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In her 60s and back to the ’70s, Australia’s beloved soul diva rocks on in her latest stage shows.

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HIGH-energy shows Velvet and Disco Inferno both hark back to the decade that benchmarked the Marcia Hines story.

The shows feature Marcia at her timeless, dynamic best, belting out It’s Raining Men with the same magnetism that mesmerised thousands of people in her awe-inspiring role as a black Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar.

“The ’70s shows are great,” Marcia said.

“It’s the disco era – there’s plenty of bad clothes, bad hairstyles and it makes everyone happy.”

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In this edition

Ageing Ravers ..........................................................Page 5 Live & Let’s Save ............................................Pages 8 & 9 Finance....................................................................Page 14 Travel ................................................................Pages 16-18 Book Reviews ........................................................Page 22

All things grand

Contact us Editor Gail Forrer gail.forrer@seniorsnewspaper.com.au Advertising Manager Kristie Waite Kristie.waite@seniorsnewspaper.com.au

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK GAIL FORRER Group editor Seniors Newspapers network

A COUPLE of things this month, Grandparent’s day and the Brangelina split, inspired me to think about grandparents, my own experience and others.

In the wake of the announcement of the Pitt/Jolie split which includes news of Angelina having sole physical rights and Brad settling for visitation rights, one wonders how the grandparents will fare.

Perhaps the grandparent role has been sorted, perhaps not.

We’ve seen pictures of his parents, who appear to look like any other loving parents/grandparents. No doubt, they have their own thoughts on their son’s marital split.

But that’s the point, their son has made the split. Grandparents don’t make the split, they live

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with it the best they can.

Angelina’s father Jon Voight, who has been quoted as saying that he loves the kids, is also part of the extended family equation.

In the best scenario, life goes on and grandchildren and grandparents continue to establish their own unique relationship.

There is something so special about being a grandparent. I watched as my mother fell love with her first grandchild. She was a mother of five, and her youngest child was just 12 when I became pregnant, so unsurprisingly she received the news with the profound sigh of someone who had really had enough of children.

Nevertheless, she was unfailingly loving and supportive during my pregnancy, but her natural cheekiness spurted the truth when she purchased a pair of baby’s pilchers which bore the message: “If lost don’t come to grandmother.”

I got the message. .

She stayed cleared of me for three weeks after the

birth of my daughter. That is, until I made a desperate call for her to come and help me. Of course, she came immediately, picked up the tiny baby and for the next 30 years, metaphorically, never put her down. They developed an extraordinarily close bond and the precedent held for her next 11 grandchildren.

History repeated itself with my own grandchild.

While I was delighted to hear of a new family member, I was seriously involved in my job and my own life and wondered how much time I had to spare.

I wondered if I could be as good a grandmother as my own mother – a stay at home mum. Despite these worries, the magic happened all over again. A phone call around 6.30pm from my son-in-law delivered the news of one healthy little girl born in Melbourne, country of Australia. I woke at about 3am the next morning and wrote a poem devoted to her. I was amazed at this soul that had entered

through my own maternal line. Three years later, the family moved closer to me and I see my granddaughter on a daily basis. I constantly share with other grandparents the unparalleled joy of our young offspring.

So it is with sadness, that I think of any grandparent or grandchild denied the privilege of this relationship because of adult children’s marriage split-up. The link is so vital The Family Law Act acknowledges the importance of this children having a relationship with their grandparents. The Act does not give an automatic right as a grandparent to see a grandchild, but grandchildren do have a right to see you, if that is in their best interests. And you do a have a right to have your relationship and role in the child’s life considered by a court that is making decisions about what future care and living arrangements would be best for the child Info:www.community law.org.au

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PERHAPS you could call this a pre-Christmas gift.

Three great giveaways in this one edition, has to be a reason to envision yourself as the winner of a Majestic caravan, a bunch of books or tickets to a fabuolous Marcia Hines concert.

Fancy exploring Australia in the luxury of the $69,990 Garoover Caravan? For entry details check the back page of this edition. I would love to publish a picture of you with your winning smile, so don’t wait. get onto www.seniorsnews.com.au Looking for some quality Summer reading, on our review page you can read about five books

by Australian authors.

These books could be yours with just a short note telling us about your favourite book (see page 22).

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MARCIA HINES

Still our disco diva Gail Forrer

SUPER, 60 and back to the ’70s. Australia’s beloved soul diva rocks on in her latest stage shows.

High-energy shows Disco Inferno and the Retro Music Cruise both hark back to the decade that benchmarked the Marcia Hines story.

The shows feature

Marcia at her timeless, dynamic best, belting out It’s Raining Men with the same emotion that mesmerised thousands of people in her awe-inspiring role as a black Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar.

“The ’70s shows are great,” Marcia said.

“It’s the disco era – there’s plenty of bad

clothes, bad hairstyles and it makes everyone happy.”

Marcia Hines, the magnificent voice, the bold personality, is good humoured and gracious.

And at 63 years old, she seems to be running at the same speed that drove the 16-year-old Afro-American to audition and win a role in the

MAGIC MUSIC: CD cover of Marcia Hines' 2014 album Amazing.

PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Australian stage production of rock musical Hair.

During the production, she found out she was pregnant with her first child. Marcia gave birth to baby (Deni Hines) and stayed on to become an Australian citizen. Marcia fell in love with Australia and Australia fell in love with Marcia.

By 1973, she had signed up for the major role of Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar.

The show’s success made her a serious star. From 1976 she was named Queen of Pop for three consecutive years Marcia has also kept her friends from that era, including former Countdown host and rock journalist Molly Meldrum.

She said they didn’t see each other that often, but when they did, there was still plenty to talk about.

“We start talking and I look at the time and it could be 3am,” she laughed.

Great friends, family, her daughter and godchildren ranging from four to 43 years old hold a special place in the big heart of Marcia Hines.

In 2003, the next generation of youth had their own turn at discovering Marcia when she completed five series as a judge on television show Australian Idol, returning for the seventh series.

In 2007, Marcia was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. In 2009, Marcia received a Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours for services to the entertainment industry as a performer, judge and mentor, and to the community through a range of charitable

organisations.

This year is no different to any others in the career of the indomitable Marcia Hines.

“I didn’t plan anything for this age or after this age,” she said.

“Life just happens.”

Her fitness regime is just as simple.

“I do a bit of walking, a bit of running – I like to get my heart rate up.”

She believes in the adage that all work and no play makes one very boring and enjoys doing art production and

spending time with her godchildren.

“I like to go into the art studio, walk in, close the door and do some mosaics,” she said.

“But I also have quiet times when I shut down.”

She said a special rest day would mean not having to catch a plane, sleeping in, a leisurely breakfast, a couple of hours walking and hanging with a few girlfriends.

“And finding somewhere to dance in the evening,” added the indefatigable performer.

HEART AND SOUL ❚ Marcia moved from Boston to Sydney at just 16 to star in the Australian production of Hair. ❚ Marcia’s debut album Marcia Shines became the biggest selling album by an Australian female artist in 1975. ❚ Marcia was the first Australian female artist to have seven consecutive top-20 album releases. ❚ Cruise ’n’ Groove, hosted on the luxurious cruise liner Radiance of the Seas, this month begins its retro music journey from Sydney with Marcia, pop heavyweights KC and the Sunshine Band and a host of other artists. The cruise sets sail to the tropical beauty of prominent South Pacific island holiday destinations including Isle of Pines (New Caledonia), Mystery Island (Vanuatu) and Noumea (New Caledonia). Cruise ’n’ Groove sets sail from Sydney for eight nights from October 23–31. For more information, including how to book your cabin, go to www.chooseyourcruise.com.au or phone 1300 247 371.

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4 Seniors Coffs and Clarence Flying high with FlyPelican from home in Coffs Harbour THE inaugural FlyPelican Newcastle-Coffs service landed at Coffs Harbour Regional Airport on Monday, October 17, with mystery guests on board from the Newcastle Jets football team.

FlyPelican is a Newcastle-based independent regional airline that operates a fleet of 19-seat Jetstream 32 aircraft.

Daily return services from Newcastle Airport will operate every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

Flights will take just under 50 minutes.

Council’s director business services Andrew Beswick said a direct air link between Newcastle and Coffs Harbour was going to help boost the region’s tourism and business sectors.

“It is another plus for the Regional Airport and gives locals and visitors even more travel choices,” Mr Beswick said.

FlyPelican CEO Paul Graham said a regular passenger air services between Newcastle and Coffs Harbour was long overdue.

“We are thrilled to be expanding our network and linking these cities with 50-minute flights at very affordable prices.”

■ FlyPelican one-way fares will start from $99, inclusive of all taxes, and can be purchased online at flypelican.com.au.

■ Flights will leave Newcastle at 11.40am and return from Coffs Harbour at 1pm every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

■ On Sundays, flights will leave Newcastle at 1pm and return from Coffs Harbour at 3pm.

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Tutu and wand for executive BELINDA SCOTT

IAN Preston is a dignified 68-year-old retired government executive.

But you have to imagine him dressed in a gauzy pink tutu, complete with wings, a magic wand and old army boots, dangling from a civic monument.

That is the image of “Blue” Preston cherished by many Graftonians, because he is known far and wide as the fairy who climbed the clock tower during the Jacaranda Festival.

And he didn’t just do it once. He climbed the clock tower swathed in satin and wearing a crown and a purple cloak; he climbed the clock tower wearing pink tulle; he climbed the clock tower dressed as a flower.

Every year saw a new theme and a new outfit as Ian and his work colleagues got into the spirit of Jaca Thursday, dressed to amuse and entertained festival goers with impromptu shows based on everything from flower gardens, farmyards and the flying doctor to coronations and weddings Ian’s wife Marie manned the sewing machine for many of his outfits, including an impressive feathered rooster costume which she said took her weeks to make. The climb became a recognised part of the festival in the 1970s and 1980s, drawing crowds of locals and tourists to the city centre, but Ian said he “retired gracefully” in the early 1990s as his children were growing up.

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Tourist buses from all over Australia used to drive down the main street and we would hold them up, jump aboard and ride with them.

— Ian Preston.

He prefers the images of the time to stay in the albums.

“That was a different era,” Ian said.

“We used to joke about OH&S in those days and no, I didn’t do a risk assessment. Tourist buses from all over Australia used to drive down the main street and we would hold them up, jump aboard and ride with them; stop police cars and sit on their bonnets it’s different today.”

The Woolgoolga resident, has many fond memories of Grafton and its s annual festival, which this year will be held from October 29 to November 6, with 43 different events taking place during those nine days. These range from parades to picnics; from fun runs to fairs and flower shows; from baby shows to boat races; concerts to car rallies and from Queen crowning to a Venetian carnival.

“It’s a really great festival and Jaca Thursday is quite unique,” Ian said.

See jacaranda festival.org.au

COSTUMED CAPERS: Ian Preston has albums full of festival memories. PHOTO: BELINDA SCOTT.

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Go the ageing ravers Seniors find youth with modern music BELINDA SCOTT

JACKIE Carstairs says a TV program got her up and dancing, in spite of arthritis and a bad back.

“It all started when I watched an program on ABC-TV called How to Stay Young,” Jackie said.

“This UK series showed men and women with an average age of 79, really enjoying moving around to modern music. Partners were not required and people danced independently or joined together for a set routine. “ Not only were they having a good time but, according to doctors interviewed, this movement to music is actually far better for our health than the rather boring routine on the circuit of equipment in a gym ... I am 81 and have fibromyalgia but I find this a delightful way of exercising and extremely beneficial. You think you are exhausted, then the music starts and you get

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going again.

“Every one of us has a problem, whether it is backs or hips or knees.

We call ourselves The Ageing Ravers because we are having fun and staying as agile as we can.”

Anne Hewitt, brought to

the group by her mother, 90-year-old Pat Hewitt, likes that it gives her somewhere to dance.

“My age group used to go to clubs every Friday and Saturday night to dance but now there is nowhere for people of our age group to go,” Anne

said.

Clarence Village resident Veronica Rose, 80, said she didn’t get out much and enjoyed the good music and company, while 70-year-old Chrissie O’Farrell said she liked the social aspect.

The Ageing Ravers meet

on Fridays at Grafton Services Club, Mary St, from 11am–noon and their motto is Use It or Lose It. Bus transport is available and each session ends with morning tea or lunch.

■ Phone Jackie on 6642 2284.

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Energy revolution comes to Coast THE Coffs Coast will host Australia’s longest-running regional energy get-together, the North Coast Energy Forum, on November 25.

The forum brings together decision-makers in industry, government and the community to work on creating a sustainable energy system for the region.

Forum convenor Mark Byrne said the event would come to the Coffs Coast for the first time since 2010.

“We are in the midst of a profound shift in the energy system,” Mark said.

“Instead of big coal-fired power stations hundreds of kilometres away bringing energy down the wires to passive consumers, now...we are seeing households, communities and businesses take charge of their own energy supply.”

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Grafton heritage family history

GRAFTON’S beautiful old buildings are widely admired but just how much this heritage owes to the Schaeffer family of builders, architects and business people might come as a surprise.

The Clarence River Historical Society will host an exhibition on the Schaeffer family and its buildings in November.

Local history researcher Nita Child has spent months delving into archives, compiling hundreds of pages of information as well as maps, architectural drawings, photographs, portraits, letters and newspaper reports relating to several generations of the family.

Not content with her research work and her work at home on the farm, Nita is responsible for the blooming flower garden surrounding the museum.

Herman Schaeffer, a German-born former soldier and master builder who arrived in Australia in

1856, was one of Grafton’s first builders.

His eldest son, Frederick William Conrad Schaeffer, became Grafton’s first city architect in 1909.

His third son, Herman Emmanuel Gustav Peter Schaeffer, who began his business in his father’s backyard in 1897, began his store, Schaeffers Hardware Store in 1899.

Many family members became involved in the cultural, community and business life of the city.

Descendants have donated a selection of artefacts for the exhibition.

The historical society and the state’s oldest regional museum began in 1931 in the sincedemolished Grafton city council building.

Today’s museum, Schaeffer House, was designed and built by FWC Schaeffer as a gracious home for his family Exhibitions include early women’s fashions; 70

DETAILED RESEARCH: Nita Child spent months delving into archives to find the history of several generations of Schaeffer family

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Schaeffer House... was designed and built by FWC Schaeffer as a gracious home for his family. years of Jacaranda Queens; museum tours and the Schaeffer exhibition, including an afternoon tea opening, on November 17. The museum is normally open from 1–4pm from Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday, call 6642 5212.

Entry is $5 for adults.

ON SHOW: The former Grafton Council bought Schaeffer House in 1966 for the historical society, making it 50 years since its acquisition this November.

PHOTOS: BELINDA SCOTT.

Ken Done returns to Clarence for Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award AUSTRALIAN artist Ken Done returns to Clarence Valley this month.

Done, who spent five years of his childhood in Maclean, writes fondly of his memories in his book, A Life Coloured In. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries in

Australia and throughout the world and his colourful and distinctive images have appeared on t-shirts, postcards and tea towels.

He is visiting the Clarence Valley for the judging of the Grafton Regional Gallery’s flagship event, the biennial

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Done will host an author talk at Maclean Library on Thursday, October 27, from 10am. To book a spot, contact Maclean Library on 6645 3611.

The official opening of the JADA, which this year

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The opening event is free and includes live music, canapes and a pay bar staffed by Friends of the Gallery, but bookings are essential on 6642 3177.

Other exhibits on

display until December 10 include 2014 JADA winner Emma Walkernew’s new work; Doris O’Grady’s Flowers 1 and past JADA winners and acquisitions.

Artist Gosia Wlodarczak will be the artist in residence from October 31 until November 28.

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Art to celebrate beach BELINDA SCOTT

MOONEE Beach is the flavour of the month on the Coffs Coast.

Not only has it been nominated as one of Australia’s best beaches, the lovely estuary is the star of, Paint My Place, the exhibition on show at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, until November 6.

The artworks feature the area’s sand flats and shallow water beloved of small children and their parents.

Artists have painted the creeks used by paddlers and anglers, the littoral rainforest, bush paths, boardwalk bridges and scenic headland at Moonee Beach .

In February this year, 15 artists attended a residential artists camp at Moonee Reserve organised by former Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery and Museum director Dr Leigh Summers.

The result was an outpouring of paintings, drawings, ceramics and 3D work, which received a rapturous reception at the exhibition’s opening with internationally known actor Jack Thompson.

Dr Summers said the

CREATIVE OUTPOURING: Artist Ann Thomson (above) at the art show. Artist Peter O'Doherty (below) with several of his Coffs Harbour pictures.

PHOTOS: BELINDA SCOTT.

original title was, Please Paint My Place, which was her polite request to a number of notable artists to put the region on their radar.

“I could never find funding. In the end I decided we would do it ourselves, somehow.”

Legal firm Slater and Gordon and six generous individuals, with help from the gallery budget, provided the funds

needed to cover accommodation and other artists’ costs.

Dr Summers is encouraged by the result, “I chose very different artists and one outstanding local artist, Isabel Ricketts, and you can see how honestly and intuitively they painted.”

Each artist agreed to donate one Moonee artwork to the gallery for its permanent collection.

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Golf to raise funds BONVILLE Golf Resort's 17th hole will be the place to make your mark on Sunday, November 6.

The club will host Coffs City Rotary Club's seventh annual Rotary Charity Golf. Mercedes Benz is the major sponsor. The four-person ambrose event starts with a shotgun at 1pm.

Marketing manager Chris Winn said the event was always well supported and he was expecting a full field of 144 players to tee off for the 18-hole event. Registration and lunch starts at noon and a presentation cocktail party is on after golf.

“Bonville Golf Resort is putting up a stay and play package, not necessarily for here, last year it was for Magenta Shores,” he said.

All profits are donated to Rotary-supported charities in the Coffs Harbour region. Chris said the 2015 event raised about $10,000 and supporters had the opportunity to nominate charities.

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INGREDIENTS ■ 3½ cups self-raising flour ■ 2 tspn baking powder ■ ½ cup caster sugar ■ 75g unsalted melted butter ■ 275ml milk ■ ¾ cup pouring cream ■ strawberry jam and whipped cream to serve METHOD Preheat oven to 180°C. Place the flour, baking powder and sugar in a bowl and mix. Add the butter and mix. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and pour in the milk and cream. Using a butter knife, gradually slice in the milk and cream until just combined.

Turn the mixture on to a well-floured surface and using hands, gently bring the dough together.

Roll out to 2.5cm thick and use a 5cm round cookie cutter to cut 18-20 rounds.

Place the scones on a lightly greased, baking paper-lined tray and brush with milk.

Bake for 15-20 minutes (test with skewer). Serve with jam and cream. *Tip –push straight down, no twisting, on cutter for straighter sides and place scones close to each other on the tray forming a loaf to keep freshness until ready to break up and serve.

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You can support your local community, save money and have fun, all while bagging a bargain.

Here’s why: ■ Giving to charity – the money spent on items supports people in need and provides local jobs and volunteering opportunities.

■ Abundance of variety – whether you’re after clothes, shoes, accessories, toys, bikes, homewares, linen or furniture, there are always hidden gems to be found.

■ Spend less with bargain shopping – vintage items and designer brands are like finding treasure.

■ Environmental factor –

by recycling your things, you are reducing landfill and giving your unwanted item a new home.

■ Declutter your space – it’s an opportunity to clean out your wardrobe and go through your kitchen cupboards and linen closet and pass on your items to a new home.

Op shops to visit: Mission Australia, St Vinnie’s, RSPCA, Lifeline, Australian Red Cross and Salvos. Online op shopping: eBay, etsy, gumtree and tushare.

BUDGET HIGH TEA

Some items you will need to find from your local op shops to help with your budget high tea include linen – a tablecloth, napkins and a blanket and cushions if it’s picnic style; crockery – plates, teacups and saucers and serving dishes; cutlery – silver service at minimal cost, put them in an old tin or milk jug.

Add flowers to small glasses or jars for decoration.

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CCO is just refocussing following our annual community festival – We Care Day, held on Saturday 8th October 2016. We Care Day celebrates inclusion for people of all ages, abilities and cultures. We believe that every citizen is entitled to receive the best possible supports to live a better life in an inclusive community.

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ONE way to keep to budget is to ask people to bring a plate of food. You can send out the menu and let your friends choose what they would like to make. See Nicky’s tips for teacups and pots.

Bubbly with a marinated strawberry can make all the difference. Sprinkle halved strawberries with a bit of sugar and add a small amount of Cointreau or brandy, marinate for one hour and slide onto the top of the glass.

Cucumber sandwiches are simple, delicious and cheap, together with salmon croutons. Mini cupcakes look great and taste great, too.

The secret is to do as

CHEAP EATS, NO TRUFFLES CHRISTINE PERKINS much preparation in the morning or the day before.

Menu ideas ■ Bubbly with strawberries ■ Salmon canapes ■ Cucumber sandwiches ■ Gorgonzola tarts ■ Baby scones, jam and cream ■ Mini Toblerone/choc mousse in a shot/sherry/ port glass ■ Lemon curd tarts

A ‘proper’ cup of tea with a real brew

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UPPER CRUST: Why not do a fun high tea op-shop style?

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A simple

THE ORIGINS of Afternoon Tea reveal a fascinating mixture of historical and cultural influences.

The practice is now far more diverse and prevalent than in the past, when it was reserved purely for royalty and the aristocracy.

Legend has it that in 1840 Anna, the Seventh Duchess of Bedford (one of Queen Victoria’s ladies-in-waiting), started to request tea and a small meal of bread and butter, cakes and biscuits in the afternoon to tide her over until dinner. Her innovative

habit became a highly social occasion with friends coming to share the hot beverages, delicate snacks and convivial conversation.

HIGH TEA RECIPES

The simple ‘cuppa’ has a far-from-simple history.

Tea gained popularity with nobility in Britain after the tea trade took off in the 1670s with the advent of the British East India Company. A century later tea arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788, and having ‘Tea’ in the new colony

represented a time for social interaction and friendship rather than the more class-focussed rituals of the UK. Afternoon Tea itself came about around the time that gas lighting was introduced in the 1800s in Britain. This meant people were able to stay up later into the night, and therefore sought to eat their evening meal later.

HOW TO MAKE A PROPER POT OF TEA

Fill tea pot with hot tap water to warm it up prior

to adding tea leaves and boiling water.

Fill tea kettle with fresh cold, non-distilled water.

Boil kettle. Just before kettle begins to boil, empty tea pot and then add one teaspoon tea leaves per cup to pot, plus an additional teaspoon 'for the pot'.

Fill teapot with boiling water and let tea steep 3 7 minutes depending on desired strength. While tea steeps, add cold, whole milk, or lemon to tea cups. Pour tea into cups using a strainer to catch loose leaves.

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■ Mini cupcakes – dust with icing sugar (packet mix is easy) ■ Tea Plan your day Day before ■ Make mini Toblerone or chocolate mousse.

■ Dress the table.

■ Make pastry cases for quiches and tartlets, store in airtight container at room temperature.

■ Make curd and refrigerate in airtight container.

■ Combine quiche mix and place in refrigerator.

Up to four hours before guests arrive ■ Cook mini quiches and keep covered in pans.

■ Make and bake cheese and poppy seed

biscuits and salmon topping.

Up to 2 hours before guests arrive ■ Make cucumber sandwiches. Place on platter and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate.

■ Make baby scones, cover on tray.

■ Garnish mousse with flaked chocolate.

Up to one hour before guests arrive ■ Complete mini quiches.

■ Cut and dress scones.

■ Top salmon canapes.

■ Complete tartlets.

■ Place savoury and sweet items on separate plates or tiered plates.

Take a big breath, relax!

ATTENTION high tea enthusiasts. If you’re in the mood for something fancy, without the associated price tag, you can pick up some great bargains online.

There is a choice of online deals and high tea directories through sites like redballoon.com.au, groupon.com.au and highteaclub.com.au, which can save you costs of up to 90 per cent, not only on high teas, but a range of activities and experiences.

For example, a recent deal on groupon.com.au advertised a sparkling high tea for one, for $29 at Four Winds Revolving Restaurant, Surfers Paradise, which normally costs $49 per person.

Log on today to check out the constantly

changing deals available across Australia, or to browse and explore though a growing list of venues offering high tea throughout Australia.

High Tea Club Australia, highteaclub.com.au, is all about high tea; from venues and restaurants to catering, parties and more.

This online directory is a place high tea enthusiasts can find and discover existing and/or new venues for their next high tea experience. The site is ever evolving, adding and growing their list of venues and restaurants. Using their search engine, you can find high teas to specifically fit your criteria, from type, to price per person, location and more.

The site has a search engine, where you can choose your state, region (CBD, country, coast); whether you want a tier plate or buffet; price per person and your availability.

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High tea: a recipe for success Salmon on Cheese & Poppy Seed Biscuits Ingredients ■ 1¼ cups plain flour, plus extra to dust ■ 100g butter, chopped ■ 125g parmesan cheese finely grated ■ 3 tsp Dijon mustard ■ 2 tbs poppy seeds Method Process flour, butter, cheese, mustard and 1 tablespoon of water in a food processor until a fine sand forms. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly until a smooth dough forms. Roll into a 3.5cm diameter x 30cm-long log.

Spread poppy seeds on a large sheet of baking paper. Roll log in poppy seeds to coat.

Wrap in baking paper and chill for 20 minutes.

Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Cut the log into 1cm-thick slices and arrange in a single layer on tray. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden.

Cool.

Salmon mix Ingredients ■ Small tub of mascarpone cream cheese ■ 100g smoked salmon, chopped ■ 2 tablespoons lemon juice ■ 2 tablespoons dill sprigs and save a few for garnishing Method Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Cut bread into 2cm-thick slices.

Place onto prepared tray.

Brush both sides with oil.

Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until bread is golden and crisp. Cool.

Place cheese, smoked salmon, lemon juice and dill into a food processor.

Pulse until ingredients are well combined. Spread thickly over Cheese & Poppy seed biscuits or large croutons toasted bread. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with a dill sprig.

Cucumber sandwiches ■ 1 loaf very fresh white

sandwich bread ■ Butter ■ 1 Lebanese cucumber peeled and finely sliced ■ Salt and pepper.

Method Butter your loaf of bread, lay out on bench in twos, add cucumber slices to cover bread, salt and pepper then top with second slice of bread push gently down and cut off crusts then cut into fingers or triangles.

Lemon curd tarts Ingredients ■ 1 1/2 sheets frozen ready-rolled shortcrust pastry, partially thawed ■ Lemon curd ■ 1 egg ■ 1 egg yolk ■ 1/3 cup caster sugar ■ 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind ■ 2 tablespoons lemon juice ■ 50g butter, chopped ■ Finely grated lemon rind, to serve Method Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced.

Bake pastry cases for 15 to 16 minutes or until light golden. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Lightly grease a 12-hole, 1 1/2 tablespoon-capacity mini muffin pan. Using a 6.5cm cutter, cut 12 rounds from pastry. Press pastry rounds into prepared pan.

Pierce bases with a fork.

Freeze for 10 to 15 minutes or until firm.

Place egg, egg yolk, sugar, lemon rind and juice in a heavy-based saucepan. Whisk to combine.

Add butter. Place over medium heat. Cook, whisking, for 7 to 8 minutes or until mixture coats the back of a spoon.

Remove from heat for 5 minutes.

Pour into small bowl make sure cling wrap is on the surface of the curd to stop a skin developing.

Set aside to cool.

Spoon 2 1/2 teaspoons lemon curd in each pastry case. Top with a slice of strawberry. Serve.

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talk ‘n’ thoughts Hurdles, highjumps and solutions

Why have older women become our invisible homeless?

Group editor Seniors Newspapers network

YOU probably won’t recognise her. She’s usually clean, tidy and you can identify her social status as lying somewhere in the circle of middle class.

You might feel you have some connection, perhaps you recall your kids went to school with her kids, or at one stage you were on the same committee.

But you rarely see her around these days and, come to think of it, when you do see her, well, she’s a little bit shabby, a little bit sad.

pay inequality, divorce, part-time work and career breaks that have finally resulted in a lack of superannuation funds and assets.

Media commentator, author and businesswoman Jane Caro says this lack of financial security in later life is the “reward for a lifetime of self-sacrifice”.

For these women, superannuation contributions have stagnated when they have taken time out from the paid workforce to look after others – children, parents, partners. They have taken a dip when casual/part-time work is chosen to leave time for domestic life.

Ms Caro said statistics showed women may never recover from a divorce, while for men it

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lives.” Even if a women rebelled against the stereotype, there were hurdles to overcome in the workplace. For instance, it was 1968 when women were finally allowed to keep bank jobs after they were married. Today, even in jobs of equal value there is a gender pay disparity.

At 59-years-old, Jane Caro, refers to “my generation”’ of women. A generation of women who found thoughts of romance as far more interesting than finances.

She said men were brought up to be, hard-headed and pragmatic. On the other hand, “women have been trained from birth not to ask things for themselves.”

Ms Caro is speaking up on behalf on these

women and she says unless we wish to see a lot more senior women out on the street, then we must act.

Her suggestions envelop changes to housing, education and welfare policies, including: ■ For every unit development of 70 or more, two should be put aside for social housing.

Among other things, this would stop the development of ghetto-like areas of social housing.

■ Provide significant incentives to employ older workers and proper recognition of skill base.

■ Increase the pension to a living wage.

■ Community education and financial advice freely available.

“Better late, than never,” Ms Caro explained.

FACTS AND FIGURES: ❚ Federal Government’s Australian Institute of Health and Welfare statistics, from 2011-12 to 2013-14 show the number of women aged 55 years and over accessing specialist homelessness services increased by 26 per cent These figures are for the women who actually sought help from a homeless support service.

Source: www.humanrights.gov.au/face-facts. ❚ In 2009-2010, Australian women reached retirement age with an average of 36 per cent – or $87,532 – less superannuation than men (14). As a result, women are more likely to experience poverty in their retirement years and be far more reliant on the Age Pension. ❚ 2009-2010, average superannuation payouts for women were just over half (57%) those of men. Average retirement payouts in 2009-10 were of the order of $198,000 for men and only $112,600 for women (15). ❚ One in five Australians aged 55 years or over claim that age is a major barrier to finding a job or getting more hours of paid work. They say that employers consider them “too old” (9). ❚ Approximately 80 per cent of all Australians aged 65 years and over rely, at least in part, on the Age Pension (10).

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is a one-off financial hit.

The disparity is often due to women taking on the children, while men are more able to actively sustain a career.

This is the social background behind the new poor – and about to become poorer – generation of women.

These women matured in an era when it was unusual to encourage female education beyond high school.

Well-meaning men were more interested in the education of sons rather than daughters and mothers gently advised their daughters to marry well and support their man. And find their place within the home Ms Caro said: “The plan was to marry and the man would support the family for the rest of their

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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK GAIL FORRER

Anyway, she doesn’t make a show of herself.

In fact, she’s generally invisible.

This woman is a statistic, one that makes up the fastest growing group of homeless Australians – the older woman.

Shocking statistics reveal one-in-four women aged more than 55 years make up this category.

Yet, it can be hard to pick these women.

They’re not obvious, except their accommodation consists of sharing flats, couch surfing, uncomfortably living with family or, worst-case scenario, living quietly from a car.

It’s an extraordinary situation brought on by everyday factors these women have lived with – limited education, free care-giving, glass ceiling,

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Let’s ‘kindle’ your interest in e-readers

■ WHAT IS A KINDLE OR E-READER? E-READERS are handheld electronic devices that allow users to read digital versions of books, newspapers, magazines or other documents, all on the one device.

A Kindle is the most common brand of e-reader and is designed and marketed by online shop Amazon.com.

■ WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? Rather than carry around a small library of heavy printed material, you can access hundreds of books and magazines etc on one lightweight device.

E-books are normally also cheaper and once you purchase an e-book you can begin reading immediately – no need

to wait for the postman.

You can also easily change the size of the font to make reading easier.

■ WHERE DO I GET ONE? E-readers can be bought from online stores such as Amazon.com and Kogan.com, although they are also available from many physical retail stores, such as Officeworks.

■ WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES? While many people use dedicated e-reader devices, you can also use a smartphone or electronic tablet to read books.

Apple’s iBooks and its Android alternative Google Play Books are in most cases already installed on such devices when you purchase them.

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Take your Kindle to next level ■ BOOKMARK A PAGE TO SET a bookmark on the Kindle Paperwhite, tap in the upper-right corner of the screen. A flag appears, along with the location and section of the book, with a plus sign in a circle.

To set the bookmark, tap the plus sign. The flag darkens, indicating the marked location.

After you set a bookmark, tap the upper-right corner of the screen and a small menu appears, displaying all the bookmarks that have been set in the book.

When you tap a bookmarked location, a window insert opens.

You can read the page from the insert or go directly to it by tapping the page.

To return to your former location, navigate by bookmark or use the Back icon from the toolbar.

All Kindles come with a pre-loaded user guide of ‘how to’ instructions for your device.

■ HIGHLIGHT TEXT OR MAKE NOTES YOU can highlight text

to refer to later or add your own notes (like you would in the margins of a printed book) to a particular passage.

To do so, select the text by touching your finger to a word and dragging it across the screen. The selected text turns white on a black background.

When you release your finger, a pop-up window offers the options: Share, Add Note, Highlight, More.

If you tap ‘Highlight’ the text will appear as black text on a grey background.

If you tap ‘Add Note’ a pop-up window appears with a text entry block and the on-screen keyboard.

Type your notes and tap ‘Save’.

To view all your notes, highlights etc for an e-book, tap the top of the screen to display the toolbar. Then tap ‘Menu’, and then ‘View Notes & Marks’.

All your notes and highlights, as well as the popular highlights for that e-book, will be displayed.

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wellbeing ACTIVE AGEING DR ALEX McHARG PhD

BREATHING correctly with your diaphragm is fundamental to helping your immune system to work efficiently.

Your diaphragm is located below your ribs.

You will know if you are using your diaphragm correctly, if you put your hand just below your ribs and can feel it going up and down.

Although breathing this way is known as deep breathing, it does not infer that it should be rushed or big breaths taken.

Stretching shouldn’t be hurried either and should be done before and after any daily routine,

includinghousehold chores, gardening, work and any sports or related activity.

It’s not exercise and needs to done slowly and yoga is a good discipline to learn how to do it correctly. Exercise is a fundamental part of movement and because strong muscles are the closest thing we have to youth, your routines need to be intensive and that means using weights.

Unfortunately, less than 10% of mature people regularly use weights. I will expand upon the topic of muscle mass and longevity later. You should exercise often, but each session should not be for long periods because this can contribute to ageing.

As we mature, we need to eat much less and expand the types of natural foods.

A varied diet is important.

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Who to see: Optometrist or ophthalmologist?

CHOOSING THE RIGHT EYE CARE PROVIDER FOR YOUR NEEDS WITH DR GOODRICH.

OPHTHALMOLOGISTS and optometrists have different levels of training and overall expertise when it comes to caring for your eyes, but it’s important to understand each has a very important role to play in your overall eye health.

Optometrists, have a degree in optometry.

They routinely check your overall eye health, write prescriptions if you need glasses or contact lenses and many provide prescriptions for eye medications for common eye conditions.

An ophthalmologist is a qualified doctor with specialist medical training. They are specialised in

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If you have a known, or suspected medical eye issues or disease, such as cataract, glaucoma, or diabetes, you will be referred by your optometrist to a general or specialist ophthalmologist.

It’s important to understand your optometrist and ophthalmologist, and their teams, must follow strict medical guidelines and protocols when they decide what to provide you within relation to your ongoing eye care and related medical intervention.

Your treatment and the protocols followed are decided upon based on your medical history, the diagnostic tests, the short and long-term risks involved in treating your

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condition, as well as new treatment options and practices as they arise and your joint overall treatment goals.

New technologies, an ever increasing array of drug and treatment options and ongoing research vastly improves practitioners capacity to diagnose and manage

eye conditions.

You are the focus of every decision to your eye care.

But it is important to understand why and who you are seeing, how often and why you are having the treatments.

■ Call Australian Eye Care on 1300 693 937.

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HELLO readers, to enable us to respond to your request for publication of more Community Notices, we ask that you keep your notices short and to the point (100 word maximum).

If you would like to submit a photo please ensure the quality is at least 180dpi of people’s faces and nice and bright.

Deadline for Club Notices in next issue November 18.

Inquiries to Nicky or Chris: email communitynotes @seniorsnewspaper. com.au

MYCOFFS HELP SHAPES THE FUTURE

TALOUMBI GARDENS

RESIDENTS recently enjoyed a lovely bus trip to Dorrigo where they visited the Dorrigo National Park and Dangar Falls.

A lovely day was had by all.

JOYLAND CARERS RETREAT

JOYLAND Carers Retreat at Korora offersan opportunity to take a well-earned rest at a bespoke carers retreat 300m from the beach.

It’s a place where the carer is taken care of, a place to relax and be nurtured.

Carers are treated to home-cooked meals, served in the Treehouse, with morning and afternoon tea delights.

Carers can muse in a scenic spot within the rose-filled gardens, relax with a book, watch a DVD, soak in a tub, or walk to the beach.

To raise funds for carers’ respite, Joyland Carers Retreat as a not-for-profit business,

ALL SMILES: Taloumbi Gardens residents Christine Poulos, Christel Fischer and Marion Wise enjoy the Dorrigo tour.

hosts fundraising events.

Five funraising events were held in 2016, with two providing additional funding for young carers to have some fun and adventure during the school holidays.

Additionally, Ellen, a clinical supervisor, offers a specialised private and confidential counselling practice that is available to the general public and carers.

Visit joylandcarersretreat .com.au for services offered at Joyland Carers Retreat, or email joylandcarersretreat @gmail.com or call 0421 644 998.

GRAFTON U3A

HAS a creed: “Sharing our knowledge, skills and experience in a friendly

convivial way.”

More than 300 members participate to bring this statement to fruition, with more than 20 interest groups across a very wide range of activities.

Visit grafton.u3anet.org.au for information on the club’s interests, or call secretary Carole Cairns on 6642 4615, or email secretary@grafton. u3anet.org.au.

THE AGEING RAVERS Meet every Friday at the Grafton Services Club in Mary St between 11am and noon.

All ages are welcome from young to old.

Folks in wheelchairs or with walkers or any other disadvantages can join in the fun.

Our motto is Use it or Lose it.

For more information, call Jackie Carstairs on 6642 2284.

■ BONVILLE BOAMBEE

THE upcoming social day is on Saturday, October 29, for a Nambucca River cruise with lunch included, costing $35 a person.

Members and friends of VIEW are invited to attend.

For further information and to book contact Lorraine on 6658 6336.

VALLA VILLAGE ANNUAL CRAFT FETE NOVEMBER 13 is the date for the Valhalla Village annual Craft Fete at 25 Mulloway Rd, Chain Valley Bay, starting at 8.30am.

This is a major fundraiser for the craft group.

Throughout the year we distribute in excess of $5000 to various charity and medical research agents.

The fete gets under way with a breakfast of bacon and egg, or sausage and onion.

Devonshire teas, our scones are baked as we need them.

Many crafts are on sale, cards, knitted garments, woodwork, a massive white elephant stall, and of course a chocolate wheel, spinning for a ham or store voucher.

Come and join this fun-filled day, grab a bargain or do some early Christmas shopping.

Call Winnie Steeds, Valhalla craft coordinator

HELPING shape the future of Coffs Harbour is the aim of MyCoffs – a campaign to capture the goals and aspirations of the whole community to create a vision for how we want to be living in the future.

‘We Care Day’ is another opportunity for you to show you care about the future and community of Coffs Harbour.

MyCoffs Community Champions, a group of volunteers launched the initiative and over the next eight months, the MyCoffs community conversation will endeavour to reach and inspire anyone and everyone to think about what they love about the place they call home – and to motivate them to make their mark on that future.

Ultimately, the vision created by the MyCoffs conversation will inform a Plan called the Community Strategic Plan (CSP).

The current Plan – Coffs Harbour 2030 –is now eight years old and it’s time for the community to look again at what is important.

Council’s role is to facilitate the discussion by providing the means for people to meet, discuss and share their thoughts face-to-face, online and through the arts. MyCoffs 2030 will be community-owned and driven.

Come along to We Care Day and share your vision for the future. Visit mycoffs.org or wecareday.com.au.

Clearing out the house ❝ It’s hard to let go of a lifetime of clutter, but it feels so good

SNAPSHOTS OF LIFE ANN RICKARD ann.rickard@apn.com.au

DEATH. Debt. Divorce.

Downsize – the four biggies to decluttering.

Clearing a household of stuff after a death or divorce, or because debt has gripped you, is

traumatic indeed.

Then there is the downsizing. I have just gone through it and come out a better person.

It’s the forced decluttering. Unless you have to, you are not going to get rid of decades of accumulated furniture, accessories and junk.

Stuff lurks in cupboards, languishes in wardrobes, hangs about in

drawers and generally makes itself at home in every corner and nook.

It especially loves garages and cupboards under the stairs.

But when you move from an empty-nested four-bedroom home to a modest two-bedroom townhouse, the junk simply has to go.

First, you must grit the teeth and hire a skip.

Endless trips to the tip and op shops follow as the piles of stuff mount up as cupboards and drawers are emptied.

“Why have we three graters, two woks, five juicers, 12 sheet sets... and what the heck is this?” you’ll say as you cull.

Determination is called for. You simply cannot keep the three crystal

vases given as wedding presents in 1968.

There will be tears.

When it is all over and the last bag of clothes you have not worn for 10 years has been taken off to the op shop, you will feel younger.

The freedom of living in a smaller space with modest belongings can’t be overstated.

It’s marvellous to open

Death.

Debt.

Divorce.

Downsize – the four biggies to decluttering.

— Ann Rickard

a drawer to find just one of everything.

So even if you’re not facing one of the four Ds, why not declutter anyway?

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EYES OPEN: Avoid a loan with unwanted fees and charges.

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THINK MONEY PAUL CLITHEROE comparison rate incorporates the annual interest rate as well as the cost of most upfront and ongoing fees.

Some seemingly cheap home loans – with a lower interest rate – can be laden with fees that make them not so cheap at all.

The comparison rate reveals this and enables borrowers to compare loans on an apples for apples basis.

To give an example, a $300,000 loan with an annual rate of 4.0% can look very attractive.

But if it comes with upfront fees of $800 and

monthly fees of $35, the comparison rate will rise to 4.22 per cent – which is far higher than the stated interest rate.

The downside of the comparison rate is that it is typically based on a $150,000 loan payable

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Some seemingly cheap home loans – with a lower interest rate – can be laden with fees that make them not so cheap at all.

— Paul Clitheroe

over 25 years.

It’s unlikely this will

match the loan you’re looking for, and the best way around this is to ask lenders for the comparison rate that applies to your level of borrowing.

While it always makes financial sense to save with a low rate, bear in mind that getting value on your home loan isn’t just restricted to the rate you pay.

In particular, look for a home loan that allows fee-free extra repayments.

Some fixed rate loans even permit extra repayments up to a certain value annually.

Paul Clitheroe is a founding director of financial planning firm ipac, chairman of the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board and chief commentator for Money Magazine.

No cuts: Pension and Newstart

We’ve Gone

Gemma Westacott

FOR those on the Age Pension, the future looks somewhat brighter with an increase in their payment rate which came into effect from September 20.

The Age Pension payment rate will increase by between $2.50 and $3.20 a fortnight, depending on personal circumstances.

For example, a single person on the base payment rate will see their fortnightly payment rise by $3.20 to $877.10 a fortnight.

This is based on the base rate, supplement and energy supplement.

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IF YOU’RE in the market for a home loan, be sure to check out the comparison rate, as well as the headline interest rate.

Whenever you see a home loan advertised, chances are the main rate is advertised in big, bold font.

Somewhere close by (in a less prominent font) will be the comparison rate.

It’s an important piece of information but a survey by CUA found less than one in three Australians understood what the comparison rate was all about.

By way of background, lenders are required by law to advertise both the main interest rate as well as the comparison rate.

It’s designed to help consumers make better choices because the

Meanwhile, a couple on the base payment rate would see a $2.50 increase each in their fortnightly payment, leaving them with a combined fortnightly payment of $1322.40 (based on the base rate, supplement and energy supplement).

Recipients of other payments, including Newstart Allowance, Disability Support Pension, Carer Payment, Widow Allowance, Partner Allowance and Sickness Allowance will receive an increase.

The deal follows weeks of uncertainty surrounding the government’s so-called omnibus bill – a

package of 20 measures which had included cutting the energy supplement for eligible recipients, including those on Newstart and pensioners.

A $6.3 billion budget savings deal brokered between the Coalition and Labor last month week has spared proposed cuts to Newstart and pension payments.

However, new recipients of the Family Tax Benefit and Commonwealth seniors card holders will lose their supplement.

Leading seniors advocate COTA Australia has welcomed the agreement between the government and opposition to remove the

cuts to Newstart and pensions from the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill.

COTA chief executive Ian Yates said given almost a third of Newstart recipients were 50 and over, these cuts would have a had a significant impact .

“Older people, and in fact any Newstart recipient, finds it extremely difficult to get by on the current paltry Newstart allowance and any reduction to the benefit would have been a further unconscionable blow.”

Details:humanservices. gov.au/customer/ services/centrelink/ age-pension.

Super reform hits older workers, women Gemma Westacott

THE Federal Government’s recently announced watered-down superannuation changes are likely to be a blow to older workers and women.

The final release of the proposed changes saw the government seek to recoup the cost of its backwards step on the proposed reform to the non-concessional cap by making two other

amendments that will largely affect women and those aged between 65 and 74.

Firstly, the proposal to repeal the work test for people aged between 65 and 74 won’t go ahead.

The measure would have harmonised the rules for older workers with those applicable to taxpayers under the age of 65.

Secondly, the government has deferred

the proposal to allow catch-up concessional superannuation contributions. This will have the biggest impact on women.

The proposal to allow unused concessional cap balances to be carried forward for up to five years has been deferred to July 1, 2018.

The changes are the result of the government trying to recoup funds after announcing that it

had dumped its much-touted $500,000 lifetime cap on after-tax super contributions, which was to be backdated to 2007. Instead, it has been replaced by a new measure that reduces the existing annual non-concessional contributions cap from $180,000 a year to $100,000, with a three-year bring-forward, until a lifetime cap of $1.6 million is reached.

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Finding bliss in a bud If you work at your passion you have the best job in the world

NUTS ABOUT PLANTS PHILLIP TAYLOR I STARTED work at a local nursery at the age 18.

It was total bliss to be surrounded by plants and flowers all day.

Ever since I’ve been toiling away planting, potting, growing and loving every minute it.

I have my own nursery

now and I’ve been revelling in plants for over 20 years.

I’ve been asked to solve hundreds of garden problems. Near the top of the list is: “what can I grow in a pot to give me colour?” The solutions are many but let’s break it down to just a few of the absolute best. Here are the top three plants: ■ Daphne Eternal Fragrance – Gone are the days of fussing over

daphne, the hurdles have been overcome. Sweetly scented white flowers sit up high on the bush displaying masses in spring and repeat flowering throughout the year. Sister plant Spring Pink is well worth of a mention.

■ Abelia Kaleidoscope – This plant has it all.

Beautiful white bell flowers decorate the bright golden foliage.

It has the unique ability

to change its foliage colour depending on the season, from gold to pink

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I have my own nursery now and I’ve been revelling in plants for over 20 years.

— Phillip Taylor

copper tones.

Perfect plant for a tub by the pool or out by the driveway in the scorching sun. It will thrive.

■ Sunpatiens – Finally getting the recognition they deserve. They have ostentatious jumbo flowers thriving in hot sun or part shade.

If you can find two or three pots empty I suggest grabbing some different colours – you won’t regret it. Keep the

Flourish fertiliser up to them. It’s packed with potassium for more intense flowers.

Of course when you’re nuts about plants you can’t stop at just a few.

Don’t forget to use Peat80 potting mix, which is packed with fertiliser to last a year, so you can sit back and watch your plants take off.

— Phillip Taylor Acorn Garden Centre 4324 1874 229 Brisbane Water Dr Point Clare 2250 NSW

A Council awards finalist

CONGRATULATIONS BRIAN: Woolgoolga Spring Orchid Show co-ordinator Jennifer Lock checks out Brian Donaghy’s grand champion orchid.

Tiny thing to big winner BELINDA SCOTT

MACLEAN orchid grower Brian Donaghy carried off the Grand Champion award at Woolgoolga’s recent Spring Orchid Show.

The judges selected his plant, which also won the award for a Champion Phalaenopsis Hybrid, from

a strong field of colourful orchids of many different varieties at the show, which attracted a large crowd.

Brian said the plant, which he grew from a tiny seedling, was a hybrid of Taisyco Wonder “Kingscar’’ and Tomo Arenus “The Eiger’’ and had been growing for

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I used to live on a farm and I don’t know what I’d do in town without the orchids. almost four years to reach its present glory.

He said he now had about 400 phalaenopsis plants at home.

— Brian Donaghy

“It keeps me busy since I moved to town,” Brian said.

“I used to live on a farm and I don’t know what I’d

do in town without the orchids.”

Asked the formula for his prize-winning plant, Brian said the secret ingredient was Woolgoolga’s Gordon Clark.

“I do what Gordon tells me,” Brian said. “He’s the phalaenopsis grower and I do what he says.”

COUNCIL’S success in looking after the Coffs Coast State Park has seen it become a finalist in the 2016 NSW/ACT Regional Achievement and Community Awards.

The awards encourage, acknowledge and reward the contributions individuals, communities and businesses are making in regional and rural NSW and the ACT. Coffs Harbour City Council is up against stiff competition in the Department of Primary Industries Crown Reserve Trust – Corporate Managers Award.

Council is Corporate Manager of the Coffs Coast State Park - a series of high value Crown reserves running from Sawtell in the south through Coffs Harbour to Woolgoolga.

The Park includes reserves of high local and state significance including the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores, Park Beach Reserve, Sawtell Reserve and Woolgoolga Beach Reserve.

It contains Park Beach, Sawtell, Woolgoolga Beach and Woolgoolga Lakeside Holiday Parks, two public swimming pools, the historic jetty structure, popular surf beaches, creeks and estuaries, a wide range of sporting, and recreational spaces, the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, playgrounds and other community infrastructure.

October garden notes: mid-spring is the perfect time for your gardens THE middle of spring is a wonderful time for gardeners. Here are Yates’ top tips.

Beautiful blueberries It’s time to find a spot at your place for a blueberry bush or two.

Blueberries generally

prefer warm days and cool nights, but there are varieties to suit a range of climates. Blueberries prefer an acidic, well-drained soil. In areas with alkaline soil (a pH higher than 7), applications of soil

acidifier liquid sulphur every month will help lower the soil pH. Some blueberries can be grown in pots.

Spring citrus care Citrus trees have a shallow root system which can be prone to drying

out. It’s important not to let citrus dry out as trees can drop their fruit if drought stressed. Soil which is rich in organic matter is better able to retain moisture.

Fruit Fly control As fruit like peaches,

avocados, mango and papaw are developing, now is the time to start baiting for fruit fly. Female fruit flies make a small hole in fruit and lay their eggs. These eggs hatch into maggots which ruin fruit. Together with good

garden hygiene (which includes removing fallen fruit from the ground and destroying any fruit fly-affected fruit), home gardeners can help protect their crops by baiting with fruit fly control.

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travel Alaska’s rich history Ann Rickard

FOR SENIORS who insist on comfort when they travel but like a bit of robust adventure, the options are often limited.

A cruise to Alaska tops the list if you enjoy frontier towns with a rich past and don’t mind the occasional bawdy saloon.

Holland America’s mid-sized ship, Nieuw Amsterdam, is your go-to for luxury and adventure. It took us to Inside Passage on a week-long round trip from Vancouver, visiting Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan.

The ship docked in the heart of each town – easy to disembark to explore on foot and later go into the wilds for offshore excursions involving seaplanes, helicopters and trains.

The raw beauty of Alaska’s frontier towns with their rainforest mountainsides, serene waterways and beautiful lakes played backdrop to an undiscovered world to us.

In Juneau we stepped back in time at the Red Dog Saloon, where the raspy voice of the old bloke on the piano brought to vivid life the heyday of the glorious gold mining era.

In Skagway, the boom town

gateway to the Klondike Gold Fields, it wasn’t difficult to imagine the town packed with 20,000 feverish gold seekers.

The historic buildings are protected and most of them are home to jewellery stores.

In Ketchikan, the Creek Street Historic District was once a notorious red-light district (1902–54) but is now a boardwalk above Ketchikan Creek. The old houses of ill-repute are now home to respectable gift shops, although Dolly’s House, where the infamous Madam Dolly lived and worked from 1919–70, is now a museum.

From Skagway we boarded a train for the White Pass Railroad trip, a journey giving insight into the vision to build a railroad under hazardous conditions to get hopefuls to the goldfields by train rather than journey on horse and foot over treacherous land.

Tunnelling through mountains, building bridges and sky-high trestles on turns of 16 degrees was difficult enough in the 1800s without also freezing winters to contend with.

The astounding engineering feat of the railroad was apparent from the moment we

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left, leading through granite mountains, up steep grades and around cliff-hanging turns.

There were gasps of awe as the train rattled along its narrow tracks and every kilometre brought discovery: misty valleys, mountain lakes, waterfall cascades, yawning chasms and lush forests. Someone spotted a moose and we crowded the windows for this rare sighting.

From Ketchikan we took a seaplane for an exhilarating 20-minute flight to Neets Bay, gliding over the mountain peaks of Revillagigedo Island.

We landed on the calm and pristine water in this unspoilt place, where just seven people live and operate a salmon hatchery, ever mindful they share the island with wild bears.

After a short walk with a guide armed with pepper spray, we

arrived at a gushing salmon-filled stream.

Out of the thick woods, a large black bear loped down to the stream. Seconds later he’d caught his first salmon – the fish practically leaping out of the water into the bear’s mouth – and a few minutes later another bear poked her head out and made her way to the river.

But there were more. Out came two small cubs, their little black bodies bobbing like yo-yos on the grass as they gambolled after their mother.

Alaska delivered up one highlight after another. The day cruising in Glacier Bay was a highlight. This stunning place of mountains, fjords, glaciers, rainforest, wildlife and coastline is home to the massive ice-blue, 34km-long Margerie Glacier.

The majesty of Glacier Bay

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silenced everyone on board as she cruised the icy waters.

When several kayakers came into view, tiny and gliding silently and reverently along the base of the mighty Margerie Glacier, they portrayed the true picture of the enormous block of moving ice.

Nieuw Amsterdam is a moving luxury hotel with so much to do you must consult your daily newsletter and plan with military precision.

A premium wine tasting? Art auction? Technology lesson?

Cooking demonstration?

Pampering in the spa? An informative lecture? High tea?

Dinner in one of the three speciality restaurants or a sample of the extravagant smorgasbord at the Lido Market?

This cruise deliveries a lot and seniors made up a good majority of the 2000 passengers, definitive proof we’re up for adventure – as long as it comes with the bonus of comfort.

■ From $1499pp (April 29, 2017, departure).

MORE DETAILS: Holland America Line on 1300 987 322.

Ann Rickard was a guest on board Nieuw Amsterdam.

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Opulent Princess cruise Majestic Princess dubbed the most luxurious ship in fleet MAJESTIC Princess will offer guests enticing features and experiences, including two new specialty restaurants.

Harmony, created in partnership with chef Richard Chen, formerly of Wynn Las Vegas (North America’s first Chinese restaurant awarded a Michelin star), will serve haute Chinese cuisine – Chef Chen’s interpretation of classic Cantonese dishes.

Le Bistrot will offer casual French home-style dining with a modern twist. Reminiscent of a Parisian bistro, it offers dishes like traditional escargot casseroles, braised ox tongue and mushroom ragout, along with baguettes, tarts and pastries.

Popular culinary offerings from sister ships Royal Princess and Regal Princess will be aboard Majestic Princess, including the exclusive Chef’s Table Lumiere, the award-winning Crown Grill and Bar and Alfredo’s, named after Princess

Cruises’ award-winning master chef Alfredo Marzi.

To top it off, a wide selection of all-day gastronomy in the World Fresh Marketplace is where guests can taste flavours from around the world.

Influenced by fashion, art and history, the interior design presents a sophisticated visual experience, representative of travelling the world.

European marble, mosaic tile floors, polished woods and sumptuous fabrics are featured on board the ship alongside plush custom-designed carpets and hand-tufted rugs.

More than 80% of the staterooms include a private balcony and the new Princess Luxury bed, featuring a custom-made mattress developed by United States sleep expert Dr Michael Breus.

The first two shows scheduled are Fiera and Fantastic Journey, which have met enthusiastic international acclaim

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These shows feature a world-class cast of singers and dancers, with elaborate production numbers, costumes and multimedia stage technology.

Majestic Princess will sail on her inaugural voyage on April 4, 2017, for a five-day Adriatic Sea cruise round trip from

Rome, with stops in Kotor and Corfu.

Following her maiden cruise, Majestic Princess will tour Europe on cruises of seven, 14, 21 and 28-day duration, departing from Rome, Barcelona or Athens.

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A coffee with Vienna Behold the history, tradition and delectable baked treats

EAT, DRINK AND BE KERRY KERRY HEANEY IN VIENNA, a cup of coffee and a piece of cake is much more than a quick refresher.

Surrounded by history and tradition, Viennese coffee culture is so important it has even made the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Don’t go to Vienna on a diet as there are temptations on every corner. As a traveller, it behoves you to partake.

Here’s eight Viennese food traditions to experience.

1. Melange coffee When coffee first came to Vienna, the strong, intense flavour of the beans was a surprise to the Viennese. Some smart person decided to ‘sweeten’ freshly brewed coffee with hot milk, which became known as the ‘Wiener melange’. I would swap my normal skinny cappuccino for one any day and it’ll be the first thing I have when I return.

2. Apple strudel With or without crumbs? That’s the hot question when it comes to making a strudel. Head to the Cafe Residenz Apfelstrudelshow Schonbrunn at Schloss Schonbrunn, Kavalierstrakt 52, to see them make this traditional Viennese dessert, from slicing the apples to rolling the thin dough. I’ve tried my hand at this and it wasn’t half bad. Visit my blog for a recipe.

3. Bundt cake Marmorgugelhupf is a marble bundt cake eaten

by Emperor Franz Joseph for breakfast, daily. The cake takes its shape from the grooved sides of the pan but the recipe varies.

It’s a classic afternoon tea cake or Sunday breakfast cake for the not-so-royal.

4. Mannerschnitten These Neopolitan wafers, you’ll recognise the classic pink wrapper, are available from the Manner store at Stephansplatz 7.

They were invented by Mr Manner (of course) in 1898 in honour of Emperor Franz Josef’s golden jubilee.

5. Demel K. & K. Located in Kohlmarkt 14 in a former imperial court, this confectioner show kitchen hosts visitors who watch the patissiers weave their magic. It’s busy, but worth the push through to the back to see the action. The sales and serving staff have been exclusively female at Demel for 200 years.

6. Cafe Sacher The chefs at the five-star Hotel Sacher, Philharmonikerstrasse 4, have been baking Sashertorte, a chocolate cake with apricot jam and chocolate glaze, from a secret recipe since 1876. There have been court cases over who invented the recipe.

7. Brasserie and Bakery, The Guesthouse Located between the State Opera and Stephansplatz, right next to the world-famous Albertina museum, The Guesthouse Vienna serves all-day breakfast and a special coffee roast made by Naber Kaffee.

Designed by Sir Terrance Conran, it exudes a feeling of ‘home away from home’, with a quiet, relaxed elegance and plenty of life’s little luxuries.

SLICE OF HISTORY: Cafe Landtmann is one of Vienna’s most elegant cafes.

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Marmorgugelhupf, marble bundt cake.

Coffee and cake is a Viennese tradition.

8. Cafe Landtmann Taking a prime corner position, Franz Landtmann opened Cafe Landtmann, one of Vienna’s most elegant cafes, in 1873 at the start of the coffee house tradition. Patrons at Landtmann have

included Sigmund Freud, Marlene Dietrich, Romy Schnieider, Paul McCartney, Hillary Clinton ... and Kerry Heaney.

Kerry stayed in Vienna as a guest of The Guesthouse and Vienna Tourist Board.

The apple strudel is a must-try.

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Miimiga magic musical

Original song and dance from Coffs Harbour High School’s Garlambirla Youth Theatre FOLLOWING two sell-out seasons of their first musical Garlambirla, Coffs Harbour High School’s Garlambirla Youth Theatre will open its new musical, Miimiga, on October 26.

The musical has the story of women’s birthing pools as a central theme.

The other main storylines are indigenous surfing in the area, and the development and impact of the railways.

The musical has been created with the advice of local Gumbaynggirr elders and community members.

Dances within the musical have been

MIIMIGA When: October 26 and 29 Where: Jetty Memorial Theatre Time: Varying Cost: Varying – up to $15 More information and tickets from Coffs Harbour High School, call 6652 3466. choreographed by Tara Gower, Sani Townson and Gloria Mercy.

Although some of the characters from Garlambirla appear again in Miimiga, the new show has a very different vibe.

Cast, musicians and crew have been busy workshopping scenes and creating original songs and dances.

Meanwhile the Jetty Memorial Theatre will present a National Theatre Live screening of War Horse on December 7.

For those who have not heard of the National Theatre Live, Jetty Memorial Theatre marketing co-ordinator David Horsley said they are massive theatre productions in London’s West End filmed and streamed around the world.

STORYLINES: Student’s Youth Theatre presents their new musical.

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NATURE’S SWIRL: Kim Staples uses dynamic colour and deep tones in her art.

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AN EXHIBITION of works

by Kim Staples is on display at Nexus Gallery, Old Butter Factory, Bellingen, from now until November 11.

Nature’s bounty is strongly featured in Kim’s exhibition. Oceans, beaches, flora and fauna are all a part of her eclectic exhibition.

Kim uses dynamic colour, deep tones, a range of darks and lights and differing mediums to create her artistic world.

She draws on life experiences, intuition and explores the inner self in many of her pieces. This can often result in contemplation and query by the viewer to discover their own meaning to the piece.

Kim has received recognition from a number of awards, exhibitions and sales nationally and overseas.

She is a qualified artist, art tutor and art therapist.

EAST MEETS WEST

A COMBINED exhibition featuring Suki Cheng and Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group members’ works is a feast for the eyes.

Featuring Suki’s original Origami and traditional Chinese paintings together with members’ work, until Wednesday, October 26 at the Showground Gallery Coffs Harbour, from 10am to 3pm.

Entry is free, call Robyn Lawrence on 0417 650 447, or 6652 2545 for more information.

ARTLANDS CONFERENCE

NATIONAL biennial conference Artlands is the largest arts gathering in Australia, – part conference, part festival: all arts.

The conference returns to NSW for the first time in 14 years this year, and will see the introduction of the Artlands brand to be used for all future RAA conferences.

Artlands continues the tradition with four jam-packed days of activity, conversation, discussion, debate and inspiration from across Australia and overseas, from October 27-30.

For registration and information visit artlands.com.au.

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You can also shade the black squares if you find it helpful.

After completing the first 3x3 area, work out which square joins on to it, and continue until you have made a complete crossword.

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Down 1. Pier (5) 2. Disappointed (8) 3. Wiped out (6) 4. Small ornamental case (Fr) (4) 5. Small repair job (5,2) 6. Stressed (10) 9. When all else has failed (4,6) 12. Tries (8) 14. Neatly arranged (7) 16. Pale colour; crayon (6) 19. Departs (5) 20. Clothing (4)

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FLESH, GROUND, HEEDING, INCLUDES, JUVENILES.

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1. In what state/territory is the Brisbane Ranges National Park?

2. In computing, what does the abbreviation AI stand for?

3. A snake’s cast off skin is known as a what?

4. Chopin wrote music mainly for which musical instrument?

5. What would you be eating if you were served calamari?

6. Which band did Paul McCartney form after The Beatles?

7. In which ocean is the Sargasso Sea – Atlantic, Indian or Pacific?

8. Which monarch knighted Sir Winston Churchill?

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SOME things collapse slowly, and cannot always be rebuilt, and even if a thing can be remade it will never be as it was.

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Hope Farm, the masterful second novel from award-winning author Peggy Frew, captures the pleasures and difficulties of being a parent and of being a child. It is a devastatingly beautiful story about the broken bonds of childhood, and the enduring cost of holding back the truth.

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The wonders of Woodford festival undiscovered, the poster reveals the magic of Woodford.

Organisers have announced the poster is the first of a triptych that will conclude on the third year with three posters joined together revealing the conclusion of a story trilogy.

Festival general manager Amanda Jackes said the poster features images people would recognise when they arrive at the festival and the overall story will be revealed when all three posters come together in 2018.

“People will want to keep it,” she said.

“We are so pleased with Gavin’s work.

“It evokes mystery and wonder but exudes the sort of playfulness that

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THE beauty of Moonee and the contrast of urban landscape inspired 15 of Australia’s most prominent artists to create new works.

They are featured in an exhibition at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery until October 29.

COFFS SCOOPS EVENT

COFFS Harbour took out the globally-acclaimed International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) World Festival and Event City Award for the second year running.

The Coffs Harbour Mayor, Cr Denise Knight, said the partnership with and support of the local community was critical to the success of any festival or event.

“This is what I’m most proud of – having recognition for the amazing work this community achieves by working together to attract and successfully run a huge range of major events and community festivals,” Denise said.

“Without the support and positive relationship we have with the business and wider

the festival means to so many of our patrons.

“It’s a big departure from what we’ve done before.”

Early bird tickets range in price from $25 to $606, and are available for season, season camping, day and night camping, day and night and Christmas Day camping for a limited time. For more information and ticket prices visit woodfordfolkfestival.com /tickets/prices, email ticketing@woodfordfolk festival.com, or call 07 5496 1066, from 9am to 5pm (EST), Monday to Friday.

Online purchases are subject to a $2.50 booking fee per ticket and a 1.5 per cent credit card fee on the transaction total.

community, as well as our event partners, we would not be able to host such popular and diverse events.”

SOCCER ON SALE

TICKETS are on sale for the Westfield W-League/Hyundai A-League double-header which will be held on the Coffs Coast on January 27, 2017, when the Newcastle Jets take on Melbourne City.

Coffs Harbour City Council’s city prosperity group leader, Nikki Greenwood, said it would be thrilling to welcome the Newcastle Jets for their inaugural home game at C.ex Coffs International Stadium.

“Hosting yet another elite sporting event is, again, testament to the quality and reputation of the stadium and will be such an exciting event for the community, football fans everywhere and the many visitors to our region,” Nikki said.

Earlybird standard grandstand tickets cost $35.

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■ LOCATION C.ex Coffs International Stadium, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour.

■ DATE January 27, 2017.

■ GATES OPEN 5pm.

■ W-League Game 5.20pm.

■ A-League Game 7.20pm.

SWING INTO SUMMER

THIS event is raising money for the renovation of the beautiful 1902 circa Raleigh Hall.

■ WHAT Swing into Summer.

Dress up and dance to the Bellingen Big Band.

■ WHERE Raleigh Hall, Walter St, Raleigh.

Ample parking available.

■ WHEN October 29, from 7–11pm.

■ COST $35 a person.

Bring your own esky full of drinks and nibbles, enjoy lucky door prizes and a traditional supper with hot drinks and sweet treats.

To book email raleighhallnsw@gmail.com or call Joanna 6655 4951. Visit facebook.com/raleighhallnsw.

FOOD FORUM

RETURNING to Bonville Golf Resort on November 14, the

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Mid North Coast Food Forum has a packed program of speakers, panel discussions, a local food showcase and the famous Harvest Table Lunch.

Coffs Harbour City Council’s industry and destination development section leader, Stephen Saunders, said this year’s Food Forum would offer something for everyone with an interest in food and agriculture.

“It will also provide an opportunity to network with inspiring entrepreneurs, as well as some of our best local producers and hospitality gurus from the Mid North Coast food industry.”

The forum is an ideal opportunity for growers, restaurateurs, food wholesalers, food retailers and business start-ups to learn, share experiences and build contacts.

Guest speakers will cover a wide range of food industry topics including sustainability, marketing and business start-up initiatives.

To purchase tickets or find out more, visit 2016.midnorthcoast foodforum.com.au.

SEEKING some spine-tingling chills this Halloween?

On Monday, October 31, at 7pm, the Coffs Harbour Heritage Executive Committee will host a free cemetery walk visiting the last resting places of some of Bucca area’s early residents.

You’ll hear stories of tragedy, the discovery of gold and the hardships of an isolated life in the bush.

Dressing up in Halloween costume is encouraged to add an extra fear factor.

Bucca Cemetery is located off Bucca Rd, just before McClellands Rd – 8km from the Pacific Hwy. Just look for the rainbow flags.

Anyone wishing to take part is advised to bring a torch, insect repellent, comfortable walking shoes – and a strong heart.

The walk will end around 8.30pm.

Bookings are essential, with only 25 places available.

To book, and for further information about the event, please contact 6648 4657.

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ONE OF Australia’s largest and most vibrant music and arts gatherings, the annual Woodford Folk Festival, returns for its 31st year from December 27 to January 1.

Festival organisers are thrilled to unveil the poster for this year’s event, designed by artist in residence Gavin Ryan, who has brought this year’s theme, How We Wonder, to life in a dynamic image.

Characterised by Ryan’s stunning attention to detail and vibrant colour choices, the poster is a cosmic explosion.

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