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How Gerry Zwart lived through a world at war WELLBEING

SHOPPING, EATING AND EXERCISE DURING VIRUS CRISIS

BACK AT THE CREASE FOR SECOND INNINGS In 1976 Patsy Fayne was a member of the first Australian women’s team to compete at Lord’s, now she’s mentoring a new generation

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GOLD COAST HISTORY Stephen Fleay dubbed ‘The Lizard King’ with his robe of lizards – remembers growing up at his father’s Tallebudgera Wildlife Park opened in 1952.

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Cover story: Patsy Fayne Feature: An extraordinary life – Gerry Zwart Book reviews Community Notes Wanderlust Shopping in COVID-19 times Holding onto super Puzzle page

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A LOOK up into our gorgeous autumn skies is a beautiful reminder that nature beats on at its own rhythm regardless of how out of sync we may feel.

This wonderful sky brings on a feeling that in Danish might be referred to as ‘’Hygge” (pronounced hoo-ga).

In 2016, Meik Wiking wrote The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living (The Happiness Institute series). Now, I do like Scandi interiors, fashion and crime movies, and I know the Danish lifestyle came in at No. 1 in The Happiest People in the World Index – so I thought in these troubled times, this philosophy might give us a sense of comfort and wellbeing – a Hygge experience.

Wiking says Hygge is all about gratitude and savouring the simple pleasures in life.

For instance, our cover personality, Patsy Fayne,

displayed such a joyous and daring spirit in her chosen sport – you have to love that.

Thanks to Allison Houston, we can take a trip back to an earlier Gold Coast. Fleay’s wildlife sanctuary is part of my childhood memory and Stephen Fleay’s recollections make extraordinary reading.

Additionally, I’m sure you will enjoy the vintage photos contributed to Karen Wright’s website.

These days there’s extra time to dream so it’s worth noting that Wiking attributed the Danes’ happiness to their ability to decouple wealth and wellbeing.

“We focus on the small things that really matter,” he said.

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Here’s where to go if you need help or can give it Older Persons Information Line. Older persons and carers are encouraged to call 1800 171 866 to speak with trained staff from a seniors’ advocacy organisation. The COVID-19 hotline will assist seniors to get the critical information they need to stay healthy and safe.

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Michele Nassoor has been part of the Gold Coast community visitors program run by Feros Care for about nine months.

At 65 it’s her first taste of volunteering and she loves it, visiting, helping out and (in the days of coronavirus) calling a number of people each week.

“They like the company and I just seem to get along with them … we talk and we have a laugh … too easy,” she said. “Contact is very important and, while I do have a lot of my own friends around, this is different people, different conversations and it’s very enjoyable for me as well.”

John Steele, at 89, is one of the people Michele visits.

For about 90 minutes each week, she chats, peels his vegies ready for him to cook, and takes him to do little chores like getting his hair cut, or going to the dentist.

“He’s absolutely fantastic,” she said of the Coolangatta man who, after several strokes, is unable to use his hands much and had previously been resigned to reheating packaged food from the freezer.

With his parents having met as cooks on a cruise ship, he said fresh food had been a big part of his life and he missed the smell and taste of home-cooked meals.

He recalls another of his volunteer visitors, Wendy, who “turned up with a chocolate cake, a pressure cooker and tins of crushed tomatoes and we made a big chunky stew” full of fresh vegetables.

In Great Company manager Emma Moore said it was clear John’s visitors

had a big impact.

“He recalls little details about their visits and their lives; he rattles off facts about their families, their likes and dislikes,” she said.

Of the almost 300 volunteers from Wide Bay to Tasmania, about a third of them were over 60, she said, and since the COVID-19 crisis hit, 167 new volunteers had signed up.

In response to the aged care restrictions around coronavirus, another volunteer program has also begun, with health-checked visitors helping residents to connect digitally to families and the outside world.

Whether you are on, waiting for a Home Care Package, or in residential care, In Great Company can help with a host of activities.

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In John’s case, that also meant in 2019 having his

first Christmas lunch in 30 years with other people – invited to join in the traditional feast with residents and staff at Feros Care Residential Village at

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GROUND-BREAKER: Ex-cricketer Patsy Fayne broke gender barriers in the 1970s when she represented Australia in England. Now she’s passing on her skills to Noosa players.

WITH the summer of cricket over, the women’s team at Noosa have kicked up their heels to celebrate their friendship with mentor Patsy Fayne.

The Tewantin Noosa Cricket Club team has just played its second year of the eight-team Coast competition with Patsy’s strong support.

She gently led the lively group out of the first-year blues and through a second season, with plans for the next campaign already on the table.

At first glance, the 72year-old may have seemed an unlikely mentor for this fledgling, youthful team – until Patsy’s cricketing heritage was revealed.

Patsy was a member of the first Australian women’s team to compete at Lord’s.

This was the first time women had competed at the famed venue. And bowler Patsy was also the first to take an Australian women’s wicket at Lord’s.

Sadly, that year England trounced Australia.

Patsy started playing backyard cricket as a child.

Her older brother – who was bigger and stronger than her – owned the bat but he needed a bowler.

“He took his little sister (Patsy) and bashed her up,” Patsy reminisces. “I used to practise at One Tree or one stump just to get my brother out. I didn’t plan to play for Australia.”

Once at university, Patsy rediscovered her love for cricket, playing for her tertiary institution, then for NSW and then Australia.

But by 1976 Patsy decided to give up cricket.

She was broke. Everything she did had to be paid out of

her own pocket. Then in 2018 a news piece in the local paper caught Patsy’s eye and she showed the story to her proud husband, Michael.

“I hadn’t been around cricket for 40 years, but then I thought maybe I can just go visit them and see if I can help, just while they get started,” Patsy said.

“A week or two. Teach them to run between wickets. Just the basics of the game.”

When Patsy walked into the come-and-try day for the newly formed Tewantin Noosa Cricket Club women’s team, no one there had any idea who this sprightly older woman was and why she had turned up.

“I told them I had played a bit of cricket and I was happy to help out as I lived in the area,” the understated Patsy said.

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by history-making mentor ‘‘ The impact Patsy has had from the getgo has been incredible.

out on the first day mentioned her aunt was Miriam Knee, the captain of the Australian women’s team that competed at Lord’s in 1976. Patsy piped up: “She was my captain.’’

The team’s co-founder and now captain Paula McKie said when she found out about Patsy’s history, “it was like a celebrity coming in”.

Patsy has consciously stayed in the background as much as possible, allowing the women to manage the team’s development.

Paula said Patsy had attended the training and

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PITCHING IN: Patsy with Noosa team members Kirsty Patten, Trina Feuerherdt and captain Paula McKie. The side has been inspired by Patsy’s expert input.

meetings and helped iron out some of the intricacies of a women’s cricket team.

“Her contribution has been huge,” Paula said.

Fellow team member Trina Feuerherdt said: “The

impact Patsy has had from the get-go has been incredible.

“What she has brought with her to the girls has been empowering. To think this woman played for Australia

and she wants to come and help us. For me, that was huge.”

Both Paula and Trina acknowledged the team probably wouldn’t have made it through to the

second season without Patsy’s unwavering belief in their abilities and her willingness to share both her cricket knowledge and life experiences.

“We want to make her proud of us,” Paula said.

Just not cricket “They wouldn’t be allowed to print a photo like that now,” Patsy said of the above front-page story, which ran in a Sydney newspaper in 1976. “That was our first time at Lord’s.

We were just practising.

They took photos of people

playing cricket, but that’s what hit the paper. They broke into our changeroom – ran in, took a photo and ran out.”

Patsy remembers being almost shouldered as the photographer burst in.

“If I was smarter, I would have shouldered them back,” she said.

“I think we were so desperate for publicity that we just appreciated the publicity. But it was the wrong publicity we were getting. I felt violated, a little bit really; how dare they?”

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The council has developed an emergency dashboard specifically in response to COVID-19 to help connect the community and businesses to all the official information, support and advice available from governments at local, state and federal levels.

Tweed Mayor Katie Milne said so much information was circulating that it could be hard to keep up with all the changes.

To help the community, council has collated all this information on a dedicated page on its website.

It lists all the public health orders, border closures, funding and financial supports and community services, including local contact numbers, for easy access.

Also featured are online

local cultural and exercise programs to help people stay connected and healthy physically and mentally.

“Ideas to stay connected in your own street, in your own suburb and online are popping up all over the place and it’s wonderful to see the community spirit coming out so strongly,” Cr Milne said.

“We know the Tweed community is resilient, we’ve been through tough times together before and we will get through these trying times together again.’’

Keep Connected, Keep Healthy program Enjoy online and social media content from Tweed Shire Council and its facilities across the region to keep your mind and body active and safe.

• Online cultural activities – The Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre, RichmondTweed Regional Library and Tweed Regional Museum are all offering programs and opportunities online. Visit

their websites or social media channels to find out more.

• Together Tweed campaign. Visit the community support page from the council’s COVID-19 dashboard or follow Tweed Shire Council on Facebook or Instagram for updates about when more opportunities are available online.

• The parks and active communities team is highlighting how to stay active at home. Follow the Tweed Regional Aquatic Centres and Tweed Shire Council on Facebook or Instagram.

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Adding to success story Maths education dynamo powering ahead with ideas that equip students for modern challenge Tracey Johnstone MATHEMATICS innovator and former lecturer Dr Calvin Irons says everywhere we turn, across the ages, maths is in our lives.

Just look at the discussion around the coronavirus.

“I can see tons of mathematics that they are using to describe it all,” Dr Irons said.

Dr Irons’ passion is in developing tools for teachers, parents and even grandparents to educate the very young to enjoy the complexity of maths in a simplified, enjoyable way.

At age 70 and with an inquisitive mind still working at full speed, he walked out the door of the Queensland University of Technology and into his maths education business, Origo.

“I finished on a Friday and

on Saturday I was on a plane to work in the Origo office in the US,” Dr Irons said.

The international business, which he started with one of his former students, is in its 25th year.

It focuses on providing, through teachers, down-toearth maths education for primary school students.

“The material has much more visual representations,” he said.

“The definition of understanding is when you have a good picture in your brain of whatever you are talking about.

“You don’t get pictures in your brain if you are juggling mathematical symbols. You have to have objects that you can relate to those mathematical symbols.”

His wife Rosemary, 74, has worked in the Origo team since the company’s inception. The former

primary school teacher went on to study mathematics at Indiana University.

While Rosemary no longer has a hands-on role, Dr Irons said he still enjoyed brainstorming ideas with her.

Now 76, Dr Irons is rising to the new challenge of driving the evolution of the company, looking at ways to respond to forced home schooling for many parents and the changes he sees in employment opportunities in the next 20 years.

“I am working on computational thinking, which is what I think students need to be well prepared on so they can go into the digital age in terms of the thinking required to write algorithms for any kind of programming,” he said.

“Past mathematics (teaching) has been all very procedural. This (new

RESPECTED THINKERS: Veteran maths innovators Dr Calvin Irons and his wife, Rosemary,

project) has to be lateral thinking; think outside the box, think off to the side, don’t get stuck in a rut with your thinking.’’

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down his current project, he needs to complete developing for Origo one-aday maths activities that parents can use with their children at home.

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LEADING EXAMPLE: Doris Gibbs was chuffed to have students from Coomera Anglican College, which she helped found, at the Arcare Hope Island International Women's Day celebrations in which she was honoured.

Tribute makes Doris’s day Arcare latest group to recognise a dynamo who’s streets ahead

Doris was surprised and delighted to be recognised by a street named in her honour at Oxenford Park, although she also has a park named after her at Paradise Point.

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THE lives and accomplishments of residents have been brought into sharp focus by Arcare Hope Island’s International Women’s Day celebrations honouring Doris Gibbs OAM. Lifestyle coordinator Allison Ferguson said the aged care facility had marked the day in different ways each year, but decided this year “what better way than to celebrate one of our own?”

“Because, oh my goodness, what these ladies have achieved!” Allison marvelled, adding it was likely to now be an ongoing practice.

Doris, for instance, with late husband Ivan, was a founder of Coomera Anglican College, and student leaders paid tribute to her at Arcare’s IWD celebration.

Gold Coast City Councillor William Owen-Jones said Doris had been involved in the area since she and Ivan arrived in the mid-1950s, and had also been founders of Labrador Seniors,

Labrador Kindergarten and the original Oxenford Pony Club.

One of the college’s sports houses is named after the Gibbses, but that’s not all, with Doris last year surprised and honoured by an Oxenford Park street being named Doris Gibbs Crt. Both Doris and Ivan also have parks named in their honour: Doris Gibbs Park by the river at Marina Pde, Paradise Point, and Ivan Gibbs Wetland Reserve at Beenleigh.

Born in Victoria in 1929, Doris has led a many-faceted adult life as the mother of five, involved in church and charity, Girl Guides, running the family wrecking business, and supporting Ivan through Gold Coast Council and then state politics from 1967-1989.

Ivan had no hesitation in acknowledging the importance of her role, with his election slogan stating “Behind Every Great Man, There’s A Doris”.

But hers was not just a supporting role, she was also chairman of the National Party’s Albert Women’s

Electorate Council. Those who knew her at the time described her as “cool, calm and collected, unflappable, always in good humour, a great organiser and held in very high esteem by those around her”.

“Women influence their children a great deal – their outlook, their behaviour … but if a woman doesn’t like staying home, then she should be allowed to work,” Doris declared.

And while life has

certainly slowed down for Doris since calling Arcare Hope Island home for the past five years, Allison described her as “one of those vivacious residents who is still always doing things with her groups and charities”.

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Courage in Dutch migrant honoured for family’s heroics in Tracey Johnstone THIS is Gerry Zwart’s story.

His parents received a prestigious award, but it really belongs to the whole family who willingly harboured Jewish children and dozens of resistance fighters.

It’s been a long time since World War II, but the defining moments of Gerry’s youth remain crystal clear.

The youngest of 12 children, Gerry was just 11 when the war started for the Netherlands, and his family’s world turned on its end.

As the 90-year-old sits in his cosy loungeroom at a retirement village in Nambour accompanied by his doting wife, Valerie, Gerry shares a haunting picture of how the war impacted on all the family, who became accidental heroes by turning their home into a “safe house’’ for

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“I remember the first day of the war: it was May 10, 1940,” Gerry said. “All of a sudden we heard on the radio that the Germans had invaded.”

Nobody expected this news. Before then the Germans had come as far as France. But on that fatal May date the German army invaded Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Gerry said the family’s first response was to head to a neighbour’s cellar. Only a week later the Dutch army capitulated and the German occupation forces arrived in town taking over public buildings and schools.

Initially life didn’t change too much, Gerry said. The children went about their normal activities. But when the general army was joined by the SS, that’s when things did change.

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The people were taken to a concentration camp. Of the three, only one made it back.

youngest of the Zwart children, learnt very quickly to keep quiet when confronted by the Nazis.

“When the SS came, you had to make sure you didn’t say the wrong thing,” he said.

He watched as the SS rounded up any local men and women aged from 16 to 45 to move them by train to Germany to work in the factories. His artist father missed the cut; he was too old. His mother was also left alone.

Gerry remembers the Jews within the Blaricum community were hardly noticeable until early 1941, when the word came through that the Germans had started rounding them up in Amsterdam.

With that news, Gerry’s sisters came home from school and asked his parents if two of their Jewish friends, both named Bela, could hide in the house, which was already home to eight of the Zwart family. His parents readily agreed.

In the next village his much older brother Hank had also taken in a whole Jewish family.

Soon after, “as things got tougher”, Gerry said his brothers built several hiding places in the Zwart house, in the roof, under the floor and behind false walls.

They also started keeping the doors to outside locked at all times. His mother, Maria, also told everyone to use a particular knock when they came to the front door.

If the knock was different, it meant there was a German

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The Righteous Among The Nations medal given posthumously to the Zwart family by Israel for providing a safe house for Jews.

people hiding from the Nazis.

As the weather cooled, many of the Zwart family of 12 were relaxing inside their small house in the Dutch village of Blaricum, listening to the radio.

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fighting evil hiding Jews from murderous Nazi invaders soldier outside. Gerry was 13 when he watched Hitler youth, with rifles slung over their shoulders, raid a home nearby where they found an illicit radio.

The family was arrested.

Gerry remembers the young soldiers walking away from the house laughing.

“Next thing you know, they threw a hand grenade on the thatched roof and the house burnt down completely,” Gerry said.

“The people were taken away to a concentration camp. Of the three, only one made it back.”

The Blaricum villagers stayed strong and together, and silent about what the Zwarts were doing.

Gerry’s sisters brought their schoolwork home so the two Belas could keep up their study. The teachers were not told, nor did they share their suspicions.

Early morning was when the village was cut off and raids occurred. The villagers quickly passed the news to the Zwarts, who hid the two Belas.

About six months before the war ended, while Gerry was visiting one of his brothers, there was a raid.

His brother hid in the ceiling but sent Gerry to see what was happening.

Out on the street a German soldier called him over.

“I said, ‘I’m not 16 yet, I’m only 15’. He said, ‘You look old enough’,” Gerry said. He was sent down the road, past other soldiers, to the assembly place with 30 other boys. They were

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marched off to the next village, where the boys were locked in the schoolyard.

“It came to dinnertime and half the Germans went off for a dinner break. It was winter and dark. We knew the area very well.

“I said to my mate, ‘When we get the chance we can leap over the fence and go into the apple orchard’.

“When half the staff were gone, we jumped the fence and ran. I never ran so fast in my life.

“The Germans were yelling for us to come back and then they started shooting. You could hear the bullets hitting the trees around you.”

Gerry figured the Germans didn’t know where he lived so he headed for home. If Gerry hadn’t escaped, he knew he would have ended up working in a Germany factory.

Between the raids, village life continued almost normally. There was no electricity, gas or fuel for stoves, so improvisation was a must. Food, when available, was rationed.

“There was one stage where you couldn’t buy food,” Gerry said.

“You walked around with a pocket full of money, but it wasn’t worth a cracker.”

Valuables became currency for food.

When the war ended in 1945, the two Belas finally emerged as the 16-year-old Gerry joined the villagers dancing in the streets.

By his early 20s, Gerry said he had “had enough of Europe” and wanted to get

out. He headed to Australia, following one of his brothers, met his wife and settled into a rural working life.

It was only recently that one of the girls, Bela van Praag, who now lives in Israel, decided the Zwart family should be honoured.

After an extensive search through Holland, she and her son Lex turned to Facebook to track down Gerry in Australia. It was the secretary of the Horticultural Media Association of Queensland, of which Gerry and Valerie are life members, who saw the post and then helped Bela to make contact with Gerry.

“One day the telephone rang,” Valerie said. When she cautiously answered, the male voice at the other said, “Please don’t hang up. This is Israel calling.‘’ Lex went on to explain his story and how the then 92year-old Bela had nagged him to find the Zwart family.

Seventy-eight years later, Gerry last year accepted Israel’s posthumous gift of the Righteous Among The Nations award on behalf of his parents, Marinus and Maria Josepha Zwart.

It is Israel’s highest honour, which pays tribute to non-Jews who risked their lives to help Jewish people during the Holocaust when six million lives were lost.

Gerry acknowledges it is an award for his whole family, who in their various ways were all champions of protecting and saving many lives.

Gerry and his older Zwart siblings in the garden at home in the Netherlands.

Bela van Praag tracked Gerry.

The Righteous Among The Nations declaration.

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Born to love Son of famed Coast naturalist gives insight into Alison Houston

In 1952, a young Stephen made his own discovery at the new Fleay's Fauna Reserve ... a giant earthworm, while out at work with the bulldozer driver.

GENERATIONS of kids have visited the David Fleay Wildlife Park at Tallebudgera, but only two grew up there: David and Sigrid Fleay’s son Stephen and his sister, Rosemary.

Stephen, now retired and living in Portugal after a national and international career in TV and radio journalism, took time to look back on those days for Seniors News.

When Fleay’s Fauna Reserve, as it was first known, began in 1952, he said, the entrance fee was two shillings for adults and sixpence for children.

“Rosemary, my sister, was working all week back then helping out, collecting entrance fees, cleaning cages and feeding the animals, birds and reptiles.

“One of my jobs (at 10) was to pick grass for the collection of guinea pigs.”

Stephen recalls picking

bearded lizards off trees on the way back from Burleigh Heads State School for the fauna reserve’s collection.

“My father took a photograph of me covered with these critters, which was published in the

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His father’s first book was studied by a teenage David Attenborough.

Brisbane Telegraph newspaper,” he said of becoming labelled ‘The Lizard King’.

Stephen was also often called on to do a “howling start-up” with the family of dingoes, resulting in a dingo chorus that “could be heard all the way to the town of

West Burleigh”, 2.2km away.

He even made his own scientific discovery, a giant earthworm, as he rode along with the bulldozer driver “inspecting what subterranean creatures would be disturbed by the excavations” for the park’s new carpark.

“My father was quite excited as he had never seen or known about this species,” Stephen said.

By the time he made the move to Queensland, Stephen’s father had already chalked up many feats, including in 1933 taking an iconic photo and film of Benjamin, the last captive thylacine in Tasmania.

At Melbourne Zoo, he started an Australian section and succeeded in the first captive breeding of emus and koalas, as well as other birds and marsupials.

Most famously, in 1943 he bred the first platypus in captivity at Victoria’s Healesville Sanctuary, where he was the first director

Stephen with Vicky the dingo during a dingo chorus.

A very young Stephen with a koala back at Badger Creek, Victoria, circa 1945, before the family’s move north.

A Kodachrome view, from the Fleay family house, taking in the reserve and Tallegbudgerra Creek.

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wildlife amazing animal adventures from 1939-47 and consultant until 1951.

“This made international good news in the midst of World War II,” Stephen said.

His father’s first book in 1944, We Breed the Platypus, was “studied by a then young British teenage naturalist, David Attenborough”.

“Sir David wrote to me here in Portugal stating how this book had been an influence on his early life with natural history,” Stephen said.

With his father wanting to carry out his own natural history research, the family made the move north to what was then called Queensland’s South Coast, not renamed the Gold Coast until 1958.

Stephen recalls how hard it was to leave their Victorian home, Piccaninny Cottage, set in bushland at Badger Creek, where they had their own private collection of animals, birds and reptiles, including Rosemary’s pet, Keith the wombat.

He said one of the first Queensland properties the family considered was Paradise Island, “which was available for around £7000 – yes, the entire island!”

However, it was deemed unsuitable due to being too low-set, and eventually they were shown the 80-acre (32-hectare) Tallebudgera site, which had just been sold but which the purchasers were convinced to part with at a profit.

Stephen said the most complex part of the building process, including cages and

gates, was the platypus enclosure, known as ‘The Platypussary’.

It had “a special pool and sleeping compartments for these delicate part-aquatic animals” to make the surrounds as close to nature as possible in a philosophy that was well ahead of its time.

David is quoted as saying: “We’re not in the job of sacrificing animals for the sake of showing them and I don’t have a lot of time for many modern zoos.’’

It is noteworthy that no one other than David Fleay successfully bred and reared a platypus until Healesville Sanctuary in 1999, and Fleay’s remains the only park on the Gold Coast where you can see platypus.

Rosemary FleayThomson’s 2007 book Animals First, tracing her father’s trailblazing journey, is available online and Stephen’s YouTube channel, Favenchi, includes a number of videos on the subject.

To ensure Fleay’s survived, David and Sigrid Fleay sold the land in the early 1980s to the State Government for a nominal amount, and it became heritage listed in 2001.

You can become a Friend of Fleay’s for just $10, and $5 annual registration, make a donation, or volunteer at www.fleayswildlife.com.au/.

Entry to the park (currently closed due to COVID-19 restrictions) costs $24.70 adults, $11.20 children over 4, and $16.30 pensioners. Phone (07) 5669 2051.

UNIQUE CHILDHOOD: Stephen was crowned The Lizard King for this photo with his robe of lizards by dad David Fleay, which was published in the Brisbane Telegraph.

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Rescuers call for a hand Cash-strapped cat group asks for donations for fundraiser Alison Houston THE animal world is feeling the flow-on effects of coronavirus restrictions.

Smaller rescue operations have been overrun since the RSPCA and pounds closed their doors to intakes.

Best Friends Felines, which operates from the Gold to the Sunshine Coasts, brought 40 cats into care over just 21 days last month as well as, uncharacteristically, three pugs.

Founder Nikki Chapple said the group had never reached out to the public before, but with increased demand and no way to raise money due to current restrictions, they were forced to ask for help.

“We have always been extremely proud of our fundraising and been able to meet the gap between adoption fees and vet work largely through our events, which we work tirelessly on, but at the moment our hands are tied,” Nikki said.

BFF takes rescued strays, cats on death row at the pound or ownersurrendered cats, and places them into loving foster

ADOR-ABLE: That's where this ginger kitten Able, pictured with Nikki Chapple at the vet, got his name. Able is one of hundreds of kittens and cats needing help to be rehomed this year by Best Friends Felines.

homes, where they remain until they “find their forever home”. They have a “no kill” policy, have all vet work completed on the cat while it is in their care – including desexing, vaccinating, microchipping and worming – and are particularly strict on cats being indoor-only dwellers.

Nikki said BFF had earned a reputation for taking “the

difficult cases” – those with special needs, requiring medical care or which are difficult to home, including black cats, which strangely still carry the stigma of old superstitions.

The group also runs a Last Litter program to lessen the number of unwanted litters by rehoming kittens and desexing the mother free of charge to the owner.

Nikki said she was conscious of the fact that many people and businesses were struggling and had already given much to charity, but encouraged anyone who could to donate a few dollars or items such as food and litter.

BFF is also organising an online craft auction for midJuly and would be grateful for donations of handmade

goods including sewing, knitting, woodwork, painting and pottery.

“That’s a way seniors could really help us, as it’s one thing we can do to flesh out our funds at the moment for this vitally important service,” Nikki said.

Items sent to BFF to midJune will be photographed and assembled in a Facebook album for auction,

and there is no necessity for them to be cat-themed.

Becoming a foster carer is another way seniors can help. A number of the existing volunteers are in their 60s and 70s, including one dedicated woman at Bonogin who cares for “bottle babies”, which need to be fed every three hours – not a job for everyone.

BFF was established in 2015, after Nikki moved to Brisbane from country NSW, where she had been involved in the Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES).

She quickly discovered that dog rescue operations outnumbered cat rescues 10:1, despite the fact that cats could have up to four litters in a season.

Having grown up on a farm with “a bit of a menagerie”, she decided to help “in a small way”.

She had no idea that by 2019 BFF would be one of the biggest rescue operations in Southeast Queensland, 100 per cent volunteer-run, with more than 100 foster carers looking after 250–300 animals at any time, and with a budget of about $180,000.

For more information, find BFF on Facebook at @BestFriendsFelines, go to bestfriendsfelines.com, email inquiriesbff@gmail .com or phone the service on 0417 699 375.

Special cafe has plenty on its plate THE Brett Street CAFE (Community Access For Everyone) team is cooking and providing up to 150 meals a week to at-risk people during these trying times, confirming the cafe’s mantra of being good for people and good for the community.

The social enterprise cafe is in the newly upgraded Tweed Heads Civic and Cultural Centre plaza complex.

From April 20, subsidised meals have been available to eligible people under the My Aged Care Meal Services and National Disability Insurance Scheme, and regular

customers can also buy the meals at an affordable price for themselves, their family or elderly friends.

Tweed Shire Council community services co-ordinator Joanne Watters said providing this kind of service was vital for the community at present as people were either isolated, had limited access to food and supplies or were unable to shop.

“Brett Street CAFE is still open for regular business but has reduced its operating hours due to COVID-19 restrictions, so we now have the capacity and infrastructure to expand and offer an

alternative service to meet a high demand during this crisis,” Ms Watters said.

“Customers can order on the phone, at the cafe or through our website, and there will be options for payment and pick-up. We are also looking at delivery and collection from dropoff points.”

Opening hours are 8.30– 11.30am Monday to Thursday. To view the Community Meals to Go menu, how to order and options for pick-up and delivery, go to brettstreet cafe.com.au. To find out about other community services, see tweed.nsw. gov.au/CommunityServices.

TASTY TREATS: Brett Street CAFE supervisor Allan Gibson and his staff provide nutritious subsidised meals for eligible people during COVID-19 restrictions.

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SWITCHED ON: Diane Bohlen enjoys a fitness class online at Elements Retirement Living during isolation.

Feel good from head to toe Exercise, nutrition, sleep vital Kerry Heaney WHILE social distancing and self-isolation remain the new normal, it is important for seniors to keep their minds and bodies as healthy as possible.

Lifestyle factors have a significant impact on your immune system, so making small changes can ensure you are supporting your health.

Elements Retirement Living managing director Chiou See Anderson believes exercise is essential.

“Continue to move your body,” Ms Anderson says.

“There are so many YouTube videos available online to help you stay active. Depending on your current level of fitness, you can search for videos on yoga, tai chi, meditation, strengthening and more.

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and build up your fitness gradually. Before long, you will be wondering why all those people spend their money and time going to the gym!”

ATP Science’s naturopath, nutritionist and herbalist, Nicole Brown, says a diet rich in anti-inflammatory and nutrient-dense foods is essential for good health and supporting an immune system so it can respond to viruses.

“Try to include a wide variety of colourful fruits and vegetables, healthy fats, high-quality proteins and a variety of wholegrains,’’ Nicole said.

“Avoid processed foods, refined sugars and excess alcohol as these can have a suppressive effect on our immune system.”

Social distancing and isolation can lead to feelings of loneliness and low moods.

Staying in touch with family and friends during

Diane doing another exercise that helps her to stay healthy and energised.

this time ensures you feel supported and connected with your community.

If you are tech-savvy, Skype or FaceTime will allow you to see your loved ones as if they were there with you. If you don’t have access to technology, try writing letters to your neighbours or even friends of the family.

“Connection is important,

even when we can no longer meet for a coffee or gather for a meal,” Ms Anderson says.

“If you previously had a regular game of bowls, or met to discuss a new book, you can continue to maintain this network by scheduling a group chat via phone or video. The number of residents at Elements

Retirement Living who are reporting an increase in phone contact with people whom they previously neglected is phenomenal.

“Somehow the time we used to spend rushing around has now been converted to purposeful time spent catching up with past acquaintances and long-lost relatives.”

Head scientist and naturopath at ATP Science, Matt Legge, said sleep was closely tied to our immunity.

“Certain disease-fighting substances are released or created while we sleep, and our bodies need these hormones, chemicals and proteins to fight off disease and infection,” Mr Legge said.

“Sleep deficiency decreases the availability of these substances, leaving us more susceptible to each new virus or bacteria we encounter.”

Mr Legge suggests going to bed and getting up at the same time every day. He recommends avoiding screen time from TV, computers and phones for the hour before bedtime as the blue light they emit can suppress melatonin production.

“Do something relaxing before bed, such as taking a bath, reading a book, listening to soft music or trying meditation,” he said.

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Daredevil heiress a wartime lifesaver THE heroism of a daredevil Brisbane heiress who saved a former Russian president from Stalin and the Nazis is the rollicking tale shared by Australian biographer Susanna de Vries (pictured) in her latest book.

Destined to be 83-yearold de Vries’ last book about Australian women, the colourful story of Nell Tritton is her swansong, she says.

She stumbled across the story while valuing paintings at Nell’s childhood home, Elderslie, now at Pullenvale.

Nell, an heiress to the Brisbane Tritton furniture fortune, married ex-Russian prime minister Alexander Kerensky in 1939. In 1940.

She courageously saved him from Stalin and the Nazis using her champion rally car driver skills during a harrowing journey on a cross-country escape.

“Nell lived an amazing life in Paris,” de Vries says.

“She was in danger of assassination by Stalin, along with Kerensky, but died on April 11, 1946, aged 49 in Brisbane. She is buried at Dutton Park Cemetery in South Brisbane.”

Nell drove the couple away from Paris as the Germans invaded, with Kerensky on Stalin’s hit list.

They eventually reached safety in the US, but with Nell’s life shortened by kidney failure aggravated by poor drinking water on their journey, they returned to Brisbane and Elderslie in 1945.

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damage started in childhood after drinking water from the lead-lined tank at their previous home.

In 1946, as Nell lay dying tended by her mother at Elderslie, Kerensky would stalk the verandas with a revolver to protect himself and Nell from Stalin’s

assassins. “After Nell’s death, Kerensky spent eight more months at Elderslie as he could not get a passage back to America,” de Vries says.

Kerensky eventually returned to the US and was made a professor of Russian history at Stamford

University. He died in New York in 1970. Nell, The Australian Heiress who Saved her Husband from Stalin & the Nazis will be available from Amazon, Book Depository and Kobo.

Published by Pirgos Press, the illustrated book retails for $34.95.

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IF you think Lisa Ireland’s novel The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan is a bit banal, keep reading; deep into the entertaining read are surprises.

The Australian author has based her book both on a newspaper story about an elderly couple running away from a nursing home and on a collection of letters written between her parents, and their photos.

The story swings between the couple’s life during the 1960s and the present, when Shirley walks her husband, Frank, out of his aged care home.

They embark on an adventure down memory lane and back to their marital home in Victoria.

Along the way she encounters the challenges of looking after a person with dementia; the humour and the sadness.

Shirley’s use of technology, her skilful management of relationships, and her deep love of Frank and her friend Rita, turn the adventure on its head several times.

WHAT do you do when you’re told you have terminal cancer at 50?

Ruby has always been the generous mediator among her friends, family and colleagues, which is why they have all turned up to celebrate her 50th birthday.

But after a few too many glasses of champers, Ruby’s speech doesn’t exactly go to plan. Instead of delivering the witty and warm words her guests are expecting, Ruby reveals what she really thinks of every one of them.

She also accuses her husband, Harry, of having an affair. Saving the best till last, Ruby lambasts her mother for playing her three daughters against each other. It’s blisteringly brutal.

The birthday girl concludes with the throwaway comment that she has terminal cancer.

Courageous? Or ruthlessly selfish? She has cashed in her life savings and plans on taking her two sisters cruising into the sunset for a dose of husband replacement therapy.

– HRT: Husband Replacement Therapy, by Kathy Lette.

Vantage, RRP $32.99

– Published by Penguin.

RRP $32.99. Also available in eBook and audio.

Insight into lingering price of injustice DURING the Great War, law was used in everyday life as a tool to discriminate, oppress, censor and deprive many Australians of property, liberty and basic human rights.

A nation often amends its laws during war, not least to regulate life at home.

Yet few historians have considered the impact of the law on Australians during World War I. In this original book, Catherine Bond breathes life into the laws that were

central to the way people were managed in Australia from 1914–18.

Engaging and revelatory, Law in War holds those who wrote the laws to account, exposing the sheer breadth and impact of this wartime legal regimen, the injustices of which linger to this day.

More than anything, it illuminates how ordinary people were caught up in – and sometimes destroyed by – these laws created in the name of victory.

“Law in War gives us

insights into the law and Australia’s Great War that Charles Bean declined to publish ninety-odd years ago,’’ Professor Peter Stanley said. “Pioneering, full of wonderful life and energy, the result has been worth waiting for.”

An associate professor at UNSW Sydney, Catherine Bond researches in intellectual property law, specifically copyright history; the relationship between law and war in Australia; and Australian

legal history. She has published widely in leading Australian and international law journals on topics ranging from Crown copyright to plain packaging of tobacco products, to the introduction of a patent system in the Game of Thrones world of Westeros.

Her first book, Anzac: The Landing, The Legend, The Law, was published in 2016.

– Law in War by Catherine Bond. New South Publishing.

RRP $34.99.

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the life outcomes of disadvantaged Australian children and young people.”

Southport Day OUR club meets on the third Wednesday of each month for a delicious luncheon at the picturesque Southport Yacht Club, Macarthur Parade, Main Beach, overlooking the Broadwater. Time: 11.30am for noon. Each month there are interesting guest speakers or entertainers.

This month, because of the coronavirus, there will be no meeting or Social Day. A decision will be made for the May meeting in the near future. For inquiries, phone 0490 263 286 and leave a message.

GOLD COAST LINE DANCING ALL classes are $8. Beginner class 1pm-3pm every Wednesday; improver class 1pm-3pm every Tuesday; intermediate class 1pm-3pm every Friday. The venue is the PCYC, 24 Cayuga Street, Nerang (next door to the Nerang Bowls Club).

For more details, phone 0410 505 740 or email pamseye@hotmail.com.

PROBUS CLUBS Burleigh Waters TO HONOUR his longstanding service to the club, past president Brian Hallam was presented with a special Rock Award by past president Barry Smith and president Des Wicks. Our club is currently in recess due to COVID-19.

South Pacific REPRESENTING more than 113,000 members across more than 1500 clubs, Australia’s leader in connecting retirees and semi-retirees, Probus South Pacific, is advocating for Australians to reach out to retired neighbours, friends and family to support them in staying socially connected.

VIEW CLUBS VIEW Club stands for Voice, Interests and Education of Women, and supports disadvantaged children through The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program.

“VIEW was established in 1960 by The Smith Family as a service to women and the community,” said VIEW national president Jan Roberts. “Our members are proud to sponsor more than 1380 students through The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program by supporting their education, as well as volunteering, fundraising and advocating to improve

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MEMBER MILESTONE: A presentation of the special Rock Award was made to Burleigh Waters Probus Club past president Brian Hallam to honour his long service and commitment.

Physical distancing regulations are seeing many older Australians avoid their usual activities and social routine, so Probus South Pacific has identified the most effective and impactful ways to help those most in need of social interaction stay healthy, happy and connected.

Probus South Pacific CEO Silvana Martignago said reaching out was the most important step in supporting our older Australians.

“We’re calling on all Australians to pick up the phone and reach out to someone who might need some company during this difficult time,” said Ms Martignago.

“A phone call can change someone’s day, especially when so many Australians are stuck inside on their own

each day, and once you make that connection to someone, you can identify other ways to stay engaged and a schedule you can stick to.’’

Probus South Pacific believes old-school communication channels, such as phone calls, are the best ways to reach retirees and show they are valued and cared for. For those who have embraced digital technology, Probus South Pacific recommends communicating through video calls and texting, as well encouraging retirees to engage in more innovative activities, such as sharing photo albums, online book clubs and digital games.

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OLD-WORLD CHARM: Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia.

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Hit the road to help ravaged towns rebuild Vicki Fletcher AFTER the fires, floods and storms at the start of the year, Tourism Australia’s campaign to Holiday Here This Year had us all filling our calendars with good oldfashioned Aussie road trips.

Now all those plans are on hold, we’ve unfolded the map and are instead busy marking tiny towns with the best bakeries and lookouts from which to watch the sunrise, and calculating the most scenic route from A to B. We’ve enlisted the help of our Flight Centre Australia travel experts, seeking tips about which areas affected by the fires and floods to visit... when we’re all free to travel again, of course.

Remember to keep an eye on national initiatives like Roadtrip For Good, which has pulled together a host of places to eat, drink and visit in fire-affected areas.

For now, stay home and stay safe. We’ll be travelling again soon.

NSW SOUTH COAST All the regions that were hit by fires rely on the tourist trade and the South Coast of NSW is no different.

It is flanked by the Great Dividing Range on one side and ocean on the other.

The fires burned through a lot of bushland, including national parks and state forests, cutting many communities off for days.

Now the roads are open again, there are many hidden towns and coves to explore on a trip south through the Shoalhaven and Eurobodalla area.

Ulladulla local and Flight Centre Ulladulla team leader Janice O’Neill is passionate about getting people back into the area.

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Just over three hours’ drive south, the hilltop town of Milton is a charming introduction to the picturesque region. Janice suggests stopping at Pilgrims, a delicious vegetarian cafe, and wholefoods store, or the Milton Farm Shop for local produce and specialties.

There are also some great boutiques to check out, including Spaces 2538 and AKWA Surf.

In Ulladulla, Janice suggests dining at Native Cafe overlooking the harbour, Rapt Bratz to pick up cool kidswear, Sol Sisters Artisan Collective for clothes, homewares and jewellery, plus Dwell 35 South and Coyote Boutique.

Don’t miss Cupitt’s Estate, a winery-cum-brewery-cumfromagerie on the edge of town, which Janice recommends for a long lunch.

In Burrill Lake, you can’t go past The Fish Shop for fish and chips, and Holiday Haven at Burrill Lake hosts live music by the lake each Saturday during summer.

BATEMANS BAY TO EDEN Once you hit Batemans Bay you’re in the real heart of the South Coast. Nicole suggests stopping in for a spot of shopping at local boutiques Forever Fashion, Brooke’s Place, Sirens, Journey Style and Homewares, and many more.

The Princes Highway south from Batemans Bay all the way to Eden winds through many quaint towns, making up a huge stretch of coastline that’s been affected by the fires.

Worthwhile stops along this route include: Mogo, a tiny town with a main street lined with boutique stores and cafes, plus the award-winning

Mogo Zoo, which supports a range of endangered animal species.

Bega, famous for its cheese brand, is another regional hub worth stopping at for the Bega Cheese Heritage Centre and the Bega Valley Regional Gallery, home to one of Australia’s richest portraiture awards.

BLUE MOUNTAINS, NSW From Sydney, head northwest through Richmond to the Bells Line of Road, which will take you on a loop of the Blue Mountains.

While it’s possible to do some of these spots in a day, a long weekend will really allow you to make the most of the mountains’ beautiful towns and grand valleys.

The first half of the journey takes you along one ridgeline through Bilpin, Mount Wilson and along to Lithgow. From Lithgow you loop back east along a more southern ridgeline.

You can also take the train from Sydney all the way to Mount Victoria. Buses are currently replacing trains between Mount Victoria, Lithgow and Bathurst due to fire damage on the tracks.

Where to stop: Bilpin to Lithgow Bilpin is known for its orchards, and while there won’t be as much fruit to pick this year given the damage to trees, you can still feast on a famous apple pie from the Bilpin Fruit Bowl, drink cider from Hillbilly Cider or Bilpin Cider Co, and buy local products like apple cider vinegar at Wirraninna Ridge.

Just past Bilpin you’ll find Blue Mountains Glow Worm Tours at Berambang.

In Lithgow, dive into the region’s history at Esbank House and Museum and the Lithgow State Mine

Museum.

For a dose of nature, head to Hassans Walls Lookout, the highest in the Blue Mountains, easily accessible just a few minutes’ drive from Lithgow.

Where to stop: Lithgow to Leura The first stop is Mount Victoria, a historical centre in the mountains, with the historical society museum.

In Blackheath, book in for a meal at the one-hatted Fumo, serving up modern Japanese.

In Katoomba, you can’t miss the iconic Three Sisters, or a day at Scenic World exploring the beautiful bushland via the Scenic Railway, Skyway or Walkway.

For bushwalking, head to Wentworth Falls, which escaped the blazes and where so many trails remain open.

Always check local council and national park websites for the latest closures.

GIPPSLAND, VICTORIA The vast Gippsland region, east of Melbourne, is a rich farming area home to dairies, wineries and hundreds of small producers – the kind of businesses that rely heavily on tourist traffic and local visitors.

On a road trip from Melbourne you can head north to the Alpine High

Grand Ridge Rd, in the vast Gippsland area of Victoria.

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Country and Snowy River Country regions, or east to the Gippsland Lakes Region and the Coastal Wilderness Region.

Things to do in Northern Victoria: Visit King Valley at Whitfield, home to a range of wineries and breweries such as La Cantina Winery, King River Brewery, Dal Zotto Wines and more.

Stop off to pick up goods from local producers around Milawa, such as the Milawa Cheese Factory and Milawa Mustards, and head further north for the Tolpuddle Goat Cheese Farm in Tarrawingee.

Head to Bright for country hospitality and a range of boutiques, breweries, coffee roasters and cafes, including Bright Brewery, Sixpence Coffee, and Gingerbaker.

Beechworth, further north, is a quintessential

country town with gorgeous architecture, museums, mountain biking and bushwalking.

Things to do in Eastern Victoria: Make your first stop in Paynesville, home to plenty of eateries such as Bullant Brewery and The Old Pub Paynesville.

From here you can head to 90 Mile Beach or Raymond Island – home to the Koala Trail.

The Lakes region is home to a network of lakes and lagoons, and to wildlife including lake dolphins and pelicans. The Mitchell River Silt Jetties are also a highlight, being the longest silt jetties in the world.

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out of the city. Alyx Cauchi, team leader of Flight Centre Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills, says there is plenty to see and do.

“There are so many wineries still open. New Era Vineyards in Woodside is open, though it was almost destroyed, and next door, Bird in Hand was hardly touched. Shaw + Smith is also great – there are heaps (of wineries) open and they need your business,” Alyx says.

The region is also known for its food, so why not turn your mini break into an epicurean adventure.

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by the fires, but the vet and keepers have been doing amazing work helping with emergency wildlife cases from the fires,” Alyx says.

Big Rocking Horse in Gumerancha is also worth a visit with kids, as is Melba’s Chocolates in Woodside for a sweet treat.

“It’s about getting out and supporting the community as much as we can. There is so much to see and do, and the Adelaide Hills will welcome you with open arms,” Alyx says.

KANGAROO ISLAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Long lauded for its natural beauty and unique and varied wildlife, Kangaroo Island is the gem in South Australia’s crown of tourist hotspots.

The fires here were devastating, particularly in the southwest, affecting much of the island’s unique wildlife. However, Sameer

Roopawalla, Flight Centre South Australia Kangaroo Island expert, says the fires affected less than half of the island’s total area, which means there is plenty that remains open for business.

From Adelaide, it’s just over 90 minutes’ drive south to Cape Jervis. From here you can hop aboard the Kangaroo Island car and passenger ferry.

What to do on a day trip: Upon arrival at the island you’ll land in Penneshaw, a quaint village filled with charming pubs and restaurants.

For a day trip, Sameer recommends exploring the most eastern part of the island.

In Penneshaw, visit the Maritime and Folk Museum and see the little penguin colony, best viewed at sundown.

Head east along the coast for wine tasting at Dudley Wines.

Further east you’ll find Cape Willoughby Lighthouse, South Australia’s first lighthouse.

There are guided tours of the lightstation, bushwalks for all levels of fitness, and whale watching between May and October.

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Wellbeing

Palliative care a team approach PALLIATIVE care is personand family-centred care provided for a person with an active, progressive, advanced disease, who has little or no prospect of being cured and who is expected to die. The primary goal is to optimise the quality of their life.

End-of-life care is provided in the last few weeks of life, when a patient with a life-limiting illness is rapidly approaching death.

The needs of patients and their carers are higher at this time. This phase of palliative care is recognised as one in which increased services and support are essential to ensure quality, co-ordinated care from the healthcare team is being delivered.

This takes into account the terminal phase, or when the patient is recognised as imminently dying, death and extends to bereavement care. Palliative care helps people live as fully and as comfortably as possible when living with a lifelimiting or terminal illness.

Palliative care identifies and treats symptoms, which may be physical, emotional, spiritual or social.

Because palliative care is based on individual needs, the services offered will differ but may include: • Relief of pain and other symptoms, such as vomiting and shortness of breath.

• Resources such as equipment needed to aid care at home.

COMFORTING: Palliative care needs change as the final stage of life unfolds, but the constant focus of healthcare professionals and others is on easing symptoms.

• Assistance for families to come together to talk about sensitive issues.

• Links to other services such as home help and financial support.

• Support for people to meet cultural obligations.

• Support for emotional, social and spiritual concerns.

• Counselling and grief

support.

• Referrals to respite care services.

Who is palliative care for?

Palliative care is for people of any age who have been told they have a serious illness that cannot be cured. Such care helps people who have illnesses

like cancer, motor neurone disease or end-stage kidney or lung disease to manage symptoms and improve their quality of life.

For some people, palliative care may be beneficial from the time of diagnosis with a serious lifelimiting illness.

This care can be given

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alongside the treatments provided by other doctors.

Who is in the palliative care team?

Palliative care can be provided by a wide range of people, including your GP, aged care worker, cardiologist and any other healthcare provider, as well as family and other carers.

They are supported by specialist palliative care services if symptoms become difficult to manage.

Where is palliative care provided?

Palliative care is provided where the person and their family want, where possible.

This may include at home, in hospital, in a hospice or in a residential aged care facility.

Many people indicate a preference to die at home, and making this possible often depends on several factors: • The nature of the illness and amount of care the person needs.

• How much support is available from the person’s family and community.

• Whether the person has someone at home who can provide physical care and support.

For more information, contact the palliative care peak body in your state. Go to https://palliativecare .org.au/what-is-palliativecare.

End-of-life carers emphasise ability to protect most vulnerable AUSTRALIA is pulling out all stops to try to prevent a surge in coronavirus cases, while also rapidly preparing for the possibility that these efforts may not be successful.

As part of that preparation, decisions are being made about ensuring that appropriate health professionals are available

where they are needed most.

Palliative care will be an essential component of the frontline response as the number of Australians dying from COVID-19 increases.

Palliative care can help manage severe shortness of breath, other physical symptoms and distress, and provides personal support

for people who are seriously ill or dying and their families.

It can assist in prevention and reduction of clinical problems in the community and residential aged care, and help to ensure that vulnerable people can avoid unnecessary emergency department presentations and hospitalisation.

The president of the

European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Prof Christoph Ostgathe, has pointed out that during the disordered emergence of this pandemic, many people may not have considered why palliative care is an essential service. However, he warns, palliative care is key.

In a recent EAPC

statement, he wrote: “During this crisis, in palliative care we need to step up and ensure that we are proactive; that we fully utilise our well-honed skills and competencies and prove that we are an important part of our hospitals and our services’ crisis plans.

“We need to make it clear

that in a pandemic like this, palliative care is not a luxury, it is a human right!”

– Extract from Palliative Care Australia.

More information about the Australian COVID-19 Palliative Care Working Group and regular COVID-19 updates are available at palliativecare.org.au/covid19-updates.

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Take shopping to heart Planning can protect your health while saving money GOING out for groceries?

Here’s how to keep your weekly shop cheap and healthy.

A trip to the supermarket is one of the few reasons we’re leaving the house these days – and for households on a tight budget, there are ways to stock up that won’t hurt your heart or hip pocket.

The Heart Foundation is reminding Australians that heart-healthy eating doesn’t have to be expensive, and urging shoppers to stay safe as the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis are felt around the country.

Heart Foundation director of health strategy Julie Anne Mitchell says a healthy diet is a key ingredient for protecting your heart throughout this pandemic and beyond.

“There are some tips you can follow when doing your weekly shop to choose heart-healthy foods that will save money and avoid wasting food,’’ Ms Mitchell said.

“Frozen vegetables, brown rice, chickpeas and tinned fish are just a few staples you can keep on hand for healthy and budget-friendly meals at home (see list below).

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“It’s also essential to protect yourself and others against COVID-19 infection when you go to your local supermarket or grocery store to grab provisions.

“Australians who are selfisolating or in quarantine are also advised to look out for healthier options when doing their grocery shopping online.”

Keep your pantry healthy on a budget • To keep your pantry well stocked without breaking

the bank, follow this action plan: • Make a grocery list and stick to it. Check what you already have in your fridge and pantry and only buy what you know you will use, to avoid wasting food.

• Eat the rainbow: One of the best ways to stay healthy is to fill up on plenty of fruit and vegetables.

The more colourful the mix the better. Frozen or canned vegetables and fruits are good alternatives when

fresh produce is hard to buy or too expensive, and they keep for longer.

If you are buying canned versions, try to choose the “no added salt’’ or “low salt’’ versions. Pick fruits canned in juice, not syrup.

• Mix it up. Buy more plant-based sources of protein, in line with the Heart Foundation’s updated dietary advice. Tinned or dried beans, lentils and chickpeas are cheaper and are healthy options for your

pantry, or try tofu to keep in the fridge. Eggs or canned fish (such as tuna) are also cheaper and easy to prepare.

• Use cheaper cuts. Look for less-expensive cuts of meat to use in stews, soups and casseroles. Cut off visible fat before cooking.

• Go for wholegrains.

Brown rice, wholegrain pasta and rolled oats are budget-friendly staples for healthy cooking. Swap white bread for a wholegrain loaf

and freeze some of it.

• Snack smart. Go for a handful of unsalted nuts or a small plate of cut-up fruit to curb afternoon cravings. You could also buy popping corn and make popcorn. It’s best to either have it plain (no added salt or butter) or flavour with other herbs and spices.

• Healthy hydration: Skip the aisle of sugary soft drinks and energy drinks and make water the drink of choice. It’s healthy, hydrating and free.

Stay safe while shopping • Good timing: Buy groceries only when you need to and try to shop at quieter times to avoid crowds. Organise your list by areas of the store to limit the time you spend there.

• Go the distance: Avoid close contact with other shoppers (keep at least 1.5 metres apart), and only touch items you are going to purchase.

• Hand hygiene: Wash your hands with soap and water before going into the store and take along alcoholbased hand sanitiser. If possible, disinfect your shopping trolley with wipes.

• Contain coughs: Cover your coughs and sneezes with your elbow or a tissue and dispose of tissues properly.

• Cards not cash: Use tap and pay if possible, to avoid handling cash.

• Keep it clean: Clean and sanitise frequently used objects such as your keys.

Funding for seniors’ monitoring systems

Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Richard Colbeck.

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THE Federal Government is helping more senior Australians access personal monitoring technology during self-isolation.

At the push of a button or via automated technology, the monitoring systems send an alert to a staffed centre or family member in an emergency.

Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians Richard Colbeck said Commonwealth Home Support Programme service providers were being given additional flexibility to fund monitoring services.

This will include

monitoring subscriptions for one year.

Older Australians in receipt of home care packages will also be able to access the technology.

“These personal monitoring systems allow a person to seek help even when they can’t use a phone,” Mr Colbeck said.

“They can provide peace of mind and a sense of security to vulnerable senior people and their families and carers during self-isolation.

“Even though the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Australia has dropped to lower levels, this pandemic

is far from over.

“Ensuring vulnerable people can get help when they need it is a top priority during this difficult time.”

Service providers will be able to choose from a range of monitoring and alert services available on the market, many of which have indicated an ability to expand their operations during the COVID-19 crisis.

Minister Colbeck has also indicated that the Federal Government would continue to contribute to the South Australian Government’s Personal Alarm Rebate Scheme, which is already

available to support older Australians living in South Australia.

The Morrison Government has also announced welfare checks for people who have suspended their home support packages, and a $10 million funding injection for the Community Visitors Scheme for aged care.

In addition, senior Australians, their families and carers can now call a dedicated free call support line aimed at supporting the mental health of those impacted by COVID-19, 1800 171 866.

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Living WITH older Australians being urged to stay home and only leave the house for essentials, many senior pet owners are at risk of losing social connections in the community, along with the ability to easily access basic pet care and services as they self-isolate.

Knowing their loyal companions can remain happy and healthy can have a huge impact on their daily lives and the lives of their cherished pet.

Here are some tips from PETstock Assist to help seniors stay socially connected as well as advice on how people in their lives can assist with ongoing pet care during this crisis: Stay connected Keeping up with regular vet visits, accessing essential pet services and supplies and maintaining daily exercise are some of the difficulties the elderly may

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CREATURE COMFORTS: Pitching in with the care of a senior’s pet, perhaps taking it for a walk, is an important way anyone can support an older person during the coronavirus self-isolation.

face. If you have a grandparent, elderly family friend or neighbour in your area with a pet, stay connected with them and assist wherever you can.

Communications that do not require any physical presence, such as FaceTime, Zoom, Skype and Facebook, are some of the convenient online options that can help

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ensure an emergency care plan is in place for their pet in the event they are required to undergo hospitalisation or for other reasons such as financial pressures.

Short-term emergency care or fostering If a loved one has contracted COVID-19, try to have their pet cared for by another member of the family or close friends.

Foster care is an incredibly rewarding experience and the perfect way to pay it forward during the COVID-19 crisis if you are in a position to help out seniors in need.

Vet care

PETstock Vet Hospitals can assist and treat pets of patients who have been unwell, diagnosed with COVID-19 or unable to visit the vet.

Seniors can call 13 PETS for more information or alternatively video chat with a veterinarian in Australia from 6am to midnight, from the comfort of the senior’s own home, on PETstock’s Vet Chat service.

Donate It’s also a great time to consider a donation to your local group as most rely heavily on fundraising at events that have now been cancelled or postponed.

There are hundreds of dedicated organisations and charities making a difference to the lives of seniors and their pets, such as PETstock’s charity organisation PETstock Assist or its partner charity, Cherished Pets Foundation in Victoria.

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1. Prepare ahead, but don’t hoard Stocking up on a few extra staples is sensible but there is no need to hoard as supermarkets will stay open.

Plan your meals ahead of time and shop with a list to ensure you get the right ingredients for a variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner meals to minimise food wastage and cost.

2. Fresh, canned or frozen – it’s about the mix Frozen vegies can be just as healthy as fresh options.

Canned vegetables, beans and fruit have an extra-long shelf life, so they are perfect

for your pantry. When choosing canned vegetables and legumes (like beans or lentils), buy no added salt, low salt or reduced salt options and choose fruit canned in juice rather than syrup.

3. Choose heart-healthy proteins over red meats Heart healthy proteins like fish or seafood are an excellent source of omega-3s, which our bodies need but cannot produce. If you can’t get fresh fish, choose canned salmon or tuna in spring water rather than salty brine. Or you can opt for lean chicken or eggs, but

if choosing red meat, make sure it is lean and limit to 1–3 meals a week.

4. Set routine meal times Avoid snacking by establishing a mealtime routine. If you do snack, go for a handful of unsalted nuts, a cup of vegie sticks or a small plate of cut up fruit to curb that afternoon craving.

5. Brush up on your cooking skills Staying at home for long periods of time is the perfect opportunity to either learn to cook or brush up on your skills. If you need inspiration find heart healthy recipes at heartfoundation.org.au.

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Minimising hit to super ‘‘ Dianne Charman

AS WE begin to see the financial effects of the global pandemic, many Australians may be wondering how the changes in the stockmarket affect their super.

Most people will have at least part of their superannuation savings invested through the stockmarket, which means its ebbs and flows do affect you.

Anything from natural disaster, terror attacks such as 9/11 or pandemics like we are currently seeing will have an economic impact, which can, in turn, result in changes on the stockmarket.

However, it can be difficult to anticipate the gravity or longevity of the impact.

For example, a localised illness in one suburb, or even

in one city, would not necessarily have an impact on global markets, but with a spread such as COVID-19, we may see a broader financial impact.

The ways and degree to which fluctuations in the stockmarket affect your super will depend on your asset allocation. Those with an aggressive allocation are more likely to be impacted more heavily than those who have a safer allocation.

For example, during a boom period, an aggressive asset allocation, meaning that your super is invested in a mix of stocks for maximum return, would provide greater growth (or increased valuation) of your assets than if your super was invested in conservative options, which are safer, but usually give smaller returns.

Is my super safe?

Remember that investing is

The ways and degree to which fluctuations in the market affect your super depend on asset allocation.

a long-term game, and investing through your super is no different from actively investing through managed funds or individual investments.

Market crashes and corrections are a fact of life.

Whenever you invest, you need to ensure your risk profile is aligned with both your needs and your goals.

It’s a good idea to seek professional advice to ensure your asset allocation enables you to meet your retirement goals but also keeps your risk at a level you

are comfortable with. Don’t make any big financial decisions in the coming months without thinking through the implications.

I’m still worried…

In the coming days, weeks and months, it’s important not to make any big financial decisions based on emotion without seriously thinking through the implications.

If you’re still worried about how the stockmarket is affecting your super, the first thing you need to do is write down why you are

worried. Whatever reasons you wrote down, it’s likely the core issue is that you’re worried about your balance going down.

If you aren’t retiring for 10 or 20 years, there is time to wait for recovery, so fewer reasons to worry right now.

We invest for the long term and markets recover.

It’s a waiting game as to when the market will pick back up and you have time on your side with this one.

As you move closer to retirement, you should be speaking to a financial adviser regularly. Especially in the five years directly before you make the change. Over this time, you will most likely slowly reduce your growth assets allocation and build up your defensive assets.

The current financial climate is a timely reminder of the incredible importance

Money of actively managing your super, with the help of a financial professional. Your super is not something that should be left in the bottom drawer to look at later, it’s the nest egg of your retirement.

Now is the time to seek more advice, get a better understanding of the stockmarket, and learn more about your super so you understand more what the ebbs and flows of the market mean to you and your situation.

– Dianne Charman, of Jade Financial Group, is an authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning Pty Ltd, ABN 89 051 208 327, AFS licence No. 232706. Any advice given is general only and has not taken into account your objectives, financial situation or needs.

Because of this, before acting on any advice, you should consult a financial planner to consider how appropriate the advice is to your objectives, financial situation and needs.

Legal rush a sign of times as pandemic prompts reviews A LAWYER is urging Australians to act now to protect their personal and business assets and affairs as the COVID-19 environment presents unprecedented challenges to validly executing legal documents.

Melbourne-based Rigby Cooke partner and wills and estates specialist Rachael Grabovic said the uncertain climate had triggered a rush of inquiries to review all kinds of legal documents, but powers of attorney were at the top of the list given stringent execution requirements.

“Powers of attorney documents are the most difficult to execute, even under normal circumstances, and moving into this new environment it’s becoming increasingly challenging,” Ms Grabovic said.

“For these documents, they must be signed not only by the principal and a regular witness, but also by an additional ‘qualified witness’ as set out by legislation.

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practitioners and a police officer above the rank of sergeant – and access to these people is reducing by the day.

“With people working from home, medical practitioners moving to remote or telehealth models and police officers facing competing priorities, we are encouraging our clients to act now before these qualified witnesses are in even higher demand.

“Add to this the constantly evolving socialdistancing policies which further complicate the process, with gatherings now limited to two persons at a time.”

Ms Grabovic warned there was no “middle ground’’ for power of attorney documents.

“Unless the document is executed correctly, it’s invalid,’’ she said.

“If it’s invalid you can’t act on it, and the only recourse you have is the Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

“And as you can imagine, these tribunals are not holding face-to-face hearings – they are prioritising urgent hearings and conducting these over

WISH LIST: Many people are updating their legal affairs during the lockdown.

the phone.” Ms Grabovic said her firm was also fielding a flurry of inquiries about updating wills, and from people looking to secure their personal and business assets. “Wills are

proving less of a problem in this environment because the law does provide for informally executed documents,” Ms Grabovic said.

“However, it doesn’t

mean we can be complacent.

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or letters of administration with the will annexed.

“This itself is not a simple process, therefore it is always preferred that a will is validly executed.’’

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Elephant Rock at Currumbin is unchanged, but the surf lifesaving club has definitely had a facelift.

Pictures: Have You Seen the Old Gold Coast Facebook page

MAIN EVENT: Ian Rogers’ photo of Fisherman's Wharf at Main Beach captures the hot spot’s buzz.

Palm Beach ute cruise in 1960.

Picture: Courtesy of GC Libraries

Lapping up wave of nostalgia Interest in old photos swells Alison Houston IT seems a lot of us want to remember the good old days of the Gold Coast, with the Have You Seen the Old Gold Coast Facebook page about to hit 84,000 followers.

Over the period of social isolation due to coronavirus, visits have jumped even further, with 146,887 in the week to Thursday that Seniors News spoke to page creator Karen Wright.

She started the page in 2013 simply to share her own collection of Coast photos and as an antidote to her husband’s passion for football, giving her an interest of her own.

She now has contributors from around the world, including a number of the Coast’s best photographers of the past, and has roped her husband in to help with the page.

“I love it – I love the history of the Coast and I’ve

Mid-1960s Cavill Ave glam, courtesy of Brett Carroll.

met some brilliant people through the page, but I never thought it would take off as it has,” Karen said.

Karen Wright has found at least 84,000 others who share her passion for Gold Coast history.

It has become such a passion that she spends four to five hours a day on the page. She said sharing the Coast’s history with others, giving them comfort, a conversation point and happy memories, was rewarding. For many, of course, the photos bring back happy holiday memories. Karen’s family traces back to some of the Coast’s pioneers, names like Lentz, Ryder, Hart, Zimmerman and Lightbody.

Born in 1955, she said the photos of the 1960s and

’70s were particularly special to her, but she was fascinated by it all.

She even turns detective to research the background of some photos, dating back as far as the 1860s. She said the comments people posted also often answered questions regarding a photo’s origins or the date it was taken.

She said she had received a lot of positive feedback from followers, including teachers who made history real for students through the photos, and people sharing

the images across the generations, particularly allowing people in aged care to relive memories.

“We’ve got a lot of seniors, but also a lot of younger followers who comment, ‘I wish I lived in those times’,” Karen said.

“A lot of people give me photos that people outside the family have never seen before, so I’m really honoured.”

Google Have You Seen the Old Gold Coast or email karenleewright@bigpond .com to submit a photo.

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