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The extraordinary timeline of change

HELLO readers, This month our cover page features Adelaide-born astronaut Andy Thomas. If ever there was a dramatic story showcasing the extraordinary pace of technological advances and their implementation into daily life, then it belongs to Andy. The experiences of the 66-year-old now Houston USA resident, range from memories of ice being delivered to neighbours to fill the family’s icebox to rocketship launches and walking in space. While most of us have not walked in space, according to our age, we could all draw up an interesting timeline detailing our own experience of technology change. For a start, I’ll share a bit of mine. I’m 60 years old and my first-grade writing materials consisted of a slate and a slate pencil, the next year they were replaced with paper and led pencil, but it was one marvellous day when I

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saw the bright, gaudy colours that issued forth from ‘Neo Magic’ pens (I think this was the beginning of ‘fluoro’ colours). Television broadcasts were in black and white and the news of colour made life feel, well, very much improved. Manual typewriters turned electronic – who remembers the IBM Selectric? I think seatbelts (as we know them) were yet to be made, let alone legislated as compulsory. There were plenty of cars on the road that could be labelled ‘rust buckets’, hardly the case these days. And talking of TVs, how about the invention of the all-in-one television, radio and record player. By the

time I started to seriously navigate a kitchen, the microwave oven arrived and it seems around the same moment I was typing away on a word-processor, that, looking back featured quite user-unfriendly programs. Today, as I watch my four-year-old grandchild deftly use her iPad, I wonder what sort of changes she will experience and perhaps communicate, in a yet-to-be-known media. This edition also features this year’s Senior Australian of the Year, the

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eminent scientist Dr Graham Farquhar. He said he felt a sense of responsibility to voice his views on Seniors’ issues including seniors in the workplace. “The challenge is how to make better use of their experience and talent without necessarily reducing prospects for younger people to get a job.” He closed his acceptance speech, with, as journalist Tracey Johnstone said, “an evocative life outlook”. He said: “To me the most important things in life are to struggle to improve, to struggle to be honest, and to struggle to re-evaluate one’s prejudices.” I agree. I trust you enjoy our varied stories on health, wealth and happiness and don’t forget to checkout our stories: www.seniors news.com.au or drop into facebook at www. facebook.com/seniors news.com. - Cheers, Gail.

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Down to earth about future

Former astronaut is acutely aware of earthly challenges Tracey Johnstone

ANDY Thomas’s feet are now firmly on the ground, but it wasn’t so long ago he was setting records as the first Australian-born NASA astronaut. Dr Andy Thomas AO participated in four space flights, spending over 177 days in space including one space walk, and four months living in zero gravity on the Mir space station. But back on the ground in his birth city of Adelaide for a short visit, the 66-year-old shared his practical take on what life has been like and what he sees are the challenges ahead. Dr Thomas has seen dramatic changes around him since leaving the Adelaide suburb of Fullerton after finishing his University of Adelaide doctorate in mechanical engineering in 1978. In his early student years slide rules were the only tool available for calculation. “By the time I finished post-graduate, we had

calculators,” Dr Thomas said. “The other was computers. We had huge computers which we would submit programs in with punch cards; you would have a shoebox full of cards. Then you would wait a few hours to get a response out. Now, of course, you have more computing power on your desktop than we could ever have imagined back then. “I can also remember when I was very, very young, the neighbours having ice delivered to their house because they didn’t have a refrigerator; they had an ice box. And I can remember the milkman would come in the middle of the night to leave milk, and he used a horse-drawn cart to deliver to the neighbourhood. “I have (also) seen a lot of changes in technology over my lifespan.” Dr Thomas was back in Australia over the Christmas holidays to visit his elderly mother, who still lives in Adelaide. While helping her with her

CHANGING WORLD: Dr Andy Thomas.

care, Dr Thomas became acutely aware of the challenges facing older people, not only in Australia. “Commercial enterprises are becoming totally reliant on computer systems and internet access,” Dr Thomas said. “For example, if you want to run a bank account today you have to have a cell phone. “I get very frustrated by this. I think it’s very presumptuous for banks, for example, to assume that everyone has a cell phone. Some seniors aren’t comfortable with a cell phone and don’t want one, and are entitled to that, yet you have these

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organisations that immediately assume you have to have a cell phone for any kind of transaction.” He has been confronted by the challenges of food packaging while shopping for his mother. “They are packaged in ways that are almost impossible to get into and that provides huge challenges for elderly people,” Dr Thomas said. As for the shopping experience, with “bricks and mortar” stores decreasing as online shopping becomes the norm, “I think that is going to be a challenge for senior people because they’re not necessarily

comfortable buying through the internet”. “They are accustomed to walking the aisles of the grocery store, for example, and trying things on and picking what they want. That’s going to be relegated to the past and I think it’s going to be a big challenge for a lot of people.” He also laments the lack of evidence-based thinking and the amount of fake news among the broader community. “We don’t teach rational thought that comes with scientific education,” Dr Thomas said. Dr Thomas wants Australia’s grandparents to turn this around. “I urge everyone to encourage their children and grandchildren to study science. You cannot survive (in the modern, technology world) without having some understanding of science and mathematics,” he said. “We have a culture where we don’t ascribe enough value to evidence-based thinking. You have these extraordinary fake news stories getting perpetuated through the

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THE man seeking to find the answers to food security, Professor Graham Farquhar AO, is 2018 Senior Australian of the Year. Dr Farquhar was completely surprised by the Australia Day announcement which was awarded for his lifelong work in helping to reshape the world’s understanding of photosynthesis, which is the basis of life on earth, through his work on how the world will feed growing populations into the future. He has been researching how water efficient crops can protect food security in a changing climate. Notably, he has worked on developing strains of wheat that can grow with less water. In his acceptance speech Dr Farquhar, 70, acknowledged how lucky many of fellow seniors are. “We can, on average, live longer and more healthily and thereby contribute more. We can be creative. We can struggle for honesty. And, we can deal with failures. We are all lucky because of our ability to embrace creativity and hence progress as a nation. “Creativity is not limited to the arts or science. It can be applied to most activities I can think of. “I would like to see in Australia, that values creativity of all kind scientific creativity of course, but also technical,

sporting, artistic, organisational creativity.” Dr Farquhar feels a sense of responsibility to use this year to voice his views on these and other Seniors issues that he feels strongly about. While he recognises that he needs to do some background research on seniors in the workplace, Dr Farquhar’s initial view is that Australia should be making much better use of the talents of seniors. “In terms of energy and intellect, and also experience, that quite often gets lost,” Dr Farquhar said. “The challenge is how to make better use of their experience and talent without necessarily reducing prospects for younger people to get a job because we don’t want to do that. “There are some jobs where volunteers can be working on a casual basis which has no legal implications, but for jobs that require some sensitivity, I think we need to clarify what exactly is the role of the senior person who is volunteering. It may be that it’s not a problem. “I do see a lot of talent that’s not being used and I am imaging, why not? It struck me it could be a bit awkward for large organisations to manage. But, I am going to talk to a few of those organisations and just find out whether I am dreaming.” Dr Farquhar’s challenge going forward is his availability due to

commitments around his 2017 Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences which will take him on a lecture tour to the US and England, plus a side tour to Turkey to lecture to a group that work with trees. He also has his continuing research work at the Australian National University in Canberra. “I think it’s happening,” Dr Farquhar said. “I’m not sure what my colleagues think with me swanning around, winning medals while they carry on at the fort. I have to make sure I balance my time better than I have been doing recently.” He still has on his 2018 resolution list to join a Golden Oldies dance class, but as he has accepted a number of speaking invitations his other resolutions will sit on the back-burner. “I do feel there are one or two things that I might be a catalyst with,” Dr Farquhar said. “I am not saying I will be original or creative myself, but at least I hope I can help those that are creative in this area have a voice, and I can speak up on their behalf.” The eminent scientist, who is described as having a “childlike joy of discovery” on his scientific journey, closed his awards speech with an evocative life outlook; “To me the most important things in life are to struggle to improve, to struggle to be honest, and to struggle to re-evaluate one’s prejudices.”

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mission brown and burnt orange colours, men with hairy chests and heavy gold chains and rayon – lots of rayon. Even the old flammable pyjamas made a showing. Constantly tucked in around the outrageous Swinging Safari parody about a swingers’ party that goes very wrong and an exploding whale, is myriad ’70s memorabilia – you just need to keep a close eye on everything happening in front of and beside the main movie characters. There is the shag-pile carpet with plastic cover to protect it, almost unbreakable Parker-type furniture with its vinyl seat covers, pearlescent plastic chimes, the beach umbrella with its awful fringe, vinyl records, amber glass tumblers and the trendy fondue set. Remember the rumpus room? Do we still have them? They were the best indoor place to play and hide from the parents. In Swinging Safari the kids thrive in the rumpus room, where they hatch some crazy stunts. The old Fairlane (ours

was murky green) and the Kingswood get a show-in, so does K-Tel and the “free steak knives”, the Avon lady, Space Food Sticks, Chiko Rolls, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kahlua and milk and, last but certainly not least, cask wine. The neighbourhood favourite dog – the over-fed golden labrador – is in there too. We had one called Bambi. Once we had fed her she would visit many houses around the cul-de-sac for more of the same, even though we put a sign around her neck saying “please don’t feed me”. On the way home from the cinema I stopped outside the nearby retro furniture shop to gaze at the contents and shake my head over the prices. I wonder, if we had kept all that wonderful, mad ’70s artwork, clothing, cars and more, would we have made a lot of money from it now? At least we could wear it, drive it and decorate with it and be back in fashion. Swinging Safari is in major cinemas now.

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AS THE 1970s Swinging Safari movie images unveiled themselves on the big screen in front of me, the memories came flooding back from when my family was growing up in a suburban Sydney cul-de-sac. Once I got home from the cinema it was out with the old photo albums and on the phone to the family to reminisce. I remember the two boys across the road with air guns, a madly barking alsatian protecting the loud opera singer in the second house up the road, lots of teenage boys and girls to grow up alongside, a small park at the end that everyone played in and used to let off the occasional bunger and plenty of freedom to visit the neighbours. We knew we were free to roam and have fun. In the summer, it was down to the beach all day, where we fried ourselves with coconut oil and tried to blonde our hair with lemon juice. Were we surrounded by “rudderless families” as profiled in the retro movie? Since I was in my mid-teens, I don’t really know. But when I asked my oldest sister what she remembered about the antics of our cul-de-sac families, she firmly replied “not for the record”. She reminded me of some of the fashion of her friends and their parents, which made up a lot of the movie wardrobe – everyone with long hair, halter tops, long dresses, big lapels, chunky earrings, neck scarves, bell-bottom pants, thongs and platform shoes,

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Profile Story: Daphne Pirie

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DURING her 86 years’ involvement in sport, Daphne Pirie has excelled as an athlete, hockey player, golfer and administrator. She has enthusiastically taken part, from “the grassroots to the elite”, as her involvement crossed from player into manager. As a child, Daphne was encouraged into sport. “Our father, Taffy Welch, was president of the Queensland Rugby League,” she said. “We were brought up under sportsmanship rules.” Taffy was a former champion sprinter who lost a leg as a Lighthorseman in the First World War and turned

to sports administration on his return home. Daphne recalls that the family would hold potato races by the creek on Sunday outings. Her first job was as a “field officer” in national fitness, teaching rural youngsters to swim. “Those kids hadn’t seen water much,” she said. “I was an athlete first and then I went to hockey and got picked in the 1955/56 team. “My life’s been sport all the way through. It’s shaped my life and made me who I am. “I can’t wait for the Commonwealth Games in April. “I want people to embrace the excitement of it all. They’ll be amazed. “I can’t wait to barrack for (champion hurdler)

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LEFT: Daphne Welch beats Shirley Strickland, who just returned from the 1948 Olympics in London, in the 100-yard race at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground. RIGHT: In action at the Australian championships 1955 in Brisbane.

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Commonwealth nations and territories,” she said. “Our future champions will be the winners. We’ve got international facilities and we will get to international standard.” Daphne will also run with the Queen’s Baton on day 98 of the Games relay, April 2, at Paradise Point. “Through the Commonwealth Home Support Program, l have weekly physiotherapy by Nikki Hudson-Wilson from Allied Health,” she said. “These swimming sessions in my pool are keeping me fit and preparing me for the baton-bearer experience.” She’ll be in good

company – Daphne’s sister Nola Slade is carrying the baton in Brisbane while her friend Marjorie Jackson, the first Australian female runner to break a world record and known as the Lithgow Flash, is in the relay in Adelaide. With her husband Mick, who died last year, Daphne started a hockey association on the Gold Coast in the late-50s. They both travelled to Commonwealth Games events as officials. In roles that promoted female athletes, Daphne was founding president of Womensport Queensland, also Queensland Hockey president and on the

boards of Hockey Australia and the Queensland Academy of Sport. She was the first female vice-president of the Queensland Olympic Council. In 2012, Daphne was named a Queensland Great and appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her services to sports administration. The torch she carried in 2000 to promote the Olympics in Sydney is displayed proudly in her Benowa home. Daphne has never earned a cent from her dedication to sport, but she says the “rewards” have been immense.

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Sally Pearson.” Daphne says wearing the Australian colours was her greatest moment in sport, and she’ll be watching as athletes at the Games experience that same pride. Living on the Gold Coast, a place she’s called home for 60 years, she’s close to the main Games venue at Carrara Stadium. And she’s making the most of the opportunity to be involved, with tickets for both hockey finals, the opening and closing ceremonies, swimming and athletics finals. “We’re going to have 6600 athletes and officials here from 70

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No mistakes, it just happens FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK GAIL FORRER

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FOR the past 12 months, I have written many articles to raise awareness on the increasing number of older women experiencing homelessness. According to a 2014 report commissioned by the Mercy Foundation, Older women’s pathways out of homelessness, researched by UQ academics, “the largest proportion of older women presenting with housing crisis in Australia have led conventional lives and rented whilst working and raising a

family. Few have previously been involved with welfare and other support systems”. This month, I received a letter that succinctly described the circumstances that landed one woman in a precarious housing position. Here is an edited extract: “My fear/anxiety is housing or lack of. I need the government to supply more housing. I am a single female aged 76 and paying for private rental. I have never married and I am living on a pension. Anxiety about my living arrangements has been with me for 20 years when I realised I would not earn any more money in my job. I have never married or had children, or applied

for a government firsthome loan. I have rented privately for 50 years at different addresses, as owners wanted to sell, I had to move. I do not smoke or drink. I have worked full time for over 50 years with not much sick leave, I am still healthy and well and active. I do have six hours a month paid employment doing data entry which also helps my computer skills. When I was working I tried to get a bank loan to buy a house and was told ‘single female, not enough deposit’. I was not ‘allowed’ to join super until my late 40s. I did not choose to be single. When you are young and have a partner you can plan your future, which I never did. I just ‘expected’ I would marry

and then it was too late and I was in my 50s when I started to think about retirement and my living arrangements. Before I left work in Sydney, I researched rental villages and was put on waiting lists. I enquired about housing commission and was told about 15 years wait, if ever. I decided to move to Queensland when I retired, as living in Queensland is cheaper than Sydney. The costs of removalists over the years I haven’t added up but it would be thousands. I have been on the housing commission list here for over 10 years and have just been told I may never get accommodation as there is not enough for the homeless. They put

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me on the NRAS list which I check regularly and there have been only two or three places suitable but not much cheaper, I feel secure where I am.” Jeanette Large is one person working towards finding answers to this terrible problem. She has worked in the community housing section in Victoria for more than 30 years. She is CEO of Women’s Property Initiatives, a not-for-profit provider of affordable, long-term homes for women, and of Property Initiatives Real Estate, a social enterprise established to create a revenue stream for WPI. Ms Large has addressed the issue of older women and housing through the foundation of a new community housing model. This plan is for

affordable housing for women who do not own a home but do have, with some superannuation, say between $100,000 to $300,000. The model’s finances are accessed through a philanthropic source, commercial loans and a financial contribution from the women. At this stage, Ms Large has secured the funds, however, due to the model undergoing further legal examination to ensure women will receive appropriate ownership in return for their funding and long-term tenancy, the construction start date has been delayed. However, Ms Large is upbeat about its success and forecasts a start date in the next few months. The project is taking place in Melbourne.

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FREE lessons for novice beginners. Learn to line dance for fun, relaxation and exercise. All ages, don’t need a partner. Monday and Wednesdays at 9.30am for beginners, 10.30am for early intermediate and 11.15am for intermediate. Located at Arundel/Parkwood Community Centre, Napper Road Arundel. Friday 9.30am at the Pottsville community hall at 1 Tweed Coast Road, Pottsville. Also available for functions, corporate/private, parties and demos. Details phone 0403 225 313 or go to dallaslinedancers.com.

GOLD COAST BRIDGE CLUB

WE ARE on the highway in Surfers Paradise helps to brush up your skills or teach you new ones with our experienced teachers. We provide beginners classes and coaching at

view us on Facebook or go to u3agoldcoast.weebly.com. Look forward to seeing you.

■ TWIN TOWNS

WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: Burleigh Waters Probus Quiz Winners at their New Year’s lunch.

all levels and conduct bridge sessions six days a week and two nights. We’re known as “the friendly club” and organise many social functions for members. Join the club and meet interesting people from all walks of life. For more information, phone Cecily or Lynley on 5538 3112 or 0418 984 856.

U3A ■ GOLD COAST INC (SOUTHPORT)

CLASSES commenced on January 29. We apologise for the error regarding that date. Congratulations to “Early Registration Competition” winner Mr Charles Bradley of Southport. Wanting to join? There are still a few vacancies and we are always looking for tutors and people willing to help out in some way. Our Campus are Australia Fair (opposite Movies), The Community Centre and Margaret Street, Southport. Inquires on 5591 6671, 9am-3.30pm,

IT WAS was a noisy, busy place in January, when we held our Enrolment Days. Tutors made themselves available to explain class content to inquirers. Tickets in our summer raffle did a roaring trade, cards made by our talented card makers were on sale and the book disposal table was almost cleared away by happy bargain hunting readers. On day two, president Frances Garland drew the early bird raffle. There were two lucky prize winners, Emma and Gayle, one of whom will have their membership fee refunded and the other their course fees.

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COAST SUPPORT GROUP

WILL hold their meeting on the following Mondays from 10.30am at Tallebudgera Surf Club. February 12, April 23, June 11, August 13, October 8, December 10. Christmas Lunch venue TBA. Call Carole on 0422 060 090 for more information.

PALS BROADBEACH

NEW to the Gold Coast or a senior resident looking for social activities? Join us for weekly barbecues, picnics, theatre, restaurants and outings at various locations around the Gold Coast. Singles and couples welcome. Our club is called PALS and we look forward to meeting you. Phone Vicky 0412 783 907.

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. For all activity times please go to southportsenior citizens.com or phone Annette 5537 1377. Membership is $8 per year with each activity

costing a low $3. We celebrate Christmas twice a year and organise other various functions. Our club motto is “finding friends, fun and fitness” – if you are interested in these three things please come along and join us. We are a very active and friendly club. You can find as at 2 Whitby Street, Southport. Parking is available in Owen Park right behind our lovely air-conditioned hall.

GOLD COAST WINE & FOOD SOCIETY

OUR members enjoyed Australia Day at a member’s home in Runaway Bay. If you are interested in our club, phone Bruce 5578 9454.

PROBUS CLUBS ■ BURLEIGH WATERS

GENERAL Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month. A New Year’s Lunch was enjoyed at the Palmer Colonial Golf Club and at the last meeting Guest Speakers Police Sergeants Bruce and Tom, spoke about Project Sentinel, which aims to co-ordinate primary law enforcement response for the Commonwealth Games on

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WHITE CHRISTMAS: Ladies of the Robina VIEW Club enjoyed a wonderful lunch before the summer break.

the Gold Coast. Retired or semi-retired men are invited to join us at Club Meetings, 10am on the third Monday of each month at Burleigh Waters Community Centre, 131 Christine Avenue. 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. Phone Brian 5520 6332 or John 5520 6661.

■ RUNAWAY BAY

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, February 19 at the Paradise Point Bowls Club, corner of Thrush and Sunbird Avenues. The meeting will start at

10am. There will be an interesting guest speaker. All members and new friends are welcome to attend. Our next activity will be a bus trip visiting the scenic rim with lunch at Flavours Cafe at Boonah on Tuesday, February 20. Those interested, including visitors, can phone Noel 556 2231 for more details. Other inquiries to Warren 5514 0234.

■ KIRRA TUGUN

HELLO retirees. Need to enhance your social life with a hit of golf, a casual game of cards/mahjong or maybe meet friends for a meal, enjoy an outing, the movies, or perhaps go touring? Probus is purely a social club with no religious, political or charity affiliations. The Kirra Tugun club meet to make friends and enjoy

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ourselves so if you are an active retired or semi-retired single or couple, and like to socialise come visit, and see if you want to join in. We meet at Currumbin RSL on fourth Thursday of each month, at 10am, and are entertained by a guest speaker. Phone Rod on 5534 1909 or Ken 5599 5757 or see us on probuskirratugun.org.au.

■ HOLLWELL COMBINED

MEETS at 10am on the second Tuesday of the month at Paradise Point Bowls Club. The next meeting will be on February 13. Come along and enjoy outings, lunches, dinners, a book club, a walking group and guest speakers. Our guest speaker this month is Lesley Stumbles who will talk about the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Visitors are always welcome. Phone Jessie on 5577 4768.

■ HASTINGS POINT TWEED COAST

THE March meeting of the Probus Club Of Hastings Point Tweed Coast will be on Tuesday, March 20 at 10am at the Tri Care Retirement Community, 87/89 Tweed Coast Road,

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Hastings Point. Come and join us for our educational meeting. Guests will be most welcome and we have a morning tea. Meetings generally last for two hours. For more details you will find an archive of our newsletters on our website. Visitors welcome. Inquires with Julie on 0418 966 256 or go to hastingsptprobus.org.

END OF LIFE CHOICES

EXIT International is a voluntary euthanasia group that meets quarterly. Meetings are held at the Robina Community Centre. The next meeting is on February 8. Attendees must be Exit Members. Further information on our website www.exitinternational.net or phone local co-ordinator Elaine 5580 8215 or 0421 796 713.

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CHALLENGING A WILL ON THE GROUNDS OF UNDUE INFLUENCE OR SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Manipulation of elderly and vulnerable family members to change their Wills Attwood Marshall Wills & Estates partner Angela Harry discusses this interesting and increasingly prevalent area of law.

Most families have a story of an elderly or vulnerable family member who has been inﬂuenced or even bullied by a close relative or family member to change their Will. In some cases this can also result in a transfer of property to the relative in question. Most lawyers have dealt with the unpleasant situation where adult children of an elderly parent squabble over the assets of the parent and quite often play “musical Wills” with siblings taking their parent to their own lawyers to have a Will drafted in their favour. This issue is not conﬁned to family members and can also apply to friends, neighbours and increasingly, carers. We have many enquiries from family members concerning the validity of Wills that have been signed by their parents or grandparents in circumstances where there are suspicious circumstances concerning the provision of instructions and signing of the Will. One of the most common scenarios that we face is that an elderly parent, after a long history of previous Wills which leaves their assets equally to their children, suddenly and without reason changes their Will shortly prior to their death to leaves their entire estate to one particular child or a friend or carer. Whilst most adult children have grounds to bring a provision claim in the event of this happening, it does not cover all the circumstances and there are usually 3 main grounds that the validity of a Will can be contested: 1.

Lack of testamentary capacity The question as to whether someone has the necessary mental testamentary capacity to provide instructions and sign a Will is a long-standing and recognised issue in the area of succession law. Many people think that if a person has been diagnosed with the onset of Alzheimer’s or dementia that this precludes them from making a new Will or signing an Enduring Power of Attorney. This is not the case and in order for a person to have sufﬁcient testamentary capacity there are 4 recognised areas that the courts look to in determining whether someone has the necessary capacity to make a Will, namely: (a)

The Will maker (testator) must be aware and appreciate the signiﬁcance of the act in the law upon which he or she is about to embark;

(b)

The testator must be aware, at least in general terms, of the nature, extent and value of the estate over which he or she has a disposing power;

(c)

The testator must be aware of those who may have reasonably be thought of to have a claim upon his or her testamentary bounty and the basis for and the nature of the claims of such persons;

(d)

The testator must have the ability to evaluate and discriminate between the respective strengths of the claims of such persons.

The upshot of the above is that the person making the Will must have regard to their overall circumstances, the assets that they own and how these are to be distributed amongst their family members (and the consequences of their actions in drafting the Will). There are many different circumstances that apply to the issue of whether someone has the requisite capacity to properly make a Will. The Courts have stated that it is the duty of lawyers to do their best to follow instructions provided to them (with the assistance of treating doctors and family), even if they are concerned as to whether their client has capacity. It is ultimately a matter for the Court to decide the issue of capacity. 2.

Knowledge and approval of the contents of the Will – “suspicious circumstances” Even though a person may be deemed to have sufﬁcient testamentary capacity to make and sign a Will, there is an additional element that the courts will look to in order to ensure the validity of the Will matches the testamentary intentions of the Will maker. This involves an examination of the facts and circumstances surrounding the preparation and execution of the Will support the fact that the Will maker knew and approved of the contents of the Will. In most cases, particularly where the Will has been prepared by a solicitor and signed by the Will maker, there is a presumption that the Will maker knew and approved of its contents. However, it depends upon the circumstances of taking the instructions for preparation of the Will and the signing of the Will that will determine whether the Will maker knew and approved of its contents. In the event of there being “suspicious circumstances” surrounding the execution and/or preparation of the Will, the onus of proving that the Will maker signed the Will with knowledge and approval of its contents shifts to the persons propounding or seeking to uphold that Will. Suspicious circumstances are varied but some of the examples that have appeared in the cases are as follows: •

An unexplained change of testamentary direction (e.g. where previous Wills have left the estate to children equally and suddenly changes to one child or a carer);

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No apparent estrangement of the Will maker from disinherited beneficiary (e.g. a child is left out of the Will for no apparent reason);

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Control of a testator by a favoured beneficiary (e.g. where the child lives with the elderly parent);

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Preparation of a Will by persons known to the beneficiary rather than the Will maker (e.g. taking the parent to their own lawyer or another friend who prepares the Will);

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Suspicious conduct of the beneficiary under the Will towards the disinherited beneficiaries after the Will has been executed (e.g. attempting to hide the existence of the Will or telling lies about the Will’s existence etc.).

Although there is no strict definition of “suspicious circumstances”, most of the cases have held that wherever a Will is prepared under circumstances which raise a well grounded suspicion that it does express the mind of the Will maker, the court ought not to pronounce in favour of the Will unless that suspicion is removed (see Tyrrell v Painton (1894) P151). Another common circumstance is where a beneficiary has relayed the instructions for the preparation of the Will to the person drafting it (i.e. a solicitor) (see Astridge v Pepper (1970) 1 NSWLR 542). In many cases where there appears to have been suspicious circumstances (even when solicitors have been involved in the preparation and signing of the Will), it is common practice for beneficiaries who have been left out of the Will to seek particulars of the circumstances of the preparation and signing of the Will from the lawyers involved. In some cases, inexperienced lawyers in this area can make fatal mistakes in relation to accepting instructions from relatives of the Will maker and not properly testing the capacity and/or knowledge and approval of the contents of the Will with their client. This may also lead to a possible action for professional negligence against the lawyers by the beneficiaries who have been affected by the negligence of the lawyer. 3.

Undue influence (and fraud) The issue of undue influence being used by a family member or beneficiary in relation to a person making or changing their Will is a very difficult area to prove. A very succinct statement of the law in relation to this area is as follows: “To be undue influence in the eye of the law there must be – to sum it up in a word – coercion.....The testator is in such a condition that if he could speak his wishes to the last, he would say, “This is not my wish but I must do it” (see Wingrove v Wingrove (1885) 11 PD 81.” It is no surprise that with this standard required in order to establish undue influence that there are not many cases where this has been upheld by the courts. In most areas of law the issue of undue influence can be quite straightforward, depending upon the relationship between the parties involved. However, when it comes to the area of succession law and people making Wills, by definition this involves close family relationships between the person making the Will and their relatives or family members. These relatives and family members have a very close relationship with the person making the Will and will certainly be able to influence the elderly parent or grandparent to make provision for them in their Will. This would appear to be behavior which is tolerated in this area of law because of the very close relationships involved within families. It is therefore very difficult to prove undue influence and the onus of proof shifts to those who allege it. Although there have been some very clear cases of coercion or bullying by relatives to elderly parents or grandparents, it would appear to be quite exceptional circumstances that will apply before this particular area can be proved. The areas of fraud are also very difficult to prove but seem to be very clear when fraud has taken place (e.g. people forging signatures on homemade Wills or pretending to be the person signing the Will etc.).

Conclusion – How to get some advice Challenging the validity of a Will can be a very complicated and stressful experience for those who have been affected by this type of conduct from their family members. Emotions can run high and some children or grandchildren simply cannot accept that their parent or grandparent has chosen to change their Will and leave their assets in a certain way. In most cases you can engage an experienced lawyer in this area to investigate the circumstances of the preparation and signing of the Will for a relatively modest fee. In some cases, lawyers will attend to this on a “no win no fee” basis but usually only where the facts would appear to support a provision claim or a clear case of lack of capacity or suspicious circumstances. Please contact our Wills and Estates Department Manager, Donna Tolley on direct line 07 5506 8241, email dtolley@attwoodmarshall.com.au or free call 1800 621 071 to book an appointment with one of our experienced lawyers.

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7 Executive Drive, Burleigh Waters. Please phone the facilitator Lyn on 0448 206 856 or Joan on 0413 178 073 for further information and venue location.

SOLACE

IS AN organisation for people grieving the loss of a partner. We meet every second and fourth Wednesday at 10.30am at Broadbeach Senior Citizens Centre, TE Peters Drive, Broadbeach. For more information, call Betty on 5580 7034.

GOLD COAST HISTORICAL MUSEUM

COME and relax in our lovely native gardens and take a trip down memory lane! Plenty to see and learn with our numerous buildings including a pioneer cottage and artist studio, along with a large photographic display charting the changing face of the Gold Coast and much more. Tuesday and Wednesday 10am-noon and Sundays 10am-3pm or other times by appointment. Located at 8 Elliott Street, Surfers Paradise (off Bundall Road). Email: histsocbun@bigpond.com.

GOLD COAST FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY INC.

IF YOU are searching for your family and need some help? Cannot find them coming to Australia and think they must have swum? Can’t find their births in the UK and think they must be aliens? Renowned genealogist and speaker Kerry Farmer will present two talks “Immigration to Australia” and “UK Parish records” on Saturday, February 17 at the Nerang Bicentennial Centre. 1-4pm. Cost $20. Come and find out what immigration records there are, where they are, and how to search them.

GOOD MATES: Gold Coast Wine and Food Society members enjoy Australia Day at a member’s home in Runaway Bay.

English parish records hold the records for births, deaths and marriages before central registration in 1837. Kerry will give you lots of clues about using these records. Contact www.goldcoastfhs.org.au or phone Fay on 0416 216 950.

SOUTHPORT MILITARY HERITAGE MUSEUM

WE WILL re-open on Sunday, March 4 from 11am-2pm. Our new display, honouring some of “our forgotten Anzacs” and more renovations, have been favourably received thus far, by every visitor. The Southport Military Heritage Museum is located in the Qld Naval Brigade Drill Hall at Owen Park, Mick Vievers Way, 201 Queen Street, Southport (next to the Southport Primary School). Entry is free and free parking. For further information, please phone Noel on 0437 732 575.

ZONTA

ZONTA Club of Southern Gold Coast/Tweed meets on the third Monday of each month at Tweed South Sports Club in the Secret Garden Room at 6pm EST (7pm Daylight Savings time NSW). New members are welcome to share our efforts to support all girls and women in our local community and throughout the world. Zonta focuses our

advocacy efforts to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls with hands on support and fundraising. Projects include making up Birth Kits to be delivered to villages with little health care in developing countries, working with women at a local women’s refuge, supplying breast cushions for women following breast surgery and enabling women to access better health and education opportunities. Inquiries to: Rhonda Allen 0431 813 430 or email 2together58b@gmail.com or call Pauline Brown on 0416 579 006. Email: brownbmf@bigpond .net.au.

NERANG SENIOR CITIZENS

OUR next Bus trip is to the Ipswich Rail Museum, lunch at Jets Leagues club, then to the Queens Park Zoo. The cost is $42 and it will be on Tuesday February 20, call Gail on 0414 274 416 for more information. The friendly club holds the following at our club house on the corner of Mylor and Ferry Streets, Nerang. We play cash Bingo on Wednesday starting 9am, Indoor bowls, Craft and needlework, Quilting, Cards, Bus excursions, Orchid Society. We can be contacted on 5596 6400 or Cheryl on 0407 373 149.

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RIVERSIDE HOME PARK

PLAY competition euchre every Tuesday night 6.30pm start. Supper provided. Small cost involved. Riverside Home Park 456 Nerang-Broadbeach Road, Carrara (right beside the Metricon Stadium). For more information, call Gail 0414 274 416.

OXLEY QCWA

You are invited to our first monthly Cent Auction of the year on Wednesday, February 21 at 10am. Come join the fun at the QCWA Hall, 76 Lincoln Street (Cawonga Park), Oxley. Entry is $6 which includes a light lunch and a sheet of tickets. Extra tickets are 4 for $1. Bookings not required. Call Pat 3379 1318 or burgess_pat @hotmail.com.

TOASTMASTERS UNITING CLUB

MEETS each Tuesday 9.30-11.30am at Robinson Hall, Uniting Church Complex, 17 Applecross Way, Elanora. Next to coffee shop. First three visits free. Call Dorothy 5534 4687 or email Tuti t.aulia14@gmail.com.

VIEW CLUBS ■ SURFERS PARADISE

Holds their meetings and lunch on the second Tuesday of each month at the Southport Golf Club. Meeting at 11.30am for lunch at 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, call Felicity on 5679 0226.

■ ROBINA

THE friendly ladies of the Robina VIEW Club meet on the first 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; social days and outings. New members and guests are welcome. For information, call Jennifer on 0408 005 458. VIEW supports the Smith Family’s ‘Learning for Life’ program.

■ COOLANGATTA TWEED

WE WILL be celebrating International Women’s Day 2018 with a very special function on Thursday, March 8 at the South Tweed Sports Club,Minjungbal Drive, South Tweed Heads commencing with Morning Tea at 10am DST. An excellent programme of inspirational speakers will follow.Refreshments are served at the conclusion of the Programme and a trading table will be available. We look forward to welcoming women from other VIEW clubs, service organisations and the general public. The cost is $16 and bookings can be made up to February 26. Phone Penelope Thorpe on 5534 3931 or Janice Monk on 5524 5707.

QCWA SOUTHPORT

LOCATED at the corner of Young and Garden Streets. Come in and join us on the first, second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. We can show you how to knit and crochet with materials provided. Even just pop in for company and a cup of tea you would be most welcome. You don’t have to be a country person to join us. We also have hall for hire. Call Carol on 0412 173 459.

END OF LIFE CHOICES

EXIT International is a voluntary euthanasia group that meets quarterly. Meetings are held at the Robina Community Centre.

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Attendees must be Exit Members. Further information and the date for the next meeting, go to www.exitinternational.net or call local co-ordinator Elaine 5580 8215 or 0421 796 713.

MEET & SHOW N SHINE

FORMERLY known as the Carrara Super swap, now in its fourth big year at the beautiful country paradise parklands, Nerang Beaudesert Road, just 2km west of Nerang. Set-up from noon on Saturday for sites, free camping overnight swap entry via back gate Billabirra Cres, look for signs on Nerang Beaudesert Road. entry from 6am, Sunday not before. Public entry and Show ‘n’ Shine entry from front gate on Nerang Beaudesert Road, entry from 6am Sunday, not before. Adults $5 each, kids under 12 free when accompanied by adult swap sites are $10 which includes driver, open to all vintage and classic cars and parts, antiques, collectables, model cars, motoring books etc. Show ‘n’ shine entry is $5 for display only, $5 extra for judging. all cars must be on-site by 9am for judging. Caterers on site, for more info on swap or Show ‘n’ shine call 0449 997 149. Find us on Facebook or email: aussieacer@ hotmail.com ,website: autorestorers.com.au.

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throughout the Gold Coast for those that suffer with tinnitus. The purpose of this group would be to share views on the subject on a casual basis. If you are interested, contact Maureen Verga via email maureenannverga @gmail.com or call 0401 661 234. REGISTRATION COMPETITION: U3A Gold Coast Inc. Robyn Clark with winner Charles Bradley and president, John Donnelly.

register by email at robgrover@hotmail.com. Guests are requested to contribute $5 towards the cost of hall rental and morning tea. We are a not-for-profit association.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - TINNITUS

WE ARE interested to see if other like-minded people would like to form a discussion group

BRIDGE LESSONS TWEED BRIDGE CLUB

LESSONS start on Saturday, March 3. Inquires with Dinah Morgan call 02 6676 3136 for more information.

GOLD COAST RETIREES INC.

WE HAVE been fortunate to arrange Mr Elio D’Amato from Stock Doctor to be guest speaker at our next meeting and to open the meeting to the general public at 9.30am at the Broadbeach Seniors’ Centre, 23 T E Peters Drive, (cnr Havana Key), Broadbeach on Wednesday, February 21. Due to limited seating entry will be granted to only those people who

The Roy Orbison Show Competition

Touring to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane in May 2018, Orbison is back performing his greatest hits at arenas across Australia, accompanied on stage by a full symphony orchestra. Using extraordinary theatrical stagecraft, the production will recreate the legendary Rock and Roll hall of fame icon through mind-blowing holographic imaging on stage, where he will perform his greatest hits as well as newly recorded and never-before-heard arrangements of his classics. And we at Seniors News are giving away 2 double passes to the Brisbane Show on May 4, 2018 at The Brisbane Entertainment Centre! To be in the running, simply visit seniorsnews.com.au/competitions and complete the entry form. Good luck!

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SETTLING into a new country is rarely an easy experience. Friends and family have been left behind, and it can take time to find new employment, accommodation and social ties. Despite the drawbacks and sacrifices, millions of migrants have blessed our nation with their talents and commitment. Elenita Ribas Goncalves followed her daughter, Vanessa Schneider, to Australia six years ago, initially on a tourist visa. While missing her family and friends and the social life she had in Brazil, she enjoys the company of her family here, including two grandsons. Elenita, retired and aged 65, left a “beautiful life” in Brazil but well appreciates the benefits that Australia offers, like security, health care and education, and the fact that “everything’s clean”. “I think Australia is like a mother for its children, because it’s a good country,” she said. “And the people are lovely. Very friendly and

NEW AUSSIE CITIZEN: Currumbin retiree Rob Allen enjoys the outdoor culture and mateship. PHOTO: YVONNE GARDINER

very nice people. “My days are full with my grandsons, aged 10 and three.” Elenita is the former head of a chemistry school and lecturer at university. She sees a government here that cares for people in need, in contrast to the many homeless people on the streets in Brazil. “The political situation in Brazil is very bad – there’s corruption and it’s not safe,” she said. Elenita is improving her

English skills at TAFE classes. Learning English was the reason her daughter Vanessa first came to Australia. “My husband wanted to learn a bit of English so he came as a student,” Vanessa said. “Three months later, my mum came over to visit. “At first, it was very stressful for her. She thought she could speak English well but struggled to understand Australian English.”

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welcomes new citizens Like her mum, Vanessa brought professional qualifications to her chosen country. She graduated 18 years ago as a dentist and had her own practice in Brazil. Securing a job as a dentist in Australia required years of study. Vanessa, now settled with her family at Tweed Heads, teaches dentistry at Griffith University and works in private practice. As tough as it was, she has no regrets about coming to Australia. “We love that if you want to be something here, you can be,” she said. Rob Allen, of Currumbin, epitomises the young migrant who seizes the opportunities that Australia offers, and makes the most of them. He’s a longtime resident who first worked as an engineer. “I immigrated to Sydney in 1981 from Birmingham, UK, and had 13 years there, then I came up to the Gold Coast,” he said. “When I came to Australia on a holiday for a couple of months, I got a sense of Australia being a place of opportunity.

“People were judged not on their parents, what position they held, who you knew, what you had... “I liked that opportunity as a basis for building a life. “Tall poppies are knocked down. I enjoy the idea of Australia being equal for those who want to give it go. “I now feel a strong desire to carry Australian citizenship.” Flying his own plane, Rob likes to travel to sporting events and to visit the spectacular outback. He retired early at 53, after achieving success as chief executive officer of a window manufacturing company. His wife and five children are all Australians, so he made a solo trip to pick up his citizenship papers. Rob, at the age of 63, officially became a citizen on January 26, as did Brazilian-born Elenita. “A couple of times before I’ve started the (citizenship) process but failed to finish it. I was busy,” he said. “I really feel I should be an Australian citizen and

acknowledge the great country we’re in. “I really enjoy the outdoor culture and mateship. “I played a bit of professional sports and made a lot of friends.” There’s no doubt he’s an Aussie teams’ supporter. “I enjoy beating the Brits more than anything else,” he said. Asked if opportunities he had still exist in Australia for migrants who arrive today, Rob says “they differ as we are even more diverse as a country and, as information and then markets have become so much easier to access globally, we are less constrained by our borders”. “That means greater opportunity for us but more competition. For this reason, we must look forward to plan change to government and tax structures to maintain competitiveness for our next generations.” Around the country on Australia Day, 336 ceremonies were held to welcome 12,887 new citizens representing 129 different nationalities.

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WE LOVE IT: New Australian citizen Elenita Ribas Goncalves, pictured with her daughter Vanessa Schneider, loves the people and lifestyle of the lucky country. PHOTO: YVONNE GARDINER

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CELEBRATE Chinese New Year of the Dog in vibrant colour at Links Hope Island’s inaugural Community Street Festival on February 16. Authentic Chinese entertainers including string quartet, singers, traditional mask

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dancers, tai chi sword dance, Chinese massage, cultural activities and a delicious array of Chinese street food. There will be plenty for the kids to do at the Little Wonderland with a chopstick competition, calligraphy, lantern-decorating and dumpling-making classes. Free entry at Springfield Drive, Hope Island. Phone 5530 9048.

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THE countdown to the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games is on, but what does this mean for the competing athletes? Retired professional athlete and Olympic gold medallist and recent inductee into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame, Duncan Free, will

ICONIC: This photo of John Lennon, taken by Brian McInerney during a recording session in 1969, is one of the images on display from March 2-11 at the Kirra Hill Community Art Centre.

explore the life of an elite athlete two months out from a major competition. Griffith University School of Engineering professor David Thiel will offer an insight into the science and engineering behind the process of monitoring an athlete’s progress in their preparations to compete. Free activity at Robina Library and Community Centre, 196 Robina Town Centre Drive on Wednesday, February 21, 6.30-7.30pm.

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THE Arts Centre Gold Coast presents OUR Land People Stories by Bangarra Dance Theatre which brings you three personal and profound dance works, showcasing the infinite stories of Australia’s cultural heritage on February 23 and 24. The stunning paintings of Yirrkala artist Nyapanyapa Yunupingu are brought to life in

Nyapanyapa, Wiradjuri family and kinship is explored in Miyagan, and the two sides of Sydney’s Governor Macquarie are uncovered in Macq. Forged from more than 40,000 years of culture, Bangarra’s striking dance language is internationally acclaimed, together with its immersive soundscapes and exquisite design. Starts at 7.30pm. Book with theartscentregc.com.au.

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LANDSCAPES, nature, portraits, close-ups, still life... there will be plenty of photographs that grab your attention in the Photo Arts Club Tweed (PACT) exhibition of members’ works from March 2-11 at the Kirra Hill Community Art Centre, 1 Garrick Street, Kirra. Opening hours from 9.30am-4.30pm daily and entry is free. An eclectic selection of more than 50 print images will be on display and available for purchase. PACT members

will be on hand to answer questions and provide information. For details, phone the president David Lucas on 0412 328 347.

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AT THE Gold Coast Seniors Health and Lifestyle Expo learn about retirement living options, in-home care, seniors travel, seniors’ insurance, financial planning, investment advice, free hearing and eyesight checks, and mobility aids. Information is available from Centrelink, City of Gold Coast and more. Find it all at one location and on the same day from 9am-1pm, and enjoy free entry. More than 80 exhibitors including residential aged care providers, travel agents, vision aids, funeral services and in-home care providers. Thursday, March 15, The Palm Beach Share N Care Centre, 10th Avenue, Palm Beach. Go to goldcoast seniorshealthand lifestylexpos.com.

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CITY Libraries Tech Savvy Seniors program provides fun, small group technology training just for seniors. Whether you want to learn how to get online, use a tablet or send an email, Tech Savvy Seniors courses can help you, or a senior you know. In this workshop you will be introduced to social media, including Facebook and how to share photographs. Contact your local library for more information on our range of programs. Free activity from 11am-1pm on Thursday, February 15 at Broadbeach library. www.cityofgoldcoast .com.au/libraryevents.

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FOOD is an important part of travel and for many it is the main purpose of visiting a country. Ann Rickard believes in embracing the cuisine of the country you are in, forgetting all your usual favourite foods and taking your taste buds out for new experience. Be brave and try, she says. These are her 10 favourite food countries, but you surely will have your own. ■ CHINA STICK to the familiar if you are nervous, but dumplings, Peking duck, yum cha and stir fries as we know them are taken to a new level of flavour. For the adventurous, everything is possible. We’ve braved chicken feet in a Guangzhou restaurant that seated 1000 people, eating everything from what looked like battered spiders to slippery eels. ■ VIETNAM FAMILIAR and fabulous is Goi Cuon, a translucent

best food destinations spring roll filled with minced pork or crab and coriander. Not so familiar but a must-try is Banh Xeo, sizzling fried pancakes with prawns, bean sprouts and egg, wrapped in rice paper with herbs and dipped into a spicy sauce. Steer clear of the wet markets unless you have a strong stomach. Live frogs, snakes and turtles in buckets might disturb us but the locals love them simmered in a spicy sauce. ■ FRANCE IT’S not all Michelin-star dining, although it is quite the experience to sit down in elegant surroundings to confit duck and foie gras. But the real pleasure comes in finding a rustic bistro (often behind a tabac in a small village) serving three simple but good courses for 15 euros – the lot, including wine. Then there are the vibrant markets to pick up a pungent cheese, gnarly

tomatoes, marinated olives, an obligatory baguette and maybe an apple tart tatine. Where’s the nearest picnic spot? ■ THAILAND WE’VE eaten five-star here at David Thompson’s Nahm restaurant with its teak and wood panels, but we also love pulling up a plastic chair at a tin table on a footpath while something nearby sizzles in a wok or chars on an open burner. Don’t be afraid to eat on the street, but stick the rule of eating at stalls with crowds of locals, and watch your food being cooked (beware of anything in a food warmer.) For the timid, street food tours with English-speaking guides in the cities and towns will show you the ropes. ■ SPAIN HIT as many tapas bars as possible for lunch and feast on hundreds of varieties of small bites. Then have a long siesta

and go out to eat at 11pm like the locals do. Paella at one of the waterfront restaurants along the Passeig de Joan de Borbo might be touristy but when you have a towering pan of fragrant, saffron rice filled with moist chicken and fresh seafood in front of you, being a tourist among other tourists is okay. ■ MALAYSIA BREAKFAST on roti canai, a griddled pizza-like dough with a pile of lentils on top, (or an egg if you are conservative.) Eat at least six times a day here where food is king and all the familiar dishes are tastier than we know them: nasi goreng, rendang curry, satays. But a snack on the street of kuey teow, rice noodles cooked over charcoal with chilli, prawns and soy, eaten out of a paper parcel, will make you feel like a local. ■ ITALY ENJOY your pizzas with thin crusts and simple

mozzarella, prosciutto and tomato topping, and eat one all to yourself (locals do) and then take the taste buds out of their comfort zone with insalate di polpo (boiled octopus salad) or trippa (tripe). Each region has its own trippa recipe but it is often cooked in a tomato and wine broth. Look for cacciucco, a seafood stew in a chilli tomato broth. ■ GERMANY FOOD is not the first thing you think of here, more like beer, but start the day with bread and you’ll know you’ve arrived. Crusty outsides, soft or dense insides, Germans eat bread with every meal. Then there are the slow-cooked pork knuckles, smoked meats, sauerkraut… let yourself go but do save yourself for a large slice of Black Forest Cake. ■ SWITZERLAND THIS small land-locked country never blows its trumpet about its cuisine

but some of the tastiest food in the world is here. Rosti, thinly grated, pan-fried potatoes is a national dish, enhanced with salty bacon and fried egg and raclette cheese (Rosti Valaisanne) and eaten with tangy gherkins and pickled pearl onions. Finish that off with a Swiss chocolate or two and you’ll know you’re in a country that loves its food. ■ GREECE IN A taverna in the Plaka with views of the Acropolis I once ate a slab of moussaka so rich, I could barely lift my stomach off the ground for two days. But moussaka is a must in Greece, as is stuffed squid, a Greek salad, meatballs and baklava. Octopus, fresh off the boat and cooked over a grill on any Greek Island is going to be a lasting memory. Read more of Ann’s musings at www.annrickard.com

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Crossroads where the devil and the blues are supposed to have interconnected, to the recording studios where some of the greatest sounds of the twentieth century were captured. “The cities we’re visiting were at the centre of, and shaped the face of music for decades. “On top of that, it’s going to be a huge amount of fun, with like-minded people indulging their passions.” TOUR DETAILS The cruise offers fine dining each night prepared with local produce by celebrated American chefs.

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BLUES and jazz fans, come on down. This is your chance to do a slide riff into the birthplace of jazz and blues with the master of music, the legendary music journalist and historian Glenn A Baker. In 2014, Glenn A Baker, a three-time winner of the BBC’s Rock Brain of The Universe title, label owner and nationally syndicated radio presenter led a tour to Beatle Week in Liverpool via Hamburg and London. The tour didn’t miss a trick including visits to famous sites such as George Harrison’s house, Penny Lane and the obligatory pic across Abbey Road. Glenn said the commonality of purpose really brought the tour together, but he was over-the-moon, when various tour travellers called it the trip of a lifetime. The positive feedback was a key factor in his hosting of the 2018 Mississippi River cruise. According to the man with the encyclopaedic knowledge of music, the 16-day long cruise (June 22-July 10) has a lot of romance attached to it. Perhaps the love begins with the American Queen, this riverboat claims the reputation of the world’s most luxurious and opulent one of its kind, a floating palace that that glides regally between the banks of the Mississippi River, where memories of

Huckleberry Finn and his childhood adventures are scattered through the river’s wilderness along the with soaring emotional melodies that found root in this fertile country. Glenn A Baker’s easy conversation and brilliant knowledge will reveal to you the music and its makers when you visit the hot spots such as New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville and many more including a cruise to Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Louisiana Delta Museum, The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Sun Studios, Fame Studios, New Orleans Studios and the Blues Foundation’s Fall of Fame, New Orleans. In each new destination, you will be immersed in a musical nirvana, celebrating the birthplaces and historical landmarks of gospel, blues, jazz, bluegrass, country and rock‘n’roll. Also, a two-time Travel Writer of the Year recipient, Glenn has visited more than 120 countries, making him the ideal guide for the American Queen’s voyage into the heart of American blues, rock and soul. “I can’t wait to get on board our version of Proud Mary,” Glenn said. “From a true music fan’s perspective, it really doesn’t get much better than this. “Not only does the cruise explore so much history, but it takes passengers to the haunts of some of the truly pivotal acts of America’s musical history – to the

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Battle to balance work and health JOURNALIST TRACEY JOHNSTONE FORMER tennis great in the 1970s and now Federal Government minister, John Alexander OAM, works long hours in his public life which puts a strain on his health. A younger man may not think this is a significant issue, but for the 66-year-old, who in a former life was extremely active when competing on the international tennis circuit for 18 years, finding a balance between work and health is important to

living a healthy and consequently, happy ageing life. Seniors News spoke with the member for Bennelong while he was savouring the short Christmas-time break from Canberra, distracting him from a game of golf with his partner Deb Chadwick, for a chat about keeping healthy in a fast-paced world. “I’m very good at lecturing people about it, but I’m not very good at doing it myself,” Mr Alexander said. “Inevitably you do what has to be done at work and then you squeeze in whatever you can as far as maintenance goes.” The start of every new

year he makes a commitment to finding a better health balance. “This New Year’s Eve resolution was more exercise, less food and less alcohol,” Mr Alexander said. “Then I read everyone has made the same one.” It’s a tough resolution to achieve as Mr Alexander, like many other government ministers, is on the job at least six days and often six nights a week as well. While many ministers put on weight, Mr Alexander has consciously worked on lowering his weight, even following the 5:2 Diet to trim off the edges of a lifestyle that involves a lot of work

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“This New Year’s Eve resolution was more exercise, less food and less alcohol. Then I read everyone has made the same one.” functions. Preserving at least one day a week for relaxation and outdoor activity is a must for him. Sometimes he gets that day, off sometimes he doesn’t. But when he does get a day off, he enjoys his golf or a social game of tennis.

ACTIVE AGEING: The Federal Member for Bennelong, John Alexander OAM.

Otherwise, he tries to fit in a little bit of running, walking and some gym work. “I am reasonably active, but nowhere near regimented enough because the life of a politician doesn’t give you

that standard nine-to-five,” he said. “You might be out seven nights in a row so when you are and have to work through the next day, you try to catch every minute of sleep you can,” he said.

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World-class health care in an emergency SINCE joining Gold Coast Health as the first registrar in the emergency department of the old Gold Coast Hospital on June 12, 1984, Dr David Green has seen enormous change, mostly in staffing levels and demand. “It’s now arguably the largest emergency department in the country and we’re seeing a lot more of the elderly population to some extent,” he said. “There’s been huge changes in the health service. I remember when I first started, it was extremely busy back then, but there were a lot less staff and very few doctors compared to now. “There have always been the same sort of social problems that affect emergency departments – alcoholism, homelessness, intravenous drug use, every other recreational drug use, domestic violence, people who are struggling with mental health concerns, the elderly with a huge burden

of chronic disease and then risk-taking behaviours. “The game itself doesn’t change, the players involved do.” For his work, the director of emergency medicine, Associate Professor Green, has been recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia.

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Dr Green said the emergency department was currently training more geriatric specialists to respond to the increase in older patients. Issues relating to “patient flow” are also a focus, including liaising with the ambulance service. “The community values this emergency

Dr Green said the emergency department was currently training more geriatric specialists to respond to the increase in older patients. “I was very surprised and quite proud and happy. It’s something I never expected,” he said. Dr Green said the new Gold Coast University Hospital, opened in 2013, had been a “fantastic investment”. “The care provided in this hospital is absolutely world-class,” he said. “I was part of the team which designed the emergency department from start to finish.”

department and the emergency department works its hardest to look after what is over 300 patients most days in the best ways we can,” Dr Green said. “Having seen the standards over the past 30 years, I can truly say the standards here in trauma and resuscitation are as good as anywhere that you’ll ever see. “Aside from years of working with patients, a

lot of work I probably did to benefit the community was through the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine where I served as an examiner for over 20 years and a Queensland censor for seven years. “I was very involved in the development and direction of registrar training during that period. “We have a huge number of registrars and provisional trainees at both GCUH and Robina and a really good record of training and teaching. “Teaching and research are the two things I’m most proud to see expand under my directorship.” When Dr Green finds time away from his high-pressure job, he enjoys fishing and working as a freelance photo-journalist for fishing publications. RIGHT: The director of emergency medicine at Gold Coast Health, Associate Prof David Green, has been recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia. PHOTO: GOLD COAST HEALTH

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Gray’s turned novelist IF EVER we wanted inspiration to pick ourselves up after suffering a health setback we need look no further than North Coast resident Gray (Grayham) Bickley. Fourteen years ago his prognosis could not have been worse. Doctors gave him just weeks to live after being diagnosed with IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.) “IPF is a killer,” Gray said. “It has already killed my younger brother. My elder brother who lives in the UK now has the disease. IPF is very aggressive. There is no cure. It attacks the lungs.” After the diagnosis Gray was put on a transplant list, and while he waited in anxiety and hope, always endeavouring to keep up his optimism, he spent 16 hours a day in hospital on oxygen. “I was very sick,” he said. “They had to find a new set of lungs for me. Fortunately that happened, but only at the very last minute. I was very lucky they (lungs) matched me depending

on size, tissue, blood type. Everything matched.” That was more than a decade ago and after such a traumatic and life-changing experience and a long and arduous recovery, Gray did not intend to waste a minute of every day he had been granted with this gift of second chance. “I have bad days like everyone, but generally I do treat life fairly openly and try and achieve what I can,” he said. “Judy (his wife) thinks I get too het up about trying to change things (in the world.) I like to get things done, and I get frustrated with things the government seems to twiddle its thumbs about. I realise I don’t have infinite time to fix everything but I do try to be as positive and helpful as I can.” One thing Gray has achieved since his double lung transplant is to write a crime fiction novel entitled Contained. The premise of the novel came to him during a time before ill-health when he worked casually cleaning containers.

STORYTELLER: Author Gray Bickley.

“While I was cleaning containers, I thought ‘what if I found a stash of drugs in a container, what would I do?’ My imagination, which has always been fairly vivid, went from there.” Now, as well as working on a second crime novel, Gray is also about to publish a book of poetry, written and curated while he was recovering from his transplant.

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“I was in ICU for 20 days on life-support and I found myself having poetry going through my head,” he said. “I’d lie awake at night with poetry going through my head and then I’d write it down. “It generally has to do with how I felt at the time and how I wanted to get out. “When I look back, it was all time related, how

team. “The Prince Charles Hospital has the best transplant longevity (record) in the world,” he said. “I go to the clinic every three months. They check everything. I think Queensland Health is fantastic, they do a brilliant job.” Gray says the publication of Contained has outlined the next chapter in his life, a life he did not think he had in 2004 when he was given just weeks to live. “Contained is based loosely around a British tourist who went missing,” Gray said. “My story is about his brother coming out from the UK to find him. He gets mixed up in the Noosa real estate (industry) and with drug barons.” Well, hopefully there are no real-life drug barons in Noosa, but to read about them in fiction is bound to be entertaining. Contained is available in local bookshops or directly from Gray at grayham.bickley@ gmail.com.

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How’s your health? What the six most common pathology tests can reveal ACCORDING to Pathology Awareness Australia, more than 500 million pathology tests were ordered for Australians in 2017. If letters like LFT, FBE, FBC, TSH and 25OH-D look familiar, it’s because they are among the six most common tests performed last year. But what do they actually reveal about your health? 1. Liver Function Tests LIVER Function Tests (LFT) are a group of tests that measure enzymes, proteins and substances produced by the liver. The amount of these substances in the blood can indicate liver injury. When performed together, these tests give the doctor a snapshot of your liver and provide a starting place for any further diagnostic testing. According to data from the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) almost 14.5 million Liver Function Tests were performed last year.

2. Full Blood Examinations FULL blood examinations (FBE), also known as Full Blood Counts (FBC), provide important information about the blood cells, including the number and correct development of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Abnormalities in the FBE can indicate anaemia, infections, some blood cancers and inherited conditions. Last year more than 11.5 million FBE tests were performed. 3. Iron studies WITH nearly six million iron studies conducted in 2017, it’s clear that iron is a big concern for Australians. Iron tests are usually ordered if the doctor suspects there is too much or too little iron in the system. Low levels of iron can lead to anaemia, while too much increases the risk of liver disease, heart failure, arthritis and diabetes.

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LIVING WITH PAIN 2017 Global Pain Index reveals high cost of pain

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Is codeine change good for pain control? Tracey Johnstone

MEDICINES containing codeine are no longer available over the counter; instead, a doctor’s prescription for it will be required. Pain relief products such as Panadeine, Nurofen Plus, Mersyndol as well as cough relief products such as Codral and Demazin, and any generic pharmacy medications carrying codeine will be off the front shelves and moved into the back of the pharmacy. As a consequence, there will be more people visiting their doctor for pain prescriptions and a greater demand on GPs to do a better job at

managing chronic pain complaints. Pain Australia’s chief executive officer Carol Bennett sees this change in policy by The Therapeutic Goods Administration as advantageous for the one-in-five Australians who regularly suffer chronic pain. “I think it has highlighted the extent of the problem and that people are desperate to manage pain in whatever way they can,” Ms Bennett said. “At the moment what you are seeing is a lot of inappropriate use of codeine and it’s masking underlying conditions.

People are taking it because it seems the go-to thing and it’s easy to get. “We know it doesn’t address chronic pain and we know it’s not effective. There are much more effective medications and other treatments.” Ms Bennett said the next step is for a fully endorsed national plan to consistently manage pain treatment which is one of Australia’s most chronic and expensive problems. With codeine off the shelves, Ms Bennett expects the community will push hard for that plan to be put in place. The Federal Government announced at

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the end of last month an interim trial program called Pain MedChecks, which is being managed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. The program will facilitate pharmacists, through face-to-face consultations with patients, reviewing the patients’ medication and analgesic use and developing a written action plan, incorporating education, self-management and referral to doctors or other experts where additional support is required. Pain Australia is also offering information on the range of pain management options,

which it has listed on www.realrelief.org.au. “We know people who access pain clinics, 80 per cent of them get effective treatment,” Ms Bennett said. “There is multi-disciplinary, which is the gold standard – physiotherapy, massage and psychology services. Then there are the medication options. There is a whole raft of treatment options that are useful for pain management.” To find if your pain medication has codeine in it, go to www.nps.org.au /medical-info/medicine -finder?, and enter the search word codeine.

■ The 2017 Global Pain Index has found that Australian workers took 3.3 sick days for body pain, as well as 1.4 days for head pain in the past year, costing the nation $10.6 billion. ■ Australia ranks highest in the world for weekly body pain (impacting 68 per cent of Australians). ■ One in four (25 per cent) experience both head and body pain on a weekly basis, negatively impacting almost every aspect of their lives. ■ The study puts a spotlight on how pain is decreasing our quality of life, leading to missing out on moments in life, including valuable time with family and friends. Is pain impacting our careers? Almost a third (30 per cent) of Australian workers with body pain frequently struggle to concentrate at work because of their pain, and another three in 10 regularly lose motivation (30 per cent). Pain is taking a toll on family time Half (50 per cent) of Australians surveyed say they have trouble enjoying everyday moments with their family due to pain. Why are Australians ignoring pain? Almost all body pain sufferers in Australia (94 per cent) and most head pain sufferers (79 per cent) say they know the cause of their pain, and many have had the cause of their pain diagnosed by a healthcare professional (58 per cent). However, more than four in 10 (42 per cent) say they have self-diagnosed the cause of their body pain.

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REDUCING your living space to a luxury apartment and upgrading your lifestyle on Brisbane’s coast is a very attractive option. There are many factors to consider when moving from your prized family home, but if you’re an empty-nester, downsizing into a smaller place is both sensible and economical. Retirees looking to downsize to a modern apartment have the opportunity to re-evaluate their lifestyle. Unsurprisingly, many opt for a quieter beachside life, lapping up the water views and brilliant sunshine it offers. Acclaimed coastal property developer Traders in Purple caters to the over 50s. It creates new, luxurious and modern seaside developments for those who are unwilling to compromise on quality. With sweeping panoramic views of Moreton Bay, new developments like Bathers Beachside, and the recently completed Waters Edge and The Scarborough, offer unprecedented value for money for retirees. These developments are at coastal havens of unparalleled beauty right at your doorstep, and

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Apartment living also provides greater security and convenience for those seeking a better quality of life. although it feels like a holiday destination, the Brisbane CBD is still close by. The vibrant bayside suburbs, which are just north of Brisbane city, are blessed with beautifully maintained parks and walking tracks, making this area appealing to potential buyers who are searching for peace and serenity. The residences have open-plan living spaces and contemporary kitchens with high-quality appliances, ensuring a sleek modern feel that is both stylish and functional for over 50s. Every fitting and finish is meticulously selected, from the stylish designer-appointed interiors to the premium custom cabinetry, so you don’t feel you have compromised in the slightest. One of the key advantages of downsizing to an apartment is the

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Dr Malta said some women feel they have lost their sexual drive when they no longer have a partner, but in fact it could be dormant and with practice or with the help of stimulating tools, they can rediscover it.

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make you feel good.” Women can find that after menopause they discover a resurgence in sexual feeling. “It’s not like menopause means the end of your sex life,” Dr Malta said. “In some ways, it’s just the beginning. Some women during and after menopause might have a heightened sex drive and others who have lost the inclination, regain it. It’s not all the doom and

gloom we have believed it to be.” Dr Malta also said some women feel they have lost their sexual drive when they no longer have a partner, but in fact it could be dormant and with practice or with the help of stimulating tools, they can rediscover it. “Research shows that people into their 80s, 90s and beyond can remain sexually active and sexually interested,” Dr Malta said.

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blogspot.com.au. Dr Malta and her team at Melbourne University are hoping to develop a comprehensive website containing information on all issues relating to sexuality and ageism through the Sexual Health and Ageing Perspectives and Education (SHAPE) project. While that project waits for further funding to facilitate development of tools for consumers and clinicians to access, Dr Malta recommends seniors look for information on the Jean Hailes Foundation and Andrology Australia websites: jeanhailes.org.au and andrologyaustralia.org.

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THE new assets test has become an acid test for many who were receiving a part Age Pension. Almost 90,000 individuals and couples around Australia who previously received a part Age Pension payment completely lost their entitlements in 2017 as a result of the Federal Government’s changes to the pension assets test rules, it can be revealed. In addition, hundreds of thousands of individuals and couples who were previously receiving a full pension have had their payments reduced.

The revised pension assets test rules introduced last year also mean many Australians who had calculated their retirement income stream around receiving a part Age Pension in the future should seek out professional advice urgently to re-evaluate their financial position. The Federal Department of Social Services has confirmed to Eureka Report that around 86,600 part rate age pensioners had their pension cancelled directly as a result of the assets test changes that came into effect on January 1, 2017. And, as we head into 2018, more retiring Australians will likely miss out on receiving any level of age pension. The Federal Government set new

limits on the amount of assets outside of a family home that could be held by couples or individuals before their pension rate was reduced. The amount of pension received is now reduced by $3 per fortnight for every $1000 over the new limits under what is known as the pension taper rate.

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■ SINGLE Home owner $250,000 Non-home owner $450,000 ■ COUPLE Home owner $375,000 Non-home owner $575,000 USING the latest official government data, our research has found that between the end of December 2016 and the

end of June, the number of recipients receiving a part Age Pension under the assets test fell from 486,031 to 321,106, a variation of just over 147,000. The DSS has claimed only part of that difference was due to the actual changes in the assets test, and that no full rate age pensioners have had their pension cancelled due to the assets test changes. However, between December 2016 and mid-2017, the total number of Australians receiving an Age Pension dropped from 2.57 million to 2.49 million. The number of couples receiving a full or part pension fell by around 61,000, from 1.43 million to 1.37 million, while the number of singles slipped from 1.13 million to

1.12 million. In terms of assessing the Age Pension under the assets test, the DSS data shows that around 1.18 million recipients are couples owning a home. A further 660,000 are singles owning a home. These cohorts tend to have the highest value level of assets outside of their homes. The pension assets test does not apply to the family home itself, but does to its contents and any other assets owned including property, vehicles, caravans, boats, superannuation holdings and funds in bank accounts. Average superannuation balances at retirement already put many Australians close to or over the new asset test thresholds. But one of the

biggest problems for those in this position is that having higher superannuation retirement savings may actually generate less tax-free income than those who only receive the Age Pension. In other words, having more can equal receiving less. As such, the changes to the assets test could deter some individuals and couples from putting more money into their superannuation so they can still supplement their income with a pension. But this is a complex area and it’s definitely worth seeing a financial adviser to assess all your options. Tony Kaye is the editor of Eureka Report, which is owned by financial services group InvestSMART. www.investsmart.com.au

The five key questions when planning your will IF BEING more organised, or paying more attention to those you love (or a variation on either of those) are on your list of things to ‘be better at’ in 2018, then a key part of that will be making sure your will and estate plans are in order. “The main thing is to ensure your documents are up to date, legally valid, and reflect your current family and financial circumstances,” Estate Planning lawyer at Equity Trustees

Stephanie Smith said. She also strongly advises against ‘DIY’ wills. “It’s never quite as simple as it sounds – there are some legal aspects that need to be covered to ensure the Will is legally valid. But you can make the process of having one professionally drafted very efficient if you think through a few basic steps before your consultation with your estate planner or lawyer,” she said.

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4 medium Fuji apples cored and cut into 1-inch slices (about four cups)

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Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about three minutes. Add the wine and quarter cup of water, and bring to a simmer. In a small bowl, toss the brie with the cornflour to coat and then whisk into the wine until the cheese completely melts, about two minutes. Stir in the thyme. Season then transfer to a fondue pot, set out skewers, and let guests serve themselves by dipping the apple slices or bread into the fondue.

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WHAT screams the ’70s more than flares, tube tops, tie-dying, tang, beaded necklaces, disco balls, platform shoes, clogs, cassette tapes, pet rocks, etch a sketch and talking on a phone with a cord? Each decade has its own colour palette and the ’70s was totally about chocolate brown, avocado green and burnt orange. Many homes got groovy

with a wall hanging of an owl or some kind of animal print and, possibly, a macrame potted plant hanger. One of the earliest recorded uses of macrame-style knots as decoration appeared in the carvings of the Babylonians and Assyrians. Fringe-like plaiting and braiding adorned the costumes of the time. Macrame travelled from North Africa to Spain, France and then on to other European countries. Many Australians were into macrame in the ’70s and the creative flow of that era.

GROOVY: Use your creativity to make a macrame pot plant hanger.

Materials used in macrame include cords made of cotton twine, linen, hemp, jute, leather and yarn. Cords are identified by construction, such as a three-ply cord, made of three lengths of fibre

twisted together. For larger decorative pieces, such as wall hangings or window coverings, a work of macrame might be started out on a wooden or metal dowel, allowing a spread of dozens of cords that are easy to manipulate. If you would like to get mellow with macrame and go back in time some 40 years, check out the free patterns and tutoring videos available online: free-macramepatterns.com/ and youtube.com/user/ macrameschool. For a modern spin on macrame creations, visit: modernmacrame.com.

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ALPHAGRAMS: KNEAD, LANCED, MOTHERS, NEPOTISM, OPERATORS.

How many words of four letters or more can you make? Each letter must be used only once and all words must contain the centre letter. There is at least one nine-letter word. No words starting with a capital are allowed, no plurals ending in s unless the word is also a verb. TODAY: Good 19 Very Good 27 Excellent 34+

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WORD GO ROUND

SUDOKU

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C U B I C

Down 1. Small ﬁelds (8) 2. Regulations (5) 4. Unassuming (6) 5. Tight-lipped (12) 6. Decorates (7) 7. Sheep (4) 8. Someone or something elusive (4-1-3-4) 12. Vision (8) 14. Reconstruct an event (7) 16. Brought to mind (6) 18. State of disgrace (5) 19. Large seabird (4)

S L A T S

GK CROSSWORD

H F

Across: 6 Nougat, 7 Tabard, 10 Insects, 11 Kebab, 12 Oboe, 13 Jerez, 16 Riffs, 17 Beth, 20 Umbra, 21 Ammonia, 22 Ounces, 23 Mirror. Down: 1 Enrico Caruso, 2 Gumshoe, 3 Watch, 4 Nankeen, 5 Samba, 8 Deborah Harry, 9 Isle of Man, 14 Citadel, 15 Bernard, 18 Ebony, 19 Email.

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NAKED CANDLE THERMOS PIMENTOS POOR RATES

WORD GO ROUND

eight feign felting feting fight filing flight fling gelt genii gent gift gilt glen glint hefting hieing hinge ignite ingle legit length lifting light lighten lignite ling neigh nigh night nightie NIGHTLIFE thegn thing tiling ting tinge tingle

Across 1. Component (4) 3. Friendly (8) 9. Wasted time (7) 10. Senior citizen (colloq) (5) 11. Process of becoming out of date (12) 13. Martial art (6) 15. Obstreperous (6) 17. Doubts (12) 20. Military fabric (5) 21. Retaining (7) 22. Direct opposite (8) 23. Leave out (4)

I I

Note: more than one solution may be possible.

N E

19 20

L T

L 12

3/2

5x5

C 11

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Discover Australia A Seniors News Special Feature

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throughout april, Seniors news network will be turning the spotlight on all things australia when it comes to travel! Our editorial team is working hard on the Discover australia lift-out to help our readers plan their next domestic getaway. We’re excited to begin sharing the results via the 118,000 print papers distributed monthly from Gosford through to Bundaberg, on our Facebook page with an active following of 24,000+, and also the Seniors News website which attracts in excess of 25,000 unique visitors every month. If you haven’t done it yet, why not check us out online at www.seniorsnews.com.au or facebook.com/seniorsnews

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