whale, is a myriad of 1970s memorabilia; you just need to keep a close eye on everything happening in front of and beside the main movie characters. There is the shag pile carpet with plastic cover to protect it, almost unbreakable Parker-type
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hide from the parents. In Swinging Safari the kids thrive in the rumpus room where they hatch some crazy stunts. The old Fairlane (ours was murky green) and the Kingswood gets a show-in, so does K-Tel and the “free steak knives”, the Avon lady, space food sticks, Chiko Rolls, Kentucky Fried Chicken,
Kahlua and milk, and last, but not certainly not least, cask wine. The favourite neighbour dog, the over-fed golden Labrador is in there too. We had one called Bambi. Once we had fed her she would visit many houses around the cul-de-sac for more of the same, even though we put a sign around her neck saying, ‘please don’t feed me’. On the way home from the cinema I stopped outside the nearby retro furniture shop to gaze at the contents and shake my head over the prices. I wonder, just wonder; if we had kept all that wonderful, mad ’70s artwork, clothing, cars and more, we might just have made a lot of money from it now? At least we could wear it, drive it and decorate with it, and be back in fashion. Swinging Safari is showing in major cinemas now.
New style senior park WE HAVE parks for children so why not parks for seniors? This is the philosophy of Dr Myrla Sales who believes we should have parks fitted with suitable facilities and equipment for the mature-aged. She has conducted a study to prove the benefits. Dr Sales’s Victoria University research has found outdoor exercise parks specifically designed for seniors can help them better enjoy life and could lower rates of costly falls common with ageing. A trial park proved exercise on ramps, balance beams, and step-up benches dramatically improved participants’ functional health, or their ability to cope with daily activities such as tying shoes, shopping, gardening, or catching a bus. About 70 residents aged 60 to 87, took part in the 18-week clinical trials. Dr Sales, who based her PhD on the research, said seniors had few exercise options in public spaces in Australia, despite the popularity of these kind of parks in other countries, particularly Asia and Europe.
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She suggested exercise parks for seniors be co-located with children’s playgrounds so grandparents could exercise while supervising their grandchildren. “Participants really enjoyed the social interaction these kinds of initiatives promote,” Dr Sales said. “They loved that they were exercising outdoors, noticed lots of improvement in muscles, balance, physical functions, walking more easily. “Some parks have pieces of gym equipment, but that can be more harmful than good because seniors don’t know how to use them.
“The seniors’ parks require more functional things; mats to help people walk so they are forced to lift their feet and work on their balance. They need platforms, gangways, fun and different ways to work, different from gym equipment. “They need to challenge their balance, their co-ordination. Some seniors have never exercised before and they are afraid.” Dr Sales’s findings showed participants improved muscle strength, balance, and physical function, all risk factors for falls. She said more senior exercise parks could lower incidents of falls among older Australians, which were often accompanied by devastating downward spirals in their health. While only 17 per cent of the volunteers in the study had ever exercised regularly before, they all reported feeling better physically and mentally after the trial. “These people are not from an exercise generation and technology has replaced much of the incidental exercise they once did,” Dr Sales said.
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Profile: Garry Crittenden
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Vintage Crittenden HIS name is synonymous nationally and internationally with fine wine produced at Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, but few people realise Garry Crittenden is a Queensland bloke at heart. He is a regular visitor to Brisbane and the Sunshine and Gold coasts, always bringing with him a welcome supply of his renowned Crittenden Estate wines. Brisbane-born and raised, Garry moved to Victoria for job opportunities as a young man, but found working at the PMG as a telephone technician not to his liking. He shifted into horticulture, founding a plant nursery, and from there realised the potential of the terroir for vine planting on the Mornington Peninsula. That was 36 years ago, and now at age 75 (in April) Garry is still making wine despite handing over the reins of his established business to his son Rollo and daughter Zoe.
“I started this business and I’ve been intimately involved with every step,” Garry said. “I planted the vines, I made the wine. But I began to acknowledge I’m not immortal.” With a typical professional approach to winding back from the family business Garry brought in experts to advise how he could bow out gracefully, but continue in a useful role. “The kids wanted to run the business, but they wanted a smooth succession,” he said. “It was clear I was not going to get a gold watch and walk out the door. I am now still in the family business with the title of governing director, whatever that means.” Like one of the excellent wines from his collection, Garry was determined to get better with age. As he slowly cut himself adrift from day to day business issues,he came to an arrangement with his son and daughter that he would make a batch of his own wine every year without any intervention at all. It had to be handmade
every step of the process, making it a truly artisanal wine. “I want to do this for as long as I am physically able,” Garry said. “It will always be estate-grown pinot noir and I will make it using old-fashioned winemaking techniques.” One of those techniques involves Garry foot-stomping 500 kilos of grapes. “(This vintage) was personally foot-stomped and basket-pressed by me,” he said. “Quantities will be small. A few hundred bottles only, and distribution very limited. “This is my first vintage, 2016, and by my estimation now ready for release. Having said that it will age for years under good storage conditions.” Late last year, Garry gave a sample of the wine to prominent visiting UK wine writer Sarah Ahmed with the instruction that any mention of it was embargoed until late November. “Then I promptly forgot about it,” he said. “Imagine my surprise when on the evening of Friday November 24, I received one of Sarah’s
meticulously researched blogs reviewing the wine in glowing terms.” Every element of the wine called Big Chair Pinot Noir, has been created by Garry alone, right down to the label design, even a poem that goes with it. “It represents a small slice of my history and my heritage,” Garry said “I want to continue to keep the brain and body active. I believe you should never give up work. Do what you can. I walk five kilometres every day before breakfast. It is critically important when you age.” The wine can be purchased in quantities of three to six bottles online with a maximum purchase of six bottles. Sarah Ahmed’s quote from her respected wine blog sums up the legendary Garry Crittenden; “Just this week he received the Mornington Peninsula Regional Tourism Legend Award. “Twice a legend in your own lifetime (and counting.) Not bad going for the Brisbane lad made good.” www.crittenden wines.com.au
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Talk’n’thoughts Hurdles, highjumps and solutions
No mistakes, it just happens FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK GAIL FORRER
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FOR the past 12 months, I have written many articles to raise awareness on the increasing number of older women experiencing homelessness. According to a 2014 report commissioned by the Mercy Foundation, Older women’s pathways out of homelessness, researched by UQ academics, “the largest proportion of older women presenting with housing crisis in Australia have led conventional lives and rented whilst working and raising a
family. Few have previously been involved with welfare and other support systems”. This month, I received a letter that succinctly described the circumstances that landed one woman in a precarious housing position. Here is an edited extract: “My fear/anxiety is housing or lack of. I need the government to supply more housing. I am a single female aged 76 and paying for private rental. I have never married and I am living on a pension. Anxiety about my living arrangements has been with me for 20 years when I realised I would not earn any more money in my job. I have never married or had children, or applied
for a government firsthome loan. I have rented privately for 50 years at different addresses, as owners wanted to sell, I had to move. I do not smoke or drink. I have worked full time for over 50 years with not much sick leave, I am still healthy and well and active. I do have six hours a month paid employment doing data entry which also helps my computer skills. When I was working I tried to get a bank loan to buy a house and was told ‘single female, not enough deposit’. I was not ‘allowed’ to join super until my late 40s. I did not choose to be single. When you are young and have a partner you can plan your future, which I never did. I just ‘expected’ I would marry
and then it was too late and I was in my 50s when I started to think about retirement and my living arrangements. Before I left work in Sydney, I researched rental villages and was put on waiting lists. I enquired about housing commission and was told about 15 years wait, if ever. I decided to move to Queensland when I retired, as living in Queensland is cheaper than Sydney. The costs of removalists over the years I haven’t added up but it would be thousands. I have been on the housing commission list here for over 10 years and have just been told I may never get accommodation as there is not enough for the homeless. They put
me on the NRAS list which I check regularly and there have been only two or three places suitable but not much cheaper, I feel secure where I am.” Jeanette Large is one person working towards finding answers to this terrible problem. She has worked in the community housing section in Victoria for more than 30 years. She is CEO of Women’s Property Initiatives, a not-for-profit provider of affordable, long-term homes for women, and of Property Initiatives Real Estate, a social enterprise established to create a revenue stream for WPI. Ms Large has addressed the issue of older women and housing through the foundation of a new community housing model. This plan is for
affordable housing for women who do not own a home but do have, with some superannuation, say between $100,000 to $300,000. The model’s finances are accessed through a philanthropic source, commercial loans and a financial contribution from the women. At this stage, Ms Large has secured the funds, however, due to the model undergoing further legal examination to ensure women will receive appropriate ownership in return for their funding and long-term tenancy, the construction start date has been delayed. However, Ms Large is upbeat about its success and forecasts a start date in the next few months. The project is taking place in Melbourne.
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MANY Brisbane locals will remember the devastating floods of 1974, and many more will have a vivid memory of the destructive 2011 floods. Although author Janita Cunnington lived on the outskirts of Brisbane in 1974 and was spared most of the flood anguish, in her newly released book Child of Mine, she has used the flood to begin a sweeping and deeply resonant novel about a maternal tug-of-love between two women and a little girl. The novel is spell-binding in its scope and depth of story, but it is Janita’s prodigious talent for lyrical and descriptive passage, depicting Brisbane from 1974 through 2000, that gives the reader a sense of fascinating place and time. With each page turned we learn more about the moods and swings of the city and the indefinable power of Mother Nature. “I feel at home writing descriptive pieces,” Janita said, who at age 72 did not begin writing novels
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QLD BEGONIA SOCIETY
MEETS on the third Saturday of the month at 1pm at the Uniting Church Hall, 52 Merthyr Rd, New Farm. Details go to: www.queensland begonia.wordpress.com.
MITCHELTON AND DISTRICTS GARDEN CLUB
AT THE first 2018 meeting Kath Stumer talked about Bougainvillaeas. On March 1, Ann Baarton, a member of the garden club, will talk about what’s in her garden. Sheis a keen collector of unusual plants so her talk will be very interesting. Our club meets at the Enoggera Memorial Hall at the junction of Pratt and Wardell Sts, Enoggera, on the first Thursday of the month. The hall is close to public transport. Visitors and new members are most welcome, morning tea is served at 9.45am. Details call Pat on 3356 1256.
CICADA
YOU don’t have to have a cochlear implant or a hearing loss to come to the first meeting of CICADA Queensland for 2018. All are welcome. We announce as well that there will be an extra special guest cochlear implant recipient, Elliot Miller, who will demonstrate the Brisbane invention of a new app, Games4Hearoes – an app that helps people learn to listen. We are excited also to announce that there will be real time captioning for the event. At the Ship Inn, with morning tea set at $20pp including a selection of muffins. RSVP by February 12 by emailing secretary for details at secretary@ cicadaqld.com.au.
and outings with other active, like-minded retirees. Details call Kathy on 3379 7237.
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QUEENSLAND Family History Society presents a seminar on researching land records in Queensland on Saturday March 3 from 9am to 12.30pm at Queensland Baptists Conference Centre, 53 Prospect Rd, Gaythorne. Cost: $20 members and $30 non-members (includes morning tea). Presenter Kaye Nadella has worked part-time as an archivist with the John Oxley Library and part time with the Department of Natural Resources and Mines. She took up a full-time position with this department in 2004 and she was appointed senior curator of the Museum of Lands, Mapping, and Surveying in 2007. Historical land research in action – Kaye will give examples that capture the whole researching land ownership in Queensland process bringing together the material referred to in the first two sessions.
CFHRG
CABOOLTURE Family History Research Group is located in Caboolture Historical Village at 280 Beerburrum Rd. You might like to come and see us during a visit to the village, or if you are coming only to visit our rooms entry to the village is free. Our opening hours are 9.30am to 2pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. We have an extensive library of genealogy resources covering Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, also UK and Europe. We have ‘pay per view’ online sites for Ancestry and & Find My Past. We also provide research services. Details call 5428 2018 or email cfhrg55@bigpond.net.au or go to www.cfhrg.com.
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THE Enoggera and Districts Historical Society Inc advises that its research library on the
corner of Wardell and Trundle Sts has reopened and will remain so every Thursday morning from 9.30am. An alternative visiting time can be arranged. Researchers, students and new members are very welcome. Guest speakers are available to address community groups and schools on the local history of the former shire of Enoggera that now covers an area between Upper Kedron and Newmarket. Entrance to the hall is wheelchair friendly. Details call Dave on 3366 3191.
NASHOS
THE Association exists for the welfare and benefit of those conscripted into either of the two schemes in place between 1951 and 1973 and the wives/widows thereof. Conscripts who served for countries other than Australia are welcome to join as associate members. Details and to apply for the two medals to which Australian nashos are entitled, or to find a branch near you, call 3324 1277 or go to www.nashoqld.org.au. Brisbane North West branch meets at Gaythorne RSL on the third Sunday of each month commencing 10.15am; our next meeting February 18. Visitors and new members are always welcome and after the meeting you can lunch in the comfortable surrounds of the RSL bistro. Details call Dave on 3366 3191 or email dlivett@optusnet.com.au.
LACOTA
LOGAN Area Committee on the Ageing will be running a free Technology Q&A session on anything to do with technology, computers, cameras, mobile phones, iPhone and iPad on the first Wednesday of each month, from 9.30am to noon at the Logan Central
Arana VIEW ladies who won Best Aussie decorated hat at the Christmas party were, left to right, Carol, Loris, Jill and Margaret.
Community Centre, 9 Jacaranda Ave, Logan Central. Spaces are limited, call 3290 0088 to book. Last minute walk-ins are welcome, but if the session is full you may miss out. LACOTA also runs other technology/computer training and has many other activities for older people.
SLACKS CREEK SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB
MAKE new friends. Come along any Tuesday between 9am and 12pm to the Community Centre, 19 Nerida St, Rochedale. Members play indoor bowls or are entertained with a concert on alternate Tuesdays. Tuition provided for new players and new members are most welcome. Details call Shirley on 3209 1682.
CAXTON LEGAL
FREE community legal education sessions – retirement living options. We will be presenting free talks to provide legal information about retirement living options, with a focus on common issues with retirement villages and manufactured home parks. Topics that attendees will learn about include documents and contracts, fees and charges, maintenance responsibilities, and questions to ask before signing on the dotted line. Our talks are on Thursday February 8 from 1-2.30pm at Garden City Library, and Friday February 9 from 1.30-3pm at Sunnybank Hills Library. Call Michelle 3214 6333 to book.
PROBUS ■ KENMORE VILLAGE
MEETINGS are on the second Tuesday of the month from 9.30am at the Kenmore Library. We
launched the year with a Picnic Soiree and the ever-engaging Trivia Challenge. Guest speakers keep us well informed and our own members also contribute from their interests and career insights. Our first major outing will be a QPAC Backstage Tour. If you’d like to learn more about the fun, fellowship, food and friendliness of our club, call Royce Allan on 3378 7515, raallan@bigpond.net.au or Lorna Williams on 3378 9539, anrolwilliams2@gmail. com for Probus interest only.
■ STAFFORD
WE ARE seeking new members. If you are no longer working full-time or have recently retired, this is an opportunity for couples, gents and/or ladies to meet other retirees for friendship, fun and food. Meetings first Thursday of each month from 9.30am to 11.30am at Enoggera Bowls Club, 72 Pickering St, Enoggera. The club hosts a wide variety of activities. Future events include day trips, lunches, theatre performances. Details call Joan, 3630 5453.
■ CHELMER AND DISTRICTS
WE MEET in the Bowls Club at Hall Ave in Corinda on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 9.45am. We have our monthly meeting with 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, 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
WILL be holding their monthly Social and Information Day on Friday February 16 at Bray Hall, corner of Cooke and O’Loan Sts at Petrie, gathering at 9.30am for a 10am start to noon. Guest speaker for this month will be a representative from the Queensland Cancer Council. Free admission – members and visitors are most welcome. Morning tea is available for a gold coin donation and there is always a raffle. Details call the Kallangur Centre on 3880 6677 or call in at 1480 Anzac Ave, Kallangur during opening hours 9am to 12pm.
FOREST LAKE 50+
WE MEET meet on the third Friday of the month at The Lion, Pine Rd, Richlands at 10.30am. Date claimers for the next two meetings are February 9 and March 16 (AGM). Details about the club and its activities, call Leonie (president) on mob 0427 846 057 or Les (activities officer) on 3279 9449 or mob 0466 377 618 to register your interest, email fl50plusc@gmail.com. New members are always welcome.
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THE Association of Independent Retirees North Brisbane branch wish to advise we are now operating from our new premises at the corner of Kitchener Rd and 2 Bohland St in the OES Hall. It is bigger (for more members) and better for our use.Meetings on the third Friday at 9.30am,to 11.30am, don’t forget join us for a cuppa and bickies prior or ask about our Financial Group which also has separate meetings for those interested. This year we will be having more bus trips to various outings for lunch and morning tea, so get in quick to make a booking with Nev or Bev. Details call Carl 3881 1820 before 5.30pm or email sitram@powerup.com.au.
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10am Thursday February 8 at HQ Café in Kedron Wavell Services Club. New members are welcome. Details call Jeanette Kretschmann on 3435 3140.
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■ CENTENARY EVENING
The first dinner meeting of the club for 2018 will be on Monday February 12. Meetings are held at the McLeod Country Golf Club, 61 Gertrude McLeod Cres, Middle Park. Cost is $35 and bookings are essential. This meeting will also include the AGM and this is a wonderful opportunity to hear about all the exciting things the ladies have enjoyed throughout the previous year, and also hear about some of the activities and entertainment planned for the coming year. Be part of a group of women of all ages who meet monthly for dinner and also enjoy coffee mornings, lunches and various outings, and where the focus is on fun and friendship. Fundraising activities
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range from bring and buy stalls and tucker tables to Girls Nights, Melbourne Cup lunch and various other events including Christmas gift wrapping. Details or if you would like to attend email centenaryeveview @gmail.com or call Di 3202 9759 before noon Friday February 9.
■ KENMORE
OUR club has a new look and a new format for 2018, supporting eight disadvantaged students to further their education. Luncheon meetings will be held on the third Monday of each month at 10.45 for 11.30am at the Boulevard Gardens, Witton Rd, Indooroopilly, We welcome new members. Our next meeting, Monday February 19, is also our AGM and the guest speaker will be Anne-Maree Moon, general manager, Tourism
and Major Events, Brisbane Marketing. Bookings essential. Cost $36 for two course lunch and coffee/tea. Call Jean on 0409 268 646 or Nan 0410 006 500 by Friday February 16.
■ LOGAN
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. Details call Maureen on 3805 1378.
■ PINE RIVERS
OUR next luncheon meeting will be held Wednesday February 21 at
11am. It will be held at Murrumba Downs Tavern at Dohles Rockes Rd, Murrumba Downs. The guest speaker for February will be Trish Barrkman. Trish will be talking about kidney problems from dialysis to transplant. Our year started with the election of a new committee for 2018 at our monthly luncheon meeting. Our club supports three children with funds raised from raffles and outings. We are not just about raising money though and a lot of fun, laughs and friendship is enjoyed by all our ladies at our monthly luncheons, coffee mornings and outings. Details call Elizabeth 3886 4937 or Sandra 3425 2738.
■ NEWMARKET
THE next luncheon meeting is Tuesday February 27, and our guest speaker will be Sue Bain, Team Leader at Grange Library. We would love more members to join our club, why not bring along a friend to our luncheon meeting?To join the club, the joining fee is $20 and the annual subscription $20. Our club currently sponsors five school students. If you are interested in attending a lunch meeting and learning more about
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the activities of our club, call Heather on 0437 343 163 by the Friday prior to our meeting. We need to make a booking for catering purposes. We celebrate our 10th anniversary in June. Our lunch meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Gaythorne RSL Club, Mitchelton upstairs and the doors open at 10.30am for an 11am start. VIEW website www.view.org.au.
■ ARANA
OUR club will meet March 7 at the Arana Leagues Club at Dawson Pde Keperra, 10.30am for 11am start. Cost is $25 for two course lunch and we will be having our usual lucky door and raffle prizes. Visitors and new members welcome. Our guest speaker for March is Roly Sussex who will give us an interesting insight into ‘language’. Bookings are required by 4pm Friday March 2. Details call Carol 3355 5349.
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LEARN how to meditate, relax and calm the mind. Peace is our original nature, release worry and stress. Happiness is the best medicine. All welcome to to the Logan
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CWA TOOWONG
COME join us for our next meeting. This month our activity is to create an introduction to card making as well as a brief meeting outlining our upcoming activities. Join the fun and friendship. at the Toowong Library on Monday February 12 at 9am for 9.30am start. Details email Christine at cwabrisbane@gmail.com. Visitors welcome.
QCWA PINE RIVERS
ALL are invited to the monthly meeting at the Pine Rivers QCWA Hall, 1058 Anzac Ave, Petrie on Wednesday February 7 at 9.30am. Come along and see what we do in the community. Your skills and input will be most welcome. Pop into our Craft and Coffee Days which begin February 20. These days continue throughout the year on the third Tuesday monthly at 9.30am. The branch will complete birthing and sewing kits for Papua New Guinea. Members will also put together shopping bags for those who wish to dispense with plastics.
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Retirement living at Azure Blue Carina gives residents the security, comfort and support they need at this stage in their life, says Azure Blue Sales Manager, Mark Burrows. “We provide spacious, beautifully appointed apartments in an idyllic bush setting” Mark said. Residents enjoy resortstyle facilities and services with easy access to public transport, major shopping centres, restaurants, clubs and health services. New residents are welcomed into a friendly community of like-minded people where they have the choice of joining groups and activities or relaxing in the privacy of their own home.
Recreational and entertainment facilities at Azure Blue Carina include a swimming pool, a barbecue area, gymnasium and a cafe for residents.
Retirees can choose from an extensive range of one, two and three-bedroom apartments as well as two bedroom villas that have been architecturally designed.
Situated 7km east of the Brisbane CBD, Azure Blue Carina is a well-connected inner city location.
Each home is complete with modern appliances and finishes, and home maintenance and gardening needs are fully taken care of.
“Residents live within easy reach of Cannon Hill Shopping Plaza and Westfield Carindale is a short drive or bus ride away. The Gateway Motorway is close by, providing direct access to domestic and international airports, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. And Brisbane’s southside hospitals are less than 20 minutes away” Mark said.
This allows retirees the freedom to fully embrace their exciting new surrounds and community. With in-home support if required and a co-located residential aged care facility and wellness centre on site, residents and their families will have peace of mind that additional care is close by.
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Celebrating local flavour and faces at the markets and the farmers markets are the natural place to meet the growers, and buy direct from the hands that planted the seeds.” Jan Powers Farmers Markets Summer Flavour update: ■ Tropical fruits are in abundance: mangoes, grapes, watermelon, pineapples and lychees – these are a summer flavour favourite, and perfect to keep the kids interested. Farmers’ tip: Watermelon’s high water content keeps you cool and hydrated, and is exactly what you need when the heat is on. ■ Mangoes, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries – in great supply – shiny and plump, they’re great as a snack on the go, or the perfect accompaniment to an afternoon cup of sorbet. ■ It’s the season for stone fruit – plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots and dates. Insider tip: The most flavorful apricots neither travel nor keep well, so
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pick them up at your local market to experience them at their best. ■ Grapes are the perfect summer fruit for the kids and adults – ripening towards the end of summer when they grow best, enjoy these botanical berries right through to autumn. ■ Tomatoes, long considered a major drawcard to farmers’ markets and local eating,
are filled with antioxidants and Vitamin C. Perfect atop fresh bread, in salads or simply on their own. Farmers’ tip: sample before you buy – even beautiful, heavy, and unblemished tomatoes can lack the flavour you’re after. ■ Crunchy apples come into season mid to late summer. Farmers’ tip: Keep the skin on apples and pears for the
maximum nutritional impact, and be sure to wash thoroughly before eating, or opt for organic apples. ■ Celery and fennel – diuretic vegies. Celery and fennel act as diuretics, helping you lose excess water weight without causing dehydration. ■ Fresh farm beef, lamb, pork, plump organic chickens and turkeys, juicy steaks, sausages and chops – if you don’t feel like firing up the oven or barbecue in the Queensland heat, try slow-cooking your meat and adding to a fresh summer salad. ■ And, of course, local Queensland seafood. ■ Fresh local and international cheeses and cured meats – pair with a glass of local wine for the perfect afternoon treat while enjoying the sunset. ■ Crispy lettuce, Noosa tomatoes, avocados, spices, fresh herbs and Mick’s Mangoes – none better. ■ Great new stalls at
Manly – Falafel World, The Greek Truck, Lytchett Living, The Himalayan Connection, Lamb Marinade, Tally Fresh, Tatty’s Superfoods and Gwydir Olives. ■ At Mitchelton Markets visit Just Aus Garlic & Tenterfield Cherries as well as Princess Charlotte Seafood.
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■ February 17: Brisbane Powerhouse Markets and Manly Markets ■ February 10 & 24: Brisbane Powerhouse Markets ■ February 7, 14, 21, 28: Brisbane City Markets Every Jan Powers Market is a big open air affair selling fresh farm produce, flowers, breads, artisan designers, meat, fish, fowl, plants, organics, olives, spices, oils, honey, ginger beers, bagels, fresh pastas, curry powders, and more. Go to: Janpowers farmersmarkets.com.au.
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THE iconic Jan Powers Farmers Markets, which returned on January 20, celebrated local flavour and faces in their four signature locations across Brisbane – Brisbane Powerhouse, Manly Harbour, Brisbane City and Mitchelton. Manly and the Powerhouse Markets both resumed on the Saturday, the first City markets resumed on Wednesday January 31 and the Mitchelton markets recommenced on Sunday, February 4. “Summer is the perfect time to embrace the outdoors, it is also important to look after your body, rehydrate and refuel with local and in-season fruits and vegetables – their nutrients are at their peak, allowing your body to absorb all the beneficial vitamins and minerals,” Sammy Power said. “We are blessed to live in one of the most plentiful places on earth in terms of local produce,
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Retirement villages growing in popularity Baby boomers are the most active generation of retirees ever and they have no plans to slow down. Abounding with energy and a zest for life, Australia’s over-55s are looking for an environment that promotes independence and provides a rewarding lifestyle. And it is only going to become more so. Currently, more than 200,000 retirees live in retirement villages and resorts across Australia. With a 92% occupancy rate nationally, it’s clear that Australia’s over-55s have embraced retirement village living and its many advantages. Demand for retirement housing is set to double by 2025, according to Property Council research. Low- maintenance living and the opportunity for an expanded social life are key factors driving this trend. A 2013 Australian National University study found retirement villages offer unique lifestyle benefits, including: Community: Residents highly value the company of compatible neighbours at the same stage of life.
Where to find the perfect retirement lifestyle Australia’s over-55s have a wealth of lifestyle options available to them. Retirement communities run the gamut from luxury resort-style developments to laid-back residential parks.
With so much variety there’s something for everyone but it can be difficult for the average person to wade through the paperwork to find their ideal situation. Sometimes, you just need to talk to a person. That’s where the Retirement Village Expos can make a real difference. These free events are dedicated to bringing together the general public and the retirement living sector in a no-pressure, informal setting. At the expos, retirees can meet with representatives from leading retirement housing providers, collect information and ask any questions they might have about retirement living.
Freedom: Fewer home maintenance chores leaves more time for leisure activities and socialising. Convenience: Most villages are located close to essential facilities and services and provide reliable transport to nearby metropolitan centres. Independence: For residents who enjoy travel, the ability to simply “lock and leave” their home at any time, safe in the knowledge that it will be taken care of in their absence, is a significant advantage. Security: Retirement villages are perceived by residents as safe and secure environments.
Visitors are encouraged to take their time and engage in detailed conversations with village staff to gain a real insight into the life of a community as well as the rights and obligations of residents. Moving into a retirement village is as much a lifestyle decision as a financial one and both aspects should be carefully considered. Retirement villages offer real benefits to residents. A 2013 survey conducted by McCrindle Research found that 98 per cent of new residents were happy with their decision to move into a retirement village and would do so again, given the choice. The survey also found that more than 90 per cent of residents experienced improved physical and emotional wellbeing following the move.
Retirement villages offer residents many benefits from physical security to eventful days spent in the company of friends but it is important to remember that the decision to move into a village is primarily a lifestyle choice. While communal life can be immensely rewarding, a few well-timed, open ended questions can quickly reveal the essential character of a retirement village. To maximise your chances of finding the perfect place, take your time and do your homework. Visit as many villages as you can to find the residential situation best-suited to your needs and pace of life. Talk to residents and staff to get a sense of a village’s atmosphere and daily life. A happy well-maintained village should be your starting point. Once you have found a few suitable options, you can narrow your choice with more specific enquiries. As with any important decision, research is imperative and the place to start is at the Brisbane Retirement Village Expo at the Broncos Leagues Club, please see details below. Don’t miss this great opportunity, it could change your life.
A strong sense of community, greater physical security and low-maintenance living are among the top attractions of these communities but they are not a standard real estate proposition. They provide special-purpose housing for the 55-and-over demographic and are governed by specific legislation that varies from state to state. It is vital that prospective residents fully understand how retirement villages differ from other property purchases so they can enjoy the best years of their lives relaxed and worry free.
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Breaking down the barriers to male yoga Alison Houston
THE only stretching a lot of men do is for a beer. Greg Cawley should know because, despite playing a lot of senior footy in his day, he was just such a guy. Now, at 57, he’s teaching yoga to male-only classes twice a week in Toowoomba, and looking to expand. “There are a lot of barriers to a guy walking into a yoga class,” Greg explained, including being literally the odd man out in a class full of females who are far more fashionably dressed and flexible than they are. Hence the company’s light-hearted name BrikMan Yoga – a play on the ‘hot yoga’ style Bikram – and so-called because Greg jokes he’s built like a brick and, like most guys, bricks can’t bend. It also explains their motto “No sheilas, no
lycra, just blokes”. Guys of all ages are encouraged to go along in shirts, shorts and bare feet and try yoga in what Greg describes as “a safe place”.
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It gets your blood moving, opens up the energy in your body... “For me it’s a mental quiet time as much as physical,” Greg said. “It’s like a moving meditation.” He said while really getting the hang of it “creeps up on you”, most participants told him that after even the first session they slept well and woke feeling energised. Greg regularly gets classes of eight to 15 people and says he’s got a “pretty good strike rate –
YOGA FOR MEN: Greg Cawley (left) leads a class that he said is ideal for over-40s men, allowing them to “exercise in a controlled way without thrashing your body”. PHOTO: CHRISTINA STUBBS
once they start coming, they keep coming”. Participants are generally 40-70 years old, which Greg said made yoga ideal, because you could “exercise in a controlled way without thrashing your body”. Accountancy trained
and now manager of Toowoomba Central Discount Drug Store, Greg said he became interested in yoga while on a personal development course in Nepal eight years ago, in the midst of the business headaches of the Global
Financial Crisis. “I found doing yoga, it was a place I could go to for an hour and get away from everything,” he said. “It gets your blood moving, opens up the energy in your body, helps you sleep better and de-stress.”
YOGA STYLES You may be surprised to know there are about 20 different styles of yoga, so you are bound to find something that suits you. Here are a few of the most popular: Hatha: While Hatha can refer to any yoga that teaches postures, it’s generally associated with yoga basics and refers to slower moving classes that require you to hold poses. Yin: This is more of a meditative yoga, aimed at relaxation. Vinyasa: A more active and dynamic yoga in which flow plays a part so you don’t hold poses too long before moving to the next, and breathing is linked to movements. Iyengar: Precision and alignment are key and props including blocks, straps and incline boards are used.
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Australia welcomes our talented new citizens Yvonne Gardiner
SETTLING into a new country is rarely an easy experience. Friends and family have been left behind, and it can take time to find new employment, accommodation and social ties. Despite the drawbacks and sacrifices, millions of migrants have blessed our nation with their talents and commitment. Elenita Ribas Goncalves followed her daughter, Vanessa Schneider, to Australia six years ago, initially on a tourist visa. While missing her family and friends and the social life she had in Brazil, she enjoys the company of her family here, including two grandsons. Elenita, retired and aged 65, left a “beautiful life” in Brazil, but well appreciates the benefits that Australia offers, such as security, health care and education, and the fact that “everything is clean”.
“I think Australia is like a mother for its children, because it’s a good country,” she said. “And the people are lovely. Very friendly and very nice people. “My days are full with my grandsons, aged 10 and three.” Elenita is the former head of a chemistry school and university lecturer. She sees a government here that cares for people in need, in contrast to the many homeless people on the streets in Brazil. “The political situation in Brazil is very bad – there’s corruption and it’s not safe,” Elenita said. Elenita is improving her English skills at TAFE classes. Learning English was the reason her daughter Vanessa first came to Australia. “My husband wanted to learn a bit of English so he came as a student,” Vanessa said. “Three months later, my Mum came over to visit.
“At first, it was very stressful for her. She thought she could speak English well but struggled to understand Australian English.” Like her mum, Vanessa brought professional qualifications to her chosen country. She graduated 18 years ago as a dentist and had her own practice in Brazil. Securing a job as a dentist in Australia required years of study. Vanessa, now settled with her family at Tweed Heads, teaches dentistry at Griffith University and works in private practice. As tough as it was, she has no regrets about coming to Australia. “We love that if you want to be something here, you can be,” she said. Rob Allen, of Currumbin, epitomises the young migrant who seizes the opportunities that Australia offers, and makes the most of them. He’s a long-time resident who first worked
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as an engineer. “I immigrated to Sydney in 1981 from Birmingham, UK, and had 13 years there, then I came up to the Gold Coast,” Rob said. “When I came to Australia on a holiday for a couple of months, I got a sense of Australia being a place of opportunity. “People were judged not on their parents, what position they held, who you knew, what you had… “I liked that opportunity as a basis for building a life. “Tall poppies are knocked down. I enjoy the idea of Australia being equal for those who want to give it go. “I now feel a strong desire to carry Australian citizenship.” Flying his own plane, Rob likes to travel to
NEW AUSSIE CITIZEN: Currumbin retiree Rob Allen, enjoys the outdoor culture and mateship. PHOTO: YVONNE GARDINER
sporting events and to visit the spectacular outback. He retired early at 53 after achieving success as chief executive officer of a window manufacturing company. His wife and five children are all Australians, so he made a solo trip to pick up his citizenship papers. Rob, 63, officially became a citizen on January 26, as did Elenita.
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What’s on BEGONIAS ON SHOW
COLOUR your world with Begonias, the 2018 annual show by the Queensland Begonia Society, will be held in the auditorium at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens on Saturday, March 3 from 9am to 3.30pm. Admission $4. There will be a demonstration workshop by experienced grower, Carmel Browne at 11.30am. Sale plants and refreshments available. Details email Shevanti Seneviratne shevi71b@gmail.com or Phil Adam phil.dulcie@bigpond.com.
ROMANCE UNDER THE STARS
THE Planetarium is offering a special romantic evening with show and dinner from 6pm for drinks and at 6.30pm a special Valentine’s Day evening show, Romance under the Stars, exploring some of the romantic legends associated with
the night sky. The special viewing is followed by dinner at the Botanic Gardens Wedding and Function Centre at 7.30pm. Cost $99 a person. Skydome show approximately 45 minutes. Bookings are essential. Details call 3393 1209 or email sales@zencatering.com. au. Located at Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, 152 Mt Coot-tha Road, Mt Coot-tha.
CALL FOR SINGERS
PEOPLE who love to sing are being urged to start 2018 on a high note by joining one of the state’s premier choirs, the Queensland Choir, for a year of spectacular concerts. No equipment is necessary. The friendly group would welcome new members to share the love of making music, with the added bonus that singing is good for your health. Book an audition now at www.qldchoir.com or call 3895 8188 or email
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THREE versatile tenors and a three-piece band will make it a Timeless night to remember. Prepare to be stunned as David Kidd, Andrew Pryor and Craig Atkinson bring their Timeless show to Redland Performing Arts Centre to perform all your favourites from opera, musical theatre and swing. After their 2016 sell-out performance at RPAC, Tenori return once more to
share fresh versions of some of your favourite songs. These highly versatile artists can perform magnificently with a single guitar to an entire orchestra. Arguably Australia’s most sought after vocal group, Tenori sing like the band of brothers they are, with the camaraderie and precision that more than a decade of harmonising together can bring. Providing a night full of stylish, unique and often hilarious takes on songs from the
worlds of opera, musical theatre, jazz and everything in between, Tenori’s Timeless will not disappoint. Kidd, Pryor and Atkinson have been stunning international audiences for years, so be sure not to miss out on this night of fabulous music that has stood the test of time at Redland Performing Arts Centre on Saturday February 24 at 7.30pm. Tickets are $38-$45. For booking details go to www.rpac.com.au or call the box office on 3829 8131 (booking fees are $4.10 by phone and $5 online per transaction).
MORETON BAY REGION LUNAR NEW YEAR
MORETON Bay Region Lunar New Year once again hosts a packed program celebrating the Chinese New Year. This is a free event for the
whole family. On Saturday February 17, visit Caboolture Town Square from 4-8pm to experience Asian culture and entertainment. The amazing program will feature traditional music and dance, mouth-watering traditional Asian food, Chinese Dragons, cultural displays, activities and workshops. Details call 3897 4999.
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Touring to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane in May 2018, Orbison is back performing his greatest hits at arenas across Australia, accompanied on stage by a full symphony orchestra. Using extraordinary theatrical stagecraft, the production will recreate the legendary Rock and Roll hall of fame icon through mind-blowing holographic imaging on stage, where he will perform his greatest hits as well as newly recorded and never-before-heard arrangements of his classics. And we at Seniors News are giving away 2 double passes to the Brisbane Show on May 4, 2018 at The Brisbane Entertainment Centre! To be in the running, simply visit seniorsnews.com.au/competitions and complete the entry form. Good luck!
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FOOD is an important part of travel and for many it is the main purpose of visiting a country. Ann Rickard believes in embracing the cuisine of the country you are in, forgetting all your usual favourite foods and taking your taste buds out for new experience. Be brave and try, she says. These are her 10 favourite food countries, but you surely will have your own. ■ CHINA STICK to the familiar if you are nervous, but dumplings, Peking duck, yum cha and stir fries as we know them are taken to a new level of flavour. For the adventurous, everything is possible. We’ve braved chicken feet in a Guangzhou restaurant that seated 1000 people, eating everything from what looked like battered spiders to slippery eels. ■ VIETNAM FAMILIAR and fabulous is Goi Cuon, a translucent
best food destinations spring roll filled with minced pork or crab and coriander. Not so familiar but a must-try is Banh Xeo, sizzling fried pancakes with prawns, bean sprouts and egg, wrapped in rice paper with herbs and dipped into a spicy sauce. Steer clear of the wet markets unless you have a strong stomach. Live frogs, snakes and turtles in buckets might disturb us but the locals love them simmered in a spicy sauce. ■ FRANCE IT’S not all Michelin-star dining, although it is quite the experience to sit down in elegant surroundings to confit duck and foie gras. But the real pleasure comes in finding a rustic bistro (often behind a tabac in a small village) serving three simple but good courses for 15 euros – the lot, including wine. Then there are the vibrant markets to pick up a pungent cheese, gnarly
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tomatoes, marinated olives, an obligatory baguette and maybe an apple tart tatine. Where’s the nearest picnic spot? ■ THAILAND WE’VE eaten five-star here at David Thompson’s Nahm restaurant with its teak and wood panels, but we also love pulling up a plastic chair at a tin table on a footpath while something nearby sizzles in a wok or chars on an open burner. Don’t be afraid to eat on the street, but stick the rule of eating at stalls with crowds of locals, and watch your food being cooked (beware of anything in a food warmer.) For the timid, street food tours with English-speaking guides in the cities and towns will show you the ropes. ■ SPAIN HIT as many tapas bars as possible for lunch and feast on hundreds of varieties of small bites. Then have a long siesta
and go out to eat at 11pm like the locals do. Paella at one of the waterfront restaurants along the Passeig de Joan de Borbo might be touristy but when you have a towering pan of fragrant, saffron rice filled with moist chicken and fresh seafood in front of you, being a tourist among other tourists is okay. ■ MALAYSIA BREAKFAST on roti canai, a griddled pizza-like dough with a pile of lentils on top, (or an egg if you are conservative.) Eat at least six times a day here where food is king and all the familiar dishes are tastier than we know them: nasi goreng, rendang curry, satays. But a snack on the street of kuey teow, rice noodles cooked over charcoal with chilli, prawns and soy, eaten out of a paper parcel, will make you feel like a local. ■ ITALY ENJOY your pizzas with thin crusts and simple
mozzarella, prosciutto and tomato topping, and eat one all to yourself (locals do) and then take the taste buds out of their comfort zone with insalate di polpo (boiled octopus salad) or trippa (tripe). Each region has its own trippa recipe but it is often cooked in a tomato and wine broth. Look for cacciucco, a seafood stew in a chilli tomato broth. ■ GERMANY FOOD is not the first thing you think of here, more like beer, but start the day with bread and you’ll know you’ve arrived. Crusty outsides, soft or dense insides, Germans eat bread with every meal. Then there are the slow-cooked pork knuckles, smoked meats, sauerkraut… let yourself go but do save yourself for a large slice of Black Forest Cake. ■ SWITZERLAND THIS small land-locked country never blows its trumpet about its cuisine
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but some of the tastiest food in the world is here. Rosti, thinly grated, pan-fried potatoes is a national dish, enhanced with salty bacon and fried egg and raclette cheese (Rosti Valaisanne) and eaten with tangy gherkins and pickled pearl onions. Finish that off with a Swiss chocolate or two and you’ll know you’re in a country that loves its food. ■ GREECE IN A taverna in the Plaka with views of the Acropolis I once ate a slab of moussaka so rich, I could barely lift my stomach off the ground for two days. But moussaka is a must in Greece, as is stuffed squid, a Greek salad, meatballs and baklava. Octopus, fresh off the boat and cooked over a grill on any Greek Island is going to be a lasting memory. Read more of Ann’s musings at www.annrickard.com
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BLUES and jazz fans come on down. This is your chance to do a slide riff into the birthplace of jazz and blues with the master of music, the legendary music journalist and historian Glenn A. Baker. In 2014, Glenn A. Baker, a three-time winner of the BBC’s Rock Brain of The Universe title, label owner and nationally syndicated radio presenter, led a tour to
Beatle Week in Liverpool via Hamburg and London. The tour didn’t miss a trick including visits to famous sites such as George Harrison’s house, Penny Lane and the obligatory pic across Abbey Road. Glenn said the commonality of purpose really brought the tour together, but he was over the moon when various tour travellers called it the trip of a lifetime. The positive feedback was a key factor
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musical nirvana, celebrating the birthplaces and historical landmarks of gospel, blues, jazz, bluegrass, country and rock’n’roll. Also a two-time Travel Writer of the Year recipient, Glenn has visited more than 120 countries, making him the ideal guide for the American Queen’s voyage into the heart of American blues, rock and soul. Not only does the cruise explore so much history, but it takes passengers to the haunts of some of the truly pivotal acts of America’s musical history – to the Crossroads where the devil and the blues are supposed to have interconnected, to the
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recording studios where some of the greatest sounds of the twentieth century were captured. “The cities we’re visiting were at the centre of, and shaped the face of music for decades. On top of that, it’s going to be a huge amount of fun, with like-minded people indulging their passions and being immersed in the cultures they have long dreamed of.” TOUR DETAILS The cruise offers fine dining each night with local produce prepared by celebrated American chefs. On the American Queen, passengers are treated to breakfast every day, along with luxurious
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in his hosting of the 2018 Mississippi River cruise. According to the man with the encyclopaedic knowledge of music, the 16-day cruise (June 22-July 10) has a lot of romance attached to it. Perhaps the love begins with the American Queen. The riverboat claims the reputation as the world’s most luxurious and opulent of its kind, a floating palace that glides regally between the banks of the Mississippi River, where memories of Huckleberry Finn and his childhood adventures are scattered through the river’s wilderness along with the soaring emotional melodies that found root in this fertile country. Glenn A. Baker’s easy conversation and brilliant knowledge will reveal to you the music and its makers when you visit the hot spots such as New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville and many more, including a cruise to Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Louisiana Delta Museum, The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Sun Studios, Fame Studios, New Orleans Studios and the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in New Orleans. In each new destination you will be immersed in a
A LOCAL travel agency has secured a major coup by bringing online travel giant Trip A Deal to the Sunshine Coast for an information session to better explain the product to local overseas travellers. The event comes after Ucango and Trip A Deal penned an agreement, together with other Travellers Choice-aligned agencies, that would allow customers to
book the online product at retail outlets. Ucango Travel and Cruise managing director Dave Hulsman said the agreement and upcoming event were a significant step forward for the retail travel sector. “We all know online and retail, across numerous sectors, have been duking it out for market share for some time. But we find a lot of people like the ability
to speak to someone neutrally about the wide range of travel options available, and the ability to have one contact point should they need to alter plans while travelling overseas. “Trip A Deal has been wowing the market for some time with some impressive itineraries at extremely affordable prices. “Bringing them up to the Coast will allow travellers to hear about
five-course dinners with wine and beer included. The ship also boasts a vast library and a two-deck-tall Grand Saloon to showcase the cruise’s Broadway-worthy entertainment. Prices start at $9990 twin share including air fares, accommodation, food and drinks on board the ship, world-class entertainment and access to daily sightseeing attractions. For details go to www.travelrite.com.au or call 1800 630 343. the range of itineraries on offer and ask any questions they have about the tours. “Then they have the ease of mind of knowing they can walk into a local bricks and mortar retail outlet to make a booking, face to face.’’ The event will be held at The Sands Tavern in Maroochydore from 11am on Wednesday, February 21. Bookings are essential at ucango.com.au/rsvp or 5451 8600. ADVERTORIAL
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The Great Barrier Island night sky. PHOTO: MARK RUSSELL / SOPHI REINHOLT
■ Come over to the Dark Sky Sanctuary Granted International Dark Sky Sanctuary certification in 2017, Aotea/Great Barrier is the only island in the world to enjoy this status. The rugged 285sq km island at the
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outer edge of the Hauraki Gulf has just 885 permanent residents and no reticulated power (off the grid for real!). As a result, there is minimal light pollution, which makes for absolutely spectacular stargazing.
Top 5 reasons to visit NZ Celebrating 30 years of spectacles in the sky, Warbirds over Wanaka International Airshow is one of the world’s bestloved aviation festivals. Established by Sir Tim Wallis, a live deer recovery pilot looking for a way to showcase his private collection of WWII aircraft, the biennial event is held in even-numbered years at Easter (March 30-April 1, 2018), attracting up to 50,000 aviation fans. Wanaka is arguably one of New Zealand’s most picturesque regions. Framed by dramatic alpine scenery, it is the South Island at its most majestic. For the air show, roads are closed and nearby towns burst at the seams, while Wanaka Airport buzzes with all manner of aircraft. Watch in awe as aircraft from the pioneer days of flight astonish with their aerobatics, then marvel as more modern flying machines zoom overhead. ■ It’s a World of Wearable Art in Wellington The World of Wearable Art Awards Show, or WOW as it’s fondly known, is one of the highlights of Wellington’s annual diary and features works by some of the world’s most innovative designers and couturiers competing for prizes worth more than $165,000. With a range of events, the major drawcard is the showcase of the top entries, the creme de la creme of creations. WOW has been described as a collision of theatre, fashion and arts, and with 2018 being its 30th year since starting out in a Nelson country
cottage, they’ll be pulling out all the stops. If you can’t be in Wellington in spring (September), but want to experience the WOW factor, visit the WOW Gallery in Nelson, where winners from each season are on display. ■ Happy Hobbit Day at Hobbiton With the birthdays of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins on September 22, International Hobbit Day will be celebrated in style at Hobbiton in 2018. Festivities on the day include a guided tour of the Shire at dusk. Fans will be escorted through the 4.85ha site, learning fascinating details of how the movie sets were created. Arriving at The Green Dragon Inn, there’ll be plenty of time to relax in front of open fires and enjoy traditional Middle Earth ales and ciders. Then stroll around the Marketplace where individually themed stalls hawk Hobbit wares, local cheeses, breads, cured meats and fresh produce. All the while, roaming entertainers mingle with guests. When the buffet is served, pace yourself, as Shire tradition encourages second helpings. To end the night, you’ll wander back along lantern-lit trails – pure magic. ■ Get in training for the Golden Oldies in Christchurch Promising fun, friendship and fraternity, the Golden Oldies games in Christchurch in April 2018 is a month-long celebration of sport with the focus on mature participants. Featuring basketball,
cricket, netball, lawn bowls, squash, softball, rugby, golf, football and hockey, this biennial event attracts sports fans and teams from around the world. As much about the love of sport as it is about winning, you don’t even
have to be a member of a team to take part because many teams are eager for extra players. Contact the organisers prior to the event and it’s likely you’ll be able to slot into a team. There’s no upper age limit and participants can
be as young as 35. With 10,000 entrants expected to converge on the city, this will be Christchurch’s biggest participant event ever and also the first time in Golden Oldie history that all the events have been held in one location.
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A NEW year is upon us and for keen travellers it is the ideal time to start planning our new adventures, with New Zealand sitting at the top of many wish lists. Renowned for its cinematic landscapes, kilometres of pristine coastline and welcoming locals, the Land of the Long White Cloud also offers a lot of stuff to do. And whether you’re visiting for adventurous pursuits or you have more refined pleasures in mind, you’ll find five good reasons to start planning a trip to Aotearoa/New Zealand right here. ■ Indulge in the wine of Aotearoa There are more than 450 wine experiences to be found on New Zealand Wine’s official website www.nzwine.com/en/ visit-us and in 2018 there are barrels of compelling reasons to visit New Zealand if you’re viticulturally inclined. Toast Martinborough, held each November in the Wairarapa region, promises good times among the vines. Or make your way to FAWC, the Hawkes Bay Food and Wine Classic, also in November. Push the boat right out and set course for Cloudy Bay in the heart of the South Island’s Marlborough region, where the proprietors can arrange everything from a simple tasting to a mouth-watering meal or helicopter wine tour. Cloudy Bay also offers half- or full-day wining and dining tours aboard a 54ft yacht. The choice is yours. ■ Watch the Warbirds over Wanaka
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One politician’s battle to balance work and health Tracey Johnstone
FORMER tennis great in the 1970s and now Federal Government minister, John Alexander OAM, works long hours in his public life which puts a strain on his health. A younger man may not think this is a significant issue, but for the 66-year-old, who in a former life was extremely active when competing on the international tennis circuit for 18 years, finding a balance between work and health is important to living a healthy and consequently, happy ageing life. Seniors News spoke with the member for Bennelong while he was savouring the short Christmas-time break from Canberra, distracting him from a game of golf with his partner Deb Chadwick, for a chat about keeping healthy in a fast-paced world. “I’m very good at lecturing people about it, but I’m not very good at doing it myself,” Mr Alexander said. “Inevitably you do what has to be done at work and then you squeeze in whatever you can as far as maintenance goes.” The start of every new year he makes a commitment to finding a better health balance. “This New Year’s Eve resolution was more exercise, less food and
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less alcohol,” Mr Alexander said. “Then I read everyone has made the same one.” It’s a tough resolution to achieve as Mr Alexander, like many other government ministers, is on the job at least six days and often six nights a week as well. While many ministers put on weight, Mr Alexander has consciously worked on lowering his weight, even following the 5:2 Diet to trim off the edges of a lifestyle that involves a lot of work functions. Preserving at least one day a week for relaxation and outdoor activity is a
must for him. Sometimes he gets that day, sometimes he doesn’t. But when he does get a day off, he enjoys his golf or a social game of tennis. Otherwise, he tries to fit in a little bit of running, walking and some gym work. “I am reasonably active, but nowhere near regimented enough because the life of a politician doesn’t give you that standard nine-to-five,” he said. “You might be out seven nights in a row so when you are and have to work through the next day, you try to catch every minute of sleep you can,” he said.
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Gray’s turned novelist Ann Rickard
IF EVER we wanted inspiration to pick ourselves up after suffering a health setback we need look no further than North Coast resident Gray (Grayham) Bickley. Fourteen years ago his prognosis could not have been worse. Doctors gave him just weeks to live after being diagnosed with IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.) “IPF is a killer,” Gray said. “It has already killed my younger brother. My elder brother who lives in the UK now has the disease. IPF is very aggressive. There is no cure. It attacks the lungs.” After the diagnosis Gray was put on a transplant list, and while he waited in anxiety and hope, always endeavouring to keep up his optimism, he spent 16 hours a day in hospital on oxygen. “I was very sick,” he said. “They had to find a new set of lungs for me. Fortunately that happened, but only at the very last minute. I was very lucky they (lungs) matched me depending
on size, tissue, blood type. Everything matched.” That was more than a decade ago and after such a traumatic and life-changing experience and a long and arduous recovery, Gray did not intend to waste a minute of every day he had been granted with this gift of second chance. “I have bad days like everyone, but generally I do treat life fairly openly and try and achieve what I can,” he said. “Judy (his wife) thinks I get too het up about trying to change things (in the world.) I like to get things done, and I get frustrated with things the government seems to twiddle its thumbs about. I realise I don’t have infinite time to fix everything but I do try to be as positive and helpful as I can.” One thing Gray has achieved since his double lung transplant is to write a crime fiction novel entitled Contained. The premise of the novel came to him during a time before ill-health when he worked casually cleaning containers.
STORYTELLER: Author Gray Bickley.
“While I was cleaning containers, I thought ‘what if I found a stash of drugs in a container, what would I do?’ My imagination, which has always been fairly vivid, went from there.” Now, as well as working on a second crime novel, Gray is also about to publish a book of poetry, written and curated while he was recovering from his transplant.
“I was in ICU for 20 days on life-support and I found myself having poetry going through my head,” he said. “I’d lie awake at night with poetry going through my head and then I’d write it down. “It generally has to do with how I felt at the time and how I wanted to get out. “When I look back, it was all time related, how
much time did I have? You never know how long you have when you come out of a transplant. Fifty percent of people live eight years, that is the sort of information they give you. “Well, it’s now almost 14 years for me and I am going very well.” Gray cannot speak highly enough of the professionalism of Australia’s transplant
team. “The Prince Charles Hospital has the best transplant longevity (record) in the world,” he said. “I go to the clinic every three months. They check everything. I think Queensland Health is fantastic, they do a brilliant job.” Gray says the publication of Contained has outlined the next chapter in his life, a life he did not think he had in 2004 when he was given just weeks to live. “Contained is based loosely around a British tourist who went missing,” Gray said. “My story is about his brother coming out from the UK to find him. He gets mixed up in the Noosa real estate (industry) and with drug barons.” Well, hopefully there are no real-life drug barons in Noosa, but to read about them in fiction is bound to be entertaining. Contained is available in local bookshops or directly from Gray at grayham.bickley@ gmail.com.
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Pathology tests explained (continued) 4. Thyroid stimulating hormone quantification As part of the thyroid function test, TSH quantification monitors thyroid disorders such as hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism by measuring the thyroid-stimulating hormones present. 5. Urinalysis This involves taking a sample of urine to look for metabolic disorders
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Six common pathology tests ACCORDING to Pathology Awareness Australia, more than 500 million pathology tests were ordered for Australians in 2017. But what do they actually reveal about your health? 1. Liver function tests LIVER function tests
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cancers and inherited conditions. 3. Iron studies Low levels of iron can lead to anemia, while too much increases the risk of liver disease, heart failure, arthritis and diabetes. (Article continued upper right.)
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LIVING WITH PAIN 2017 Global Pain Index reveals high cost of pain
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Is codeine change good for pain control? Tracey Johnstone
MEDICINES containing codeine are no longer available over the counter; instead, a doctor’s prescription for it will be required. Pain relief products such as Panadeine, Nurofen Plus, Mersyndol as well as cough relief products such as Codral and Demazin, and any generic pharmacy medications carrying codeine will be off the front shelves and moved into the back of the pharmacy. As a consequence, there will be more people visiting their doctor for pain prescriptions and a greater demand on GPs to do a better job at
managing chronic pain complaints. Pain Australia’s chief executive officer Carol Bennett sees this change in policy by The Therapeutic Goods Administration as advantageous for the one-in-five Australians who regularly suffer chronic pain. “I think it has highlighted the extent of the problem and that people are desperate to manage pain in whatever way they can,” Ms Bennett said. “At the moment what you are seeing is a lot of inappropriate use of codeine and it’s masking underlying conditions.
People are taking it because it seems the go-to thing and it’s easy to get. “We know it doesn’t address chronic pain and we know it’s not effective. There are much more effective medications and other treatments.” Ms Bennett said the next step is for a fully endorsed national plan to consistently manage pain treatment which is one of Australia’s most chronic and expensive problems. With codeine off the shelves, Ms Bennett expects the community will push hard for that plan to be put in place. The Federal Government announced at
the end of last month an interim trial program called Pain MedChecks, which is being managed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. The program will facilitate pharmacists, through face-to-face consultations with patients, reviewing the patients’ medication and analgesic use and developing a written action plan, incorporating education, self-management and referral to doctors or other experts where additional support is required. Pain Australia is also offering information on the range of pain management options,
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which it has listed on www.realrelief.org.au. “We know people who access pain clinics, 80 per cent of them get effective treatment,” Ms Bennett said. “There is multi-disciplinary, which is the gold standard – physiotherapy, massage and psychology services. Then there are the medication options. There is a whole raft of treatment options that are useful for pain management.” To find if your pain medication has codeine in it, go to www.nps.org.au /medical-info/medicine -finder?, and enter the search word codeine.
■ The 2017 Global Pain Index has found that Australian workers took 3.3 sick days for body pain, as well as 1.4 days for head pain in the past year, costing the nation $10.6 billion. ■ Australia ranks highest in the world for weekly body pain (impacting 68 per cent of Australians). ■ One in four (25 per cent) experience both head and body pain on a weekly basis, negatively impacting almost every aspect of their lives. ■ The study puts a spotlight on how pain is decreasing our quality of life, leading to missing out on moments in life, including valuable time with family and friends. Is pain impacting our careers? Almost a third (30 per cent) of Australian workers with body pain frequently struggle to concentrate at work because of their pain, and another three in 10 regularly lose motivation (30 per cent). Pain is taking a toll on family time Half (50 per cent) of Australians surveyed say they have trouble enjoying everyday moments with their family due to pain. Why are Australians ignoring pain? Almost all body pain sufferers in Australia (94 per cent) and most head pain sufferers (79 per cent) say they know the cause of their pain, and many have had the cause of their pain diagnosed by a healthcare professional (58 per cent). However, more than four in 10 (42 per cent) say they have self-diagnosed the cause of their body pain.
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The conversation we should have Tracey Johnstone
WE NEED to have a chat about sex for older Australians because it’s time we got upfront about how it can be a positive experience if practised safely. Feeling better about yourself and improving your quality of life, alleviating depression, increasing life satisfaction and general wellbeing are all important outcomes of an active sexual life for ageing Australians, says researcher Dr Sue Malta from the National Ageing Research Institute and University of Melbourne. “I think the most important thing is remaining sexual, whether you are partnered or on your own,” Dr Malta said. “Society has tended to cringe about older people being sexual. A lot of today’s older people grew
up in an era when sex wasn’t talked about, and masturbation was actively discouraged, so a lot of older men and women probably wouldn’t feel comfortable that they can explore their own bodies if they are on their own or with a partner.” Dr Malta has found that as more older people are getting divorced, they are looking for and entering new relationships. The advent of online dating has also opened the door to older people realising they can again be sexually engaged. Dr Malta said that this voyage of discovery and enjoyment should include practising safer sex with the help of condoms as sexually transmitted infections are still an issue, even in later life. Enjoying sex at an older
age can be redefined as people take their physical limitations and disabilities into account. It doesn’t have to involve intercourse, it may involve “outercourse’’. “There are all sorts of ways you can have sex,” Dr Malta said. “It’s not just about intercourse; it can be doing other things that give you pleasure and make you feel good.” Women can find that after menopause they discover a resurgence in sexual feeling. “It’s not like menopause means the end of your sex life,” Dr Malta said. “In some ways, it’s just the beginning. Some women during and after menopause might have a heightened sex drive and others who have lost the inclination, regain it. It’s not all the doom and gloom we have believed it
to be.” Dr Malta also said some women feel they have lost their sexual drive when they no longer have a partner, but in fact it could be dormant and with practice or with the help of stimulating tools, they can rediscover it. “Research shows that people into their 80s, 90s and beyond can remain sexually active and sexually interested,” Dr Malta said. She recommends a visit to a sex shop where a range of items are on offer that can assist with sexual experiences, and where she has found the staff are often pleasant, caring and knowledgeable. A good lubricant is also recommended by Dr Malta. “There are certain ones that you shouldn’t be using such as petroleum
jelly, and there are some that are better for you depending on what you want them for,” she said. “If you are using a vibrator, you want one that doesn’t harm the silicone. “Older women also have to be careful which lubricant they choose, as some of them can be irritating.” One helpful website is www.joanprice.com which has a lot information including lubricant names. Her blog address is betterthaniever expected.blogspot. com.au. Dr Malta wants to develop a website containing information on all issues relating to sexuality and ageism. While that project waits for funding , Dr Malta recommends www.jeanhailes.org.au and www.andrology australia.org.
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Downsize to upgrade your lifestyle on Brisbane’s coast REDUCING your living space to a luxury apartment and upgrading your lifestyle on Brisbane’s coast is a very attractive option. There are many factors to consider when moving from your prized family home, but if you’re an empty-nester, downsizing into a smaller place is both sensible and economical. Retirees looking to downsize to a modern apartment have the opportunity to re-evaluate their lifestyle. Unsurprisingly, many opt for a quieter beachside life, lapping up the water views and brilliant sunshine it offers. Acclaimed coastal property developer
Traders in Purple caters to the over 50s demographic. It creates new, luxurious and modern seaside developments for those who are unwilling to compromise on quality. With sweeping panoramic views of Moreton Bay, new developments like Bathers Beachside, and the recently completed Waters Edge and The Scarborough, offer unprecedented value for money for retirees. These developments are at coastal havens of unparalleled beauty right at your doorstep, and although it feels like a holiday destination, the Brisbane CBD is still close by. The vibrant bayside suburbs, which are just
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High School Reunion of State Commercial TRICIA Dakin is looking for you if you attended the State Commercial High School (SCHS) in the QUT area in George St, Brisbane. Tricia is organising a reunion and is seeking ex-students who may have attended he school. “The school opened in the 1930s and closed down in 1962 and I was one of the last students to attend,” she said. “SCHS was one of only four high schools located in the CBD area before
suburban high schools were built, with only one remaining now – Brisbane State High School. “Today, when there is a state secondary school or college in most suburbs, it is hard to imagine not many years ago there were very few of these institutions in Queensland. “SCHS was at the Parliament House end of George Street where some of the buildings now form part of QUT. Three of these high schools were
closed in the early 1960s, with Brisbane State High School being the only one still in operation.” To anyone whose alma mater was SCHS, on Tuesday, March 27, some of the past pupils from across the years will be meeting at Easts Leagues Club, Coorparoo, for their 27th Reunion of Past Pupils. Anyone interested in attending can phone Tricia Dakin on 3376 7724 for more information or to register for the luncheon.
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Aged Pension acid test FINANCE TONY KAYE
THE new assets test has become an acid test for many who were receiving a part Age Pension. Almost 90,000 individuals and couples around Australia who previously received a part Age Pension payment completely lost their entitlements in 2017 as a result of the Federal Government’s changes to the pension assets test rules, it can be revealed. In addition, hundreds of thousands of individuals and couples who were previously receiving a full pension have had their payments reduced.
The revised pension assets test rules introduced last year also mean many Australians who had calculated their retirement income stream around receiving a part Age Pension in the future should seek out professional advice urgently to re-evaluate their financial position. The Federal Department of Social Services has confirmed to Eureka Report that around 86,600 part rate age pensioners had their pension cancelled directly as a result of the assets test changes that came into effect on January 1, 2017. And, as we head into 2018, more retiring Australians will likely miss out on receiving any level of age pension. The Federal Government set new
limits on the amount of assets outside of a family home that could be held by couples or individuals before their pension rate was reduced. The amount of pension received is now reduced by $3 per fortnight for every $1000 over the new limits under what is known as the pension taper rate.
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■ SINGLE Home owner $250,000 Non-home owner $450,000 ■ COUPLE Home owner $375,000 Non-home owner $575,000 USING the latest official government data, our research has found that between the end of December 2016 and the
end of June, the number of recipients receiving a part Age Pension under the assets test fell from 486,031 to 321,106, a variation of just over 147,000. The DSS has claimed only part of that difference was due to the actual changes in the assets test, and that no full rate age pensioners have had their pension cancelled due to the assets test changes. However, between December 2016 and mid-2017, the total number of Australians receiving an Age Pension dropped from 2.57 million to 2.49 million. The number of couples receiving a full or part pension fell by around 61,000, from 1.43 million to 1.37 million, while the number of singles slipped from 1.13 million to
1.12 million. In terms of assessing the Age Pension under the assets test, the DSS data shows that around 1.18 million recipients are couples owning a home. A further 660,000 are singles owning a home. These cohorts tend to have the highest value level of assets outside of their homes. The pension assets test does not apply to the family home itself, but does to its contents and any other assets owned including property, vehicles, caravans, boats, superannuation holdings and funds in bank accounts. Average superannuation balances at retirement already put many Australians close to or over the new asset test thresholds. But one of the
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Reviews The Whole Bright Year IN THE summer of 1976 it’s picking season on an Australian stone-fruit orchard run by Celia, a hard-working woman in her early 40s. Years ago, when her husband was killed as a bystander in an armed robbery, Celia left the city and brought her newborn daughter Zoe to this farm for a secure life. Now 16, Zoe is a passionate, intelligent girl chafing against her mother’s protectiveness, yearning to find intensity and a bit of danger. Barging into this world as itinerant fruit-pickers come a desperate brother and sister from Sydney. The hard-bitten Sheena has kidnapped her wild, ebullient 18-year-old brother Kieran and dragged him out west, away from trouble in the city. Kieran and Zoe are drawn to each other the instant they meet,
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Serves 8 This is a rehash of the ’70s fondue with today’s ingredients. The fresh herbs and wine in this fondue add a
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INGREDIENTS
2 tbsp butter 1 large shallot, finely diced (about 1⁄4 cup) or white onion 1 ⁄2 cup white wine 500g brie, rind removed and cut into 1-inch pieces 11⁄2 tbsp cornflour 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme Freshly ground black pepper Salt
4 medium Fuji apples cored and cut into 1-inch slices (about four cups)
METHOD
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about three minutes. Add the wine and quarter cup of water, and bring to a simmer. In a small bowl, toss the brie with the cornflour to coat and then whisk into the wine until the cheese completely melts, about two minutes. Stir in the thyme. Season then transfer to a fondue pot, set out skewers, and let guests serve themselves by dipping the apple slices or bread into the fondue.
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THE ’70s; what a time to be alive. It was when Glam rock was born, the music and the clothes were outrageous with furs and flares being the norm. Food was starting to evolve with the influx of immigrants into Australia. Our tastebuds started changing. Takeaway was only available from the local fish and chip shop, then the Chinese and Italian restaurants started to arrive with such incredible flavours and ingredients. I remember going with
mum and taking a large saucepan to the Chinese takeaway to collect fried rice and dim sims in the early ’70s. It was such a treat. Chow mein entered the menu at home along with the delicious apricot chicken, spaghetti bolognaise (still is) and fondues. The fondues were a must for any dinner party, sweet or savoury, and that is still relevant today. For more recipes go to www.seniorsnews.com.au
WHAT screams the ’70s more than flares, tube tops, tie-dying, tang, beaded necklaces, disco balls, platform shoes, clogs, cassette tapes, pet rocks, etch a sketch and talking on a phone with a cord? Each decade has its own colour palette and the ’70s was totally about chocolate brown, avocado green and burnt orange. Many homes got groovy
with a wall hanging of an owl or some kind of animal print and, possibly, a macrame potted plant hanger. One of the earliest recorded uses of macrame-style knots as decoration appeared in the carvings of the Babylonians and Assyrians. Fringe-like plaiting and braiding adorned the costumes of the time. Macrame travelled from North Africa to Spain, France and then on to other European countries. Many Australians were into macrame in the ’70s and the creative flow of that era.
GROOVY: Use your creativity to make a macrame pot plant hanger. PHOTO:
Materials used in macrame include cords made of cotton twine, linen, hemp, jute, leather and yarn. Cords are identified by construction, such as a three-ply cord, made of three lengths of fibre
twisted together. For larger decorative pieces, such as wall hangings or window coverings, a work of macrame might be started out on a wooden or metal dowel, allowing a spread of dozens of cords that are easy to manipulate. If you would like to get mellow with macrame and go back in time some 40 years, check out the free patterns and tutoring videos available online: free-macramepatterns.com/ and youtube.com/user/ macrameschool. For a modern spin on macrame creations, visit: modernmacrame.com.
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