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You can never stop learning IN THIS edition, we feature the joy derived and shared by those who participate in life-long learning.

Our cover person is Jackie French AM, truly a person who has engaged in life-long learning.

Some of you might recall Jackie’s appearances on Burke’s Backyard, others may be fans of her many and diverse books (more than 200), while for others, Jackie could have gained your attention when she was named 2015 Senior Australian of the Year.

This great Australian author and literacy champion has overcome dyslexia and at 65 years old, promises to give us even more books and promote alternative learning programs to ensure there is no one – young or old – who is excluded from the wonderful world of books.

Life-long learning comes in many forms.

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learning described it as: “Learning activity undertaken throughout life, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competences within a personal, civic, social and/or employment- related perspective”.

But to do it, you need what some call, a ‘growth mindset’, an attitude that is underpinned by an understanding that learning can be fun, keep you young and indeed ‘growing’ as opposed to being stuck in a ‘stagnant’ mindset.

If you feel a bit stuck, then take a deep breath and know that neuroscience and psychology studies have proven our brains remain plastic and malleable well into old age, and it’s

possible to create new connections among neurons and learn new things even if you’re 80 years old and beyond.

My personal experience – I’m completing a Masters degree – has significantly broadened my perspective and reinforced to me what a wide world of learning is open to us.

My learning philosophy agrees with Albert Einstein, who wrote: “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death”.

Our local stories are full of profiles featuring experiences of life-long learning from creative craftmaking to U3A studies and community note pages highlighting a whole host of activities that bring people into flexible learning situations.

I trust that in all of our stories and compiled information you are able to glean something new, perhaps something helpful that can enhance your life.

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Run to help veterans

Mateship Run raises money to aid veterans doing it tough ON ANZAC Day, April 25, Australians remember and pay respects to those who have served their country and perhaps also made the ultimate sacrifice.

The organisation Soldier On believes it is equally important to continue to remember those Defence personnel who are still with us and doing it tough as a result of their service.

Currumbin RSL Club will do this on Sunday, April 30, by supporting the third Mateship Run, with the route starting and finishing at the club, via Currumbin Surf Club.

All money raised helps fund Soldier On clinical psychologist Brett Rufus, who is based at the Currumbin RSL Veterans’ Support Centre.

Soldier On supports those who have served by focusing on their physical and mental health, their community and their future.

Vietnam veteran Ron

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He says the presence of Brett Rufus at the Currumbin RSL has proven to be a very effective move with positive outcomes.

More than 3000 veterans have used the support centre since it opened in 1998.

“The importance of psychologist Brett is a critical move to connect with contemporary veterans at a local community level, with an open-door approach, and to never knock back a veteran who calls or calls into the Veterans’ Support Centre,” he said.

“The veteran has made the effort to make contact for a reason – they need help – and you can never refuse.

“There have been known cases where other facilities put the veteran onto a lengthy waiting list.”

Ron and his wife Marj will take part in the

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“We were having such a great time talking and walking with the other participants that we forgot

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TRACING ANCESTRY: A family group on the beach at Burleigh Heads, circa 1935.

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GOLD Coast Family History Society will host its Footsteps in Time 2017 event, including a family and local history conference and free fair, from May 19 to 21 at Southport.

Enthusiasts can browse the stalls, chat to the experts and find out about

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Conference convenor Ann Metcher said the conference and fair should inspire, educate and encourage family and local historians.

Three free talks on Friday morning will delve into ancestry, the National Library of Australia’s

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Attendance for three one-hour master classes on Friday afternoon can be booked separately – they are presented by experts

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WAR veteran Tony van Sleeuwen is going back to Vietnam for the first time since he completed his tour of duty as a “Nasho”.

National service was the term applied to all those who were required to enlist in Australia’s military defence forces between the years 1951 and 1972.

Of these 292,000 recruits, 212 men died on active service – two in Borneo and 210 in Vietnam.

Tony, of Helensvale, did two years of national service after being called up in 1967, when he was 20 years of age.

During his upcoming trip to Vietnam from the end of April, he will spend two weeks retracing steps with a friend from their 5th “Tiger” Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR).

“The battalion lost about 30 people and a lot more psychologically,” he said.

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ABUNDANCE: Jackie French - the natural patron of all those who wish to read.

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At the end of her life.

Australian author, historian and ecologist Jackie French is aiming to look just plain old worn out.

“When I’m in my coffin, I don’t want to have any smooth, unused bits,” she says with a smile in her voice.

“I want everything to be worn out.”

The author of 200 books and winner of more than 60 literary awards is willing to go far to accomplish her last wishes.

Foremost, amongst a plethora of activities, she champions literacy.

If anyone understands the challenges of literacy, it’s Jackie French, the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year was born with dyslexia, overcame and indeed, conquered it.

The world of books has provided Jackie with an unending joy that she feels impelled to share with the rest of the world.

She wants everyone to have entry into the rich, colourful and diverse

Reading is magic, says literacy leader and author Jackie French world of literature.

French could have slipped through a wall of words and ended up in the silent room of illiteracy, instead she credits a patient, insightful infant school teacher with recognising her innate ability and having the patience to deal with a very young person who would never learn through traditional teaching methods.

According to Jackie, this teacher accepted her difference, demanded alternative learning, while at the same time recognising this student possessed the smarts in many other ways.

But Jackie is keen to dispel the myth that equates learning difficulties with genius.

“No, it does not,” she emphatically states.

“You need determination to learn to read and write. But you need determination and talent to make genius.”

Jackie is as clear on this point as she is about tackling literacy for young

and old.

She calls reading magic.

In a letter to fellow dyslexics she wrote: “Reading can change your life. Reading helps you understand your world, yourself and what you and the world one day may become.”

She was the 2014–2015 Australian Children’s Laureate and is constantly promoting literacy, including in 2015 offering 60,000 children $5 each if they couldn’t find the Magic Book that would be so fascinating they couldn’t stop reading it.

With Harper Collins, she ran a 1000 books for 1000 kids, offering books to kids who needed one.

At the same time, she is aware of the many adults who have slipped through the system.

“Reading for the grandchildren is often a way adults can learn to read,” she said.

“Grandchildren won’t fall for the excuses, like I left my glasses behind.

“They just want to get you on a couch with book with them. Because there are plenty of pictures and the kids don’t know if you get it wrong, bit by bit, they learn to read.”

And Jackie’s neighbour proved it’s never too late to learn to read.

“My neighbour taught me many things about gardening and I taught her how to read,” she said.

But the reading lesson didn’t occur until her neighbour, in her late 70s, had an accident and was confined to bed.

Jackie was a regular visitor and noted how this naturally active woman was insanely bored.

Under the circumstances, Jackie came to realise her neighbour couldn’t read and was in the perfect place to learn.

In a sense, reading gave Jackie’s neighbour a second wind.

And this is another thing she is passionate about, because Jackie French does not believe in retirement.

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■ When I was young, few schools accepted indigenous kids; women did not have equal pay; married women were barred from jobs; three kids in our street alone were crippled in one year from polio. Our nation has changed so much. Sometimes we need to stop, and look back, to realise just how far we have come.

Focus on what has been changed, and is being changed, and you will have the courage to keeping working for good in the future, too. and then come back and wonder what to do.

On the other hand, she has seen friends take up study and find lasting value.

For instance, one of her friends has taken up a long-held wish to study astronomy and achieved huge satisfaction.

“We are all living so much longer now, there is time for a second career,”

■ These last two years I have seen thousands of people of goodwill work – not tirelessly, for they are often very tired, but unstoppably, to give our children hope. There is no way I can thank them for the inspiration they have given me.

Nor do they work for thanks. But working together, for others, gives the greatest joy and fulfilment you will find, even if at times progress seems slower than a snail through talcum powder. she advised.

“It used to be that at 60 you were old, at 65 you retired and then you died.

“Now we can have another 30 years to go and it is a great chance to take on the career that you couldn’t do when you were young because you were tied down with mortgages and family,” she said.

She’s keen to

■ Let us give our children role models who do not, will not despair, no matter how long it takes to change the world.

And let us never surrender, no matter how tired we are, or how long it takes. Because with these weapons we shape the future of our planet.

Our nation and our planet face many different kinds of battles now. Let us fight them with the tools of kindness. Let us fight with scientific research, acknowledge that another career has to be shaped around how you feel and your health during these years.

Jackie walks her talk.

She is still writing and releasing her awardwinning books and working.

For more than 40 years she has lived at the top of the gorge in the Araluen Valley.

and with determined voices to let that research be heard and used; with mentoring schemes; with determination every single day not to turn away from anyone in fear or need.

Let us fight with literacy programs so that by reading books every child can learn to understand each other, and themselves, so every child has the knowledge and imagination to say: this is the future and I will work for it.

Her short biography reveals she has built a house and power system, planted thousands of trees and studied 400 wombats.

Some of Jackie’s books have sold millions of copies and won more than 60 awards in Australia and internationally.

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“We know older women living alone are generally at higher risk of late life issues including elder abuse, and they don’t usually access services in the same way as couples or older men living alone,” project co-ordinator Dr Marissa Dickins said.

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THE great Australian dream of owning your own home has become a nightmare and we are falling behind the rest of the world.

The sharp fall in home ownership has been revealed in a new report, No place like home: the impact of declining home ownership on retirement.

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The alarming findings showed more and more Australians will be retiring either never owning their own home or carrying a hefty mortgage debt.

Written by independent economist Saul Eslake and commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, it also found we don’t

compare well to the rest of the world — our home ownership rate is at 27th globally behind countries including Romania, Croatia, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Sweden and Canada.

Mr Eslake said many more people would need to dip into their super at retirement to wipe outstanding home loan debt.

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The two-year project, which started in January,

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Conference co-convenor Gail Bonser said hilarious and well-loved author Ellie Wilkie will give the subject of being over 60 and fabulous an airing.

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Line dancing will give an opportunity to get up and be active, and Council of the Aging Queensland will discuss the four “pillars of wisdom”.

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On the first day, 2018 Commonwealth Games CEO Mark Peters will give a keynote address on the upcoming landmark sporting event, while the conference will be opened

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Southern Cross University lecturer Dr Louise Horstmanshof will speak on the care of older people living independently.

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From the front lines of Gallipoli

SOUTH-EAST Queensland audiences will have the opportunity to view photographs taken directly from the battlefields of Gallipoli between April 19 to May 13, at Aspire Gallery in Paddington, Brisbane.

The gallery will host a First World War photographic exhibition featuring photos taken by Australian Jewish soldier Harold Emanuel Collins.

The Gold Coast will have the opportunity to view the exhibition when it heads to the Anthea Poison Art Gallery from May 22 to June 18.

While the images captured by many of today’s young 20-plus year olds focus on selfies, food, fashion or sports, Collins’ images serve as a sobering reminder of life on the battlefield for many his vintage.

His extraordinary wartime experience included participation in the Gallipoli landings on April 25, 2015 where he served until evacuation in

December 1915. Collins served at the front-line during most of this period.

In contrast to the official war photography of this period, Collins’ grainy and unauthorised images paint a personal picture of warfare – capturing the adventurer’s delight in his foreign surroundings, the infrastructure of war and everyday life on the battlefield.

Brisbane resident Sharryn Goldman, Collins’ great niece, recollects some of the family stories of his adventures, as well as his humane view of war.

Images in the exhibition are supported by excerpts from Collins’ detailed wartime diary.

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Travel

FEW forms of travel are more senior-friendly than cruising. It ticks all the boxes for the mature person.

Here are Ann Rickard’s 10 top reasons to step on board and sail into the sunset.

1. BECAUSE WE CAN

Where once cruising was difficult for the mature or not-so-abled person, now it is not.

With walking frames, scooters and wheelchairs welcome on board, and plenty of trained crew to whizz you up and down a gangplank, just about everyone can cruise.

Elevators on all big ships and spacious lounge/dining areas mean getting around is doable.

2. EASY ON AND OFF

With online check-in, embarkation is just a matter of showing up, going through immigration and security and you are ready to enter another world.

And disembarkation, no matter the large numbers of passengers, is now just minutes providing you follow the authorities’ instructions and wait in the lounges until you are called to the gangway (it took us 90 seconds to disembark from Emerald Princess recently with 2700 passengers on board).

3. UNPACK ONCE

We all know the hassles

10 very good reasons to go - CRUISING of packing, unpacking and packing again if we tour by road or train – and let’s not even talk about getting bags in and out of hotels.

4. DESTINATIONS

Destinations never-before attainable, now are.

It is impossible to get to PNG’s Conflict Islands – as we did on Pacific Eden last year – without endless hours of air and road travel and enormous discomfort.

Scenic cruising in Alaska’s Glacier Bay on board Nieuw Amsterdam recently was a memorable highlight, something we could never have done on our own.

A day gently gliding along New Zealand’s Fiordland and Milford Sound on Emerald Princess took us close to nature’s marvels while sitting on the decks with a glass of bubbles – better than hiking through the beautiful but formidable

national park, no?

New itineraries now take us to places we once could only dream about.

However, using tenders to get ashore if the ship is not alongside the wharf can be tricky for the not-so-sturdy, so check itineraries carefully before you decide on exotic locations.

5. FOOD

Yes, lots of it, and yes, it can get frantic around the buffet, but other dining options on-board today are dazzling, with more and more celebrity chefs putting their names to at-sea restaurants.

Curtis Stone has opened SHARE on board Emerald Princess with some of his signature dishes we would normally have to wait months to try (butter poached lobster or chocolate cremeux, anyone?) in his LA restaurant (and we couldn’t afford to get

there anyway).

Luke Mangan’s Salt Grill on P&O ships is where you’ll enjoy some of his signature dishes including the famous licorice parfait.

Dragon Lady on Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden serve sublime Asian cuisine in luxe surroundings.

Master chef Rudi Sodamin will debut pop-up restaurants on Holland America ships serving classic French dishes, a rare treat.

Speciality restaurants require a small surcharge but take you into a world of sophisticated dining unattainable to most of us on shore.

6. ENTERTAINMENT You don’t have to queue to get a ticket for a Broadway-class act; just turn up at the ship’s theatre, take a seat, let crew members bring you drinks and sit back and watch world-class theatre.

Then there are the

pre-dinner piano bars, the afternoon-music, pool/deck fun, bingo, trivia and card games, ballroom and line-dancing. You can be entertained from morning to late. And it’s all free.

7. LEARNING

Free photography and IT classes fill quickly on board. Then there is the learning that appeals even more: cooking demonstrations, food and wine pairing.

QM2 has an elegant wine tasting room where sommeliers will guide you through wines from its global cellar. Sipping wines from regions you’ve never heard of in luxe surroundings is one heck of a way to learn.

P&O now has special food and wine cruises to meet a demand from passengers wanting new skills in the kitchen or new food and wine pairing knowledge.

8. SHOPPING

We might not be able to

afford a Tiffany’s diamond necklace but we can sure look.

Same goes for a Rolex watch or Montblanc pen or Ferragamo handbag.

Browsing in high-end shops with their big label names and unbeatable glamour all under the one roof is possible at sea.

There are constant sales on board of less expensive labels and plenty of good costume jewellery to have you coming back blinged-up.

9. COMFORT

Cabins – or staterooms as they are called today – have big beds, beautiful bedding, pillow menus, flat-screen televisions with movie options, a personal steward to look after your needs.

And who doesn’t love a little chocolate on their pillow at turn-down?

Spas on board modern ships are fragrant tranquil places where all up-to-the-minute treatments are available.

10. AFFORDABILITY If you are inclined to work out the exact cost of your cruise by dividing the number of nights between the fare, you’ll find many cruises average around $100 a night or even less, inclusive of food, entertainment and activities. Of course you can run up a big bar bill or go wild with shopping, but if you plan carefully and make the most of everything available, you will find no better value than a cruise.

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THERE was a time when a trip to Hong Kong had the shopping juices fired up.

Everything from the major fashion brand names to cameras and watches was seemingly on endless sale (even if Stanley Market and Granville Road presented some, er, cheaper options). How many times were we offered the whispered attraction of a “genuine” Rolex in Nathan Road?

How about a shiny new Nikon lens, sir? Or a tailor-made suit?

Well, times move on and Hong Kong’s rents are now close to the world’s most expensive and massive malls now attract wealthy visitors from across the border, leaving Aussies in their wake when it comes to brand name fever and conspicuous consumption.

Don’t despair…there is good news if you know where to go and what to look for. And it’s not necessarily shopping for luxury goods. No, the real deal in Hong Kong is not in the major city areas and malls but rather in the fringe precincts. For example, Aberdeen on the south side and Mongkok in Kowloon are places where local people shop,

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Getting the best of Hong Kong streets

eat and drink without the “tourist” prices that support developers and landlords.

One such emerging precinct is Sheung Wan on Hong Kong Island, really an extension of Central

but a safe walking distance or tram ride from the high-rise scene.

Sheung Wan’s streetscape is a higgledy-piggledy hotchpotch of lanes, alleys and stairways

designed to test the knees and thighs. The architecture is a beguiling mix of extremes… from old shop-front houses and terraces to modern commercial buildings and apartments. Luckily much

of the character of the area has been preserved, and community activity at the historic Man Mo Temple and other places still draws crowds.

But it’s the “new” rather than the “old” that’s

transformed Sheung Wan into a vibrant neighbourhood popular not only with expats and the younger local crowd, but increasingly tourists like us looking for something different away from the usual shopping haunts and the business hotels populated by suits.

To get a true taste of the district we embark on a different walk with a small group led by Lilian of Foodie Tours. We’ve been warned that as the tour starts at 2pm to avoid the lunch hour rush, we should arrive with an empty stomach…and we are certainly glad we did.

We walk around the narrow streets, up and down steps of “Ladder Street” and others, linger a while for Lilian’s informative commentary, and partake of a moveable feast of Cantonese delights.

These range from special wonton noodles to roast meats like barbecue pork, preserved fruits, pure cane juice, herbal teas and the best dim sum you’ll ever try.

After all, Hong Kong is recognised by many as a kind of foodie heaven.

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BIG4 Sunshine South West Rocks has launched a special seniors’ rate and a range of fun, interactive activities for mature travellers planning to discover the beautiful NSW mid north coast region.

Seniors travelling in a motorhome or with a caravan have access to a powered site for as little as $36 a night, year round. Special rates apply for cabins as well.

While the holiday park is renowned for its family friendly attractions and activities during school holiday periods, the BIG4 is particularly popular with senior travellers outside the holiday periods, and for the 2017 winter period has put in place a number of special activities with an emphasis on community and discovery for seniors. These include: ■ Monthly afternoon teas with one of the park’s

longest residents, Elizabeth Holden, a Ngaku Elder of the Dunghutti Nation, who shares stories of her life growing up in the region over the past 55 years; ■ Hunt a round the Rocks: which revives the popular treasure hunt concept, where people discover the region’s most famous landmarks – such as Smoky Cape Lighthouse and historic Trial Bay Gaol; ■ Activities such as fishing, canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing and stand up paddle boarding are available on the adjacent Macleay River, and on the beautiful Trial Bay; ■ Dining at The Full Circle Eatery – local fresh fish is a speciality and fully licensed so there is no need to drive the motorhome at night anywhere – the restaurant is just a short stroll from the camping sites;

■ Daily morning tea at the Camp Kitchen, with ‘cake days’ on Wednesday ■ Recommending the best spot to enjoy one of the rarest sites on the east coast – sunset over the sea. The headland above Trial Bay Beach offers the opportunity to enjoy a drink while watching the sun go down over the gleaming waters – a very special attraction.

BIG4 Sunshine owner Tony Mayne said holiday parks were just as relevant for seniors travelling as they were for families, with the emphasis on community really adding to the travel experience.

“The greatest attraction of travel is meeting new people with kindred spirits,” he said.

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Princess on emerald Ann Rickard

HAVING a full body massage in a candle-lit room with soft music in the background is always going to be bliss. A rejuvenating facial after the massage is double the indulgence.

Now add another level of spa heaven: the gentle rolling of a mighty big ship beneath you.

Welcome to the world of spa paradise at sea.

Most of today’s ships have elegant spas where groomed staff gently usher you in for everything from Botox to pedicures.

The Lotus Spa on board P&O’s Emerald Princess has daily specials as well as an extensive spa menu and free seminars every day to inform you about everything health-connected – from looking after your liver (difficult with so many bars on board), to information on non-surgical face-lifts, to relieving back pain, and walking in comfort.

It’s all about choices on board – and sometimes the spa is the best place to head to if trying to keep

Float in the pool and whirlpools.

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CRUISING: The Emerald Princess' movies under the stars.

up with many activities becomes too much.

We love balance on a cruise: a bit of everything, a lot of spa time, and something new to experience.

A chocolate and wine

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Who would have thought a glass of pink French wine would match so perfectly with a white chocolate raspberry?

It is all about learning, enjoying, and forming new friendships around the Stammtisch.

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During the Post Second World War period advertising agencies blossomed. It was the Mad Men era of Madison Ave and it’s where Warhol gained a name and fame etching fashion and ads of shoes, clothing, perfume.

Now these brilliant, history-making sketches are on display in Sydney – some never exhibited before.

Adman: Warhol before pop is one of those timed/ticketed exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, where you can enjoy special moments with the art but without the crowds.

Yet if you are looking for the Marilyn and Mao prints, the Campbell’s soup cans and Coca-Cola bottles of his pop art period, forget it.

This is an exhibition of the early works of Warhol, as he struggled to find fame in the advertising world.

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many never seen on public display, provide an insight into this artist.

A man for his time or a time for this man? We learnt lot about the pop Warhol period in the exhibition at GOMA 10 years ago but little about his life before that.

That’s why this exhibition is so fascinating. We see his style developing, his whimsical humour and wit, the way he used creativity over technical ability. The way he observed or reflected life and used it as comment, long before

personal computers and mobile phones.

In doing so, he established his own identifiable “brand” ... a style that appealed to clients at a time when photography was on the rise.

Warhol established this approach with his first New York commission, for the September issue of Glamour magazine. By 1952 he had a roster of clients that included magazines, record labels and the fashion industry.

It’s great to wander and check out the interactive

screens depicting artist Warhol’s journals. Various subject, personal life and advertising sketches of shoes and feet (in particular) abound.

Visiting the Warhol exhibition opens many closed doors of long ago memories. Remember when same sex relationships were hidden away in the closets?

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Warhol and his cohorts changed attitudes. This exhibition mixes personal and private lives, while introducing Andy’s mother.

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MORE CARE: Alex Winterford, shelter manager at Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue, grooms her pet to prepare for the Pig Day Out. PHOTO: YVONNE GARDINER

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GOLD Coast Guinea Pig Rescue, a not-for-profit organisation, is striving to elevate the status of guinea pigs from “disposable pets” to valued and appreciated companions.

The shelter was started by manager Alex Winterford 12 years ago in response to the large number of guinea pigs being surrendered to the Animal Welfare League.

“I was a volunteer at AWL at the time, helping with the cats and, when I realised the enormity of the problem in regard to

guinea pigs, I felt I had to do something about it,” she said.

“I’d never had guinea pigs as pets but, as an all-round animal lover, I couldn’t bear to see these little creatures just abandoned.

“I’ve taken in over 6000 and currently have 200.

More come in than go out, and many are pregnant when they come in.

“I just love all animals.

When I saw there was nothing in place for guinea pigs – there was plenty for cats and dogs – I just felt sorry for them.”

People can help the shelter through a sponsor-a-piggy program.

Supporters can also come out to the 2017 Pig Day Out on Sunday, April 30, from 8.30am-3.30pm, at Paradise Country Parklands.

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1. APRIL 10

VIPs will attend a sod-turning ceremony at Point Danger from 11am to mark the start of a monument dedicated to all merchant seamen.

Plans for the new memorial, which will be dedicated on September 3, will be on show.

Members of the SE Qld Vindicatrix & MN Mariners Association have raised $25,000 over two-anda-half years to erect the monument. Phone president Brian Hunt on 5513 0178.

2. APRIL 15

THE Design Collective has announced a new open-air twilight food and produce market. The first Eat Make Grow Markets will be held on April 15 (Easter Saturday) from 3-9pm, and are set to become a regular seasonal event.

The market site is at The

Lakes Residences in Mermaid Waters, where Bermuda St meets Hooker Blvd. The Lanes site will transform into a regular foodie hub, with the Eat Make Grow markets to feature food stalls and trucks, a farmers’ and makers’ market plus live cooking demonstrations using local produce, crafts markets, artist displays, live music and familyfriendly entertainment. www.thedesign collective markets.com.

3. APRIL 15-MAY 21

HARD and Fast surveys the origins of abstraction, pop and colour field in Australian art. Gold Coast City Gallery’s collection was established in 1968 at the height of abstractionism in Australia and amassed a superb collection that reflects this exciting art movement. The exhibition will also include examples from the next generation of artists who have been influenced by these movements. The line-up of artists include David Aspden, Col Jordan, John Coburn, Colin Lanceley, Ron Robertson-Swann,

Robert Klippel and Peter Powditch. Hard and Fast is a free exhibition. It is on daily Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm, Sun 8.30am-5pm at The Arts Centre. theartscentregc.com.au.

4. APRIL 15-16

IN A spectacular musical coup, the Gold Coast will welcome Peruvian salsa dura sensations Sabor y Control for the Easter weekend. For their first ever Australian performance, this sizzling ensemble, featuring more than 10 performers, will take the stage at Night Quarter on Saturday for a steamy night party. Sabor y Control will then join Brisbane-based rising stars Slip-On Stereo and the ever-smooth Benny D Williams at Bleach* at Burleigh, the iconic Bleach* Festival Sunday afternoon finale from 2.30-5.30pm. bleachfestival.com.au.

5. APRIL 19-30

WALK the red carpet on opening night alongside actors, filmmakers and film crew. Learn from Australia's leading producers, writers and

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At the Gold Coast Film Festival, you will be captivated by internationally acclaimed dramas, comedies and genre films, locally made indie gems, engaging documentaries, family features, anime and the scariest horror films. With more than 80 film and film-related events in eight different locations, the Gold Coast Film Festival is a celebration of film and film-making at The Arts Centre Gold Coast. www.gcfilmfestival.com.

6. APRIL 23

MEDICAL Lecture on Spiritual Healing, where German doctor M. Epple will speak about Healing on the Spiritual Path at 3.30pm in the Main Hall at the Nerang Bicentennial Community Centre. Free admission, all welcome. Details 0403 928 082.

7. APRIL 23

THE Gold Coast Bulletin Fun Run isn’t just a fun run, it’s a fun run festival that starts and finishes at one of the Gold Coast’s

most iconic venues, Cbus Super Stadium. Gold Coast Bulletin Fun Run features five distinct race distances. The Fun Run caters to everyone from the serious half marathon runner, to mums and dads who just want to get the kids out and have some family fun. From 6am to midday at Cbus Stadium, Stadium Dr, Robina. www.gcbfunrun.com.au.

8. APRIL 28-30

AUSTRALIAN electro pop goddesses The Veronicas will spearhead a starstudded line-up for the third LIVE festival. This festival transforms the centre of Surfers Paradise into a free, family-friendly multi-stage street festival with the iconic beach as the unique backdrop. The stages are on The Esplanade and in Cavill Ave over three days and nights. The Surfers Paradise Alliance has partnered with the Gold Coast Music Awards which will see the awards ceremony, which will take place on Surfers Paradise beach on the eve of the festival, April 27. Details: surfersparadise.com.

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9. APRIL 30

GUANABA Charity Day selects a children’s charity located on the Gold Coast and raises funds towards specific needs that they may have. This year we are fundraising for Sailability Gold Coast, a recognised charity and receives no government funding. The principal purpose of this organisation is to facilitate sailing and boating, in all forms, for people with disabilities.

Join us at Heritage Park from 10am-6pm, 193 Rifle Range Rd, Pimpama.

Details: Sophia Rogers, Guanaba Country Music Club at gcmcsecretary @gmail.com.

10. MAY 14

AN ANNUAL tradition, the Mother’s Day Classic fun run and walk provides the community with a great way to celebrate Mother’s Day. It is also a great fundraiser for breast cancer research. Everyone is invited to join in the fun from 7.30-11am at Pratten Park, Broadbeach. For info: www.mothersday classic.com.au or phone 1300 132 891.

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Breast cancer screening doesn’t need to stop at 70 Tracey Johnstone

WITH Australian women living longer and staying healthier, there is a strong argument for them to continue having mammographic breast screening, even after reaching the age of 70.

In recent years

research has shown increasing women’s breast screening upper age limit to 74 benefits a person diagnosed with early-stage cancer.

Australasian Society of Breast Physicians past president Deborah Pfeiffer said previous studies into the survival benefit of screening had been conducted on women aged 50 to 69 only, with the peak incidence of breast cancer in that age group, and the average age of diagnosed breast cancer in Australian

women of 59 to 60.

“However, the older a woman becomes, the more likely breast cancer may occur,” Dr Pfeiffer said.

“As the number of women goes down with aging, the absolute number of women affected goes down.

“However, the longer you live, the longer you are likely to be susceptible to breast cancer.”

The survival rate in cancer is usually judged at five or 10 years, so if a person would be expected to live that period of time, then screening

for cancer may be worthwhile,” Dr Pfeiffer said.

The most effective screening was still mammography, but because there is no perfect screening tool, Dr Pfeiffer recommended all women over 70 continued to have an annual clinical breast examination.

“Women will be invited to attend the Breast Screen program up to the age of 74,” she said.

“After that, the reminders will stop, unless the woman has a personal past history of breast cancer.”

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Dragon boat exercise helps breast cancer survivors

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DRAGONS Abreast Gold Coast might bring colour and fun to the water of the Currumbin Alley and many breast cancer survivors’ lives, but research shows it is so much more.

Regularly positive research is being published about the benefits for women doing exercise after breast cancer, from reducing the risk of a breast cancer re-diagnosis, to reducing the effects of lymphoedema.

Lorelle Eltherington, of Coomera, who recently completed a course of radiotherapy after a re-diagnosis of breast cancer, is among the 50-plus members of the Dragons Abreast club.

“At the age of 37 I was diagnosed with breast cancer – my children were aged 17, 16 and five,” she said.

“After a lumpectomy, there wasn’t enough clearance around the cancer, so I needed a partial mastectomy. I then travelled to the Mater Hospital in Brisbane each weekday for five weeks for

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“As most survivors understand, yearly check-ups are always nerve-racking but, as each year passed, I felt a little safer – especially after I reached those milestones of five and then 10 years.

“It was a huge shock when, last year, after 23 years I was once again diagnosed with breast cancer in the other breast.”

In March 2016, Lorelle had a lumpectomy followed by radiotherapy, now available on the Gold Coast.

“My recovery was much quicker this time... firstly the operation didn’t cause me as much physical stress as the first time and, secondly, after the initial soreness had passed, I kept up with my dragon boat paddling,” she said.

“I paddled all through radiotherapy and I’m sure this helped keep my body and head in a good place.

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DRAGONS ABREAST: Lorelle Eltherington and the Dragons Abreast Gold Coast team in training on Currumbin Creek.

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“I think dragon boating also helps mentally to get back to the normal flow of life. I recently had my yearly test and everything seems to be going okay.”

Dragons Abreast Gold Coast is a club that welcomes all abilities and age groups, so whether you want to join in to benefit your health, and be surrounded by women who understand, or just for fun, they’d love to see you.

The club offers up to four training sessions a week on Currumbin Creek.

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Shake off anger with 10 forgiving steps Tracey Johnstone

THERE are ways to forgive the people around you who have caused you angst for any number of reasons, but do so can sometimes be hard without a helping hand to guide you.

Rather than getting bogged down in the stress of feeling hurt and angry, you could consider turning to confronting that hurt and letting it go by the process of forgiveness.

Reducing the grip of anger and resentment can be an empowering act.

But how do you go about forgiving?

The team at the UC Greater Good Science Centre suggest using the following 10 steps.

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ONLINE PROXY: Care should be taken in acting in a online proxy role for older Australians.

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FAMILY and friends need to take care when they find themselves all too often being called upon to act as proxy internet users for older Australians.

For those older Australians who don’t have confident computer skills, they have to turn to someone for help.

Researchers from Monash University have found: “Proxy internet assistance often takes place within families – notably elderly parents being helped by their adult sons and daughters.

“Other proxy users include people acting in a professional capacity – for example carers, social workers and other public-facing professionals who assist clients with specific online tasks.”

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CHOICE also offers the following 10 tips if you’re acting for someone else on the net: ■ Record with screenshots and/or digital receipts your payments and other transactions.

■ Email the family member with details of any transactions with dates and amounts.

■ If possible, get the person to enter their login and password details themselves.

■ Record and share the procedures and routines that your proxy activities entail so they’re transparent.

■ If working remotely, consider using computer screen sharing software such as Join.Me or Team Viewer so both parties can see the transactions taking place.

■ Look for computer courses that you as the proxy and the person you’re representing can take together to both understand the internet and online services.

■ Set yourself up as an authorised user for accounts such as bank accounts rather than impersonating the person.

■ Register as a nominee for government departments to access Centrelink, ATO and other accounts.

■ If your job requires you to act as a proxy, clarify your role and the legal protections in case anything goes wrong.

■ Obtain informed consent for any online activities and regularly discuss the arrangements and expectations with your family member.

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All Things Legal Battles of Wills in australia’s underBelly

George’s estate consists of two properties, one in Essendon, Victoria and the other in Broadmeadow, Victoria. Roberta (Carl’s ex-wife), her partner and children (including Carl’s daughter Dhakota, born 10 March 2001) live in the Essendon property. George’s de facto Kathleen Bourke lives in the Broadmeadow property. Ms Bourke is the sister of George’s late wife Barbara who died in 2008.

George left two Wills; one dated 2009 and the other dated 2010. Court records indicate separate applications for Probate of each Will was made in the Supreme Court of Victoria between February and March 2017, but only one of the applications was granted. Probate was granted in relation to the latter Will, propounded

by Ms Bourke. The latter Will leaves the Essendon property, valued about $1 million, to Carl and Roberta’s teenage daughter Dhakota and the Broadmeadows property to Ms Bourke.

The earlier Will dated 2009 leaves the Essendon property to Dhakota and $130,000 to Ms Bourke along with all his chattels. If the remaining estate is not disposed of properly by his Will, Dhakota may be entitled to more than the Essendon property in accordance with statutory rules of intestacy which set out the distribution of estate assets that have not been disposed of properly, or at all, by a Will.

Roberta, fighting on behalf of her 16 year old daughter and George’s granddaughter, disputes the validity of George’s latter Will signed in December 2010 on the grounds that he lacked the capacity to understand the nature and effect of making a Will at the time the Will was drawn and executed.

On 19 April 2010, George’s son Carl died from a head injury whilst incarcerated in Prison.

Another inmate struck Carl with part of an exercise bike. Roberta argued that the trauma of Carl’s death meant that George was not in a mental state to make a Will, only eight months after Carl’s horrific death.

A Will can be challenged on the basis the Will-maker lacked testamentary capacity at the time the Will was signed. In order to successfully ground an application that George lacked mental capacity, Roberta must demonstrate that George did not meet the requisite legal test. Many of our clients assume the test is a medical test, but it is not. Medical evidence can assist the Court’s determination, but the test for capacity to make a Will is a legal test.

The legal test is summarised as follows: The Will-maker must: • Be aware and appreciate the significance of the act in the law upon which he is about to embark; • Be aware in at least general terms of the nature extent and value of the estate over which he has disposing power; • Be aware of those who may reasonably be thought to have a claim upon his estate and the basis for such claims; and • Have the ability to evaluate and discriminate between the respective strengths of the claims of such persons.

No disorder of the mind should poison his affections or prevent his sense of right, nor should any insane delusion influence his will, or influence the exercise of his natural faculties.

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To muddy the waters even more, George died with a $720,000 tax debt and there has been a dispute as to which asset should be sold to pay the debt. Ms Bourke asserts the tax bill should be paid from the sale of the Essendon property. If the tax bill is paid from the sale of the Essendon property, Roberta, her partner and children could be removed from their home.

This dispute is sure to play out in the full public glare – it seems we cannot get enough of the ‘Underbelly’ saga. The reality is that a family and children could lose their home due to uncertainty about the will.

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An executor of a deceased estate has certain tax responsibilities both on behalf of the deceased person and the deceased estate, including attending to the payment of any outstanding tax. The executor, in effect, steps into the shoes of the deceased person and winds up the deceased person’s personal affairs during the course of the administration of the estate. It will be up to the executor of George’s estate to ensure the tax bill is paid. An executor may become personally liable if they fail to attend to their duties according to law.

Roberta has recently been removed as executor of the Will, leaving the authority and control to administer the estate in the hands of Ms Bourke.

Unfortunately, if not selected carefully, the appointment of multiple executors can lead to conflict. Conflict between executors can be catastrophic for the administration of the estate because of the increased costs and resulting delays caused by feuding executors.

Court intervention to decide who is to administer the estate is often required. When an executor behaves badly the Court can intervene and remove an executor from office.

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GOLD COAST EMBROIDERERS INC.

GOLD Coast Embroiderers Inc. meet each Wednesday from 12.30-3.30pm at the Community Centre, 2439 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach (next to the Medical Centre). Contact Elaine on 5572 1051.

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Prevention is always better than a cure. To avoid conflicts between executors, a Will-maker should consult with a specialist Wills and Estates Lawyer to receive advice in relation to common issues that arise in the appointment of an executor. For instance, if the estate involves a number of trusts, companies, and complex unresolved tax issues, perhaps the appointment of an independent professional executor who has legal or financial knowledge may be more appropriate. We often find a sole executor who does not have sufficient legal or financial knowledge can easily become overwhelmed by the task of administering an estate where the estate is complex.

The estate of George Williams is a prime example of how things can go wrong. It is always best to consult with a specialist Wills and Estates Lawyer in relation to the drafting of your Will to ensure your estate is going to be handled properly and efficiently. A specialist Wills and Estates Lawyer can provide advice to a Willmaker in relation to issues like that which have arisen in this estate to mitigate against costly and protracted litigation.

We welcome any enquiries or comments in relation to these issues. Our Wills & Estates department has experienced lawyers who practice exclusively in this area.

Please contact Department Manager, Donna Tolley on free call 1800 621 071 or direct line 07 5506 8241 or email dtolley@attwoodmarshall.com.au in order to arrange a free initial consultation.

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A plethora of legal issues surrounds George’s estate, including a contest between two Wills, conflict between executors and a nasty tax bill.

In order to win the contest against Ms Bourke, Roberta must satisfy the Court of the above matters, in the context of George’s mental state at the time of his son’s horrific death.

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END OF LIFE CHOICES

VOLUNTARY euthanasia options are discussed at meetings held quarterly on the Gold Coast. Phone Elaine 5580 8215.

ART EXHIBITION

INTERNATIONAL artist Heather Bell and her class of local artists are holding an exhibition at Kirra Hill Community Centre from April 18 to May 25.

Monday to Friday. There will be many different genres for sale from pastels to oils. Info: Heather 438 241 991.

SPINAL LIFE AUSTRALIA

GOLD Coast Post Polio Network meets at 10.30am on the second Monday of the month at Treetops Tavern, 7 Executive Dr, Burleigh Waters. Call Lyn on 0448 206 856 or Joan on 0413 178 073 for further information and venue location.

SOUTHPORT SENIOR CITIZENS ASSN INC

WE WELCOME all over 50s to our activities which include: line dancing; new vogue dancing; scottish; square and tap dancing; tai chi and light exercise.

Membership is $8 per

year with each activity costing a low $3. Our club motto is “Finding Friends, Fun & Fitness”. We are a very active and friendly club. You can find as at 2 Whitby St, Southport.

Parking is available in Owen Park right behind our lovely air-conditioned hall. For all activity times please see our website: www.southportsenior citizens.com or phone Annette on 5537 1377.

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GOLD COAST EMBROIDERERS INC

GOLD Coast Embroiderers Inc meet each Wednesday from 12.30 to 3.30pm at the Community Centre, 2439 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach (next to the Medical Centre). Enjoy handcraft using needles and threads: embroidery, knitting, crochet and

Club. Our activities calendar is varied, exciting and offers something for everyone.

Join us for coffee and cake and meet some of our fabulous, and raring to go, members. Call David on 551 2196.

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Square dancing for all age groups is on most Saturday nights at the Maher Hall, Matilda Street, Burleigh Heads, Burleigh Square Dance Club has been running for 28 years and is now accepting new members for their 2017 learners’ and refresher classes.

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PARTY TIME: Sorrento Probus Club members, Elaine, Laurel and Doreen recently celebrated their Silver anniversary with a delicious cake and lots of smiles.

more. Contact Elaine on 5572 1051.

PALS

NEW TO the Gold Coast or a resident over 60 looking for social activities? Come along and join us for weekly BBQs, picnics, theatre, parties or outings. Our club is called PALS, we meet twice a month. Details call Vicky 5570 1557 or 0412 783 907.

SOLACE

SOLACE is an Organisation for people grieving the loss of a

partner. We meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 10.30am at Broadbeach Senior Citizens Centre TE Peters Drive, Broadbeach. Info: Betty on 5580 7034.

PROBUS CLUBS ■ SORRENTO

RECENTLY our members celebrated their Silver Anniversary. Elaine, Laurel and Doreen our three Life Members, cut the delicious anniversary cake. We are a mixed group meeting regularly for interesting activities.

Shortly we will enjoy an anniversary lunch at the Marriott Surfers Resort.

Details call Doreen on 5526 6126.

■ NORTH GOLD COAST

LOOKING for a new and progressive club with a young and dynamic membership? Join the North Gold Coast Probus Club. We are open to membership, both men and women are welcome.

We meet the first Monday of every month at the Sanctuary Cove Country

WE ARE a non for profit club operating to promote fun, friendship and fellowship in our community. If you are interested in making new friends and joining us to enjoy guest speakers, lunches and outings, the club will be holding its next meeting on Monday, April 17 at the Paradise Point Bowls Club cnr Thrush and Sunbird Avenues. The meeting starts at 10am. All members and new friends are welcome to attend.

Our next bus trip on Tuesday, April 11 to Redland Bay with lunch at Moreton Bay Sports Club.

Contact Noel 5564 2231.

Enquiries to Warren 5514 0234.

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WE MEET at the Turf Club, Bundall, every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10am. Parking is never a problem, and we have low

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Finance

Division unique to situation SEPARATION, divorce and property settlement can be very difficult and challenging. It is no wonder then, that when faced with these situations, individuals often seek support, counsel and advice from family and friends. While family and friends provide a valuable support network, often their understanding of the family law system is incorrect and misinformed. Although family members and friends who have personally been through their own separation, divorce or property settlement are well

common myths regarding these matters and in the process, provide some practical legal information.

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intentioned in sharing their own experience and outcome, there is no “one size fits all” approach; rather, each separation, divorce and property settlement is different. It is therefore beneficial for anyone facing these situations to seek personalised legal advice.

In this monthly series, we discuss some of the most

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■ On the other hand liabilities can include, but are not limited to: mortgages; car loans; personal loans and lines of credit; credit cards; and tax debts.

■ Practical pointer: When first considering a property settlement, make a specific list of assets

TAKE CARE: Sometimes advice from family and friends about divorce and property settlement, can be incorrect and misinformed.

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used as a starting point.

This list will enable you to understand the value of the assets and liabilities available for property settlement and will prepare you to seek initial advice from a family lawyer.

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War hero saluted

THIS is the incredible but true story of Australia’s greatest war photographer and indomitable polar explorer.

Cameras were banned at the Western Front when the Anzacs arrived in 1916, prompting correspondent Charles Bean to argue continually for Australia to have a dedicated photographer.

He was eventually assigned an enigmatic polar explorer, George Hubert Wilkins.

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Wilkins ultimately produced the most detailed and accurate collection of First World War photographs in the world, which is now held at the Australian War Memorial. After the war, Wilkins returned to exploring and, during the next 40 years, his life became shrouded in secrecy. His work at the Western Front was forgotten, and others claimed credit for his photographs.

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We will interview Christine Danton, who is breaking the age barrier, still performing as a contortionist in her 70’s!

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annual fees for singles or couples. Enjoy our organised holiday trips, excursions, film nights, talks and collegiality. Call Martin on 5572 1074 or Ron on 5594 5205.

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A club all about fellowship, fun & friendships

Autumn is a delightful time to visit your local Historical Museum, situated at 8 Elliott Street, Surfers Paradise, just off Bundall Road near the Ashmore Road roundabout. It is open every Sunday from 10am to 3pm and by appointment at other times for schools and community groups. Bring a picnic lunch or enjoy a cuppa with the friendly volunteers who are on hand to answer any questions. The many buildings include Veivers Cottage, a replica of a typical early settlers home. Entry is by donation. Contact Colleen on 5529 1962.

■ BROADBEACH LADIES

WE MEET meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month at Kurrawa Surf Club, Broadbeach, 9.30am.

Visitors and prospective members are most welcome.

Come along and join us, or call Patricia on 5575 5284 or Christa on 5575 5045 for details.

■ BURLEIGH WATERS PROBUS CLUB

GENERAL Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month. In March our monthly outing was Barefoot Bowls and Lunch at Robina; and at the AGM a new Management Committee was elected for 2017/18, with a lunch afterwards.

Retired or semi-retired men are invited to join us at Club Meetings, 10am on the 3rd Monday of each month at Burleigh Waters Community Centre, 131 Christine Ave, Burleigh Waters.

Nominally a men’s club, but wives are very welcome to share the club’s fellowship, friendship and fun at all club meetings and outings.

Contact: Brian on 5520 6332 or John 5520 6661.

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■ SURFERS PARADISE

THE Surfer’s Paradise VIEW Club holds their meetings and lunch on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Southport Golf Club .

Meeting at 11.30am for lunch at 12 noon. Always with an interesting guest Speaker. New members and visitors are most welcome.

For an opportunity to meet new friends and join in our social activities and really enjoyable outings, please contact Felicity on 5679 0226. Our next meeting, on Tuesday, April 11 and we will be celebrating our 31st

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LIKEMINDED: The Burleigh Waters Probus Management Committee for 2017/18 was elected in March.

THE next meeting of the Burleigh Palm Beach VIEW Club will be held on Tuesday, April 18 at 10am at Treetops Tavern, Executive Drive, Burleigh Waters.

There will be a guest speaker, Helena Popovic, MD and her topic is "Ask not what your brain can do for you, but what you can do for your brain". VIEW clubs support the work of the Smith Family in helping disadvantaged Australian school children succeed in their education. New members are always welcome at this friendly Club. Call Ros

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birthday with the theme “Masks”.

Join in the Mask Parade. Guest entertainer will be Roland Storm.

■ ROBINA

THE friendly ladies of the Robina VIEW Club meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 9.30am for 10am start at the Robina Bowls Club, Ron Penhaligon Way, Robina.

We have interesting guest speakers with morning tea and additional social days and outings.

New members and guests are welcome.

Contact Jennifer on 0408 005 458.

WITH continued interest and new enquiries a further meeting of the RAAF Association will be on April 19 at 10am.

This meeting will define all areas of interest to encourage more RAAF Association members.

Current serving members of the Air Force, ex-RAAF, WRAAF, AAFA (Air Training Corps) instructors over 18 years, and those related to anyone who served in the air force and the allied forces are most welcome.

We especially would like to welcome any interested Vietnam veterans. RSL District Office, 10 Welch Street, Southport.

Phone 5552 4214.

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BOND University and Bleach Festival will be offering Gold Coast art buffs a rare insight into Australia’s largest private collection of indigenous art when it runs its Corrigan Walk Art Tour. A fascinating insight into the artworks, the artists and the history of Indigenous art. The free tours are available - Bond University students, staff as well as the general public are able to participate in the tours which are taking place on: Thursday, April 6 from 10am-11am, Tuesday, June 20 from 10am-11am and Friday, October 20 from 2pm-3pm.

Private tours can also be arranged for visiting groups at any time. Info or to reserve your place on a tour, contact Laura Harvey on 5595 1430 or by email at lharvey@bond.edu.au cond. $110 ono. PH 5577 1815. Coombabah.

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BE THRIFTY AND THRIVE NICKY NORMAN month-to-month contract. ★Bundle Plans A home phone and broadband plan, also known as a bundle, is where you rent your landline telephone and fixed line broadband connection through a single provider. ★Streaming TV Plans With the introduction of streaming TV services such as Netflix, Stan and Presto the way we use our internet data limit each month is changing. ★Wi-fi/Wireless Plans A wi-fi broadband internet connection is where you have a wireless network within your home via a wi-fienabled modem router.

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TYPES OF INTERNET CONNECTIONS

■ NBN - (The National Broadband Network) is a project funded by the Federal Government with the aim to provide every Australian home and business with a faster, more reliable broadband internet connection.

What the fibre-optic cables have over the traditional copper wires is that the fibre-optic cables are far less susceptible to the effects of wet weather, lightning, congestion and erosion, providing users with a more stable and

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■ ADSL2 - is the most widely available internet connection and gives you access to speeds up to 24Mbps.

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Chrisanella salad is another lovely two-minute meal and don’t forget a Caesar salad only takes a few minutes and you end up with a healthy, tasty meal. Check the website for recipes. No excuse to buy takeaway or go hungry.

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SANDWICH PRESSES

Sandwich presses are handy for cooking for one or two. Quick and easy, they cook both sides at once. You can use them for meat, sausages, haloumi, toasties, bacon, eggs, croutons, bruschetta or even pizza.

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