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THIS month, we welcome you to join our conversation with a great Australian treasure – actress and best-selling author, Judy Nunn. Judy’s creativity finds its match with some of the characters who truly give the Carnival of Flowers, an extra-special flavour. (see stories pages 3,6 and 7.)

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Dance aboard with Ralph and Pat ALISON HOUSTON

IF YOUR heart doesn’t feel a little lighter after you meet Spring Bluff Railway Station’s acting station master Ralph Hickey, there’s something wrong.

Together with his right-hand man and fellow 86-year-old, acting lad porter Pat McGovern, he welcomes passengers off the train each year at Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers time with a song and dance to the tune of “Hey Ho, Come to the Fair”.

Their aim is for people to arrive happy, and leave happier.

“It’s the highlight of my year,” said Mr Hickey, who readily admits to being “a bit of an old song and dance man”.

The love of music and dance, not to mention having been blessed with the gift of the blarney, may have been inherited from his Irish parents, but Mr

Hickey says he just can’t help himself.

While he’s never been a professional performer, his entertaining began as a child raising funds towards the war effort for the Red Cross and other organisations during the Second World War. After the war, when everyone was jiving and jitterbugging, he became a bit of a hit with the girls, but he admits that when he was married with four kids, “they didn’t see it as high on my list of assets”.

These days, he’s back entertaining and loving it – including singing and dancing at the local old people’s home.

“I know all the songs they know, and I think I’m a bit of a curiosity to them that I’m still prancing and dancing at 86,” Mr Hickey said.

“I’m so privileged to do what I can do.

“It’s only 3.5 years till I’ll be 90, so I’m hell-bent

on squeezing as much out of life as I can.”

And while he admits he may be “a bit of a fraud”, having never actually worked on the railways, his father did, and Mr Hickey has definitely been caught up by the romance of Spring Bluff Railway Station and its history, and sharing it with all the generations.

As for his “partner in crime”, Mr McGovern, the retired radiographer loves talking trains with visitors, sells souvenirs and makes sure the station platform is spick and span.

While he lives in Dalby, he travels to Toowoomba each year to spread the word about Spring Bluff.

He says helping others is what keeps him young.

You can meet both gents at Spring Bluff Railway Station from September 18-24. Find out more at springbluff.com.au.

WELCOME: Acting lad porter Pat McGovern and acting station master Ralph Hickey help to ensure everyone remembers their visit to Spring Bluff Railway Station PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Updates from the Toowoomba Region

Visitors will experience a memorable journey through yesteryear exploring the early development of Pittsworth and its surrounds. Take a stroll through the remarkable collection of original buildings, antique equipment and artefacts and enjoy the tranquil atmosphere of our gardens.

Don’t miss: • The ‘Lady Fletcher Lace Room’ featuring one of Queensland’s finest lace collections.

• The ‘Arthur Postle Room’ documenting the story of Pittsworth’s famous son and world record sprinter – ‘The Crimson Flash’.

To find out more please call 131 872 or visit www.tr.qld.gov.au

• The RSL complex which serves as a fitting tribute to returned servicemen and women of the district.

• The historic machinery display demonstrating the evolution of farming and farm equipment.

For more information, please phone: 0408 887 334 Email: info@tr.qld.gov.au Pioneer Way, Pittsworth, Q 4356

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Council will be celebrating Disability Action Week on Monday 12 September. Come down to the Civic Precinct near the new Toowoomba City Library and enjoy free music, food, information stands and activities.

To report illegal graffiti and for removal and prevention tips call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or TRC on 131 872.

Free graffiti removal kits can be collected from Council Customer Service Centres.

Photos of graffiti can be uploaded using the Snap Send Solve or iCouncil app which are available to download free from the App Store. We value your assistance in keeping our community safe.

Council Cabs Council is trialling a cab service to help older people and those with a disability travel to their local shopping centre.

The cab picks you up from your home and takes you to your local shopping centre once a week. The service will need to be pre booked by calling 1300 811 394 before noon on the day before your trip. You will travel in a shared taxi. It then takes you home at a set time a few hours later.

It costs $2 per person, per trip (which is $4 there and back). Council subsidises the rest of the cost of the fare.

If you live in one of the service areas, and are aged 60 or over, have a disability or hold an eligible concession or pension card, then you qualify to use the service. You can also bring a carer or dependent children (under 10) with you for free. When you book, the operator will check to make sure you qualify.

CBD Shuttle Bus service Council wishes to advise that the CBD shuttle bus trial will conclude on Friday 19 August 2016.

For bookings for all events call 131 872 or visit www.tr.qld.gov.au

Senior’s Concerts Come along and enjoy the classics with the Cathy Drummond Concert. Free entertainment and morning tea will be provided at: Crows Nest Community Centre Tuesday 4 October Toowoomba All Seasons Function Centre Wednesday 5 October Yarraman Hall Thursday 6 October Millmerran Cultural Centre Monday 10 October Pittsworth Function Centre Tuesday 11 October Oakey Cultural Centre Thursday 13 October Doors open 9.15am with the concert commencing at 10 am until 12 noon.

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Creativity is ageless

Judy Nunn, actor, screenwriter, author Gail Forrer

JUDY Nunn, at 71 years of age, sees her 1980s career-change from actress to novelist as rather fortuitous.

It meant she never reached the point of complaining about limited screen roles for older women. Nevertheless, she agrees the range of roles available as you age is narrow but, in typical fashion, she moves beyond the moment for solutions.

“We need to get more women into writing and producing and that would help change things,” she says.

As for claims of “invisibility” in old age, with a smile in her deep voice she quotes crime author Ruth Rendell, who said: “I’m too famous to be invisible.”

But Judy says if she’s made a trip to the supermarket dressed in trackies rather than made up and is recognised, then invisibility would have its upside.

AS AN ACTOR Judy began taking acting classes as a teenager.

Shortly before her 19th birthday, she moved to Sydney to begin seriously pursuing her acting ambitions.

From there, she moved to London for a successful five-year stint on BBC Radio plays and television shows.

Still, who is it that Judy Nunn fans see? Ailsa, the wife of Alf on Home and Away, the actress who gave the first lesbian kiss on Australian television, the award-winning screenwriter or best-selling author of 15 books?

Judy Nunn is all of these, and in 2015 her multi-faceted career was recognised when she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for her “significant service to the performing arts as a

scriptwriter and actor of stage and screen, and to literature as an author.”

Judy Nunn cannot be called a quiet achiever, her audiences have always been far too big for that.

Born in Perth to a family that encouraged both physical and artistic pursuits, from an early age Judy felt she was destined for a stage career.

Judy is a great talker, quick to laugh, a straight-shooter unafraid to speak up for what she sees as a fair go.

But she says she has changed with age: “If you didn’t change, it would be arrested development.

Each decade is different – you have to grasp it and enjoy it.”

She sees advantage in the gaining of wisdom, worrying less and a freedom in being less image-conscious.

In November Judy Nunn’s latest book Spirit of the Ghan goes into paperback print and more books are coming.

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Annual show of automotive engineering

This year’s show will feature Ford commercial vehicles and Ferguson tractors.

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TOP OF THE LINE: This Nolan’s Transport truck won the People’s Choice award at last year’s show.

standing engines, entertainment and food.

“A lot of our members do the restorations themselves,” president Donna Summers said.

“There are always members there eager to talk about their vehicles and point enthusiasts in the right direction with their restorations or help

with parts.

“Everyone there loves their vehicles, and they’re proud to be able to show them off.”

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know. Her husband Mark, the club secretary, spent about 21 months restoring his much-loved 1946 Maple Leaf Chevrolet.

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affair, with her two sons also involved in restorations.

This year’s show will feature Ford commercial vehicles and Ferguson tractors, and anyone is welcome to display their vehicle. There are no big trophies, just recognition of the hard work that’s gone into making these vehicles what they are.

And with 150 vehicles on show, from a 1929 Morris to a 1926 Dennis milk truck and a 1967 eight-wheeler Scammel through to vehicles just 30 years old, Mrs Summers said she would be very surprised if everyone didn’t find something of interest.

The show will run from 8am-4pm, Saturday, September 24.

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FOR many, it’s the vehicles we grew up with, and it’s nice to see them looking shiny and new again.

For others it’s the chance to see something unusual or to see where today’s automotive engineering came from.

And for the kids, it’s the chance to climb aboard a tractor with those great big wheels and huge steering wheel.

Whatever the attraction, you can expect up to 3000 people to get along to the Gatton Showgrounds on Saturday, September 24 for the Historic Commercial Vehicle Association (Queensland) Show.

This is the 23rd annual show, the fifth in Gatton, and is the largest meet of historic trucks and vehicles in Queensland.

As well as historic trucks, cars, taxis, buses and tractors, you’ll find pavilion displays, bric-a-brac, trade stands,

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Through trails of time HIGHLIGHTS

SEPTEMBER is Dementia Awareness Month,the theme for 2016 is You Are Not Alone. This recognises both that there is help and support for people living with dementia and their carers, and that so many people are affected. According to Alzheimer’s Australia more than 353,800 Australians live with dementia.

Dementia is a degenerative neurological syndrome which affects thinking, behaviour and the ability to perform everyday tasks.

For information call Toowoomba Dementia Support Centre 4564 8893 or the National Dementia Helpline 1800 100 500.

ALL ABOARD: Each September thousands of visitors enjoy the magnificent display of poppies, snapdragons, petunias and more in the beautifully landscaped Spring Bluff Railway Station gardens.

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Physical and mental exercise fight dementia onset.

A VISIT to the Spring Bluff Railway Station has become a tradition handed down from one generation to the next in many families. The station’s history goes back 150 years and it is surrounded by stunningly colourful, award-winning landscaped gardens.

While the gardens are open year-round, they are at their best for Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers, with the added bonus that you can travel there through tunnels and back aboard a diesel train from Toowoomba.

There will be two return trips daily from September

18-24, departing Toowoomba at 9am and 1pm.

But Sunday, September 18 is guaranteed to be the busiest of all when, from 11am to 3pm, the Jim Miller Big Band brings echoes of the 1930s-40s Glenn Miller band to life.

About 1900 visitors

came by train, bus and car to enjoy the event last year.

The entertainment is free and you can bring a picnic or the Spring Bluff Cafe is open every day in September. Rail tickets: $20 adults, $10 for kids 4-15 and under-4s travelling on a lap are free.

Boyce Gardens, September 16- 25, 9am-4pm Arts Trail: From the lantern parade and markets (Friday, September 16 at 6.30pm) to the Arts and Tails Trail, September 24-25.

Grand Parade, 3pm Saturday, September 17 Concerts: The Chantoozies, Eurogliders and the Models, Queens Park from 5.15pm Saturday, September 17 Katie Noonan (12.30pm) , The Whitlams (6pm) and Tim Finn (7.45pm), Queens Park Sunday, September 18 Special Guests: Chef Miguel Maestre and Selling Houses Australia gardening guru Charlie Abaone.

Churches bloom: St Luke’s, St Patrick’s, St Stephens, St Barts and St David’s all offer displays or events.

And there’s so much more. Go to www.tcof.com.au.

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DAVID Goodall, 102, can be found most days in his office at Edith Cowan University, where he claims the title of Australia's oldest working scientist.

He's had a career in ecology spanning 70 years, producing more

than 100 research papers and earning three doctorates, but that's about to come to an end as the university has declared him unfit to be on campus.

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Did you know that at any given time there are many great properties available for sale that sell before they’re advertised on the open market?

Known as the ‘undercover sale’, this type of listing is becoming an increasingly popular choice by many sellers for a variety of reasons.

So if you’re a buyer who doesn’t have your details listed with an agent, you may never have the opportunity to know about a property that’s got everything you’re looking for.

Why Do People Sell ‘Undercover’?

Some people prefer total privacy when it comes to selling their home, and this happens for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the timing to shout out to the world that they’re selling isn’t quite right. Examples include a personal family situation such as separation, bankruptcy, business insolvency and issues with neighbours.

Or perhaps they simply want to test the waters and only want to sell if their agent has the right qualified buyer that is prepared to pay their asking price. If you can relate to a scenario like this, it’s good to know that it is possible to sell ‘undercover’ to avoid scrutiny from others and keep this private.

How Does It Work?

Many agents secure successful sales for clients using the ‘undercover sale’ option.

By cross-matching the seller’s property with their buyer database, agents actively look for as many good matches as they can find. They then contact those buyers to let them know about the property they have listed silently. It can also work the other way around. Buyers approach the agent with their specific needs and the agent then assesses all listed (both undercover and advertised) properties to find a suitable match.

Either way, it’s a process of cross-matching and connecting.

So whether you’re looking to buy or sell, call me to find out more about buying or selling a property undercover. If you’re selling, no one need know about it until it’s sold. And if you’re buying, list your details with me as your ideal new home may just be hiding in the wings.

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Dyeing of a brow SNAPSHOTS OF LIFE ANN RICKARD ann.rickard@apn.com.au

LISTEN up ladies. And you men too. Let’s talk about eyebrows.

Those things that sit on top of our eyes and used to be full and flourishing but have now diminished with age, can have a dramatic effect on our face.

Accordingly to a great many beauty magazines, too thin eyebrows can add 10 years to our appearance.

(We’ve all known at least one lady in our lifetime who shaves her eyebrows right off and then pencils in a think black line, haven’t we?)

These days you can’t pick up a magazine without being admonished about the state of your eyebrows.

No longer is it enough to pluck and pencil as it was in our good old days, it is now necessary to attend a specialist eyebrow salon.

I have had my eyebrows dyed professionally (and come away looking like Groucho Marx) but the thought of an eyebrow salon – a place dedicated solely to the eyebrow – gives me the jitters.

I am happy to go to salons that will give me facials and cut my hair and fiddle with my toenails, but something about paying someone to smarten up my eyebrows makes me feel…lazy.

Surely we must take

responsibility for our own eyebrows?

On my last overseas trip I stormed the beauty counter in the duty free shop (as opposed to storming the liquor section which is where I usually head straight to) and sought professional eyebrow advice.

I was told I must comb them, wax them, have a template made for them and once all that was done, to maintain them I should apply a special ‘moulding’ serum to set each little hair (of the few I have left up there) and only then could I fill in the tamed and compliant eyebrow with a special eyebrow powder, and then give them a final comb with a special (expensive) gadget.

And I must maintain and condition my eyebrows regularly with

specialist eyebrow gel, but if run out of expensive gel, castor oil will do the trick.

I have done all this and resented it. It adds another 10 minutes onto my make-up routine every morning. And the thing is, I have a long fringe which all but covers my eyebrows.

What a waste.

Of course the final solution to our eyebrow problems is to have them tattooed on, but really, do we want to go there?

I do envy you blokes who have only to ask your barber (hair stylist, sorry) to run the buzzing machine over your bushy eyebrows when you have your hair cut. The simplicity of it. No eyebrow template for you, eh? ann.rickard@scnews. com.au

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She stood on the branch and in turn, it pierced her left ankle. Her wound started to ooze and over time formed into an ulcer.

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Mavis told us -“My specialist said that if they couldn’t cure my ulcer it would mean an amputation. I said to him, 'Please, never take my leg off.’”

After her hyperbaric treatments were completed Mavis received outpatient wound care on a regular basis over three months. In that time, she went from only being able to sleep in a chair due to the pain in her leg, to sleeping back in her normal bed. Mavis’s remarks were, “I have been the happiest person and everybody can see the change in me because I’m back to being myself after I’d say at least 7 months of going through extreme pain and being unable to lie down. It’s only been the last couple of months that I’ve been able to lie in bed.”

During one of her visits to the WCHM, Mavis mentioned her 90th birthday was approaching and she would love to be able to spend it in the surf on the Gold Coast. The arterial ulcer to her left leg healed completely 2 weeks before her birthday and the WCHM team organised a morning at the Gold Coast where Mavis was able to enjoy seawater on her legs for the first time in years.

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When she first arrived at the WCHM she was very apprehensive and had intense discussions before allowing the nurses to treat her wound. After a couple of weeks this apprehension passed and she realised that she was in good hands and that the team was focussed on ensuring that she would not lose her leg. Over the course of her 49 hyperbaric treatments she developed close friendships with the WCHM team and other people receiving treatment.

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When Mavis arrived at the Wesley Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine she had already undergone all the reasonable treatments available to improve the blood flow to her leg, but unfortunately it hadn’t improved. She had a debilitating arterial ulcer to her left leg for over six months at the time of her first review at the WCHM. Her ulcers were painful and she had significant weeping from them. She was sleeping in a chair with her leg down to help blood circulation and as a consequence her leg was quite swollen. Re-perfusion of her leg was an option but this was considered a significant risk.

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WIN A $69,990* CARAVAN Celebrate the modern-day retirement lifestyle. Palm Lake Resort has just released a set of fun stickers perfect for the back of your car, caravan or RV (or just about anywhere!) and to celebrate Seniors Newspapers is giving away a Majestic Caravans ‘Garoova’ valued at $69,990* inc GST. For your chance to win, simply take a creative and fun photo that features an official Palm Lake Resort sticker in it, log on to www.seniorsnews.com.au to fill in an entry form and submit your photo entry.

Stickers are available with your Palm Lake Resort ‘Spring 2016’ magazine, for collection at any of the Palm Lake Resort sales offices, will be available in selected Seniors Newspapers during the month of September 2016 or can be posted to you by emailing communitynotes@seniorsnewspaper.com.au before 18.11.16.

The competition closes 25.11.16, will be drawn on 28.11.16 and a winner will be announced on 30.11.16.

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Competition drawn 28.11.16 at 30406/9 Lawson St, Southport QLD 4215. Winners announced in Seniors Newspapers: Brisbane and Sunshine Coast 05.12.16, Gold Coast and Toowoomba 12.12.16, Wide Bay and Northern NSW 19.12.16, Central Coast and Coffs & Clarence 19.12.16 and online at www.seniorsnews.com.au 30.11.16. Total prize value $70,397 inc GST. Open only to residents of QLD, VIC and NSW.

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Laser can repair prostate issues AS MEN get older, many will begin to notice a change in their urinary symptoms. This is usually as a result of the prostate gland slowly increasing in size.

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The latest addition to the treatment options is the greenlight laser.

The greenlight laser consists of a 532nm light beam which is green on the light spectrum. The light from the laser is attracted to the red blood cells in the prostate and the heat from the laser beam denatures the prostate tissue and vaporises it into bubbles.

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tissue is only to 1–2 mm and the heat also seals up any blood vessels reducing any blood loss.

Men on blood-thinning medication can have this procedure and hospital stays are generally shorter with this procedure.

This method of treatment has become so popular that more than 90% of “rebore surgeries” are performed with some type of laser therapy.

Who would have thought that those of us who watched the light sabres in the Star Wars would see something similar being used in the operating theatres?

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Seniors Australia are joining forces to host a special NSA 40th birthday luncheon on Friday, September 23, at the University of Southern Queensland Refectory in Toowoomba commencing at 11am. Our special guest, Everald Compton AM, was one of the 1976 founders of Later Years, which expanded to become National Seniors in 1992. Everald served on the board of Later Years and National Seniors for 35 years and was chairman for 25 years. He is the author of

The Man on the $20 Notes, a biography of inland Australia pioneer Rev John Flynn.

Entertainment will be provided by the Timeless Quartet and the cost is $35. Members and friends from throughout the south-west Queensland zone are invited to join in the celebration. If numbers warrant, free bus transport will be provided from Warwick, Gatton, Chinchilla and Dalby. For details call Hazel on 4635 4519 or Neville on 4633 2407.

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Some men will also experience recurrent bladder infections and rarely an episode of acute urinary retention requiring urgent catheterisation.

When symptoms become bothersome or if there has been an episode of retention or infection, medical therapy is required.

This begins as tablet therapy but as the prostate continues to increase with size, the tablets may lose their effectiveness and a surgical option is required.

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■ TOOWOOMBA BRANCH

Meets for morning tea on the first Thursday of each month and goes on a bus trip on the third Thursday.

Our bus trip on Thursday September 15 takes us to Noela’s Garden at Donnybrook for morning tea then and a stroll around the garden then on to the Bribie Island RSL for lunch. The bus will leave Peters Coaches depot at 6.30am with pick-ups at Clifford Gardens and the Range Shopping Centre. The cost is $65. Guest speaker at our morning tea meeting at Regents on the Lake on Thursday October 6 will be Longreach grazier and tourism operator Richard Kinnon. Starting time is 9.30am and cost is $12.

For details or bookings, call June on 4635 9796 or Yvonne on 4638 5252.

■ GARDEN CITY BRANCH

Meets on the third Monday of each month, except December, at Drayton Bowls Club. Next meeting at 9.30am.

Guest speaker will be Beth Burgess from Nexus, constructors of the second range crossing.

Bus trip for September is cancelled so that

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The Toowoomba Hospice has arranged a bus on Saturday, November 19 to take in some wine tasting. Ticket price is $70 and includes morning tea, lunch, coach travel and wine tasting.

Call and book your tickets today Christine Siebuhr on 4633 3014 or 0438 133 041.

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members and friends can attend the 40th birthday celebration of National Seniors Australia to be held at the University of Southern Queensland Refectory, West St, Toowoomba at 11am Friday, September 23.

Cost $35 includes three course lunch. For details call Hazel on 4635 4519.

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The AGM was held August 8 and the office bearers appointed were president and tour organiser Carmel McQueen, vice-president Flo Atkinson, secretary

Margaret McCosker, treasurer Allan Stevenson, committee members Beryl Smith, Mabel Mott, Dawn Krause and Jean Croft.

Coach trip will be on September 29 to Boonah for morning tea and then on to Tweed Heads for a buffet luncheon. Bookings open until September 22.

Coach trip Friday, September 23, National Seniors 40th Bookings open until September 16.

All bookings at Suncorp.

All welcome. Call Carmel on 4661 3136.

DRAYTON BOWLS Drayton Bowls Club celebrated its 70th

anniversary on August 21.

The day began with 60-plus bowlers taking to the green. A wonderful day was had by all and a lot of memories were shared.

On Sunday, October 16, we will hold a $3000 mixed fours carnival, teams comprising at least one member of the opposite gender are invited to enter.

Entries close October 13 with nomination fee of $30, team fee $120. Start at 8.30am. No team can win more than one prize.

Lunch and afternoon tea provided. Call 4630 1223 or email Drayton.bowls @bigpond.com.

TOOWOOMBA LOCAL AMBULANCE COMMITTEE

We are proud to help celebrate Ambulance Week on September 13 at the Village Green, Ruthven St, Toowoomba from 10am to 2pm.

Ambulance Week runs from September 12 to 16.

President of the Toowoomba LAC Mrs Rosemary Morley said that this will be the first time that the committee has hosted such a demonstration. There will be an old Studebaker car (on loan from the Ambulance Museum) on display alongside the latest ambulance vehicle.

This unit will have all the equipment to demonstrate what it takes to save people in the community. There will also

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be other items on loan from the museum that were used in the past.

There will be ambulance personnel on hand to answer any questions about the service and LAC members will explain their role in supporting the service. Phone Rosemary on 0417 783 033.

TOOWOOMBA CLIVIA SOCIETY

Last year RACQ CareFlight were the beneficiaries of the Wishing Well charity donations for 2015. Our photo is of the cheque being awarded to RACQ Careflight representatives, Jo Capp, Careflight staff member and volunteer Bob Warr at Toowoomba City Airport.

Toowoomba Clivia Society members attending from left were Robyn Bishop, Rosemary Worden, Heather Zahnow, Eileen Zahnow, Ian Anderson, Claire Anderson, Graham Cottee and Barry Zahnow kneeling in front. Bob Warr holds the cheque. Clivia show donations to the 2016 Wishing Well during the Carnival of Flowers will be awarded to St Andrew’s Toowoomba Oncology Unit. The Toowoomba Clivia Show is held during the Carnival of Flowers at CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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Toowoomba Rainbow Writers. The books sell for $10 each and have been well received.

the TAFE Horticultural Pavilion from Friday September 16 to Wednesday September 21 between 9am and 5pm.

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Are holding a Show and Sale on Saturday September 17 from 8.30am-4pm and Sunday September 18 from 8.30am-3pm which falls in the first weekend of the Carnival of Flowers at the Masonic Hall, 58 Neil St, Toowoomba. On-site parking available. Gold coin entry, Children free.

For details phone Camilla on 0429 320 097.

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Handmade with love will be presented by Geham State School P&C Association from September 16 to 18. Our opening night will be September 16, bookings essential. Come along to our Arts and Craft markets with gardening, food and music. Open Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday 9am to 3pm. Adults $5, children under 12 years free and group discounts, eftpos available. Info gehamcraftgardenshow. com.au.

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TOOWOOMBA AND DISTRICTS BROMELIAD SOCIETY

Is holding its second Spring Show and Sale from Saturday 17 to Monday 19 September at Sacred Heart Primary School Hall, Tor and North Sts, Toowoomba, from 8am to 4pm daily. We are expecting over 100 species of bromeliads on show and for sale. We also have foliage, cacti and succulents. This provides an ideal opportunity for growers who can’t travel to expand their collection. The club meets on the third Sunday of the month at Sacred Heart Primary School Hall from 1.30pm to about 4pm. Call Robert or Sue

on 10422 63332 or www.bromeliadstoowoomba.com.au.

TOOWOOMBA QUILTERS CLUB

The new bright patchwork car cover will be on display over a car outside the Salo Centre (St Ursula’s Recreational Hall) in Rome St for the public to see from September 17 to 23, during the annual Toowoomba Quilters Club Quilt Exhibition. Our 130-plus members will have hundreds of traditional quilts, art quilts and other handmade items on display for the week-long show which will be open from 9am to 4.30pm daily for Carnival of Flowers visitors and locals to enjoy.

U3A TOOWOOMBA

The Seniors Information Expo organised by the U3A in Toowoomba and sponsored by the Toowoomba Regional Council was a very successful day. There were 78 information booths, guest speakers and a great social atmosphere as visitors enjoyed Devonshire teas and light lunches. We look forward to next yearwhich will be during Seniors Week in August 2017. We would like to thank all those members of U3A who worked so tirelessly to make the day such a success.

Geoff McDonald launched the second book of short stories written by members of U3A

Come and see a wide range of cut and uncut gemstones, jewellery, semi-precious gemstones, beads, pearls and opals at the 36th Toowoomba Gemfest Gem and Jewellery Show.

See crystal and mineral specimens from all over the world. All items are for sale. Located at Centenary Heights High School, Corner Ramsay and South Sts, Toowoomba on Saturday October 22, 9am to 5 pm and Sunday October 23, 9am to 3pm. Cost is $5 adults, children under 13 years are free.

Call David Radke on 0417 611 820 or go to www.toowoomba lapidaryclub.org.au

GARDEN CITY COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION

Held their bi-monthly Social on Sunday August 14 complete with two guest artists, veteran yodeller Eunice Payne and Gavin and Beverly Douglas from Geham.

This plus the

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performances of members of the association ensured a great day for supporters.

Our next Social is Sunday October 9 at 1pm.

Admission has been increased to $8.

October’s Social will have as guest artists the members of Toromeo Country Music Club from Blackbutt. To finish the year the special guest artist will be Lindsay “Waddo” Waddington from Kross Kut Records on the Gold Coast. Phone Dell on 4635 6429 ah.

WARWICK COMBINED PROBUS CLUB

Mystery Tour to Stanthorpe – We had a grand tour of Warwick then on to Stanthorpe. At Severn Brae Estate winery we were greeted at the cellar door by owner Bruce Humphery-Smith for tastings of his variety of wines and cheeseLunch was served at the Granite Belt Brewery situated in the Happy Valley retreat complex.

No visit to the Stanthorpe district is complete without a visit to a fruit and vegetable outlet.Club details call Arthur Maynard 07 4661 2447 or 0447 612 449.

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Seniors keep busy with U3A Groups help maintain active brains

HEARD the phrase – “I’m retired but I’ve never been busier in my life”?

They have discovered the joy of activities stimulating the mind.

Research shows keeping the brain active is important to help maximise continued independence.

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Wills: things you need to know EVERYDAY MATTERS CAROLYN DEVRIES CEO of New Way Lawyers

WHEN making or updating your will, the most important decision that you will need to make is who to appoint as your executor.

An executor is the person who you appoint to be responsible for carrying out the wishes in your will. When choosing an executor, it is a good

idea to also name an alternate or back up executor in case your first executor is unable to act as your behalf.

When choosing an executor or alternate, consider the following ■ Do you trust them?

■ Are they confident and prepared to deal with your assets in accordance with your wishes?

■ Do they have time to do what is needed?

■ Will they make sound decisions if disputes arise over your estate?

■ Are they likely to outlive you?

You can choose anyone

who is older than 18 years to become your executor, including your spouse, partner or children. An executor of your will can also be a beneficiary under your will.

It’s possible to appoint two people to act as joint executors. If you are having difficulty choosing an executor, or want someone independent, you can appoint a solicitor, accountant or a person from a trustee company.

This is intended as general legal information for residents of Queensland and not a substitute for individual legal advice.

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active for longer.

With U3As from Cairns and the Atherton Tablelands in the north to Twin Towns on the Queensland border and west to Roma, you will find volunteers ready to welcome you.

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All you need is some like-minded people and a little help from U3A Network Queensland.

Contact by email info.u3aqld@gmail.com or visit our website www.u3aqld.org.au.

THOSE annoying noises that you perceive when there is no noise, are called Tinnitus which can take the form of any sound – cicadas, jackhammers, ringing, running water or buzzing.

Figures of up to 5–10% of the population are often reported, with about 2% of tinnitus sufferers reporting a severe effect on their quality of life.

Once noise is removed, people can experience a tinnitus noise but, when sound is re-introduced,

our brain focusses on more important information. Over time as our hearing decreases, the perception of tinnitus increases.

Even knowing tinnitus does not make your hearing worse can help sufferers.

Current techniques lower the awareness of tinnitus with or without the use of technology.

New smartphone apps can help sufferers improve their relaxation skills and mask tinnitus,

giving some relief.

Hearing devices are now available with tinnitus masking programs that are in-built into the technology and give the flexibility of tailor made solutions to improving the effects of tinnitus. There has been little known about tinnitus let alone options to minimise it, but gone are the days where there is nothing we can do: There are now more options available. Phone Hello Hearing 4638 1515 to find out more.

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what’s on TAKE 3: (From left) Des Patch, Bob Donovan, Col Zeller, Ron Smith, Kerry Wright and Graham Muller can still rock ’n’ roll with the best as Chapter III. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED

Chapter 111 ready to roll

IMAGINE not just being around when The Beatles burst onto the music scene and changed the world but being part of a band at the time – being part of the revolution. That was what it was like for local boys Chapter III –

Y K C LU R O DO S! E Z I R P

first known as The Defenders, then to Kiwis as Hub Kapp and the Wheels – who played with the likes of Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, the Bee Gees and Johnny O’Keefe.

You can see the band at JB’s Cabaret: Here We Go

Again, featuring Chapter III, is at Rumours International on Saturday, September 24.

Tickets $39.99, Book www.trybooking.com/ LJSW or phone the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation 4616 6166.

BEAUARABA LIVING AND THE EMPIRE THEATRES PRESENT

Back to the Tivoli

Wayne Cornell & the Tivoli Band and Tivoli Showgirls present a morning of entertainment including vocalist Mercedes, pianist Jon Darsk, comedian Al Showman and magician Jonas Jost.

Empire Theatre - Thursday 13 October, 11am All Tickets $18 (includes FREE morning tea from 10am)

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JOURNEYS -- International -- National - Your backyard ENJOY!

It’s smooth sailing ...

SET SAIL: Relaxing on the Anjodi.

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Ann Rickard discovers a relaxed pace barging IN the Southern French city of Narbonne you can stand by a section of road still intact from the day the ancient Romans built it. The Via Domitia was the first Roman road built to link Italy and Hispania.

This section of the ancient road is now in a shallow pit in the town square, protected by a low wall where you can sit and take a selfie (if you are that way inclined).

The historical city of Narbonne is home to the wondrous St. Just-St Pasteur Cathedral, a massive Gothic structure you could easily spend an entire day just traversing.

Then, a short walk would take you to Les Halles,

the indoor market where your every French gourmet food fantasy will be satisfied.

In June, the beginning of the European summer,

we sailed on board Anjodi, the same barge Rick Stein travelled on when he made his evocative television series, A French Odyssey.

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You’ll be picked up in Narbonne and driven to Anjodi dockeda short distance away where you will be greeted by crew proffering Champagne.

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and meeting A popular remote outback location and New point of South Australia, Queensland track.

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The Eastern coast of Australia features some of Australia’s most iconic, picturesque loca!ons and exci!ng experiences. Uncover the gems of the eastern seaboard at a relaxed pace, with numerous twonight stays on the way south to Melbourne. Enjoy Maclean, Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, Bega, Lakes Entrance and more! S!ck around for the Melbourne Flower Show.

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Enjoy endless golden beaches and unspoiled rainforest around 1770 and experience the tropical island paradise of Lady Musgrave Island and the magnificent coral lagoon.

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carry grain between Amsterdam and Paris.

Chef Tom presented as a testament to the fresh produce fathered from nearby villages: lunches of zucchini and feta salad, pissaladiere tart, seared tuna nicoise, an abundant seafood platter.

Dinners were leisurely five-course affairs, but nothing too heavy.

Barge cruising means you can access places big river ships cannot.

But be warned. Once bitten by the barging bug, you’ll want more, and more.

The writer was a guest on board Anjodi.

More on www.gobarging.com

Beachside Fish & Chips 1 January $89pp If you try to imagine a lush, It’s our tradition to celebrate beau!ful island with sandy New Years Day over fish & chips beaches, jagged cliffs, tall pine Australia Day at Woongooroo trees and an independent local 26 January $99pp community who values a simple, Aussie lunch, games, songs, laid back way of life, you’d be poems and entertainment picturing the beau!ful Norfolk Island. This green island paradise is just 35 square kilometers, but St Paddy’s Day & Tiger Prawns is absolutely packed with stories, 17 March $85pp natural beauty and entertainment.

Taste some of the freshest Tigers then enjoy an Irish pub 23rd May 2017

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These ‘unpack once’ holidays offer exceptional value with the very best sights and unique cultural experiences exclusive to Uplift. Join Cook Islands specialist Claire McErlane for an inspiring and fun travel experience to remember!

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NYC dining on the cheap DESPITE the exchange rate, you can eat out in New York on the cheap if you slip on a local’s shoes.

Here’s a list of 10 of the best places for memorable cheap eats I discovered with Big Apple Greeter Ellen Gasnich.

Big Apple Greeter Tours is a free service where locals show visitors around their city.

1. Find the best value dumplings in Chinatown at Fried Dumpling, 106 Mosco St. You can buy five fried dumplings for $1. Although the sign says they do pork buns, it’s best not to ask as the response is rarely favourable.

2. Pop into 69 Chinese Restaurant at 69 Bayard St to see the walls papered with signed $1 notes. Try Chinese comfort food classics such as Beef Cho Fun and Minced Beef with Peas and Raw Egg. The average order is under $10.

3. It’s easy to find Jing Fong Restaurant, 20 Elizabeth St, by the people queueing on the street outside. This large Cantonese restaurant

EAT, DRINK AND BE KERRY KERRY HEANEY seating 800 people draws crowds on weekends for dim sum rolled out on carts.

4. Deluxe Food Market, 79 Elizabeth St, is a long, narrow supermarket selling Chinese groceries, baked goods, sticky rice and Asian-style sandwiches. Wind your way through the crowds to find tasty marinated meats and seafood.

Check for samples too.

5. Look for the sign on Canal St corner, fire hydrants painted in red, white and green and you’ll know you are in Little Italy where the street vendors sell almond biscotti and fig cookies, roasted chickpeas and honey roasted peanuts by the bag or pound.

6. A Lobster Tail, crisp puff pastry filled with cream at Ferrara Bakery and Café at 195 Grand St, along with some cannoli is

a must-try.

7. Katz’s Deli, 204 E Houston St, is where Where Harry met Sally was filmed in 1989.

People queue up outside the door, and there’s a ticket system to get inside. Take a ticket and it doesn’t matter if you don’t buy anything, although you will be sorely tempted.

8. Established in 1920, Piemonte Ravioli, 190 Grand St, Co makes ravioli, tortellini and other take-out pasta, all made fresh pasta daily the old-school way.

9. La Esquina Corner Deli at 114 Kenmare St, is a casual corner taqueria hiding a dimly lit subterranean brasserie serving upmarket Mexican fare.

10. Dean & Deluca, 560 Broadway, has been providing the world’s best epicurean treats for more than 35 years. It’s a wonder just to walk through the doors but head to the back where you are sure to find samples or just try the sushi bar.

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Support our heritage & get into the Pioneering Spirit for a day.

See what life was like wander through restored buildings, vintage vehicles & farm machinery. 20 acres of picturesque grounds 60 buildings, pleasant surroundings & picnic facilities.

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Open 10am to 4pm Daily • Phone: (07) 4696 6309 73 Wirraglen Rd, Highfields QLD 4352 • www.highfieldspioneervillage.com.au

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Pearl of the Pacific PLANS to further polish the Pearl of the Pacific will see several hotel updates giving Tahiti’s famed island of Bora Bora a stylish new look and feeling of chic. A new hotel player will join the exclusive list of properties call Bora Bora home, as Conrad Hotels and Resorts prepares to take over the franchise for the Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort and Spa. The property will undergo a

multi-million-dollar refurbishment before re-opening as the stunning Conrad Bora Bora Nui in early 2017 – the first Conrad hotel in Tahiti.

Located on Motu To’opua, off the coast of Bora Bora, Conrad Bora Bora Nui will offer 29 tropical garden and beach villas and 86 over-water bungalows, including the destination’s only double-storey presidential suites.

The resort will feature a

full-service spa, a kids’ club, mini-golf course, fitness centre and dining options including a modern take on a French brasserie, a speciality beach restaurant serving Polynesian and Mediterranean cuisines, a contemporary Chinese restaurant, a swim-up pool bar and an over-water sunset bar and lounge.

The Intercontinental Bora Bora Resort and Thalasso Spa, operated

by Pacific Beachcomber, is

set to undertake renovations, constructing four new two-bedroom over-water villas with private pools.

Scheduled to begin in September and last for about 10 months, the work will also include the addition of swimming pools to 10 over-water villas in the south branch of the resort, as well as a general refresh of all villas.

— infor at www.tahititourisme.com.au.

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Ann Rickard upgrades from backpack to boutique in India

WHEN a mate was asked to join a much-yearned-for trip to India, his reply was simple: “I want to do India but I have to do luxury India”.

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■ La Villa, Pondicherry Founded by a man born

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Its aesthetic is irresistibly chic, having perfected a rustic and modern look.

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colonial facade. Recline in a bamboo chair and lap up the genteel French feel.

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Found in Shimla, the hotel retains its British décor with mahogany furniture, ornate carpets and grand fireplaces.

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Immaculate lawns fringed with palm trees, a garden pool and a colonnaded veranda brings a haven to this frantic city. Inside, high ceilings and marble floors add tranquillity.

Guests can dine in a number of world-class restaurants and even shop in the in-house Chanel boutique.

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The staff exude the warmth of Indian hospitality and execute everything to perfection.

The palace is brimming with history, charm and character, having opened in 1903 after pioneer industrialist Jamsetjee Tata commissioned it out of love for Mumbai.

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The challenge is to rearrange a crossword which has been broken into 25 sections. One letter has been given to get you started. Work out which 3x3 square fits in with that letter and write in the letters.

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

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

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Across 1. Unreal (8) 7. Untied (5) 8. Weighs up (9) 9. Anger (3) 10. Grain store (4) 11. Chalice (6) 13. Significant event or moment in life (4,2,7) 15. Madness (6) 16. Performances (4) 18. Colour (3) 20. Code of behaviour (9) 21. Bare (5) 22. Postponed (8)

Down 1. Thoughts (5) 2. Pamphlet (7) 3. Insult (4) 4. Backward-looking (13) 5. Confess (5) 6. Unfavourable (7) 7. Futile (7) 12. Established (7) 13. Consider again (7) 14. Pilot (7) 15. Spillages (5) 17. Horse (5) 19. Silent (4)

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Fill the grid so every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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1. Which Australian actor won an Oscar for his portrayal of pianist David Helfgott in the 1996 film Shine?

2. How many countries drive on the left: 12, 32 or 58?

3. What common thing connects Bill Clinton, Nancy Reagan and Gerald Ford: left-handedness, colour-blindness, or adoption?

4. What is the Tibetan name for Mount Everest?

5. Who, when mayor of Carmel, California, stopped developers from buying a 22-acre ranch by buying it himself?

6. Who is the Daily Planet cub reporter friend of Superman and Lois Lane?

7. The waters of which ocean wash against Copacobana beach?

8. Who features on the front of the current issue $100 note?

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QUIZ

D E B T A G A R D O S E I N C O L D O B I R O C K E A P T H I E R E T A O R E T OM

5 LETTERS EVILS FRONT GENIE POLAR SPINE TOPSY TREND

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1 Geoffrey Rush, 2 58, 3 They were all adopted children, 4 Chomolungma, 5 Clint Eastwood, 6 Jimmy Olsen, 7 Atlantic, 8 Dame Nellie Melba.

Solution opposite

ALPHAGRAMS

Fit the words into the grid to create a finished crossword

3 LETTERS AXE DAD EEL EGO END ERA FUR GEL IRE KEA LAB LOP OBI ODD ONE ORE OWL PAR PEA PEG RED ROC TOM

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NICKS, OWLETS, PORCHES, QUARTETS, RATIONALE.

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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, e.g. he burns with anger.

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Solve the anagrams. Each solution is a one-word anagram of the letters beside it, and the five solutions are sequential. For example, if the five-letter solution starts with J, the six-letter solution starts with K, and so on.

Across: 1. Illusory 7. Undid 8. Evaluates 9. Ire 10. Silo 11.

Goblet 13. Rite of passage 15. Lunacy 16. Gigs 18. Hue 20.

Etiquette 21. Naked 22. Deferred.

Down: 1. Ideas 2. Leaflet 3. Slur 4. Retrospective 5. Admit 6.

Adverse 7. Useless 12. Founded 13. Rethink 14. Aviator 15.

Leaks 17. Steed 19. Mute.

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