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Innovative ideas improve lifestyles FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK GAIL FORRER
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AN Australian first initiative could change the face of ageing and give world peace a nudge because as the designer said: “The answer is on your doorstep”. This month Nursing Practitioner Mathui Bush claimed first prize in the Senior Living Innovation Challenge. The challenge, thought to be an Australian first, initiated by QUT in partnership with Retirement Industry organisations, offered a first prize of $20,000 for a concept that aims to reframe ageing in Australia. Mathui’s winning project was ‘One Good Street’. Using a combination of simplicity, thoughtfulness and use of new
technology, he worked up a grassroots concept of meeting, sharing and caring with the people in your street (and perhaps even a few blocks away), that seeks to enhance and perhaps inform the whole idea of ‘staying in your own home’ for the older person. The idea that the neighbourhood street is a community within a community is an old one. It might begin with playing with neighbourhood kids, sharing a neighbourhood barbecue, gradually growing familiar enough to borrow a cup of milk, and then perhaps accepting an invite to milestone birthdays and so it goes on. In the best world, the street stays the same and people come and go, but the traditional sense of community survives. However today, modern mobility and new work life balances, have changed a lot of those customs – but not all of them. Recently I moved and came home to
find a pot-plant and welcome note on my doorstep, it was warm introduction to my new abode. This summer during searing weather, Mathiu told me his street introduced the air-con club, an initiative that saw neighbours with air-conditioning open up their homes to hot and bothered neighbours. The ‘One Good Street’ model works as an online platform, where residents register what they’re doing in their street and are rewarded with accreditation. These accreditations will show up in the street and then, perhaps throughout a whole suburb. Mathui said it creates a culture of participation, which tackles social isolation, a major issue for people over 65. Physiotherapist Meg Lowry was runner-up with a concept focused on the practicalities of gaining fitness and reducing falls.
Certainly, another great idea for older people (for more on this story and videos, please visit seniorsnews.com.au). This issue our cover story features Sue Pieters Hawke. Sue’s life took on another dimension when her mother, Hazel Hawke was diagnosed with Alzheimers. At this point she began her journey into reframing the stereotypical treatment of dementia, since then she has expanded her advocacy into ageism in all forms. She is not alone, The Australian Men’s Shed Association has acknowledged the issue of elder abuse and rather than turning a blind eye, is tackling this with a strategy of informal conversation (page 4). We also have interesting feature articles on cannabis together with informative stories on well-being, living and travel. I trust you enjoy them all. — Gail
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Dementia advocate calls for elder rights and respect JOURNALIST TRACEY JOHNSTONE ONCE referred to as the ‘accidental advocate’, Dementia Australia ambassador Sue Pieters-Hawke these days doesn’t miss a chance to help argue for elder respect and against ageism. The daughter of Hazel Hawke, who had Alzheimer’s disease, and the author of two books on her mother’s journey, Sue holds lead
roles with government, private sector, consumer and advocacy groups that tap into her deep understanding of the many issues around dementia and ageing. She also uses that experience to consult to and educate aged care industry members on re-framing dementia to reflect the rights and choices of people living with dementia. Recently Sue used her role of ambassador for the 2018 National Elder
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at least five per cent, or 180,000, of older people in Australia are reported as sufferers of elder abuse and women are 2.5 times more likely to be victims. Almost 67 per cent of that abuse is inflicted by their children. “Other risks are different forms of disability, one of which is cognitive disability which is caused by dementia or other things,” Sue said. “Others are impaired mobility and increased dependency on other people.” Sue wants the public to understand that dementia is a set of diseases, but people still have capacities as well as impairments. “They need to be treated with dignity and respect as people with individual needs, wishes and preferences rather than stripped of
personhood,” the passionate advocate added. Human rights are often what is forgotten in the dementia journey. The right to dignity, safety, respect and personal choice are not always remembered those around older people. “Violation of those human rights – anything which causes harm or damage to a person, whether it be financial, social, sexual, physical, psychological, neglect – we see these as an abuse of a person’s right to be treated decently,” Sue said. She reiterates the importance of older people not waiting until it’s too late to get good advice and ensure written agreements containing specific requests are in place with their supporters. “For a long time as an advocate for a greater understanding of dementia and greater support for people for people who care for and about them, we have been working to help people remove stigma and understand dementia as a cognitive disablement of a chronic disease and to argue for the rights of people with any sort of impairment to be supported and protected,” Sue said. “That’s one of the reasons I work in the areas of positive ageing and anti-ageism. “Human rights of people with dementia are abused every day by our failures of care and
understanding, by our lack of respect, by our stigmatised understanding, by the demonisation and isolation of people with dementia. “People with dementia don’t have social structure to support their rights and that’s something that we are working and fighting for.” The first steps she says to finding a solution to this problem is getting the public to better understand dementia and to maintain respect for a sufferer rather than be dismissive, and which may overlap elder abuse, but still needs to stand on its own. “We need to unravel it and see what different ways it can occur and then what we are the different things we can put in place,” Sue said. “If we don’t do anything about it, by the middle of this century there is going to be 500,000 elders in Australia experience some form of abuse – and that’s pretty disturbing.” She also reminds us that dismissing the issues with ‘that’s not me’, isn’t a valid argument. “If we don’t die young, we will get old and the issues around dementia and elder abuse will be part of our broader community and possibly our own lives as we age,” Sue said. “Combating ageism and putting in place strategies that can protect our older community members against elder abuse can’t remain somebody else’s problem. “A lot of these issues we can deal with. We just need the will to do it.”
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Elder abuse: Helping men have the conversation THE Men’s Shed approach to informal conversations over a cuppa or a handyman project is helping the shed members open up about elder abuse concerns. Across Australia there are 980 registered Men’s Sheds which provide a perfect platform for information on elder abuse awareness to be disseminated to what Australian Men’s Shed Association executive officer David Helmers describes as a “notoriously difficult demographic of Australia to reach”. “Our primary objective is the prevention of poor health of men, and social isolation,” Mr Helmers said. “In doing that we have created a very comfortable space for men to talk to each other and some of these issues do come up quite regularly in the sheds.” Those sheds support about 200,000
‘shedders’ with an average age of 72. Many come from an unskilled working backgrounds. Shedders usually meet at least weekly. Some sheds will be open three or four days a week, while others are open all seven days. The sheds offer a conduit for a lot of organisations who can offer knowledge and support on a variety of men’s health issues.
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users of email and the internet. It’s the ‘shoulder to shoulder’ conversation that works. “When we create these environments, they will talk about problems,” Mr Helmers said. “I have been working in Men’s Sheds for 10 years and some of the conversations I have heard – elder abuse and domestic violence – have been quite eye opening.” He hopes that through the Men’s Sheds that are appearing in aged care facilities and through its other sheds, the association may be able to take more obvious role in the elder abuse awareness campaign. “Many organisations have looked at how we have addressed a problem and come up with a very practical solution,” Mr Helmers said. The old way of approaching a problem was to get a group of men together with a facilitator and say, ‘let’s talk about it’ and then listen to the silence. “Get the same 12 blokes, put them in a room, put an old lawn mower on the table with a bunch of tools and tell them to fix it,” Mr Helmers said. “Give them a couple of
MEN’S SHEDS: Taking a stand against elder abuse.
hours and the results at the end of the day are guaranteed that one, the lawn mower still won’t work, but two, they will
have formed friendships and talked about subjects they would never have spoken about. “That’s where we can be a conduit
for this conversation that needs to be had.” Go to mensshed.org or call 1300 550 009 for more information.
Educating our grandchildren about finances IN A cashless world where any item, even something as small as a coffee, can be paid for by our smart phones, it should be important to teach children about money – and who better to do that than a grandparent? Did you know -
■ More than 40 per cent of Australians believe their children don’t learn enough about money at school. ■ Despite a third of parents being worried about their children’s understanding of digital money, nearly 80 per cent still give cash pocket money.
■ Almost a third of parents admit to experiencing debt and want their children to learn from their mistakes. ■ Even though we are moving towards an increasingly cashless economy, most parents still provide cash pocket money. In fact, 20 per
cent of parents say they rarely withdraw cash for themselves, mostly using the ATM for pocket money purposes. Grandparents can help teach children about handling cash and keeping their savings in a piggy bank.
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the norm in Australian politics. During her time in Parliament she was the most genuine, but spontaneous voice in the Senate; something disquieting but refreshing and something she admits to easily. “When I first got up there I was a wrecking ball,” Lambie said. “But I changed things. Normal people like me belong in the Senate. We have a place there.” Lambie has always stood out, even in childhood and adolescence. The no-nonsense working-class Tassie girl left school in Year 11 and joined the Australian Army at age 17. The Army wasn’t planned; it just happened when she and a few girlfriends spotted an Army recruitment van in the carpark of their local Centrelink. They made a girly pact to join up
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Are we using more drugs? JOURNALIST ALISON HOUSTON THERE is a growing use and misuse of alcohol, cannabis and prescription drugs among Australia’s over-60s according to the National Drug Strategy (NDS) 2017–2026. So, why are we using more and what, if any, are the consequences? According to the NDS, “Older people can be more susceptible to alcohol, tobacco and other drug problems as a result of difficulties with pain and medication management, isolation, poor health, significant life events and loss of independent living”. Drug Arm Australia (DAA) communications manager Alex Davis said an increasing number of over-50s, particularly men, who had drunk moderately all their lives, were looking for help after finding their consumption increased markedly due to the loss of a partner, family moving, loneliness,
retirement and other life changes or financial stresses and life traumas. Alex said often such increases remained hidden due to Australia’s ingrained culture of drinking, which made us dismiss clues with phrases such as, “he’s the life of the party”, or “just having a quiet one” until health and/or relationship difficulties became apparent. According to the NDS Household Drug Survey, Alex said, recent use of cannabis among over 40s is at the highest rate seen over the last 15 years, with the number of males over 60 who reported using illicit drugs in their lifetime rising from 25-30 per cent from 2013-2016, and 18-22 per cent for females. About 85 per cent of people seeking help for alcohol or drugs had a co-occurring mental health issue such as anxiety or depression. An AMA spokesperson told Seniors News that “as people get older, the impact of alcohol on their health is increased. Even small quantities of alcohol can increase the potential
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for harm, accidents, or falls”. This is particularly the case in seniors on medication or with health problems, such as heart conditions and high-blood pressure which, when mixed with alcohol, can create other health risks. “As people age, they should talk with their doctor about their alcohol consumption and be aware that alcohol must be consumed in moderation,” the spokesman said. Similarly, the AMA is concerned with the use of cannabis, particularly when smoked, potentially increasing the risks to heart and lungs, and even more so if combined with tobacco.
Cannabis consumed as edibles or used in other ways such as through a vaporiser, it acknowledged, “may be less harmful” but advised any use should be discussed with a GP. When asked about the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, particular for seniors with aches, pains and chronic diseases, the AMA spokesperson stated that while “care needs to be taken when prescribing cannabis... there are excessive barriers for people in need of treatment”. “The process for prescribing medicinal cannabis is heavily laden with red tape and hard to navigate. If medicinal
cannabis has been prescribed, it is entirely appropriate that a patient be able to access a legal supply.” For more information, phone DAA for programs and counselling on 1300 656 800 or go to www.hoa.drugarm.com. au.
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■ 17.1 per cent of Australians consume alcohol at levels that put them at risk of harm from alcohol-related disease or injury over their lifetime and 25.5 per cent each month drink at levels that pose a risk of short-term harms, such as injury. ■ 11.9 per cent of 50 to 59-year-olds drink at high-risk levels at least yearly, up from 9.1 per cent in 2013, while 5.8 per cent do so at least monthly. ■ About 250,000 Australians are estimated to have been the victims of an alcohol-related physical assault in 2015-16. Alcohol is associated with over 5000 deaths and more than 150,000
hospitalisations every year. ■ Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in Australia. ■ Cannabis use can impact health, including mental illness, respiratory illness, and cognitive defects. There is a correlation in young adults with psychosis. ■ 4.1 per cent of 50 to 59-year-olds and 4.5 per cent of people 60 and over use pharmaceutical drugs such as opioids, benzodiazepines and other analgesics for non-medical purposes. These can result in fatal and non-fatal overdose, memory lapses, impaired co-ordination and aggression. ■ The overall cost to Australian society of alcohol and other drug use in 2004-05 was about $55.2 billion, including costs to the health system, lost workplace productivity, road accidents ($3.1 billion) and crime. ■ Of this, tobacco accounted for $31.5 billion (56.2%), alcohol $15.3 billion (27.3%) and illegal drugs $8.2 billion (14.6%).
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Relaxation and pain relief for pot users IT’S generally not about getting high for the increasing number of over-50s using cannabis; it’s about relaxation and relief from pain, both mental and physical. That’s according to the Hemp Embassy’s Michael Balderstone, himself a cannabis user for more than 40 years. “I’m 69 and there are a lot of people from my generation who maybe smoked a bit of pot at university, but now they’ve got aches and pains and they’re tired of taking opiate-derived painkillers with all their side-effects,” Michael said. “It allows you to be aware, be awake and be alive instead of doped up on opiates.” About 500 people turned up over two days at a medical cannabis workshop held at the Hemp Embassy in Nimbin in late January. Health complaints included children with epilepsy, autism or brain
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It’s sad for us that cannabis is bunched in with heavy and addictive drugs like ice... tumours, young women with breast cancer, and a large number of over-60s with everything from chronic aches and pains to those who had gone through chemo and radiotherapy. “Sometimes they come to us looking for cannabis as a last resort,” Michael said. He said cannabis was also a “magic medicine” in terms of dealing with anxiety and depression and PTSD, and was known by the Tibetans as a sleeping medicine. “It’s the best vegetable on the planet,” he said. Unless you heated or cooked cannabis, Michael said, THC’s psychotropic effects were not active, meaning cold extraction in alcohol or juicing of leaves didn’t get you stoned, but had a far more subtle effect. Michael said while Australian legalisation of
medicinal marijuana was welcome, at the moment “there are so many hoops to jump through” that it was accessible to very few who truly needed it. Doctors who believe in its positive effects are now sending patients to Nimbin to source their own cannabis if they cannot fulfil all the criteria for prescription. He said the fact that it appeared medicinal marijuana was to be licensed to big corporations was also a hurdle, in that not only would this take time but it was unlikely to be a pure as that grown organically in outside conditions in Nimbin. Michael believes the reason we are not allowed to grow marijuana in our own backyards, choosing the specific strain to best meet our needs, is simply the money involved in the pharmaceutical industry,
and its fear of just how good the potential healing power of cannabis is. “The biggest business on Earth is taking people’s pain away and the big pharmaceuticals want to control it... there’s too much profit in pain relief,” he said. A migraine sufferer, who also had PTSD after boarding school experiences, Michael said he first used cannabis at 24. His migraines totally stopped. He barely drinks alcohol and said there were many regular users who didn’t drink at all. “It’s sad for us that cannabis is bunched in with heavy and addictive drugs like ice – it’s just a dried herb. The whole thing has been demonised,” he said. But Michael has faith that in time that will all change, as it is starting to, and some day, maybe, anyone who wants or needs it will have a cannabis plant growing legally in their own backyard.
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Call to focus on all drugs Alison Houston
DESPITE legislation allowing specifically prescribed use of medicinal cannabis, its general usage remains illegal. However, there is a growing push from a variety of areas, including the AMA, for a re-evaluation of the drug war and, in the AMA’s words, “a major change in funding priorities from policing and prosecution of substance users to interventions that avoid or reduce use, promote resilience and reduce societal harms”. In its Harmful Substance Use, Dependence and Behavioural Addiction 2017 statement position, the AMA states that it believes “that substance dependence and behavioural addictions (SDBA) are serious health conditions...” and that those impacted should be “treated like other patients with serious illness”. It suggests an open
discussion of policies that effectively reduce consumption and harms related to drug use and drug control, and recognition of “the probable benefits of shifting the focus from criminalisation and penalties for drug users to providing suitable health care and treatment for those who need it”. It also pointedly calls on governments to “focus on those dependences and addictions causing the greatest levels of harm to individuals and society, regardless of whether it is socially unpalatable. This includes alcohol”. Decriminalisation would not legalise drugs but would remove criminal sanctions for personal drug use, with the option of civil penalties such as fines or diversionary treatment programs. Portugal, which decriminalised personal use in 2001, has experienced increases in the number of people accessing treatment, decreases in HIV transmission and
We need to open up access for cannabis ... and allow people to refer to it as what it is, a herb, and process it for their own needs.
CARE NOT CRIME: Drug Policy Australia CEO Greg Chipp believes current drug laws do more harm than good, demonising users rather than offering health care.
reduction in drug-related deaths. In Australia in 2010, 10.2 per cent of prisoners had a drug-defined crime as their most serious offence and 62 per cent of people arrested by police tested positive to illicit drugs. In March 2017, former premiers Bob Carr and Jeff Kennett, and former police commissioners released a reform blueprint Can Australia Respond to Drugs More
Effectively and Safely? based on treating drug use as a health rather than a legal issue. Drug Policy Australia CEO Greg Chipp said while his organisation didn’t advocate drug use, it did believe “the current prohibitionist drug policies do more harm than good”, “demonised users” who were in fact our family and friends, and left people dying of overdoses in back alleys. “We need policies that
will look after them rather than putting them in harm’s way,” he said. Mr Chipp, 62, said his organisation received a lot of inquiries from older people seeking medical cannabis for relief from arthritis and other chronic pain. “We need to open up access for cannabis – a plant that has been around for about 3000 years – and allow people to refer to it as what it is, a herb, and process it for their own needs.” He believes current reported usage levels would be an underestimate, with many people embarrassed to admit they either take or have taken cannabis due to the pervading notion of
it being either evil or an alternative “hippy” behaviour. He said marijuana use was a human rights issue, with people having the right to health and to moderate what happened to their own bodies. One of the tragedies of the decades of cannabis prohibition (since 1930s America), he said, was that there had not been enough research into the benefits of the plant. Did you know? Iceland (18.3%), the United States (16.3%) and Nigeria (14.3%) are the biggest users of cannabis in the world, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Australia ranks ninth, with 10.2 per cent, and the Netherlands, where personal use is decriminalised and cannabis coffee shops are famous, ranks only 20th, with eight per cent usage. According to The Guardian, studies in mice last year suggested a low dose of THC (the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis) could improve brain function in older age. Human trials have yet to begin.
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Azure Blue Redcliffe residents Lorraine and Geoff Taylor say their community offers everything a retired person could need. “It’s great here, we’ve got resort-style living alongside wonderful people,” Mrs Taylor said. “We’re also close to everything we need such as shops, restaurants, doctors and banks.” Azure Blue Redcliffe is located in Redcliffe Peninsula. Village sales manager Angela Malakai said the village offered affordable, spacious and beautifully appointed one, two and three bedroom apartments.
“Each home is complete with modern appliances and finishes, and your home maintenance and gardening needs are fully taken care of,” Ms Malakai said. This allows you the freedom to fully embrace your exciting new surrounds and community. From its central Anzac Avenue position, Azure Blue Redcliffe is within easy reach of award winning restaurants and cafes, shopping, cinemas and health services. Recreational areas include a barbecue area, swimming pool, gym, residents’ cafe, games room, beauty salon, media room and treatment room.
“With resort-style retirement living, in-home support if required, and a co-located state-ofthe-art aged care facility, residents can enjoy life in a comfortable, secure and safe seaside environment,” Ms Malakai said. She said residents had a choice of nearby sporting clubs and walkways, and the Redcliffe Peninsula foreshore provided active and healthy fun.” “Living at Azure Blue Redcliffe means you’ll never feel alone with friendly faces and caring staff ready to welcome you and your family,” Ms Malakai said. You’ll meet others who have chosen to embrace the potential life has to
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Subject: housing for singles. I was interested in your article about homelessness. Because of the high divorce/separation rate in Australia, we have a lot of single people needing accommodation. Developers build these units by the thousands but singles cannot afford them. Why do they not build a percentage of these units as bedsits? Very basic one room accommodation with shower, basin, toilet and kitchen. These should be able to be sold for under $300,000. These units are close to transport shops, etc, so car space would be provided. Working singles would be happy to have a place of their own to start again after a break up and this would give them a start to move on later if they chose to. Caravan parks are now not available and there is a crying need for cheap accommodation. I think bedsits are the answer. — Gwenda
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Don’t retire when 65 Start up a business
INSTEAD of retiring at 65, older Australians should be starting their own business, making money and contributing to the economy. That’s the view of the outgoing chairman of the Sunshine Coast branch of Regional Development Australia, Tony Riddle, who believes that “retirement” is an obsolete notion. He has some good reasons for saying so, but you might not agree. I see his viewpoint as a good conversation starter about retirement age, age discrimination in the workplace, the place of mentoring in the workforce and the value of life-long learning.
For many people the aged pension is no longer available at 65, but rather 67, and one imagines that sooner rather than later, that age will be extended to 70. How do you feel about this? If you would like to have your say on this viewpoint, please email me at Gail.Forrer@seniors newspaper.com.au. Gail Mr Riddle, an entrepreneur himself, said that stopping work at 60 or 65 and doing nothing for the rest of your life was not good for a person’s health, wealth or well-being, and catastrophic for the
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national economy. He said not only was there no reason why older people could not be successful in business, many mature-age entrepreneurs had already shown the way. “KFC, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s were started by men aged over 50,” Mr Riddle said. “Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals at 76. “Dame Judi Dench won an Oscar at 64.” Mr Riddle said older people had many advantages when starting
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The only serious disadvantage I can see is societal perception that entrepreneurship is for wide-eyed 20-somethings. business ventures. “The kids will probably have left home and started their own lives,” he said. “We’ve often paid off the family home, built up a network of useful contacts, and developed experience, knowledge and wisdom. “The only serious disadvantage I can see is societal perception that entrepreneurship is for wide-eyed 20-somethings. “That is wrong – entrepreneurs are as diverse as the population, and there is nothing to say you can’t become one in
your later years.” Mr Riddle said older Australians were living longer because they ate better, adopted healthier lifestyles and benefited from advances in medical science. “We’re staying fit and well, and the percentage of older people in our population is growing,” he said. “So why do we continue to stop work at 60 or 65? “And, more importantly, why does the community expect this of us?” Mr Riddle said it was CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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time society changed its view of older people. “Bureaucrats, politicians and, indeed, the whole community need to understand that the future of Australia depends on this change,” he said. “It makes no sense that we eliminate from the workforce fit, talented, intelligent men and women simply because they have reached at a certain age.” Mr Riddle said he wasn’t suggesting older people should remain in jobs they hated. “I believe we should consider reaching the age of 60 or 65 as presenting an opportunity to do what we want,” he said. Mr Riddle is a founder of the Spark Bureau, a not-for-profit organisation that fosters innovation and collaboration on the Sunshine Coast. He said this year the Spark Bureau would launch a range of
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I REFER to page 36 of the current SC Seniors newspaper, where Tony Kaye writes “having higher... savings may actually generate less tax-free income than the Age Pension. In other words, having more can equal receiving less”. My wife and I are two of the 90,000 who lost their part-pension at the start of 2017. We not only lost the cash but also a number of privileges accorded to pensioners, such as bulk-billing by our GP. The new taper rate is very poorly designed, especially in a time of low bank interest rates. This means that to make up for the loss of pension, savings have to made in more risky
investments such as the share market, at an age when taking risks is not part of our retirement plan! The current assets test regime is an encouragement to spend up on cruises etc so as to reduce our assets and get back on the pension. Mr Kaye is correct in saying that having more savings results in less income. A large part of our “excess” assets arose from downsizing our home and moving to a retirement village. We are penalised for what is in most other respects is something the government should be facilitating. We hope the 2018 Federal Budget will address this crass inequity. — Ted Webber, Buderim
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AT THE February meeting our branch enjoyed an informative talk on Assistive Technology from Scott from Life Tech Gadgets and aids. Marcia, who is in charge of arranging our guest speakers, has some great people lined up including Michael Beatty, spokesperson for the RSPCA. We have just had a bus trip to the beautiful Sunshine Coast hinterland when we visited Montville and The Ginger Factory. We enjoyed a terrific lunch at the Ginger Factory. Our next outing will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day with lunch at The Gap Tavern. Our branch meets at the Ashgrove Bowls Club every third Tuesday of the month at 9.30am. Everyone is welcome to come see all the fun thing we do. Phone 0409 878 089.
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The club is for anyone who would like to know more about their computers, laptops, tablets and phones and is run by volunteers. You can join the club, on the day, for an annual membership fee of $10. We offer classes that can be up to four weeks of two hours per week or some of lesser duration. Irrespective of the type or duration of a class they only cost $10. Our classes can commence from a very basic level. Details phone Lavina on 0411 806 154 or go to http://wroccs.org.au.
SAMFORD MUSEUM
THE success of Australia Day activities, Bush poet/ Swaggie/ Blacksmith bundled into one Ray Lind being presented with Life Membership at a working bee morning tea. He was lost for words, just for a little while. Painter and restorer Alan Morris’ 90th birthday was celebrated with cake and candles. Dale Gurney was presented with chocolates to mark her special birthday. Have a skill you could use at Samford Museum, like to learn ways to be involved or stories to tell of Samford? Visit us Wednesday or Sunday or phone Geoff 3289 2743.
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YOU are invited to our International Day on Germany featuring a guest speaker and a musical program by the Oxley QCWA Choir. Lunch will follow. Wednesday, March 28 at 10am in the Oxley Bowls Club, Englefield Road, Oxley. Cost is $10. RSVP to Pat on 3379 1318 or burgesss_pat@hotmail. com by March 21 for
Mess, souvenir booklet and group photo. Go to www.armymuseum southqueensland.com.au or phone Bev Smith 0429 954 663 or email bsmithys@bigpond.net. au.
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AUSTRALIAN military history abounds with accounts of how important animals have been during times of war. Commencing late February to June 30, animal lovers and historians will delight in the next exhibition at Brisbane’s Victoria Barracks entitled Animals in War. Animals in War will include tributes to the pigeons, dogs, camels, horses, mules and donkeys from World War I to the current day. In Vietnam and Afghanistan, many Diggers relied on their beloved working dog mates and these stories will be explored and illustrated. Tours (Wednesdays only) by individuals or groups must be pre-booked. The price of $15 per person includes the exhibition, an escorted tour of Victoria Barracks precinct on Petrie Terrace, a formal Devonshire Tea served in the original Officers’
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BROWNS PLAINS NATIONAL SENIORS
HERE we go again, another year of good social contact, with entertainment, guest speakers, monthly coach trips, barbecues and a seven-day holiday in May by coach to Lightning Ridge for 16 of our members. One of the most important events for this year is the Zone Conference being hosted by the Browns Plains branch at Greenbank RSL on May 29. Our Zone Conference committee was delighted to have our new Zone President, May Cottam, come along to our
meeting which was held on February 6, and whose input to the event was much appreciated. Our first guest speaker for the year was Zentha Chulio from Logan City Council who briefly spoke to us on the topic of Scams in the Logan area. Michael Beatty from the RSPCA, followed Zentha, who gave us a very interesting insight into the organisation. We extend a warm welcome to visitors and intending members to our monthly meetings held on the second Tuesday of each month at Greenbank RSL from 10am. For details, phone Ron or Bev on 3809 0697 or 0402 094 887.
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fully or partially selffunded and who meet once a month on the third Friday, generally at 9.30am at the OES Hall, 2 Bohland Street, Kedron. Our meetings go till 11.30am with a guest speaker and morning tea and biscuits. Parking is available. We also have a financial group that meets locally on the second Friday of the month in a general discussion without giving financial advice. It also starts at the same time and finishes around 11.30am. We are part of a national group that has a national newsletter along with our own monthly one. We are a peak body representing ourselves in matters affecting our financial concern. Come along and look,and perhaps join for a low annual fee and also join our social outings over the year. Details phone 3881 1820 before 5.30pm, or email sitram@powerup.com.au, or phone Paul on 3351 4120.
STAFFORD WOMEN’S SOCIAL GROUP
WE WOULD like to invite women of all ages from the local community to come along to The Community Place Stafford for a morning of social fun with other women from the local community. Bring your own craft or puzzles or anything else you are currently working on, or just drop in for a cuppa, a
cookie and a chat. We sometimes even do some local excursions with the group. So come along on Monday Mornings from 9.30-11.30am at 33 Teevan Street, Stafford. Details phone 3857 1152 or email enquiries@thecommunity place.com.au.
FASQ
IF YOU love flower arranging or floral design, the Floral Art Society of Queensland Inc. would warmly welcome you as a visitor or new member at one of their monthly meetings. Meetings include a floral design demonstration or workshop as well as bench work of floral art designs exhibited by members. The next meeting will be held on Monday, March 26 from 9.30am at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha Auditorium, Toowong. Admission of $7 is payable at the door. Details phone Heather 0412 735 483 or go to www.floralart societyqld.org.au.
FOREST LAKES 50+ CLUB
OUR first day trip for 2018 was a trip to Underwater World Sea Life Aquarium at Mooloolaba, also a 14-day cruise to NZ on the Sea Princess. The Club meet on the third Friday of the month at The Lion, Pine Road, Richlands at 10.30am. Date claimers for the next two meetings
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are March 16 (AGM) and April 20. Details on the club and its activities, phone Leonie on 0427 846 057 or Les on 3279 9449 or 0466 377 618 to register your interest, email fl50plusc@gmail.com. New members are always welcome.
AQUATIC OUTING: Forest Lakes 50+ clubs first day trip for 2018 was a trip to Underwater World at Mooloolaba.
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Hall, after morning tea which is served at 9.45am. Visitors and new members are most welcome. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the calendar month. Details phone Pat on 3356 1256.
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WILL be holding their AGM on Friday March 16 at Norths Leagues & Services Club, Kallangur at 11am. This year marks their 25th anniversary, a celebratory lunch will follow at noon at a cost of $35 to all members. All attendees at the lunch will receive a commemorative booklet, for those not attending copies will be made available at the Kallangur Centre. Members are encouraged to attend, guest speaker at this event will be Julie Porteous, President of the U3A Network Qld. Bookings for lunch closed March 1.
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OUR year’s activities began with a well attended fashion parade and general meeting on January 22. Speakers have already been arranged for meetings for 2018. The first bus trip will be a tour through the
HELPING OTHERS: Western suburbs Red Cross members Annie Hall, (correspondence secretary) and Louise Kear.
Redlands area, taking in Raby Bay, Museum and Ormiston House, on Tuesday, March 13. If room permits, friends are welcome to join us. Visitors are also invited to join National Seniors and participate in our branch’s general meetings held on fourth Monday of the month at Newnham Hotel Mt Gravatt. Morning tea is available at 10am with meeting at 10.30am. Details phone Jill 3272 8210 or Bev 3341 4170.
VIEW CLUBS
VIEW stands for the Voice, Interests and Education of Women. It is one of Australia’s leading women’s volunteer organisations and supports the education of disadvantaged children
through the Smith Family. Through our work with the charity we are helping make life changing differences to local children and families.
● CHAPEL HILL
A SPLASH of colour marked the club’s first lunch for 2018 on February 6 at Mt Ommaney Hotel/ Apartments. More than 50 members met to renew friendships and to share stories of their Christmas celebrations. A new committee was inducted and promised another exciting year, with the goal of supporting eight Smith Family Learning for Life Students. The Club caters for many interests, with a very active Choir and monthly meetings of Bridge, Canasta and
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Mahjong Groups. At the lunch meeting on March 6, members will wear a touch of purple to celebrate International Women’s Day. Annette Henderson, author of Wild Spirit, will speak on how a year in the African rainforest changed her life. Visitors are welcome. For more details or to attend lunch phone Denise on 0409 261 488 or email chapelhillview@gmail.com
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Was it your New Year’s resolution to get out more into the community? Why not attend one of our meetings. You will meet new ladies, be invited to a range of social activities and, at the same time, help The Smith Family. The next meeting will be held at McLeod Country Golf Club, 61 Gertrude McLeod Cres, Middle Park on Monday, February 12 at 6.30pm for 7pm. The cost is $35 for the dinner and bookings are essential. Phone Rita (before noon on Friday, March 9) on 0413 138 967 or 3378 3356 or email centenaryeveview@ gmail.com if you are interested. On this occasion, we are very pleased to have Chris Tracy-Patti as our guest
speaker. As a mother and as a mature aged student, she completed her medical studies with first class honours despite many challenges. Chris still does locum work mainly in remote areas. Chris also has been involved in QUOTA and served a year as international president.
March meeting of our Club on Monday, March 19. Jean Delzoppo from the Waste Department of BCC will be the speaker. Phone Jean 0409 268 646 or Nan 0410 006 500.
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OUR Club’s April meeting is our 21st birthday so some celebrations are planned. Please wear black/white and gold. Next meeting April 4 at 10.30am for 11am start. We meet at the Arana Hills Leagues Club, Dawson Parade, Grovely. We will have lucky door and raffles, the proceeds of which goes towards supporting our students in the Smith Family Learning for Life programs. Visitors and new members are always welcome and we have many extra social activities each month apart from our meeting. To RSVP phone Carol on 3355 5349 before 4pm on Monday, April 2 .
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OUR Club is encouraging women in the Pine Rivers area to welcome in the New Year by becoming a member and in doing so, meet new friends and have the opportunity to
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give back to the community. We are always looking for woman of all backgrounds and ages to join us and we look forward to welcoming some new faces at our monthly meeting. We would especially love to welcome you to our March meeting, which is our 22nd birthday celebration. We have a St Patrick’s Day theme with trivia, raffles, Irish music and a lot of fun and laughter. We also have coffee mornings and outings planned. Details or to book call Elizabeth 3886 4937 or Sandra 3425 2738.
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OUR ladies are urging the local community to support disadvantaged
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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 Avenue), Kingston. Cost of $25 includes a two course lunch and a guest speaker. Proceeds from the day go to The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program. Details phone Pat on 3804 6931.
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‘LOVE Food, Hate Waste’ will be the focus of the
THE next meeting of the club will be held on Monday, March 5 at 6.30pm for 7pm at The Glen Hotel, Logan Road, Eight Mile Plains. Petra Milaudi, the Coordinating Chaplin at Greenslopes Private Hospital and honorary Chaplin to Sunnybank RSL Sub Branch will be the guest speaker. If you would like to attend the dinner meeting, please phone Pam Smith on 3273 8419.
● BRENDALE EVENING
THE 2018 Committee is constantly preparing events, such as Coffee and Chat mornings, held on the first Saturday morning of the month, at White’s Coffee Co. Brackenridge Tavern, 154 Barrett St. The next Dinner Tuesday March 20. The guest speaker will be Nikki Boyd, speaking about her experience as a woman in politics. Details call Sue on 3205 5893.
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PROBUS CLUBS ● WAVELL
Come and join us at the Probus Club of Wavell. We welcome active retired and semi-retired singles or couples as new members who are interested in fun, friendship and fellowship. Monthly meetings with a guest speaker, local day tours, picnics and theatre outings are part of the club’s activities. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 10am at Geebung RSL Club. Bus and rail transport are virtually at the door and there are adequate car parking facilities. Details phone Bev Worthington 3359 2056 or Kay Davidson 3263 8072.
● CHELMER & DISTRICT
OUR Club meet in the Bowls Club at Hall Avenue 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. Phone Kathy on 3379 7237.
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Great reasons to visit Melbourne in the autumn
Ann Rickard
MELBOURNE is famous for its unpredictable and crazy weather, but during the autumn months it seems to settle into a more consistent pattern. The days can be warm and sunny, the nights cool enough to throw on a jacket. Those hideous hot days have passed and the chill of winter is yet to arrive. Autumn in Melbourne is marvellous. Here are 10 reasons why you should visit. ■ A FIX makes you know you are alive. While Paris, New York or London would be nice, Melbourne is within distance and budget and it definitely has a big city flavour. All the city-life you want is there, from restaurants to theatre to museums and galleries, to shopping … it never stops. ■ THE autumn landscape in Melbourne is gorgeous and the transformation from parched and baked, to a haze of burnished reds, golds and yellows as the trees shed their leaves, is worth a visit alone. A walk along tree-lined St Kilda Rd, or a stroll through the Royal Botanic Gardens will make you wish autumn was a permanent season. ■ TRAMS. What’s not to love? They’re synonymous
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with Melbourne, and the City Circle Tram is free. It’s a very Melbourne way to get around the CBD, and these free maroon and green trams look spiffy with their yellow and gold trimmings. ■ ACCOMMODATION in the heart of the city will have you within walking distance of everything Melbourne has to offer. We love Double Tree by Hilton, opposite the historic Flinders St Station. Its location is perfect, then there are the warm chocolate chip cookies brandished at you on arrival, and the Sweet Dreams bedding and
Verbena and Lavender by Crabtree and Evelyn bathroom products. ■ ANY cuisine you want is available in the city from hundreds of bistros, cafes, restaurants and bars that exude style and city flair. We can never go past MoVida in Hosier Lane with its Spanish wines and the best croquettes outside Madrid. Another favourite is Lucy Liu in Oliver Lane (you’ll have to search for it as it’s very hidden) where the Asian share plates will have you giddy for choice. We swooned over the crispy pork buns with
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spicy kimchi, and the tempura prawn betel leaves. ■ OKAY, more favourite foodie spots. Osteria in Little Bourke St, for its long bar and open kitchen where the chargrilled octopus swept us away. Then there is Longsong, little sister to the wildly popular Longrain. We could barely take our eyes off the decor in the voluminous dining space, kept looking up to the bevy of glowing lanterns, a nod to Thailand’s floating lantern tradition. ■ THE National Gallery of Victoria, or NGV as it is fondly called, is at your
doorstep. Until April 15, the speculator Triennial is showing, and entry is free. Four floors of art, installations, sculpture and everything and anything technological is on display. Do not leave Melbourne without visiting. NGV is a quick 10-minute walk from Flinders St Station. ■ THE laneways; oh, the lanes. Melbourne has embraced lane culture like no other city and what were once dowdy back lanes used to service shops, business and workshops are now jam-packed, bustling lanes filled with shops,
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bars, eateries, all against a backdrop of dazzling street art. Put on good walking shoes, pick up a laneway map from the friendly people at the information centre in Federation Square, set off on a self-guided tour and lose yourself in the giddy excitement of the iconic lanes. ■ SHOPPING. Myer and David Jones are still there in the Bourke St Mall as reassuring and reliable as ever. Enter their glittering spaces and everything you desire is yours for the buying. And when you tire of so much temptation, both department stores have stylish eateries. Then there is Block Arcade, so glamorous and 19th century and heritage listed with its mosaic floors and glass canopy. Wander, admire, love, and then go into Haigh’s Chocolates and let yourself loose. ■ IF YOU have time after your city-fix, all of Victoria is lovelier in the autumn. Hire a car, take to the beaches and restaurants on the Mornington Peninsula or head to the Great Ocean Road, or enjoy a wine break in the Yarra Valley and then find out about the luxury retreats at Daylesford, or the historic charms of Bendigo. Just go, before it gets too cold.
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Mouthwatering Melbourne GO SEE Touring is pleased to announce a new, escorted tour to mouth-watering Melbourne, the food capital of Australia, in November. Christine Perkin will be hosting the tour and taking you to her favourite restaurants and wineries in Melbourne including the Yarra Ranges and the Mornington Peninsula over eight delicious, decadent days. You will experience Neil Perry’s Spice Temple for dinner at the Crown Casino, lunch at Shannon Bennet’s Jardin Tan in the stunning Royal Botanical Gardens, take a Le Cucina di Sandra cooking class and enjoy a Italian cooking and eating experience, the magnificent old world Windsor Hotel for
afternoon tea and the amazing Tram Car Restaurant and, not to forget, a visit to the Iconic Queen Victoria Market. We will venture off to the picturesque Yarra Valley where you will experience quality food and wine and breathtaking scenery. Then it’s a visit to the Yarra Chocolaterie for chocolate and ice cream tasting, and the beautiful Chandon winery with a tour and bubbles tasting. We visit Yering Station for a fabulous modern French lunch, a wine tasting at historic Coombe Yarra Valley Estate, once owned by Dame Nellie Melba. The beautiful seaside area of the Mornington Peninsula is next where you will experience
gourmet delights and boutique wineries. We visit Montalto winery and olive grove for lunch, a wander through the sculpture garden, and breakfast and bubbles at the Woodman Estate. We will experience Arthurs Seat gondola and fly over the state forest and take in the breathtaking views of the peninsula, then visit a Main Ridge Goat farm and dairy for a tasting and the Bass and Flinders Distillery for a quick tipple. We will also enjoy a classic paddock to plate experience at the Linenderry Winery famed Linden Tree Restaurant for a delicious dinner with paired wines. On our last day we will enjoy Cruden Farm, the
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much-loved home of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, for morning tea. This tour promises to be a wonderful exploration of beautiful locations, wonderful restaurants and
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one morning tea, one afternoon tea, three lunches, four dinners, all touring, meals admissions as per itinerary, for $3480 a person twin share. The single supplement is $698. If you would like to join Christine on her Mouth-watering Melbourne tour, phone 1300 551 997 or (07) 3868 4760 or email info@gooseetouring.com or go to www.gosee touring.com for more information and a detailed itinerary.
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away as they playfully lift their heads out of the water to observe the boats, tail-slap the water and breach. The adventure begins in Cairns, where travellers will transfer to the five-star Silky Oaks Lodge in the Daintree, their home for the next three nights. Staying in private treehouses, guests can enjoy the sounds and sights of nature from their outdoor verandas. A day tour of the beautiful Daintree Rainforest and Cape Tribulation will take place the following day. Guests will then transfer to Cairns and board the Spirit of Freedom for eight days of swimming with dwarf minke whales and
exploring the remote Ribbon Reefs, perfect for snorkeling and diving with their huge range of biodiversity, from the giant, fluorescent clam to the vividly red flame file shell. A marine biologist will be onboard to share his knowledge. The 10-night package begins on June 28, 2019, and is available from $7588 twin share, including a seven-night cruise, all main meals, all transfers, day tour to the Daintree, whale swims and Australian beer and wine with evening meals on the cruise. Flights to Cairns are extra. Details phone 0405 594 253 or visit www.majesticwhale encounters.com.au.
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MELANOMA AWARE: Expert recommends over 60s remain skin vigilant. PHOTO: SATURATED
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DID you know every five hours, one Australian will die from melanoma? This year, 14,000 Australians will be told they have melanoma. You can let them know they’re not alone by joining in our march for a cure. Join together with thousands of people from across Australia for Melanoma March to help end melanoma.
Melanoma March is an initiative of Melanoma Institute Australia, a non-profit organisation dedicated to preventing and curing melanoma – the most dangerous type of skin cancer – through ground-breaking research, treatment and education. Melanoma March unites all Australians to support those affected by
melanoma, remember those lost to melanoma and work together to fund research to find a cure. There are 21 Melanoma Marches being held across Australia throughout March 2018. Visit www.melanomamarch. org.au to find a march near you. Join your local march and help end melanoma.
WHAT YOU CAN DO It’s never too late to protect your skin even if you have sun damage from your younger years. You should monitor and act to protect your skin by: ■ Staying out of the sun at the hottest time of the day; from 11am–3pm. ■ Use SPF 50 blocker, and apply at least
15–20 minutes before going outside. ■ Reapply the blocker every two hours. ■ Wear a broad-brimmed hat. with a brim of at least 7cm, rather than a baseball cap. ■ Seek shade wherever possible. ■ Wear UV protection clothing when in the sun.
■ Know the skin you are in by keeping a regular eye on it. ■ Look for changes, particularly if you have a lot of moles and freckles ■ Get your skin checked by your GP or a dermatologist. ■ You can prevent further damage if you use sun safety measures.
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his surfing, hiking, water skiing and lots of motorbiking. In the 1960s and ’70s, Australians hit the outdoors as much as possible with no concern about what damage could be happening to their skin. John wasn’t any different. Even in his 30s and 40s nothing changed. “Once you grow up in that environment, that becomes the norm; it’s very hard to readjust and change your outlook,” John said. John acknowledged he had seen and heard the various awareness messages put out into the community by organisations such as Melanoma Institute Australia, but it wasn’t until his melanoma diagnosis that he significantly readjusted his approach to his outdoor activities. He now keeps to a rule of full skin coverage while outdoors except for the occasional moments in the sun to soak in the Vitamin D when he will allow some of his skin
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All his lymph nodes in his left armpit have been removed while other participants have had only their infected ones removed. While the project continues John is receiving a full body check-up every six months. Once it’s completed he will return to having his check-up done by his GP.
John is determined to get on with life and enjoy it, and that is exactly what he is doing. Last June the resort manager for the bushland Eagle View Resort in northern NSW led a group of friends through the Simpson Desert, using motorcycles and 4WD vehicles. “I have been given a bit of a lifeline and I intend enjoying it,” John said.
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LIVING a carefree life outdoors with not a care in world, almost cost John Middleton his life when at age 52, a suspicious mole started to develop on his back. Luckily, John and his wife, Sue, went straight to the doctor to have it checked. “She told me it wasn’t a
good-looking thing,” John said. “It was changing shape and colour. “I certainly knew my years in the sun could be an issue. That’s why I went early on to have it looked at.” He was diagnosed with an advanced or Stage IV melanoma and quickly admitted for surgery. As a child John loved
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Activating a physical life Exercise is very good medicine
THE exercise rehabilitation techniques practised by Hayden Fisher are fast becoming so popular among seniors that he now has many centres opened across Australia including areas such as Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast, with the most recent opening in Coffs Harbour. Hayden and his accredited team of health professionals use exercise, lifestyle and behavioural modification programs to help manage and rehabilitate seniors with aged related health issues such as posture problems and chronic diseases. Hayden’s practices are strongly engaged with the ex-service community and
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In a nutshell, its primary focus is “exercise is medicine”. they pride themselves on their ability to effectively treat various chronic health conditions. If you are a veteran, Hayden strongly recommends you check your eligibility to receive exercise physiology sessions through a general practitioners referral. He said it was very rewarding seeing the older generations restoring their health and effectively regaining what they thought they had lost a long time ago.
Many people underestimate the power of specific exercise prescription and the many benefits that flow on the back of regular exercise intervention. Exercise Physiology is a service devoted to examining the body’s response to physical activity. In a nutshell, its primary focus is “exercise is medicine”. Through individually tailored sessions, Exercise Physiology can assist in the management of arthritis, cancers, chronic pain, depression/PTSD, diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis. If you are at the age where ailments are knocking and you are
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THE Brisbane Miniature Enthusiast’s Association will feature displays of fully equipped miniature doll houses and dioramas of miniature furnished rooms, containing tiny accessories. These displays are popular with young and old alike. Dolls or bears registered for competition to be brought to the hall on Saturday, March 10 between 8–11am for judging. The show will be held at the Strathpine Community
Centre, 199 Gympie Road, Strathpine on Sunday, March 11 from 9am–3pm, entry $10 children under 15 free. Details phone Thelma 3863 1430 or Kerry 3205 2700.
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competition. There will be a fabulous raffle with many prizes and delicious refreshments to sustain you through the day. This year we will also have some great stalls selling home-made jams and chutneys, as well as crafts, flowers and potted plants, and friendly advice on gardening problems and local garden club information. There is plenty of parking and entry is free. Details phone Elizabeth on 0412 755 500 or go to www.qcgc.net.
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Developing muscles reaps many benefits Tracey Johnstone
MUSCLING up in the gym isn’t just for the Gen Y and the older Gen Z; it’s great for seniors as well. The results of a recent research project have proven simple resistance exercises can achieve improved strength and balance, and better brain health. Southern Cross Care’s Dr Tim Henwood along with researchers from University of Queensland and Bond University took 245 seniors, aged between 65 and 92, through their paces in the Muscling Up Against Disability study. Using the facilities at Burnie Brae, a seniors’
hub in Brisbane, the participants, who are receiving in-home aged care support, had two progressive resistance and balance training sessions a week over 24 weeks. “We worked with machines which targeted upper and lower body, and core,” Dr Henwood said. “We then combined them with specific balance exercises. Some of the exercises we used, I have been using in research for the past 20 years, so we knew they worked.” Eileen Rossi, 84, was apprehensive to start the project as she hadn’t done any exercise for many years.
“But, I knew my balance was going so I thought (the project) would be a good opportunity,” Eileen said. “There is no doubt that there has been an improvement in my general well-being. “My legs are a lot stronger which is something I was looking for. I don’t drive and I have a lot of walking to do uphill to get to my home. “The family noticed that I was a lot more flexible bending over, picking up things, and fastening the seatbelt. Reaching up to shelves, getting up on my toes because I am very short – there was a general improvement in everything.”
Over the three years she has been involved in the project and then the weekly participation in the follow-up Burnie Brae Healthy Connections program, Eileen said she had come to love it. Eileen also noticed that socialising in an active environment has also been a noticeable adjunct to the positive change in her health. “After you do the machines they have balancing exercises and then interactive activities,” Eileen said. The group get to practise doing more than one activity at a time, using both their balance and mind. John Murray, 84,
MUSCLING UP: Eileen Rossi, 84, in action in Brisbane’s Burnie Brae community centre gym. PHOTO: BEVERIDGE
concurred about the social impact, saying the mental activity is also important to physical health. “I was socialising very much with the other people,” John said. “When we finished, some of us would go up and have coffee.” Since the project finished, John has continued going to the Burnie Brae gym once a week and practises the resistance exercises. “I make sure I do leg and arm work, tummy work and then Pilates on the mat,” he said. “I have it worked out
myself so I don’t need to be looked after. I used to do a lot of walking.” Now he has more confidence to get out of his retirement village. “I plan to these exercises for as long as I can,” John added. “The idea of doing this is to keep flexible and keep my mind active,” Eileen said. “You just know you get a bit slower, you don’t do things as fast. It’s something I really look forward to each week and I think any of my fellow seniors who want to improve their quality of life should do it.”
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Meditate the easy way WE WON’T ask you to put your hand up if you find meditating difficult, even impossible. Most of us do. Trying to sit or lie still and emptying the mind is almost impossible for many. The unwanted thoughts creep slyly in and before even a few minutes have past your mind is full of clutter and you give up. Meditation takes a lot of practice.
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CHRONIC pain is just that, an illness that lasts a long time and is constantly recurring. All you want to do is to get rid of it, to fight against it and finally to be the victor in the battle against this pain. But Zen Buddhist Master and retired academic Barry Farrin offers another way of dealing with pain. He is teaching a form of “mindfulness” meditation for chronic pain sufferers that asks us not to fight against pain, but in simple terms, to name and claim it and doing so, strip away the fear, anger, defeat and a multitude of other negative emotions that we attach to pain. The meditation seeks to
Meditation can help give space for you and the pain alone, without all the associated drama that can make things worse. Barry’s life studies are wide and deep including spiritual studies in Buddhism and meditation since 1976 together with academic qualifications including Bachelor of Social Science, a Masters Degree in Applied Science. It is this wealth of knowledge that led him to work as a consultant counsellor in palliative and cancer care and consider meditation as way of enhancing quality of life. He has designed a stress management program and conducts
weekly meditation training classes at Bloomhill Cancer Help on the Sunshine Coast. These days, 73-year-old Barry is retired, but his desire to do service for others is satisfied in the new and ongoing meditation classes. With his wife Marie, he is a daily meditator, but he has made a few concessions to accommodate the general aches and pains that can accompany ageing. “There’s no sitting on the floor these days,” he laughs. “We’re all on chairs.” He also indicates that the once very early rises are not quite so early and the long hours of personal
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WHEN meeting a legal, accounting or financial adviser, seniors should be aware of how that adviser should act towards you and for you. Chair of the Elder Law, Capacity and Succession Committee of the Law Society of NSW Darryl Browne recommends seniors use the following 11 tips to prepare themselves for meeting with an adviser to discuss their concerns, particularly if they are subject to elder abuse or think they may be in the future. ■ Booking an appointment Because you are the client, instructions will need to be taken from you and not your delegate. The meeting can be arranged by the delegate, but the meeting must take place with you. ■ Sole participation You will generally be interviewed alone. Sometimes a support person may be present but that person will need to be someone with no personal interest in the outcome of the service being considered. Any person who may have an interest will be excluded. ■ Allow sufficient time Sufficient time should be allocated by your adviser to ensure the service can be properly explained and your understanding carefully assessed. ■ An appropriate place The meeting should occur at a place where it is appropriate to discuss the relevant issues. This shouldn’t be a cafe, supermarket, newsagent, pharmacy or any other place which doesn’t offer a quiet and confidential space. It shouldn’t be a social occasion.
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positive and negative features. There will usually be advice about alternatives which could be available to you. ■ The adviser will probe understanding You should expect the adviser to discuss the relevant issues in a way which allows them to form an opinion about your understanding of the transaction or service. The adviser should ‘test’ you to ensure it is being undertaken voluntarily. The adviser will mostly ask open questions which require you to provide information, rather than ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers. This approach can be challenging. It can be viewed as prying into personal or confidential issues. But it is an important part of the adviser’s role. ■ Take time to reflect It is often useful to reflect on advice. So, unless there is a need for urgency, the adviser will allow you the opportunity to consider any documents and issues at your leisure. Darryl Browne is an accredited specialist in wills and estates. He is the principal of BROWNE.Linkenbagh Legal Service in Leura NSW.
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Are annuities attractive enough? FINANCE TONY KAYE WHEN it comes to the development of a robust framework for lifetime retirement income stream products, it seems there is still a fair way to go. What we’re talking about here are annuities – products especially designed for retirees that deliver a guaranteed set income for life. There is a strong push being led by the Federal Government to make them a more attractive investment option. Indeed, the Turnbull Government used its 2016–17 budget to announce it planned to remove many of the tax and other legislative
obstacles standing in the way of the development of better retirement income products. On the surface that announcement was a step in the right direction, and retirement product providers have been working closely with the government ever since to develop a preferred structure and rules that will encourage individuals into lifetime income products in retirement. In January, the Department of Social Services released a position paper setting out proposed new social security means test rules for pooled lifetime retirement income stream products. But it hasn’t drawn favourable reviews. A follow-up report from the Actuaries Institute that reviewed the service’s paper has found
the department lacking. For one thing, it notes that the service has not recognised the obvious fact that retirees who invest in a lifestyle retirement income product (annuity) will generally lose access to some or all of their capital. This carries a liquidity cost, because an annuity prevents individuals from accessing their funds as a lump sum. The institute also notes that the modelled scenarios by the service assume that retirees draw down from account-based income streams at minimum drawdown rates. But the reality is different, because those with lower assets, who are more likely to be impacted by means testing, actually tend to draw down at higher rates. The list goes on. The service analysis
has made no allowance for the impacts of risk, with only central estimate outcomes being considered. Most importantly, when the service total outcomes are considered, including bequests, the proposals result in a significant disincentive to lifetime retirement income streams. For example, a single homeowner with $300,000 in superannuation and no other assessable assets will have their total outcome reduced by around $40,000, or six per cent of total outcome, under a lifetime annuity or group self-annuity product compared to an account-based income stream. The Actuaries Institute notes that the service proposals have a great adverse impact on those
with lower means. A single homeowner with $600,000 in superannuation and no other assessable assets has around the same outcome between an account-based income stream and a lifetime annuity compared to the six per cent detriment for the single homeowner with $300,000 in assets. “This is particularly important for the future development of CIPRS considering the current (and future medium term) average balances at retirement are below $300,000,” the Actuaries Institute says. There are other potential problems with the service’s position paper. The service has suggested that 70 per cent of the purchase price of an annuity product be counted towards the age
pension assets test, dropping to 35 per cent once the retiree has passed their life expectancy, as calculated at the time of purchasing the product. But the Actuaries Institute believes the income test will likely be used more often if annuity products are adopted widely, and 70 per cent of all pension payments from annuity products will be counted in the means testing of the pension. It recommends changes to both the assets test and the income test to cater for the growing use of annuity products, which will help level the playing field with those choosing to stick with other retirement products. Tony Kaye is the editor of Eureka Report. See the full story at www.seniors news.com.au.
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DOWN 1 Where, in 1874, did the US’s first zoo open? (12) 2 What is another name for lucerne? (7) 3 What Japanese dish has rice with seafood, vegetables etc rolled in seaweed? (5) 4 What sweet effervescent powder was formerly sold in a paper sachet with a liquorice straw? (7) 5 What painful muscular contraction affects playing athletes? (5) 8 Which band did Bob Geldof form in 1974? (8,4) 9 What creature has been the logo of the French company Lacoste since the 1930s? (9) 14 What is the monetary unit of Guatemala? (7) 15 What is mixed with linseed oil to make traditional putty? (7) 18 What surname did British singer and actor Elaine Bickerstaff adopt? (5) 19 What is a version of a printed book that can be read on a computer? (1-4)
Fill the grid so every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.
QUICK CROSSWORD 1
2
3
4
5
8
6
7
9
5x5
ALPHAGRAMS
insert the missing letters to make ten words — five reading across the grid and five reading down.
Solve the anagrams. Each solution is a one-word anagram of the letters beside it, and the five solutions are sequential. For example, if the fiveletter solution starts with J, the six-letter solution starts with K, and so on.
L L
11 12 14
V
15 17
18 20
19
WORD GO ROUND
SUDOKU
5x5
L I V E R
A N O D E
R E I G N
E N D E D
Across: 1. Loose change 8. Colours 9. Rages 10. Eddy 11. Economy 12. Ban 13. Plea 15. Else 17. Dud 19. Moocher 20. Bars 23. Stall 24. Vibrate 25. Derangement. Down: 1. Lacked 2. Oiled 3. Emus 4. Hasten 5. Narrowed 6. Engross 7. Essays 12. Bachelor 14. Leopard 16. Amused 17. Driven 18. Assent 21. Agape 22. Able.
How many words of four letters or more can you make? Each letter must be used only once and all words must contain the centre letter. There is at least one nine-letter word. No words starting with a capital are allowed, no plurals ending in s unless the word is also a verb. TODAY: Good 20 Very Good 29 Excellent 35+
QUICK CROSSWORD
ALPHAGRAMS: kiLLS, LAPSED, MANuRES, NEuROSiS, OutSPOkEN.
S E
N
SKiLL PLEAdS SURNAME RESiNOUS SOUP TOKEN
able bach back backhoe backs bake bakes bale bales balk balks base bash bask beach beak beck belch black blah bleach bleak bloc block blocks bloke bock bolas bole bosh cable cables lobe lobs obeah sable scab SHOCKABLE slab slob
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Down 1. Needed (6) 2. Lubricated (5) 3. Flightless birds (4) 4. Hurry (6) 5. Tapered (8) 6. Fascinate (7) 7. Literary works (6) 12. Unmarried man (8) 14. Spotted hunter (7) 16. Entertained (6) 17. Urged onward (6) 18. Agreement (6) 21. Wide open (5) 22. Competent (4)
WORD GO ROUND
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SOLUTIONS
25
B
D
Note: more than one solution may be possible.
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Across 1. Coins (5,6) 8. Shades (7) 9. Rants (5) 10. Whirlpool (4) 11. Frugality (7) 12. Prohibit (3) 13. Appeal (4) 15. Otherwise (4) 17. Flop (3) 19. Scrounger (7) 20. Excludes (4) 23. Play for time (5) 24. Oscillate (7) 25. Madness (11)
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GK CROSSWORD
16
N
Across: 6 Hallux, 7 Cherub, 10 Leather, 11 Romeo, 12 Duff, 13 Ocker, 16 Curds, 17 Dhow, 20 Heart, 21 Lobster, 22 Aegean, 23 Cornet. Down: 1 Philadelphia, 2 Alfalfa, 3 Sushi, 4 Sherbet, 5 Cramp, 8 Boomtown Rats, 9 Crocodile, 14 Quetzal, 15 Whiting, 18 Paige, 19 E-book.
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