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natural literary ability, it is these experiences that allow her to look into the lives of others, identify the nuances, differences and idiosyncracies and weave them into hugely appealing stories. In this interview, Keyes is upfront about what she sees as the real agenda for older people – hope you enjoy the read on pages 4 & 5. That marvellous movie The Marigold Hotel captured the colourful picture of retirees who, for a myriad of reasons, have chosen to retire overseas. In this edition, our journalists speak to people who are both working or retiring
overseas and through their conversations reveal the motivation behind their choices. Not so long ago, this sort of retirement would seem a far-fetched thought for most of the population, but these days fast communication such as internet, has indeed turned the world into a global village, where next door neighbours could not only be around the corner,
parents. One lady who had recognised the change in contemporary ageing is Queensland’s 62-year-old Marlene Rutherford. After a lifetime as a professional in the wellness industry, Marlene decided to create retreat where people could consciously examine ageing. She puts forth an alternative road to travel along the ageing journey.
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These days fast communication such as internet, has indeed turned the world into a global village but across the ocean. Certainly, the vast majority of people who are presently retired today or planning to be in the near future, are looking at a world full of options that were not available to our
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WELCOME to our November edition. This month our pages are jam-packed with super personalities, starting with the awesome Rhonda Burchmore, whose long legs are still scrapping stage ceilings around Australia. When you have people dancing like Rhonda, singing like Rhonda and showing up like Rhonda, then you have to believe that age really is just a number. While Rhonda is dancing, internationally acclaimed author Marian Keyes is writing about her view from life now that she is in her 50s. The same as her books, Marian Keyes is open, honest and insightful. This glass half full person has faced a lot in her life, including alcoholism (she has been sober for 24 years) and depression, which she has also overcome, no doubt, along with her
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GOLDEN GIRL: Rhonda, who has a long and enduring career including stage, cabaret and television work, says a life-time working with young people, has kept her youthful, as well as spending as much time as she can with her young daughter. PHOTO: JOHN MCRAE
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THOSE flawless long legs were a gift from God, but everything else about legendary entertainer Rhonda Burchmore is a case of hard work and balanced living. Touring Australia with her ABBA-Solutely Fabulous show alongside co-star Lara Mulcahy, Rhonda is a picture of health and vitality that belies her 57-year age. “I started clocking off how old I was when I got to 30,” she laughed. “It is how you age and feel that works.” Rhonda, who has a long and enduring career including stage, cabaret and television work, says a lifetime working with young people has kept her youthful, as well as spending as much time as she can with her young daughter. “My daughter keeps me on my toes. I love hanging out with her, and I love working professionally with young people in the band,” she said. “Some of the band members are so young I have had to introduce them to ABBA.” The ABBA-Solutely Fabulous show is not a tribute show, rather a fun
party showcasing all the iconic ABBA songs along with plenty of humour and a storyline. It requires Rhonda to slither into a skintight gold jumpsuit that leaves nowhere to hide. “I can’t have fish and chips before I get into that suit,” she laughed. “I don’t know what (ABBA) were thinking in the ’70s with those jumpsuits, but doing the show is a joyful thing for me now.” At 182cm tall, Rhonda is long and sleek, a delightful contrast to her ABBA-Solutely Fabulous co-star Lara Mulcahy, a small bundle of Rubenesque curves. “We are like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito,” Rhonda said. “We don’t care. We are a certain age and proud to get into our Lyrca and spread the old girl-power message. Lara is very voluptuous and as short as I am tall. “I think that is part of the joy we bring – the message that you can be fabulous at any age, get out and have a good time. We have the audiences up singing and dancing.” Obviously, the high-energy performance requires a good level of
fitness, which Rhonda works into her daily routine. “I have two standard poodles I walk every day,” she said. “I don’t ever sit idle too long. I am not one of those ladies who does lunch – not that there is anything wrong with that, it is just not me. “I am much better creating a project or running around. The only time I sit down is for dinner, or a movie or a bit of telly at night. I’m active all the time. I pine for those times when I can strip off all the make-up and the bling and go for long walks. It revitalises me.” Even though Rhonda appears to live a life of showbiz glamour, entertaining and attending parties, she emphasises the need to keep mind as well as body at peak performance as you age. “I am like everyone else, I go through bad times. Everyone experiences loss and sadness, but you can’t dwell. Sometimes I could roll up in a big ball and die and dwell in sadness. “That is one of the reasons I am doing the (ABBA-Solutely Fabulous) show. It is my outlet to go out and entertain, to enjoy
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Keyes talks about the Happiness, sadness, divorce, kids, parents, finding love ... Alison Houston
BEST-SELLING author Marian Keyes has never been afraid to tackle life and its issues head-on. And while her protagonists may be slightly older, that is just as true in her latest novel The Break. “When I started writing at 30, I was writing about people in their 20s. Now I’m in my 50s, I’m writing about people in their 40s because, of course, as I get older my concerns are going to change entirely – the way I view things and the things that are affecting the people around me,” Marian said. She hinted that menopause, with its associated anxiety, sleeplessness and questioning of life for many, would play a part in her forthcoming novel. “The whole issue of menopause has not been written about to my satisfaction. It’s infuriating that these women are not treated
with any compassion,” she said. “I want to write about that honestly, so people say, ‘Oh, thank God, it’s not just me!’” The Break deals with a couple in their 40s who are facing their own mortality, fading love and attempting to rediscover themselves as individuals. After 22 years of her own marriage, Marian said she believed change was inevitable, but keeping the lines of communication open was the key to remaining happy together. “I think if you’re with any person for any length of time, you are going to live through serial relationships. That crazy love of the early days isn’t sustainable. “But you’ve got to keep making sure you’re on the same page, or at least communicating. “It’s easy to get lazy in a relationship and just think the other person will always be there. “You have to keep
connected with who you are, and who they are, and what your unique bond is.” In The Break, Amy is gobsmacked when her husband of 18 years, Hugh, who has been grieving the loss of his father and a close friend, announces he needs six months to go off alone and “find himself” – and he doesn’t rule out sexual encounters.
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sort of sappy martyr,” Marian said. She wanted to create a realistic portrait of life in those years when you become “almost viscerally aware of your own mortality”. She also wanted to challenge the idea that “people of a certain age no longer have sex”. “It annoys me that, especially for women, people believe when they get to a certain age that they are just sexless – that’s codswallop!” she said. While she admits some people are quite happy for that area of their lives to diminish, some are still excited by the idea of being found sexually attractive. “Why shouldn’t they? And no one, especially young people, has any right to pass judgment.” Marian said while she had always found it “mortifying” to write sex scenes, it was no more difficult for older characters, and she wanted to ensure they could enjoy “properly
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normalised – he’s still Dad.” Again, Marian hopes that by dealing directly with the subject, it may open conversations about not just those experiencing the disease but their carers, and their need for greater government support. “It’s ridiculous that spouses and kids are just expected to be able to take care of these people,” she said, hailing her mother as a superwoman. “It’s awfully hard work. It’s like child care in reverse, but it’s different because they can be really obstreperous, and of course they are fully grown.” Marian has always spoken openly about her own battles with depression and alcohol and proudly states she has been sober for nearly 24 years. She said while she felt alcoholism was “just very much a part of my story”, something she understood was an illness, not of her choosing and would not be shamed for, when
depression hit, she did feel ashamed. It brought her to the lowest of lows, terrified of the world and spending hours each day considering how she would kill herself. “Society is very quick to blame the person with
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Marian has always spoken openly about her own battles with depression and alcohol and proudly states she has been sober for nearly 24 years. depression, as if they caused it themselves, or it’s just self-pity. But this is something you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy.” She said it took her a long time to realise that depression, too, was a disease and that how she was feeling was not her fault. “Even with cancer,
people talk about people’s ‘battle with cancer’, and if they die, it’s as if they didn’t battle hard enough. It makes me so angry that the onus is being put on the sufferer – not only are they ill, but they are responsible for their own cure.” As a result of her illness, it’s been 11 years since Marian was last in Australia, but she said “from the word go, from my first book, people in Australia understood, they got it.” She believes this is due to the similarities between the Australian and Irish personalities. “We don’t take ourselves too seriously,” she said. “Humour is important to us and we have the ability to laugh at ourselves and at misfortune.” And that, of course, is a characteristic of Marian’s books, that even – or perhaps especially – when dealing with the darkest subjects, there is always humour not too far away. If you are battling depression, call Lifeline 13 1114 24 hours a day.
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WE’RE A LOT ALIKE: Marian Keyes has just completed a promotional tour for her 13th book The Break, but says Australians have ‘got her’ from the start because, like the Irish, we don’t take ourselves too seriously. PHOTO on page 3 taken in 2006 on Australian book tour.
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Gifted ballerina Lyn Fitzsimmons, Scottish by birth, Australian by choice, has been closely watching the Silver Swan’s global flight, when she could wait not longer and flew to the US to gain the appropriate accreditation. Now she is one of two ballerinas in Australia qualified as a Silver Swan teacher. Located on the Sunshine Coast, Lyn brings with her a lifetime of dance experience. “I was born in a ballet bubble,” she says. Now in her early 40s, Lyn’s straight back, elegant neck and stance are evidence of her life story that includes entry into The Glasgow Ballet school at 11 years old, dancing in the Scottish Ballet and opera, followed
THE Silver Swans™ Teacher Training and Licensing Initiative builds upon the academy’s comprehensive research program centred on older students. In 2014, the academy released The Song of the Body: Dance for Lifelong Wellbeing, a book that honours dance as a means to enhance health at any age. The academy continues its “Dance for Lifelong Wellbeing” research and community project, and the organisation has hosted free events across the UK for adults over the age of 65, offering Silver Swans™ classes at its headquarters in London. For dance place and timetable go to: adultdancecircle.com.au.
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Grant gives access to life-changing orthotics Ann Rickard
IF YOU accept bad knees, dodgy hips and an aching back as a normal part of ageing, you may want to think again. According to Sunshine Coast podiatrist Dan Everson, these nagging pains and problems could be caused by your gait. The good news is, bad gait is something that could be improved with knowledge and orthotics, and it may help eleviate a multitude of problems. With 20 years experience in the orthotics business, Dan Everson is a leader in podiatry and constantly strives to revolutionise traditional shoe inserts. He has just been provided with a $499,000 federal grant for a digital innovation that could give Australians widespread access to life-changing
orthotics that will help improve mobility and reduce pain. His Sensokinetic digital platform will enable more health professionals to identify problems earlier and lead to the design and manufacture of individualised Kinetic Orthotics to improve patient mobility and quality of life. Federal Employment Minister and Acting Minister for Industry, Science and Innovation Michaelia Cash joined Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien to announce Dan Everson’s company would receive funding under the Australian Government’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme. “Innovation is central to the government’s plan to grow the Australian economy and I’m very pleased that Kinetic Orthotics will be assisted
WORLD-FIRST: Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien, Employment Minister Senator Michaelia Cash and Sunshine Coast podiatrist Dan Everson at the Marcoola factory Kinetics Orthotics.
to navigate what is often a challenging stage of product development and rollout,” Senator Cash said. The world-first program designs an orthotic specifically for the patient, which would then be
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Finally a job in Vietnam Radical rethink on work and ageing must be long overdue Yvonne Gardiner
LIVING on the Newstart allowance for the next five years held no appeal for Alan Williams, of Wollongong NSW. He wanted a proper job. At 62, he set out to find a position with decent pay that would suit his management experience and build up his savings for retirement. He didn’t expect to have to go overseas to work, but a job search in Australia proved fruitless. “I’ve worked for myself most of my life. I was looking for the more senior roles, general management,” Alan said. “I’d been looking for two and a half months. “I went through about 1000 applications and broke it down to the ones where I had the best chance. “I applied for 22 jobs the first month and got down to two interviews. “I was a one-in-four chance in the first job. The other job it was me or the other person and the
other person got it.” Alan had taken steps to prepare for fulltime work while acting as carer for his wife for nine years, completing a university course on governance. “I need mentally to get back in the workforce – I’m healthy and I’m strong,” he said. Finally, he has secured a position in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as the chief executive officer of a dental implant centre for foreign tourists – overseeing a 100-strong workforce. Alan is “ecstatic” to have a job, although he would have preferred to stay in Australia, where his wife is receiving care for dementia. “Initially the plans are for 12 months in Vietnam. I’ve got three trips lined up to come back,” he said. “In Vietnam, they haven’t lost that respect for people with age. “They still respect that older people have a wealth of knowledge and will pass it on to younger
LOOKING ABROAD: Alan Williams, 62, has taken up a management role in Vietnam after a fruitless job search in Australia. PHOTO: THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
people.” As a result of recent research, The Benevolent Society plans to run a campaign next year addressing the social and policy impacts of ageism. To be called EveryAGE Counts, the campaign will aim to drive conversations
and a national agenda for older Australians, including a federal minister for older Australians. The society’s executive director of strategic engagement, research and advocacy, Dr Kirsty Nowlan, says our society needs a radical rethink of
attitudes towards getting older, because we perceive older people as frail, less involved in life, confused and non-productive. Alan says interviewing panels for jobs should include an older person “to bring perspective”.
Broadcaster Jane Caro says older people have difficulty getting a job and are usually the first workers retrenched when a company is struggling. “There is a negative assumption about getting older,” she said. “It’s a great thing to get older … an achievement. “You have a kind of confidence that you don’t have when you’re young.” Tackling ageism Our fears about ageing prevent us from ageing well, but those fears are based on falsehoods. This was the major finding from research by Australia’s first charity, The Benevolent Society. The national online survey of more than 1400 people across all age groups asked respondents to describe how Australia would be different if ageism was tackled. They said: ■ Greater empathy and compassion. ■ More knowledge transferred through the generations. ■ More tolerance, respect and acceptance. ■ Happier, stronger and more connected communities.
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Overseas living is one way to easy retirement Couple believes life has never been more enjoyable than now Alison Houston
IMAGINE cutting your living costs not by 25 or even 50 per cent, but by a whopping 70 per cent. Impossible you say? Certainly in Australia it would be, and that’s precisely why so many Aussies, like former Brisbanites Michael and Vivien Cullen, are choosing to retire overseas. It was early 2015 when they made the move to Thailand and Michael has just celebrated his 60th birthday there with absolutely no regrets. Having sold up in Australia, the couple bought their new home in Hua Hin, a coastal resort 200km south of Bangkok, for just $140,000. Who can remember the last time Australian properties were at that level? Monthly utilities are $100 and monthly food and grocery shopping $500. Michael says they also eat out several times a week, with tasty fresh meals for about $4 in local eateries, or in more traditional cafes and restaurants $6–10 for a main meal. If, like me, you are questioning the availability and quality of health care, Michael again has reassurances. There are two international-standard
US-university training hospitals in Hua Hin and seeing an Englishspeaking doctor for a GP-style consultation (including any required medication) typically costs no more than $20. Dental check-ups and cleans are $40, while medical insurance, which the pair believe is essential, is roughly equivalent to what they paid in Australia. Michael said that, ironically, it was while on a plane to Europe for a long-saved-for holiday that the pair came across a magazine article about others their age who had not just enjoyed a quick escape but were starting new lives overseas. “I suppose it was the desire not to have to work, to be stuck on that treadmill for, in my case, another 10 years,” the former businessman and teacher said. He said they had seen friends and family who had “done the right thing” and worked and saved all their lives for retirement, only to have something happen to take their health or life away before they could enjoy the fruits of their labour. “I suppose we wanted to take control of our life, what we were going to do and how it was going to be,” Michael said. He started reading
NEW LIFE: Michael and Vivien Cullen have no regrets about selling up in Brisbane and starting a new life in Thailand.
about other people’s adventures living overseas on the International Living Australia website and discovered it was a real possibility – the only question was, where would they go? After considering, and even visiting, South America, they decided it was too far from home and looked towards Asia, where they had previously enjoyed some travel, and specifically Thailand. “When you’re in Australia and thinking about the move, it’s scary as all heck,” Michael said. “But once you do it, you realise it’s an easy and more stimulating life. “This has given us a much more affordable and comfortable life than we
could have had back home.” Their time, he said, is spent being together, socialising with locals and expats from Australia, Britain and Europe, exploring both Thailand and its neighbours, and learning more about the history, culture, the language (although it is easy to get along without it) and religion. “Immersing yourself in the country really deepens the experience,” Michael said. “The possibilities seem endless.” If they had retired in Australia, which he doubts they could have afforded, Michael said they might be “doing the grey nomad thing” but would constantly have been looking at the cost of
petrol, food and checking how far they could afford to go. “Here we can travel to Cambodia, for example, for $50 per person. “We are in a new country, but it’s not trailblazing. There are a lot of other expats and the living is easy. “The price point difference is the big thing. It allows us to do anything we want to really.” The pair are on a retirement visa (multi-entry and renewable annually), which means they are not allowed to work at all, but they also have friends who have moved on a business visa and are setting up a food tour business. His advice for others looking to escape the rat
race, the high cost of living and push their dollar further, is to do their research, both formal and informal, such as reading websites and blogs of others living in the area you are interested in, visiting or possibly house-sitting. As yet, Michael and Vivien haven’t returned to Australia, even for a visit. “What I didn’t expect, and can’t even begin to put a price on, is the thrill of being immersed in a country where everyday life feels so fresh and new,” she said. “I had no idea just how much I would appreciate embracing a new culture or how much fun it would be.” To read more, go to: retiredaussiesinasia.com or internationalliving .com/au/. ■ NB: There had been concern last year regarding portability of the age pension, with the Federal Government announcing it was going to slash the amount of time retirees could spend outside the country from 26 weeks to six. But the legislation was blocked and in May this year, removed, so you can still spend at least 26 weeks overseas without it affecting your pension, after which you may receive a reduced amount, depending on how long you have lived in Australia and how you are affected by Australian Working Life Residency.
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Talk’n’thoughts Hurdles, highjumps and solutions
What are you doing later? LOOKS like it’s time to start some Olympic-style training. I say that because it appears this generation of older adults is facing a long run into the future. Last month, I presented a small selection of scientific advances made in the longevity industry. From all accounts, ongoing discoveries in this area are well on the way to providing us with extra years. This month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics shared more information relating to the subject of longevity. The report noted: “In the past 125 years to 2015, life expectancy in Australia increased by 33.2 years for males and 33.7 years for females.”
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Which poses the question: How will we occupy these extra years? There’s no point looking to our parents for an example. The generation before us basically followed a path of retiring at 65 years old and not living much longer after that. Not so these days. Our job is to not only live for a couple of more decades, but also to provide ways and means to do it with dignity, self-respect and joy.
However, if we don’t have the superannuation funds to match, it’s time to seek out other options. In this edition we have published a couple of lifestyle scenarios chosen by people in their 60s. One option is to keep working and never, ever quit. Another alternative is to live in a cheaper country and, according to the people we have interviewed, this expat lifestyle holds a lot advantages. However, both of these options – a lifelong working life and overseas living – also require society to acknowledge, accept and incorporate corresponding legislation in terms of visas and taxations to fit the
changing circumstances. This includes the serious issue of age discrimination in the workplace. As more older adults seek employment, so do claims of discrimination rise. One of my job-seeking friends tells me that on numerous occasions, after emailing her resume to a prospective employer (where her age is not mentioned), she obtains a face-to-face interview, where her age (57) is obvious, and she never hears back. Of course, that’s only one story, but from what I hear, it is indicative of what many older people experience. Certainly, research completed by the Benevolent Society
provides definite evidence of ageism, but also ways it can be addressed (P35). Additionally, Human Rights and Age Discrimination Commissioner Dr Kay Patterson has made workplace age discrimination a priority. Recently, parliament decided against major changes to the rules and regulations governing people overseas receiving pensions. However, from January 1, 2018, there are changes to the Pension Supplement for people who live overseas or travel outside Australia for more than six weeks. Share housing, intergenerational living and the tiny homes movements add another
dimension to the changing lifestyle of the older Australian. Again, we need government to see the value of supporting these kinds of alternative housing. Finally, our story with Marlene Rutherford and her workshops on consciously ageing is, again, something that is totally unique but I believe necessary as we address a new world order. As American social anthropologist and author Mary Bateson Clark advises – do not juggle all the things you have to do in life, instead put some thought in and compose rather than juggle. Indeed, time to start training for the new years ahead.
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VINNIES BOOK AND PLANT SALE
ST VINCENT de Paul is holding an election weekend book and plant sale at the Good Shepherd Centre, Nanyima St, Buddina (opposite the Kawana Library) on Saturday, November 25. from 8am–3pm and Sunday, November 26 from 9am–2pm. There will be a great selection of general fiction, children’s books, non-fiction books and much more as well as some beautiful plants ready for spring planting. All proceeds go towards assisting those in need in the local community. Donations of books, DVDs and potted plants would be greatly appreciated. Call Maria on 5478 2954.
NAMBOUR GARDEN CLUB
THE book A Tribute to Gardening, funded by the Sunshine Coast 50th Anniversary Fund, was launched at a special meeting of the Nambour Garden Club recently. Nearly 150 people celebrated the inaugural National Garden Week, themed Dig In and Celebrate. The club held a special morning tea where guests heard Sunshine Coast Councillor Greg Rogerson compliment the club on the publication of the book. A Tribute to Gardening retails for $15 and profits will go to charity. Call 5476 4105.
BUDERIM GARDEN CLUB
OUR Annual General Meeting at Buderim War Memorial Hall at 2pm Friday, November 10. Come early for plant stalls, raffle and seed bank. Annual subs due for payment. Bookings required for Christmas
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lunch. No flower competition this month. Visitors welcome. For details, call John Lyon on 0448 714 561.
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MANY PEOPLE ONE PLACE
AS A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the naming of the Sunshine Coast, the Pomona Memorial Hall in conjunction with the Pomona & District Community House, invites you to Many People – One Place at the Pomona Memorial Hall on Saturday, November 11 from 9.30am–2pm. Food, music, storytelling, dance, and craft, this free event will celebrate our diverse cultural backgrounds. Call 5485 2427 or check out the Pomona & District Community House Facebook page for full program.
NOOSA ARTS & CRAFTS ASSOCIATION
WE ARE a not-for-profit organisation run mostly by volunteers and we are very grateful for any support. Membership $75 per annum, renewal $70. Membership will entitle you to join any of the many Regular Activities and Groups held at Wallace House. Call 5474 1211, email: create@noosaarts andcrafts.org.au or website: https://noosa arts andcrafts.org.au.
COOLUM CLAYDEN POTTERS
WE ARE holding our annual exhibition and sales day on November 11 from 8.30am–1pm. Free children’s craft workshop, a chance to decorate pottery or Christmas ornaments to take home. Entry $2 includes a delicious morning tea served from 8.30–11.30am. Two raffles on the day. So
come along to 14 Tradewinds Ave, Coolum Beach and have a great morning out.
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THE club’s next luncheon will be held on Friday, November 24 at 11am at the Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club. The cost for the two course meal is $28. Newcomers are always welcome and if you would like to attend a meeting please contact Sandi on 5479 4631.
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DO CONSIDER attending our club’s events and help raise funds for educating students of underprivileged families. There is always an interesting guest speaker at our meetings on the first Wednesday each month at 11am for 11.30 start, plus a social event is held on the third Wednesday of the month. For luncheon bookings or cancellations, call by 6pm on the Sunday before the luncheon. Contact: Pat Cooney on 5445 6329.
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AT THIS month’s meeting, Barbara Cameron, a national councillor of VIEW club, provided members with information and entertainment regarding VIEW Australia. She focused on the principal goal of our club which is the support of disadvantaged children in our community particularly with regard to their education. For further information regarding the Caloundra Evening VIEW Club please call Val on 5492 6884.
WE WILL be holding our 24th birthday celebration lunch/meeting on Wednesday, November 22, at Headland Golf Club, Golf Links Rd, Buderim. The theme is “Nostalgia”. Bring along a photo of your favourite time in your life. 11am for 11.30 meeting followed by lunch, tea or coffee. Guest speaker. All women are welcome to attend meetings or monthly social outings. For more information please contact Glenda on 0401 548 349.
PROBUS CLUBS ■ KAWANA WATERS
WHO wouldn’t like to come and fly, see more of Australia and the world if it were so much more accessible to them? A recent meeting of the Probus Club of Kawana Waters enjoyed an informative and enlightening insight on how that might soon be turned into a reality. Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project co-ordinator planning and major projects Simon Kitchington and project director Ross Ullman, two key figures in bringing about this transformation, were our able co-presenters. For more information about our club, contact: Allan Taylor on 5493 2738.
VOLUNTEERING SUNSHINE COAST
A KEY risk factor for stress, anxiety and depression is social isolation.Volunteering combats this by keeping you in regular contact with others who are committed to making their community a better place live. It is one of the best ways to make new friends, it strengthens your ties to the community and
broadens your support network, exposing you to people and organisations with common interests, neighbourhood resources, fun and fulfilling activities. Volunteering Sunshine Coast has more than 140 non-for-profit organisations as members who are constantly seeking people for a variety of volunteer positions right across the Sunshine Coast. For further information: call 5443 8256, 0410 437 977 or 0410 437 237.
LINE DANCING FOR FUN
LINE dancing is an activity for all ages keen to exercise the mind and body. Classes from Mondays and Thursdays. 9am–12pm. Beginner, improver and intermediate levels. Newcomer beginners 12.15–1.30pm. Held at the Sport and Recreation Centre, cnr Currimundi Rd and Ilya St, Currimundi. New class starting November 14 on Tuesdays 9am–12pm at Maroochydore CWA hall. Memorial Ave, Maroochydore. Cost is $12. Call Ute Woods on 0412 804 499.
BUDDINA COAST CARE
JOIN us under the shade of the casuarina trees from 8–10am for our next dune care activity (planting natives and removing the weeds) on Tuesday, November 14 at Beach Access 221 on Pacific Blvd, Buddina (Kawana SLSC northern carpark). All provisions, tools, plants, conversation and morning tea provided. Buddina Coast Care is a community volunteer group and new volunteers and visitors are welcome. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month. Visit our Faceboook page
THE Maroochydore branch of the Country Women Association will be holding their next cent sale on Friday, November 24 at Memorial Ave, Maroochydore. Doors open at 8.30am for a 9.30 start. Entry is $5 and includes a lucky door prize and morning tea. Plenty of prizes to be won, so bring your friends. Everyone is welcome. Contact: Elaine Schefe on 5475 4045 or email: elaineschefe43@ bigpond.com.
RAAF ASSOCIATION KAWANA WATERS
THE Royal Australian Air Force Association Kawana Waters branch, is currently seeking membership from both male and female ex members of the RAAF. The aim is to promote and maintain welfare and benefits of serving members, Ex members of the RAAF and Her Majesty’s, Air Forces and Allied Air Forces and their dependents. The branch also conducts: Monthly subsided lunches. Membership is $25 per calender year. bus tours of an interesting nature an many other types of social activities. The branch meets every Saturday of each month at the Kawana Waters Life Saving Club House at Pacific Blvd, Buddina at 10am hours. Call the secretary on 5443 2775 for more information.
YANDINA COUNTRY MUSIC
COUNTRY music concerts are held at the Hall of Fame, 24 Steggalls Rd, Yandina on the second Saturday (traditional country) and third Sunday (more upbeat and diverse) of every month 1–5pm. We are a not-for-profit organisation and the proceeds will go towards the upkeep of the hall. Toe-tapping music with a great band. Walk-ups welcome. Raffle and door prizes, canteen open, free afternoon tea. Entry $8. Concession $6. Enquiries Shirley 0408 582 386, Noeline 5446 7545. CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
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of the museum’s military display. The collections, displays and family histories can be viewed during the museum’s normal opening hours of 1–4pm, Wednesday to Saturday, at 18 Mitchell St, Nambour. Call: 5441 2119.
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PACIFIC CHAMBER PLAYERS
PURELY Trios will be the final concert in the 2017 series for the Sunshine Coast’s Pacific Chamber Players. This enchanting concert programme will consist of familiar trios by Haydn, Beethoven and Mendelssohn making it the perfect afternoon entertainment. The Pacific Chamber Players will be performing on Saturday, November 25 at 2pm at St Peter’s Catholic Church, 28 Elizabeth St, Coolum Beach and Sunday, November 26 at 2pm at Caloundra Uniting Church, 56c Queen St, Caloundra. Tickets will be available at the door with the usual portion of ticket sales being donated to Bloomhill Cancer Care. Prices are $28, concession $25, students $7 (cash only). pacificchamberplayers. com or call 5446 8128.
T2DIABETES FREE WORKSHOPS
THE Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service provides free T2Diabetes information sessions to people diagnosed with T2Diabetes or pre diabetes. Our final sessions for 2017 will be held in Gympie on
HAPPY MEMBERS: Jan Timlinson and Judy McArdle, from Caloundra Evening VIEW Club.
Thursday, November 30 and Maroochydore on Wednesday, November 29. A clinical nurse, social worker, dietician and health promotion officer speak on the day. Bookings essential, call 5319 4834.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
A CHISTMAS Bazaar will be held in our Community Hall on Saturday, November 18 to which everyone is invited. Buy delectable home made cakes, sweets, jams, and pickles, or choose gifts from a variety of hand crafted goods including jewellery, collages, stoneware and ceramics, paintings and artwork children’s clothes, toys and books. Doors open at 8.30am–12pm at Buderim Gardens Retirement
Village, opp Headland Bowls Club at 405 Mooloolaba Rd, Buderim. Parking available on site.
CALOUNDRA STAMP CLUB
ON NOVEMBER 18, the Caloundra Stamp Club will be holding its 39th annual Stamp Fair at Kawana Community Hall, Nanyima St, Buddina (behind Kawana Shopping World) from 8.30am–3.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to visit the Stamp Fair and participate in its activities. Admission is free and children accompanied by adults are welcome. There is ample onsite parking with wheelchair access and also on street parking. Lucky door prizes, multiple raffle draws will occur on
Representatives of 2/15th Battalion Remembrance Club, Kathleen Lyall, Gordon Wallace (former president) and Nambour Museum president Clive Plater.
the day and refreshments are available at the fair.
AUSTRALIAN HEARING BUS
HEARING loss is a significant health issue in the community. The incidence of hearing loss increases as we get older. It is a part of the natural ageing process, with 60 per cent of people aged over 60 suffering from some form of hearing loss. The Australian Hearing bus offers free “hearing checks”, to members of the community more likely to have hearing loss. Wednesday, November 8: Goodprice Pharmacy, Nicklin Way, Kawana (opposite Jessica Park) 9.30am–1.30pm; Thursday, November 9: Stockland Shopping
Centre – Caloundra South (opposite KFC) 9.30am–3.30pm; Monday, November 18: 8 Cooma Terrace, Caloundra – (opposite the Caloundra Bus Exchange) 9.30am–1.30pm; Tuesday, November 14: Bunnings Warehouse – 98 Dalton Drive, Maroochydore 9.30am–3.30pm. No appointment necessary. Any inquires on 5409 5600.
NAMBOUR MUSEUM
TO COMMEMORATE the 75th anniversary of Operation Bulimba, the Nambour Museum invited Gordon Wallace, former president of the 2/15th Battalion Remembrance Club, to officially open the recently completed 2/15th Battalion section
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CALOUNDRA FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH INC
ANOTHER interesting war history presentation awaits the Caloundra Family History Research Inc at the next general meeting at 1.30pm on Thursday, November 16. Presented by member Ian Edwardson, this promises to be a welcome addition to the other interesting sessions we have listened to during 2017. Visitors are always welcome to attend and join members for afternoon tea and the meeting following the presentation. The group’s resource rooms, which are wheelchair accessible, are at the Sunshine Coast Turf Club in Corbould Park and open Thursdays and Saturday mornings. Enter at GATE 2 on Pierce Ave, Little Mountain, where there is plenty of parking. Contact Roz on 5493 1197 or Valerie on 5437 3879 or caloundrafamily history.org.au.
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KAWANA SENIORS INC
WE MEET weekly at the Kawana Library Community Hall every Thursday at 9.30am for friendship and meeting new people. Each week we have an entertainer, play hoy and bingo, indoor bowls plus spin the wheel, lucky door fruit and meat tray raffles and gifts for hoy and bingo wins. We welcome any seniors looking to enhance their lives with outings and meeting new people. Visitor enquiries may be made through president, Selima Taylor on 5452 5979.
HISTORICAL RESEARCH GROUP INC
THE Heritage Centre at 17 Emerald St, Cooroy now has extended opening on the fourth Saturday of each month from 9am–3pm. Friendly members of Cooroy-Noosa Family and Local History Group will be there to help with your local heritage and family history questions. At the monthly meeting on Saturday, November 11 from 1pm, a member will tell us about her father’s experiences at the Battle of Beersheba. Afternoon tea and the meeting will follow the talk. The group will
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celebrate Melbourne Cup day with lunch at a member’s home. Visit genealogy-noosa.org.au or call 5442 5570.
COOLUM AND DISTRICT RED CROSS BRANCH
NEXT meeting: Wednesday, November 8 from 10am start at Coolum Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, Coolum Beach. Come and join us for a coffee and find out what we do. Visitors very welcome. Call Robyn on 0409 124 460 for more details.
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RETIRED or about to retire?.Association of Independent Retirees (AIR Limited) is a not-for-profit organisation working for
the interests of selffunded and partially selffunded retirees or those about to retire. Next meeting on November 9 from 9.45am for 10am at South Pacific Resort, 179 Weyba Rd, Noosaville. Speaker: Matthew Auger, ptockbroker and Partner, Morgans Noosa. Topic: Superannuation. AIR meetings are conducted in a friendly and informal atmosphere and visitors are very welcome. We seek a fair outcome for retirees. $5 pp includes morning tea. Call 0466 449 946 for further information or email airnoosacommunications @gmail.com.
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Co-compilers of the book Tribute to Gardening, Fay Thorogood and Jeanette Morrison, of the Nambour Garden Club.
POMONA
EVERY Tuesday from 7–9.30pm, Pat and Norm Young organise a social evening at the Pomona Memorial School of Arts Hall. The cost is $4, which includes Supper. It is a very enjoyable evening as Pat and Norm provide new vogue and old time dancing. Come and be a spectator and see if you will enjoy it. Everyone is welcome. Call 5485 2007 for more information or visit.
SUNSHINE COAST COMPUTER CLUB INC
SCAMS, Ransomeware and hacking are in the media quite often with dire consequences given. Members of the Sunshine Coast Computer Club Inc are made aware of what these are and how to
guard against becoming a victim. If you are looking for to help with your technology equipment come as a visitor to a weekly club meeting at Buderim on a Thursday afternoon or Caloundra on a Saturday morning. Call the club information line 5492 1005, visit the website: www.sccc.org.au.
AGLOW INTERNATIONAL SUNSHINE COAST BRANCH
OUR next meeting is on Friday, November 10 starting at 9.30am at Flame Tree Baptist Church hall, 27 Coes Creek Rd, Burnside. Entry $8 includes morning tea. Come along and bring a friend. Contact: Melva 5443 5752 or Dorothy 5476 4190. Aglow
ENJOY healthy exercise at your own pace. Marjie’s Welcome to Walking for fitness, fun and friendship combines riverside walks with exercise interludes. Meet at: Cod-hole Boat Ramp Vehicle Park – Bradman Ave at 9am on Mondays and Tuesdays. Call Marjie Andrews, qualified fitness leader on 5448 4229.
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CICADA Queensland stands for Cochlear Implant Club and Advisory Association and is a volunteer organisation helping people back into the world of sound. Next gathering on November 28 at the Sunshine Castle Bli Bli from 10am–12pm. All are welcome, just turn up for a cuppa and a chat. Free entry to Castle Cafe. Contact Penny via email: pennyphillips1@bigpond. com or SMS only 0421 328 909.
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YOUR CLUBS MARCOOLA SURF CLUB
NEW Members Kiosk – this is a members only initiative. The Kiosk is located at the entrance to the gaming room. Swipe you card daily to receive points, prizes or special entry to members only promotions. Check your points, change your details or even redeem a club voucher by just swiping you current Marcoola Surf Club Members Card. Membership Fees: Social Membership $11; Senior Card Holder $5.50. Benefits: As a Marcoola Surf Club member you will get to experience and enjoy the privileges and benefits that membership brings, access to exclusive member only promotions, discounts, reward program and helping save lives on beautiful Marcoola Beach. As a focused community club, we are committed to providing the following member privileges; discounts on food and drinks, Member’s only promotions, Members Only cash draws, Accrual of valuable reward points, Member savings on
GIVING BACK: The Tewantin Noosa RSL has donated over $400,000 the community in this financial year.
takeaway sales. Members draws are held every Wednesday night between 5.30-7.30pm. For any membership problems or change of address, please feel free to phone reception on 5448 8605.
TEWANTIN RSL
SERVING the Community: Sponsorship/Donations. Giving back to the community in grand proportions has become a hallmark of the Tewantin
Noosa RSL & Citizens Memorial Club. Over $400,000 in cash donations and in-kind support had been provided to the community in this financial year alone. Beneficiaries
across all aspects of the community are given support including individuals, sporting groups, community associations, service clubs and schools. We are very proud of our
community involvement and it is so fantastic to see the difference our contributions make. Almost none of these donations would be achievable were it not for the generosity of the members of the club. Their continual support is what enables us to make a real difference to our community. Just a few of the many recipients of our community support program include: Noosa Australia Football Club, Noosa Netball Association, Tewantin Pony Club, TNT Thunder Cricket Club, Noosa Pirates Rugby League Football Club, Noosa Lions Soccer Club, Dodgers Softball Club, Noosa Water Polo, Tewantin State School, Noosaville State School, Noosa Salvation Army, Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club, Smile for a Child, Sunshine Butterflies, House with No Steps, Noosa Hill Climb. To apply for community support, complete the Community Support application form available to download online at noosarsl.com.au.
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YOUR CLUBS METS ON KINGS CALOUNDRA SURF CLUB
METS on Kings offers an irresistible range of delicious dishes from tender schnitzels, plump steaks, burgers, fresh salads and succulent seafood using locally sources fresh ingredients. Our menu also caters to gluten free, dairy free diets and we also have vegetarian options. Take advantage of our daily specials and generous member discounts. Functions: Whatever the occasion, we have the venue and menu options to make your formal, casual or corporate event a big success. From birthdays, weddings to reunions we’ll make sure that your special event is one to remember. We have packages to suit all types of functions, from a causal cocktail setting to intimate sit-down dinners with table service. The Deck at Mets on Kings has an alfresco style setting overlooking Kings Beach and the Brisbane shipping lane, ideal for up to 120 people. To view our function packages visit: metsonkings.com.au
Email info@coolum beach bowls.com.au or street address: Elizabeth St (behind McDonald’s) Coolum Beach.
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IDEAL FOR DINING: Mets on Kings at Caloundra has a stunning view.
/functions or phone the club on 5491 8418. Our free courtesy bus service operates for our members and visitors with in the Wurtulla, Little Mountain, Golden Beach, Dicky Beach and Pelican
Waters areas. Please call the club on 5491 8418 to make a reservation.
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Courtesy Bus, phone 0404 029 474 to arrange a pick-up by our complimentary courtesy bus. Opening hours are from 10am until 12am Monday- Saturday and 8am-12am Sunday. Why
not book your Christmas party or function and have it fully catered for. A sit down menu or finger food is available and barefoot bowls. Phone Neil for bookings on 5446 1153.
THE Sunshine Coast Youth Band and Sunshine Brass will be performing live in the Sunshine Coast Function Centre at 2pm on Sunday, November 12. This 28 piece Sunshine Coast Youth Band is made up of some of the finest young players on the Sunshine Coast. Recently crowned both Australian and Queensland Youth Champions, this versatile group of young musicians aged from 11-17 years will perform some of their winning pieces as well as some well-known toe tappers. This concert will also feature Sunshine Brass, C-grade Queensland Champions, to celebrate their success. This celebration is not to be missed. Tickets $10 available at the door. Caloundra RSL, 19 West Terrace, Caloundra. Phone 5438 5800.
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What’s on ON NOW UNTIL NOVEMBER 17
FROM NOVEMBER 17
SPAMALOT retells the legendary tale of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. Arthur, travelling with his devoted servant Patsy, recruits several knights to accompany him on his
COMPILED BY NICKY NORMAN quest, including Sir Bedivere, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Galahad. Inspired by the classic comedy film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical features shenanigans including a bevy of beautiful show girls, flatulent Frenchmen, cows and killer rabbits. Presented by Coolum Theatre Players and directed by Linda Gefken, this show will be performed “in the round” at Coolum Civic Centre. Book now on www.coolumtheatre .com.au or phone 5446 2500. Six shows in November: 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 7.30pm and 19 and 26 at 2pm.
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THE Brisbane Symphony
NOVEMBER 25
MASTER COPY: Artist Lies Donovan with a painting from her Fabulous Fakes Art Exhibition now showing at the Pomona Railway Station Gallery.
Orchestra, under the direction of Antoni Bonetti, so enjoyed accompanying cellist Patrick Murphy in 2016 that he was promptly invited to return. This internationally renowned Brisbane based cellist will perform Dvorak’s beautiful
cello concerto at Lake Kawana Community Centre on Sunday, November 19, at 3pm. Lake Kawana Community Centre, Sportsmans Pde, Bokarina. Bookings: call 5413 1400.
NOVEMBER 22
THE Judy Henzell Sunshine Melodies Concert Series presents the World’s Fastest Violinist Vov Dylan performing at The Events Centre, Caloundra at 11am. Since 2007, theatres have been calling him “Australia’s answer to Andre Rieu” as the joy he brings to audiences and his approach of performing popular pieces is one in the same. A complimentary morning tea is included in the ticket price and will be served from 10am. Call 5491 4240 or visit: theeventscentre.com.au.
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DECEMBER 1
SUNDALE Carols by Candlelight, 35 Doolan Street, Nambour. Kids’ entertainment and barbecue from 4pm, Carols start at 6.30pm, Santa comes at 7.30pm, fireworks at 8pm. Come join in on the fun! Salvation Army Brass band, side show alley. $1 sausage sizzle and drinks. Bring a chair and blanket to enjoy the festivities.
✰THE OzManouche Fest comes to Nambour. Jazz Manouche is a term for Gypsy Jazz music. Birthed in Paris in the 1930s it was started by legendary gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt (from the Manouche gypsy clan) and Stephane Grapelli, violinist, who incorporated the swing beat with their Romani style music. Get your gypsy on and join us at the Oz Manouche Fest from 2pm-6pm at The Bison Bar, 52-64 Currie St, Nambour. Call Robyn Brown on 0403 152 397 for information. ✰HOT 91.1 Ignite Chilli Festival set to satisfy all the senses. There’s a lot to look forward as the inaugural Hot 91.1 Ignite Chilli Festival creates a hot and spicy trail in Bulcock Street, Caloundra from 1pm-8pm. Hosted by the Caloundra Chamber of Commerce, this is Caloundra’s first food festival. Free tastings, great shopping, excellent entertainment and music, roving street theatre with mesmerising acts and lots of other activities to enjoy for FREE with the family. www.facebook.com/ caloundrachillifestival for
DECEMBER 2
✰THE Sunshine Coast Jazz Club Inc. proudly presents Caxton Street Jazz Band. No Introduction is needed for this hot swinging Jazz Band – they elicit enthusiastic responses from both listening and dancing audiences. Caloundra Power Boat Club from 2-4.30pm. As a tribute to their 40 years, the SCJC invite you to dress to a 1920’s theme – get those flapper and gangster outfits out and let’s have some fun. Doors open at 12.30pm for those dining first at this beautiful venue overlooking Pumicestone Passage. Bookings essential - to reserve your table and avoid disappointment, Call Carlyn on 0427 782 960 or for info call Ted 5491 6017. ✰JOIN the Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra’s A Night at the Proms at 7pm. An evening of spectacular and exciting music, conducted by Adrian King with guest Baritone soloist Andrew Burns. Lake Kawana Community Centre, call 5413 1400 or www.sunshinecoast symphonyorchestra.com.
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FABULOUS Fakes Art Exhibition is an unusual exhibition at the Pomona Railway Station Gallery. The artist, Lies Donovan, was given a challenge, to copy one of the great masters to further her artistic capabilities by her art teacher at the time, Lyn Mcrae. Brush in hand she set of on a journey of copying the great masters. To view the priceless originals of these “fakes” you would have to travel far and wide. To own one of the original paintings would be beyond ones’ wildest dreams.
kiddies toys to a hand painted silk shawl for that special someone, all at great prices and made by local artists and craftspeople. Buderim Memorial Hall and Craft Cottage corner Church and Main Sts, Buderim. Friday, November 24 Craft Cottage only 1-5pm. Saturday, November 25 Memorial Hall and Craft Cottage 8am-3pm, with some market traders closing at 2.30pm.
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Travel
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Why take a tour with a guide? TRAVEL author Ann Rickard has been hosting small-group tours in Provence for 13 years (see picture above). She has also been on many a trip herself where tour guides have hosted her. She gives us some of the advantages and disadvantages for seniors when it comes to holidaying independently or with a tour group.
ADVANTAGES
■ Local knowledge UNLESS you are a fanatic about research before you travel, you will probably miss many a highlight and relevant information. A local guide will take you to all the important sites and ensure you don’t miss anything. ■ Safety
SOME countries and destinations should never be considered without a tour guide, on safari for example (you preferably want one with a stun-gun), or in India where just leaving your hotel is a journey into chaos. A tour guide will not let you venture into dangerous parts of any town or city either, and this is a big one for seniors’ safety. ■ Jumping the queue A GOOD tour guide will have access to pre-booked tickets that you, as a free-spirited traveller, will not. This is especially welcome at crowded and popular museums, cathedrals or sites where the queues extend for several kilometres. Skipping the queues is a big advantage for seniors.
■ Saving time ALL travellers have experienced the frustration of wasting time looking for that famous landmark, site, icon. Many an argument has sprung between couples over a map and a confused expression. A guide will get you there effortlessly and take all the responsibility. A guide will also know places or sites to avoid during rush times, saving you hours of frustration. ■ No driving DRIVING in foreign countries on the other side of the road is stressful for everyone, let alone the nervous senior. Anyone who has driven in Rome or navigated the multiple lanes around the Arc de Triomphe will tell you horror stories. A guide
and driver will move you smoothly through even the most frenzied city and get you as close as possible to the destination.
DISADVANTAGES
■ Too much structure A STRUCTURED tour means you are locked in. You will not be able to visit that delightful trattoria, bistro or patisserie you passed on your way to a famous landmark, no chance of going back to discover those tempting markets you passed on the bus – you have an itinerary to stick to. You will never know what you have missed. ■ Other people GROUPS mean there will always be someone annoying (never you, of course). It is impossible to love everyone in a
group and there will be occasions when you must grit your teeth and bite your tongue or end up in an argument. ■ Trapped into buying IN POORER countries you will often find your tour guide taking you to his brother’s carpet shop or his cousin’s souvenir store where you will be stuck and hassled to buy something you don’t want. ■ Too much information WHILE tour guides will give you inside knowledge about that fresco in a cathedral or the carvings on a temple, they can often be too long-winded for most travellers, who want only the minimum information. Trying to pay attention to every small fact and historic date is difficult… especially for the senior who finds
standing in one spot exhausting. ■ Way too much to do MANY tours have their guests up at dawn and into a big bus to complete a busy full day’s itinerary before a hotel dinner (again structured) and then bed. Too much travel means you won’t remember half of what you see or do, will not be able to take your time and soak up the atmosphere, let alone immerse yourself in the culture and get to know the locals. Ann hosts groups of eight on her Provence tours, with a large house as a base from where she does day trips, allowing for plenty of free time around the pool with a glass of French wine and flexibility for shopping. www.annrickard.com.
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CRUISING
Insure for a good time
International medical care can be a very expensive cost BY 2020, close to two million Australians will be packing for a cruise, but they won’t necessarily have the correct travel insurance. Recent research proves almost half of those holiday makers won’t be taking out travel insurance or won’t take out the correct type to cover them when on a cruise ship and at their destinations. Also revealed was that during the time on board, many travellers mistakenly believe Medicare or their private health insurer will cover any medical expenses. “Nearly a third incorrectly assumed the Federal Government would pay if they needed to be medically evacuated from a cruise ship,” the Quantum Market Research’s Understand Insurance and smartraveller.gov.au survey researchers reported. The researchers found 70% of these cruise travellers were exposing
themselves to significant risk because they believed there was less chance of losing their luggage than on a flight, or that their voyage would be cancelled or delayed. Other key findings of the survey of cruise travellers were: ■ 37% of those aged 65 and over bought travel insurance policies that might not adequately cover them. ■ 65 year olds and over had a better than average understanding of travel insurance, but a large proportion thought it covered cruises as standard, leading to under-insurance or non-insurance. ■ More than a third of them believed travel insurance was less important for cruises than other overseas holidays because cruise ships have doctor to treat passengers if they get sick. Understand Insurance spokesman Campbell Fuller said:
CRUISING: Many cruise travellers mistakenly believe Medicare or their private health insurer will cover any medical expenses.
“Unfortunately, 53 per cent of cruise ship passengers and cruise intenders in the next two years believe they can rely on medical care on board their ship, and that if they fall critically ill the Australian Government will pay for their care and their evacuation back
home. “That is not the case. Medical treatment, hospital stays and medical evacuations back home can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. “Too often, Australia’s consular officials in foreign ports have to help ill or injured passengers
who are either not insured or have not bought the right insurance cover. “When cruise passengers book a trip, they should make sure they buy travel insurance that covers them for their cruise, and for all destinations they intend to go.
“Travellers who have pre-existing medical conditions should also let their insurer know beforehand.” Did you know: ■ A day in an international hospital can cost $10,000 and payment is often required prior to admission.
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CRUISING
CRUISE SHIP: P&O's Pacific Jewel anchors off Mooloolaba on a beautiful and perfect winter's day. PHOTO: JOHN MCCUTCHEON
Learn the ways of cruising CRUISING is a special universe in the galaxy of travel. Boarding a ship on holiday is like moving to a foreign village, with strange customs to be learned, new rules to be observed and a cast of hundreds, sometimes thousands, of strangers to share your days. Prepare for the journey with these handy survival tips. ■ If you’ve already booked a berth aboard something called Crystal Serenity, or Carnival Ecstasy, or Enchantment of the Seas, you’ve probably twigged that cruise companies love extravagant language. The industry comes with its own flowery prose designed to dazzle prospective passengers. Hence even the most basic windowless cabins are billed as staterooms, as if a minor royal might have stayed there just before you, and butlers, let’s be
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frank, are often little more than glorified room attendants. As with so much in life it’s actions, not words, that matter. As long as your butler brings Champagne to your cabin on command, let them call themselves whatever they like. ■ There are few areas of 21st century life where dress standards still matter as much as they do on a ship. Several operators have loosened their bow ties and ditched formal nights in a late acknowledgement that hardly anyone these days gets about in tuxedos and organza gowns. But it’s still a minefield navigating the spectrum of dress codes from daywear and cocktail to informal, smart casual, elegant casual or “stylish separates”. This is a parallel universe where denim is, bizarrely, banned after 6pm on many ships. Always check company websites for
detailed fashion tips, or risk social death at sea. ■ Even on the surest ship and calmest oceans, having the ground shift constantly beneath the feet can make novice cruisers queasy. Pills and patches help ease the upset; some cruisers swear by ginger, others by bananas. Allow a day or two for the middle ear to settle and the sea legs to kick in, except if you’re heading to Antarctica. As always with travel, the most amazing destinations are the hardest to reach and expeditioners must brave 48 hours of the wild Drake Passage crossing before feasting their (slightly bleary) eyes on the White Continent. ■ For those who really can’t stomach being at sea, there’s always river cruising. It offers all the fun of being afloat and none of the nausea.
■ Dining at sea is a series of never-ending indulgences, a place where it’s possible to fill your face from 5am breakfast buffets to midnight feasts via detours to pizza stands, burger bars and 24/7 room service. Celebrity-chef restaurants are all the rage right now and, while you’ve got more chance of spotting a mermaid than you have of seeing Thomas Keller or Luke Mangan manning the stoves, you can expect their branded menus to be a cut above the ordinary. ■ It is not humanly possible to take part in every activity offered on board. All major cruise lines offer dozens of diversions for on-board entertainment. Cunard ships, for example, offer almost 100 daily events, ranging from watercolour classes and bridge tournaments to film screenings and Latin
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dance, to keep passengers busy during long stints afloat on round-the-world and transatlantic sailings. Due to the sheer availability of options, you will do things at sea that you never imagined yourself doing on land. It might be wailing through late-night karaoke in the nightclub, catching a “Broadway-style” show or a craps class in the casino. Don’t hold back. Just go with the flow. ■ No matter how grand a ship’s claims of connectivity at sea, and no matter how “state of the art” their latest technology might be, outside major ports the on-board Wi-Fi will often be woeful. Brace yourself for late ’90s-era connectivity as websites fail to load, emails abort and disappear middelivery and Facebook remains a distant dream. The only thing you can do
to cover yourself is make sure internet access is included in your ticket price. At least that way you won’t be charged for all those hours spent staring at the spinning wheel of despair. ■ Cruising holidays can leave you looking years younger. Partly this is due to the stress-free lifestyle and invigorating sea air, but often it’s the result of shrewd investments at the on-board spa. With everything from teeth whitening to skin peels and Botox now on offer, it’s the ideal opportunity for a makeover. ■ Of all the many compelling reasons why cruising holidays now lure more than a million Australians to explore the world’s seas and rivers each year, they usually have less to do with ice cream flavours and craft classes than with the rare pleasures of seeing our world from the water.
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History takes hold at every turn as we unearth our convict roots and early settlement • Experience stunning scenery, nature and meet creatures great and small • 1 Night Launceston • 1 Night St Helens • 1 Night Freycinet • 4 Nights Hobart • Visit Port Arthur • Bruny Island • West Coast Wilderness • 2 Nights Strahan • Gordon River Cruise • Cradle Mountain • 2 Nights Smithton • Cape Grim • The Nut • Sheffield • 1 Night Devonport • 34 meals
Choice of Elite ‘Diamond Class’ OR ‘Gold Class’ coach travel • 1 Night Roma • Then get back to nature staying 3 Nights at Carnarvon Gorge with it’s sandstone escarpments • Unique safari cabins • Daily Naturalist Guided Walks • Scenic Helicopter Flight • 1 Night Yeppoon • Bird Watching & Eco Reef Walks on a Coral Cay during 2 Nights on Heron Island • We then venture to the Town of 1770 for a 2 Night Stay • Full day LARC tour to Bustard Head • 28 Meals
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Enjoy 2 Overnight Rail Journeys in First Class Cabins on the Spirit of the Outback • Choice of Elite ‘Diamond Class’ OR ‘Gold Class’ coach travel • 4 Nights Longreach • See Stockman’s Hall of Fame • Qantas Founders Museum & Jet Tour • Outback Stockman’s Show • Camden Park Station Tour • Drovers Sunset Cruise & Outback Dinner & Live Show • Age of Dinosaurs Exhibit & Tour at Winton • 17 meals
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This epic adventure into the heart of the Red Centre starts with 2 nights in Adelaide • Murray River Cruise • Overnight in Gold Service aboard the mighty Ghan • 3 nights in Alice Springs • Outback Telegraph Station • RFDS • West MacDonnell Ranges • 3 Nights 5-star Ayers Rock • Heli Tour of Uluru & Olgas • Field of Light Uluru • Sounds of Silence dinner • 1 Night Kings Canyon • The Ghan Alice to Darwin • 2 Nights Darwin • Litchfield N.P. • Wangi Falls • Termite Mounds • 38 Meals
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Live Australia’s story through an adventure holiday in Queensland’s Outback & Gulf Country • 1 Night Roma • 2 Nights Carnarvon Gorge with Guided Walks & Heli Flight • 3 Nights Longreach touring Stockman’s Hall of Fame • Cattle Station Tour • Qantas Museum • Age of Dinosaurs at Winton • 2 Nights Cloncurry • Mt Isa Mine Tour • 2 Nights Karumba • Gulflander Rail Journey • 2 Nights Cobbold Gorge • Savannahlander Rail Journey • 1 Night Undara & Lava Tubes Tour • 1 Night 5-star Cairns • 42 meals
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Barossa • Board the PS Murray Princess for 3 Night Cruise on the Mighty Murray in Outside Cabins with On-shore Excursions • Indulge in an overnight rail journey on The Indian Pacific from Adelaide • Whistle-stop Tour in Broken Hill • Travel through The Blue Mountains • 3 nights Darling Harbour with Daily Tours • Finalé sunset
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CRUISING
Cruise with a difference These are special trips that focus on exotic and cultural
Romania tour has a number of departures in June and September 2018 and includes a visit to Transfagarasan Rd, dubbed ‘the greatest road in the world’ by Top Gear. In response to holidaymakers’ desire to get away from the masses, Peregrine’s small-group trips are now even more intimate, with 20 new small ship cruising charters added to the 2018 calendar. The inaugural charters will include eight-day cruises from Lisbon to Malaga, around Iceland’s Wild West Coast, Croatia’s Central Coast and the Hidden Gems of Greece. Cruises run from May to October and are priced from $2735* per person twin share. Peregrine’s Limited Edition range for 2018 includes an 18-day tour of the UNESCO-recognised Fes Festival of World
ANCIENT DISCOVERIES: Moors and Christians Festival Alhambra palace.
Sacred Music in Morocco, priced from $3215* per person twin share. Peregrine will become the first operator offering a dedicated tour experience when the music festival gets under way in May next year. Other highlights include 6706692ac
PEREGRINE Adventures has released its latest European brochure, with the introduction of brand new destinations and new small ship cruising charters among the highlights of the 2018 program. The new brochure offers unique European itineraries from the Moors to Transylvania and Central Europe to the Canary Islands, and incorporates iconic cultural events in Scotland and Morocco. The Australian-owned travel company has earmarked Romania as the next European hot spot, with a brand new itinerary taking in Bran Castle in Brasov, the pristine forests outside Viscri, and offering the chance to stay in an 18th-century guesthouse owned by a real-life Count. Priced from $3415*, the 11-day Secrets of
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the14-day Scottish Highland Games tour, which is regularly attended by the Royal family and priced from $5995* per person twin share. Also the 12-day Moors and Christians Festival in Spain, which offers the
chance to take part in parades, battle reconstructions and military marches, from $6560* per person twin share. Train buffs will enjoy the 10-day Alpine Railway Journey, which lets travellers experience the
romance of the railway on an alpine tour through Italy, Switzerland and Germany, priced from $5530* per person twin share. Meanwhile, Peregrine Adventures will continue to offer its 11-day Greek Island Odyssey, a staple of the annual European line-up, starting from $5770* per person twin share. “Europe has always been a hot destination for the Peregrine traveller and now we have incorporated unique historical experiences and festivals into our new trips to cater for specific interests,” said Robyn Nixon, general manager of Peregrine Adventures. “In 2018 we have also lowered the group size on our trips from 16 to just 12 people, which allows us to create special, intimate moments with local people.” For more information about the tours on offer, visit the website: peregrineadventures.com.
A dental kit to fit into your travel packing WHAT’S in the first aid kit? We all love to travel and explore with family or friends. Despite many hours of careful planning and preparation, things can and do go wrong. So a well-equipped first aid kit is a wise investment. The most frustrating and unexpected problems which occur are usually tooth related. A dental check-up before leaving is a good idea, but even though everything looks OK dental problems can still occur while away. Currently available first aid kits only deal with a range of medical problems lacking any effective means of dealing with dental problems (apart from pain-killers). Dental problems won’t kill you but how annoying if a tooth or filling breaks away leaving a sharp, jagged edge and there is always the possibility of toothache. How many holidays are ruined by dental problems? Blu Tack and chewing gum don’t work so how
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long can you survive on pain-killers? These problems occur without warning, anywhere, anytime. Skilled help may not be that easy to find wherever you are. Can you imagine trying to find a dentist for you or your family “out of hours”, away from home or unable to speak the language? Why isn’t a first aid kit for dental emergencies available? Dentist In A Box products launched more than 20 years ago are Australian-made kits which assume no dental
or medical knowledge. About the size of a CD case the kits provide clear, concise instructions and materials to temporarily deal with unexpected dental problems anytime, anywhere until you can see a dentist. Dentist In A Box the go anywhere dental emergency kit the best gift you can give your family and friends for Christmas. Order now by credit card by phoning 1300 THE KIT (1300 843 548) or visit dentistinabox.com.au. ADVERTORIAL
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FABULOUS DESTINATION: Going on an Antarctica voyage is a top bucket list must-do.
WITH so many global destinations overflowing with tourists and high price-tags, there are precious places at the very bottom of the world that remain awe-inspiringly undisturbed as nature created them. Patagonia and Antarctica are two of the last thresholds in the travel world to be explored, and to mark the release of its first hosted cruise tour to Patagonia and Antarctica, Contours Travel – Australia’s longest-running tour operator in South America – has outlined the top 10 reasons to make the bottom of the world number one on the bucket list of must-visit destinations. 1. BEAT THE QUEUE With the travel industry rife with talk of over-tourism and lining up for hours just to catch a glimpse of the Mona Lisa or Michelangelo, Patagonia and Antarctica attract far less visitors in summer, with the only congestion coming from bulging colonies of penguins and seals. You won’t see selfie sticks among the icebergs, nor will you be jostling crowds to capture shots of their natural beauty. And the small expedition ships that explore the region carry just a fraction of passengers on mega liners, so that’s another plus. 2. DID SOMEONE SAY DAYLIGHT SAVING? Well, it might not be called that exactly, but when you visit the lower half of the southern hemisphere in summer, it’s all daylight, baby.
Top 10 reasons you should visit the bottom of the world During summer, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted toward the sun and is in constant sunlight, meaning you get dinners with a view, and as much exploring time as your heart desires. 3. EASY ACCESS Unlike years gone by where getting to Patagonia or Antarctica was an enormous feat, especially with flights, it’s now a piece of cake to reach these destinations. There are regular direct flights to Santiago, Chile, from Sydney, and now also from Melbourne. 4. YOU DON’T HAVE TO ROUGH IT Do you envisage cold hostels and dirty campsites are the only accommodation in this area? That’s certainly not the case anymore. It might’ve once been the domain of backpackers and nature enthusiasts, but for those who like to travel in style and comfort (and warmth!), you’ll have plenty of four- and five-star options to choose from. That means premium meals, luxury accommodation and a comfortable staff-to-traveller ratio, every step of the way. 5. PICK UP A FEW TRICKS You might not expect
expert guides or pro photographers accompanying your tour of the Louvre, but when you head to the bottom of the world, it’s definitely on the list. From photographers running workshops on how best to snap glaciers and penguins to educational experiences with Patagonian locals, tours in these destinations don’t do things by halves. 6. BRAGGING RIGHTS Every man and his dog these days has a photo of themselves ‘pushing’ the Leaning Tower of Pisa or claims to have ventured “off the beaten track”. Well, you can’t really get any more ‘off the beaten track’ than some of the areas in Patagonia and Antarctica, with Contours Travel guests taken to spectacular ‘secret’ places few visitors know exist. These destinations are undeniably unique and will certainly give you an edge over everyone else’s shots of a European summer or their toes in some sand. 7. IT’S TRULY ONE-OF-A-KIND Everyone always touts their tours or destinations as being original and special – and they are – but there’s just something
incredibly humbling about visiting the very ends of the Earth. They’re isolated, serene, completely open and natural, and give you an experience you can’t replicate anywhere else. If you’re a travel junkie seeking truly defining travel moments, this is one of them. 8. GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Whether you’re visiting the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii or the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, they both have one thing in common: you can’t get too close. And it’s the same for most travel experiences these days. Tourists have poked and prodded so much that fences, barriers and closed doors have popped up where they never used to be. But not in Antarctica or Patagonia. Here, you have the chance to get up close to the breathtaking Perito Moreno Glacier – even trek on and through it, see migrating penguins, and hike amongst the rocky spires of Torres del Paine National Park. In Antarctica, the zodiac cruising will get you even closer to the floating icebergs and wildlife than you thought possible.
9. YOU CAN (ACTUALLY) SWITCH OFF It’s a blessing and a curse really, but that internet connection for your phone is a luxury at the bottom of the world. We’re not talking about your hotel room or expedition ship, but the mountains, national parks, ice cliffs and glaciers aren’t exactly Wi-Fi friendly. This means you can disconnect from the rest of the world and unplug, giving you the chance to really appreciate the breathtaking scenery around you. 10. MORE AFFORDABLE THAN YOU THINK For most people, the idea of doing a Patagonia/Antarctica adventure is something pushed to retirement when they’re (hopefully) loaded up with spare cash. But this doesn’t have to be the case. With more flights making the region more accessible and affordable, the bottom of the world is open for anyone. And not only that, accommodation in Latin America is even more affordable and luxurious in comparison to Europe or North America. And while there are five-star lodges
throughout Patagonia, you can also sleep under one million stars in deluxe camps or glamping tents nestled in the wilderness.
HOW TO SEE IT ALL
* Contours Travel has just released its first its first hosted cruise tour to Patagonia and Antarctica, with two departures slated for the summer of 2018 and 2019. The 29-day Antarctica and Patagonia tour takes Australians to the vineyards, national parks and glaciers of Patagonia before boarding expedition ship, Akademik Ioffe, for a 12-night round-trip voyage where guests can take part in onshore camping, trekking, zodiac cruising, photography workshops and wildlife watching. The tour stops off in Buenos Aires for two nights to explore the city and Iguazu Falls, before returning to Australia. Including flights from Australia, the tour is priced from $27,850 per person, twin-share, from Sydney and Melbourne, with connections available from other cities. Fares also include flights in South America, accommodation, 64 meals, touring and sightseeing, and the services of hosts and guides. Contours Travel has two departure dates, October 28, 2018, and February 22, 2019. Direct link to the tour: www.contourstravel.com .au/tours/antarctica-andpatagonia. Phone Contours Travel on 1300 135 391 or visit the website www.contours travel.com.au
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Baby Boomers take on Tahiti and find an island paradise Tahiti holds a little bit of everything for everyone AIR Tahiti Nui is targeting its latest airfare deal at Millennials and Baby Boomers wanting to travel to the islands of Tahiti their way, with return economy flights from Australia priced from $1219*. No longer just the ultimate honeymoon destination, Tahiti’s latest visitor figures show that Baby Boomers and Millennials account for the lion’s share of visitors to the islands. In the first five months of the year, young travellers (15–34) and those aged around the Baby Boomer bracket (55–74) each accounted for around a third of visitors to the islands of Tahiti. Meanwhile the month of May saw a 26 per cent year-on-year increase among 15 to 24-year-old travellers. While the destination’s over-water bungalows are still a big drawcard for couples, Air Tahiti Nui regional manager Australia New Zealand Alan Roman said the freedom and value afforded by rental homes and family-run pensions was attracting different markets to the islands. “Tahiti is an incredibly diverse destination, combining stunning natural beauty with a year-round tropical climate, an ancient culture and myriad activities on land and at sea. What we’re seeing is groups of friends hire out homes and rent a car so they can see the islands
SPECIAL PLACES: Ellie and Lauren Bullen with a Moorea ray. PHOTO: ELSAS WHOLESOMELIFE
DIY-style, as well as Baby Boomers totally immersing in the destination at rustic B&B type accommodation,” Mr Roman said. “Young Aussie travellers are also realising that the ultimate getaway is closer than they think with Tahiti only a hop and a skip across the Pacific, about the same travel time as other millennial hot spots such as Hawaii and Thailand.” Holidaymakers keen to try Tahiti DIY-style can book their flight at www.airtahitinui.com.au and search for a rental home on www.tahiti-homes.com. Air Tahiti Nui also offers combined airfare and accommodation packages starting from $1999* per person including return
economy airfares and five nights in a pension on Tahiti. For more information or to book visit: www.airtahitinui. com/au-en/special-offer/ save-now-pension-de-laplage-package-4-nights *Subject to availability. Terms and conditions apply. Airfare is on sale until November 30, 2017. About Air Tahiti Nui: Air Tahiti Nui operates five A340-300 aircraft from its Tahiti base to Auckland, Tokyo, Paris and Los Angeles and code shares to 37 additional destinations with carriers including American Airlines, Air France, Air New Zealand, Qantas and the SNCF rail system in France. It’s the only airline that flies from New Zealand to Europe via Tahiti and Los Angeles and one of only two carriers with direct flights from Auckland to Papeete. The airline has headquarters in Papeete and operates from Faa’a International Airport on the island of Tahiti. Air Tahiti Nui was founded in 1996 and commenced flight operations in 1998. A cabin upgrade saw the A340-300 aircraft move to a two-cabin configuration providing guests with maximum comfort in a stylish Polynesian-inspired setting. The airline is set to take delivery of four Boeing 787-9 aircraft which will go into service in 2018/19 to coincide with Air Tahiti Nui’s 20th anniversary.
Ellie Bullen at relaxing at Vanira Lodge Tahiti.
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Ensure you enjoy happy travels with these 8 tips DO YOU spend long hours and even days planning your next trip away only to find once it’s over you feel let down? Turn your next holiday into an experience you want to remember by using these travel tips from Jaime Kurtz of USC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Centre. 1. Get advice from those who’ve gone before you ■ Ask others about their experiences in the same place at the same time of year. 2. Mix up destinations and experiences ■ On a holiday, it’s good to linger and to relax – but not too much. ■ Move around and mix up our experiences. If we don’t, we may spend two of our three weeks on Maui pining for something different or even wishing we were back at home. 3. Minimise choices ■ If you’re a maximiser, you may be worried about making the most of your experiences while also having strong fears of missing out. ■ It might help maximisers to limit their holiday choices so that making decisions becomes less fraught. ■ Going to a small town with few options might
be better than going to a big city with lots. 4. Consider your own personality ■ Are you more extroverted or introverted? Do you like novelty and adventure or comfort and stability? These factors can help you decide whether or not you might want a beach vacation in Cancun – where relaxation and socialising are primary – or a solo hike in the Alps where adventure and isolation are key. ■ We shouldn’t neglect the importance of challenge, meaning getting a little out of our comfort zone. 5. Don’t let cost worry ruin your trip ■ Spending money can be stressful, and there’s no getting around it – travelling can be expensive. ■ It makes sense to consider buying prepaid holiday plans, where costs are up front and you don’t have to worry about dollars and cents all through your holiday. 6. Plan for some uncertainty, doses of awe and flow ■ To keep things fresh, it’s good to leave some uncertainty in your plans. ■ You may think a spa holiday is what you really
need, but it’s usually best to mix it up with some exploration of new things and a little bit of challenge. 7. Choose immersion and connection ■ Some of us may play with bucket lists. But simply checking off destinations as we pass through them is not a way to increase happiness through travel. ■ It is often more satisfying to aim for immersive experiences, even short ones, like avoiding restaurants catering to tourists or luxury chain hotels. 8. Take time to savour experiences ■ Being mindfully present for any experience can heighten our sense of enjoyment when we are travelling. However, too many of us lose our connection to our experiences because we worry about what’s happening at home or spend too much time sharing our adventures with friends on social media. ■ It’s a good idea to put your phone away for large parts of your trip and just be present. This story was first published at www.greatergood. berkeley.edu.
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Tuscan must-see towns This region features a plethora of quaint and wonderful items
HILLTOP towns, endless sunshine, renowned wines, sublime food, undulating hills, haystacks, olive groves, vineyards and cypress trees... Tuscany is the essence of Italy. Travel writer Ann Rickard says if you plan well, it is possible to visit many of the iconic towns in one unforgettable Tuscan adventure. Slow down and adapt to the Italian leisurely way of life and you’ll enjoy it more.
FLORENCE
THE big one of all them all. A must for its art, treasures, culture, history and architecture. But the summer queues outside the Uffizi Gallery mean a three-hour wait. Best go off-season if you have no tolerance for long lines. Start your Florence day with a fortifying breakfast at the Mercato Centrale, the huge undercover market brimming with Tuscan produce.
and home to Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and the famous prosciutto. Giant wheels of cheese in varying ages and enormous legs of prosciutto sit splendidly in delis all over the city and attract as many tourists as the cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo. The Piazza Garibaldi in the historic centre is a good place to start your food exploration, where the restaurants stay true to traditional recipes.
LUCCA
AN HOUR’S train ride from Florence, this sedate walled-town exudes history and refinement – it is the birthplace of Puccini after all. Walk or cycle the 5km on top of its walls and then stroll the lively Via Fillungo for the designer shops and restaurants. Summer festivals abound in Lucca – the Rolling Stones gave a one-off concert by the city walls in August.
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YOUR jaw may drop (as ours did) at first sight of Siena’s magnificent Piazza del Campo with its tilted floor fanning out to surrounding buildings and the soaring Torre del Mangia (tower). Hang out in one of the cafes along the perimeter of this most celebrated of all the world’s medieval squares – and just watch.
VOLTERRA
A SMALL town dating back to Etruscan times, mostly overlooked for the more popular (but crowded) San
MINI MANHATTAN: San Gimignano with its striking towers.
Gimignano. Plenty of tall towers to gaze up to, evocative Roman theatre ruins, a crowning fortress, an Etruscan museum and stately palaces (now municipal buildings) surrounding the elegant Piazza dei Priori, all make Volterra worth leaving the well-trodden Tuscan track.
SAN GIMIGNANO
THE full wonder of San Gimignano hits you as you round a final bend in the
winding country road and gaze up to its 14 towers rising like a mini medieval Manhattan. Only 14 of the 72 original towers built in the 14th century remain, but they are visible from far away. Packed to capacity in the summer, but still a glamour-gal, San Gimignano is a must-do.
PARMA
YES, it isn’t quite in Tuscany, but close enough
FAMOUS for its Brunello red wine, this surprisingly small walled-town will welcome you for wine tastings on every corner. Wine is king, don’t try to resist as you walk the cobbled streets. After your fill of wine, stop at one of the many restaurants with panoramic views over Val d’Orcia National Park. Drink a glass of Brunello with your pasta.
PIENZA
TINY, and not so well known, but worth a visit. Inside the walls, narrow streets are flanked by handsome buildings. A stroll along the Corso il
Rossellino pretty much does the entire town, but it’s a great base to explore the nearby wineries. The hotel il Chiostro, with its large internal courtyard, is a Relais & Chateaux property and surprisingly reasonably priced.
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LUXURY shops on the Via di Voltaia nel Corso sell leather bags, exquisite shoes, fine jewellery and beautiful antiques. If you can get past the gauntlet of shops, the panoramic views over Tuscan countryside are breathtaking. Have lunch at Osteria di Bacco on the Via di Gracciano nel Corso and try the nettle gnocchi with white truffle.
PISA
DON’T need to say much about this one, other than you simply must take a selfie of you trying to prop up the tower. Pisa is great fun, but crowded, so best to have your fill of the tower first, then explore the narrow back streets. You need a car in Tuscany, and parking outside the walled-towns can be tight and tricky, but worth it.
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Marlene Rutherford is inspiring people to acknowledge the wisdom and greatness of age finding the things we can do, was in gaining an understanding of what was possible and that meant finding out who you wanted to be, identifying your beliefs about death and learning how to construct a new path. “We are pioneers of this new age and our wisdom is so needed, let’s not tuck ourselves away to age quietly, let’s bring ourselves fully into the
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HOW do you feel about getting older? Good, bad, indifferent. For 62-year-old Marlene Rutherford, the time arrived to examine her own feelings about ageing after seeing her father end up in a nursing home and knowing he had never wanted to be in one. Marlene, a mother of four and grandmother of five, started her career as a psychiatric nurse, going on to gain a post-graduate qualification. She furthered her career in health with courses in alternative medicine including qualifications in reflexology. Her background in wellness has provided a solid foundation to begin a conscious examination of ageing. Right from the start she became aware of certain repetitive phrases. “I noticed I kept hearing comments like, ‘It’s a bugger getting old’,” she said. “Of course, we get old and things don’t work the same as they use to – but there are other things we can do.” The key, she thought, to
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Dr Keogh gives tips on the signs of hearing loss Changes in your hearing can easily be overlooked
SUNSHINE Coast audiology specialist Dr Tegan Keogh of Hear Check at Maroochydore, has some good tips on how to identify hearing troubles and what to do next. Hearing changes occur from our early teens, but once we hit our 50s the number of people affected increases to about 50 per cent of 50-year-olds, 60 per cent of 60-year-olds and so on. “Hearing loss is an invisible disability,” Dr Keogh said. “It can go down very slowly without you being aware that it is going down. “This doesn’t mean everyone will need hearing aids. “What we start to see is some of the pitches which are important for
net.au. “The screening tests are very understanding unreliable speech or the clarity because it is of speech, those are very the frequencies that dependent on deteriorate.” the type of headphones that are SIGNS OF used, HEARING LOSS whether the ■ You think people equipment is are mumbling when calibrated in fact they are and what sort speaking clearly. of external ■ You might notice noise is GOOD HEARING: Hear Check principal and audiologist Dr Tegan Keogh. you used to have the occurring at television at one the time you volume and now it’s three hearing one thing while in are being tested,” Dr WHAT CAN I DO? or more steps above the fact something else is Keogh further explained. ■ By age 50 you look at original level. The same being said. ■ Get a test every two getting your hearing may happen with the car “It’s really important to years, which will help your checked. radio. listen to the people audiologist track any ■ Book in for a diagnostic ■ Moving from a mobile around you if they point subtle changes and put test with a qualified and phone earpiece to its out you might have into action further testing independent audiologist. speaker to get better hearing loss, because if any major changes are You can easily find your clarity of a person’s tone. often it’s family and identified. local audiologist by using ■ Withdrawing from friends who notice it first,” Google search or by going ■ Incorporate your conversations. Dr Keogh said. hearing test into the same to the website ■ Misunderstanding tone independent audiologists. healthcare program that so that you think you are you do for your other
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■ The common phrase with the audiology industry is ‘nothing smaller than your elbow should go in your ear’. ■ Wax is a protectant. It helps get rid of the debris in your ear. If it becomes compacted, then see your GP, audiologist or ear, nose and throat specialist. ■ Before using loud equipment such as a blower vac, get yourself a pair of headphones from somewhere like Bunnings. “When you have hearing loss, the sounds that might sound loud to others doesn’t sound loud to you. So keep your time frame with loud sounds short and go buy yourself an inexpensive set of hearing protectors,” Dr Keogh said.
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11 practical tips for carers Tracey Johnstone
FOR seven years, Queensland resident James McCutcheon has cared for his wife of 61 years, learning many valuable lessons along the way about the carer role and Alzheimer’s disease. “I took it on as a natural thing,” the 86-year-old says. “I loved the woman, so I decided to care for her until I couldn’t any longer.” His wife Beverley was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s after two years of James struggling with the gradual changes in her. In March he finally moved her into a high-care facility. James shares his 11 hard-learnt tips from his experience of caring for Beverley. 1. Get a good GP “The first one I had was terrible and didn’t recognise the fact, kept saying it was old age,” James says.
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“I finally went to court just this year and was granted administration,” he says. 4. Check out rest homes early Look over rest homes to find a few that you are comfortable with and then register with them. 5. Join a carers group Do this early. “You can learn a lot of information from carers,” James adds. 6. Approach the aged care assistance team (ACAT) Get an assessment done as soon as there is a diagnosis. “There are packages available from the government,” James says. “You can then get a provider, and there are lots of them around now, and they look after you with people coming to help you or you want a day off.” 7. Day care Find out about options through a provider. 8. Respite “It’s a necessity to have respite as it’s a 24/7 job,”
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■ Keep your mind open. ■ When you are feeling depressed or angry, “remember it’s not the person, it’s the disease”, James counsels. ■ Go walking. James walks with a group that steps out at the local shopping centre early in the morning.
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Cheryl’s top pick for lifestyle and adventure Tracey Johnstone
RETIRING overseas wasn’t on Australian Cheryl Fankhauser’s bucket list, but after travelling and working in Asia for several years the decision to retire in Malaysia was easily made. “I couldn’t imagine myself coming back to Australia,” Cheryl, 64, said. “Number one because of the expense and number two I have had 10 friends die within the last four years, so I am slowly losing my circle of friends in Tweed – so I thought, ‘Why not stay in Asia?’ ” The former Tweed Heads resident and nurse has been in Georgetown for about 18 months. Prior to settling permanently in Malaysia, Cheryl taught English at the Anhui University of Finance and Economics in Bengbu City, China, for 10 years. Choosing not to continue working and living in China was really driven by her age.
“It was definitely not the right place to retire in,” Cheryl said. “It’s difficult to retire there. It’s very hard to get a visa, especially for Australians. “And the weather – I was in an area where it snowed and we had four or five months of winter. “There was also the language problem with no one speaking English, and I really got fed up with that after a while, so it was easier to come to a place where everyone speaks English and the food is fantastic.” Before making her final decision on where to retire, Cheryl looked hard at both Kuala Lumpur and Georgetown, visiting both of them often. “KL was too big, Malacca was too far away and Georgetown is just perfect,” she said. Cheryl has chosen to live in the suburbs in a low-rise apartment building on Penang Island, where there are 750,000 residents, including a large expat community.
International Living this year named Malaysia as the best place for Australians to retire to in 2018, describing the country in just the same way as Cheryl did – friendly, with almost every imaginable service available, a low cost of living and a vibrant cultural life made up of Chinese, Islamists, Indians and expats. Cheryl also notes that the medical support available is good quality and eminently affordable. However, the aged care facilities are still very new. “Supported accommodation is very new. It’s just happening now,” Cheryl said. “There are a couple of places that some European expats are about to open. “There is nursing home facilities, but there isn’t much in between leaving your home and the nursing home, and that’s what some expats are looking at opening.” She expects these facilities will be targeted
OVERSEAS RETIREMENT: Georgetown resident, originally from Tweed Heads, Cheryl Fankhauser.
at the expat community, as she still sees in Asia an attitude of “families caring for families”. Many expats go back to their original home if they need in-home care, but for those who stay, Cheryl said it was very cheap to employ a 24-hour in-home carer. Keeping active and
connected is Cheryl’s way of staving off any ageing health issues. She does water aerobics and Malay classes twice a week, is one of the founding members of the art society, attends lots of community events and festivals, and eats well. For her 65th birthday,
she is tossing up between three months in Europe or a facelift, which will cost about $AU1000. While she still owns a home in Australia, which is her superannuation, she plans to stay put. “I can’t see myself living anywhere else.”
Experience takes time to accumulate MOST of us complete our studies and hopefully enter the workforce. Why then aren’t 20 year olds with the latest knowledge put in charge of running organisations? I would suggest that lack of life skills and experience is the major reason. One of the
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She’s bold & beautiful Kerrie-Anne bares her life behind the golden girl image Ann Rickard
AUSTRALIA’S Queen of Television, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, is as glowing and beautiful today at age 64 as she was 10, even 20 years ago. While most Australians feel they know Kerri-Anne due to her appearance in our lounge rooms for 50 years, her newly released book, A Bold Life, tells us otherwise. Behind the glamour of a public life is a private woman and a survivor, and for the first time Kerri-Anne has opened up about some of the pain and trials she has faced and overcome during her long and jam-packed career. She holds nothing back, giving us detailed information of an abusive first marriage in New York, which ended after she pointed a gun at her violent husband. She talks honestly about her very brief flirt with cocaine during the ’70s New York party scene, her struggles
and triumphs throughout five decades of Australian television (much of it live), and of the pain of losing a baby in pregnancy. She even speaks honestly and openly about the cosmetic procedures she has had. But throughout the book – with its behind-the-scenes peeks, racy revelations and titillating insights – is an enduring love story between Kerri-Anne and her husband of 33 years, John Kennerley, now a quadriplegic after a freak accident in 2016. “It was John’s suggestion that I tell everything,” Kerri-Anne said. “I have never felt the need to talk about my life previously. In all the interviews I’ve done, it has been all about other people, their stories, what they needed to say, but John told me to do it (the book) right and reveal everything, not to be selective.” Starting with her childhood in Sandgate in Brisbane, Kerri-Anne details her life from the
first stirrings of passion as a young teenager to ‘be on television’ to her multiple achievements in the fickle and male-dominated television industry, through to some of the most iconic moments in Australian television history, and to finally being inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. Ask her how she keeps her stunning looks and youthful figure, Kerri-Anne is informative but obviously does not want to dwell on the subject. “I must admit you get to a stage where you have to focus and concentrate (on diet and exercise.) Every time you overindulge you must pull back, eat a little less. If you gain weight it ages you. People hate to hear that, but it is true.” Kerri-Anne devotes an entire chapter in A Bold Life to her cosmetic procedures and she is proud and happy to pass on her experiences to others who might be considering their own ‘refreshment’ journey.
“I had the enhancements done for myself, not for anybody else,” she said. “I did it because I woke up in the morning looking tired when I was not. I did very light things and I am happy with that. I didn’t ask anyone about it. I just did it for me. I won’t let people criticise me for that. Anyone who wants to have enhancements should do it for themselves.” In her long career,
Kerri-Anne has interviewed politicians (she got Peter Costello to do the Macarena and Kevin Rudd the rumba) and endless visiting celebrities. She has been pushed into swimming pools, covered major events all over the world, had pies thrown in her face, endured the best of high times and the worst of lows. She says she has loved every moment of her work and considers it a privilege. “So many people have made a mark,” she said. “Standouts include (the late) Robin Williams, you just had to let him take over, a genius. Lisa Minelli is a star performer. She would limp into the studio (because of bad health) but as soon as the spotlight was on her she would rise. Will Smith was delightful, charming beyond belief… so many really interesting
characters.” Since her beloved husband’s terrible accident in 2016, Kerri-Anne’s life has changed and she accepts that it will never be the same again. “We have got ourselves into a nice rhythm now,” she said. “It is important to let things settle, get organised. (John’s care) does take a lot of organising. I have had to redecorate the whole house. I’m only half way through it. “It is an unfortunate fact of life that we don’t like change. Change is hard. You must work your way through it. As Charles Darwin said: ‘It’s not the strongest or most intelligent of the species that survives, it’s the one most adaptable to change.’ ” Kerri-Anne Kennerley will launch her book, A Bold Life, in Noosa on Wednesday, November 15, at Noosa Waterfront Restaurant. Bookings: $55 with Annie Grossman at Annie’s Books on Peregian, phone 5448 2053. A Bold Life – Macmillan, $44.99.
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IT HAS been thought for quite some time that interest rates in Australia will remain low and this is still the school of thought. There are many reasons why we need low rates and many benefits in them staying there. Policymakers don’t seem to want to even entertain the idea of significant rises because of the potential damage that would do to the economy. Over the past thirty or
alternative asset classes. Recently we spoke about the consideration of investing in infrastructure as a means to delivering a reasonable income yield. Likewise the share market should be viewed as a general part of a retirement investment strategy. The fact that interest rates are deemed by many to stay low into the future will likely cause the share market to behave with far less volatility. There are also Managed Funds available for investment in high yield funds where the use of a portion of the pool is invested in short term corporate bonds that are currently providing a very
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WHERE THERE’S A WILL: There are a number of reasons to improve the relationship with your family solicitor, be sure to protect those you leave behind.
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IT SEEMS like writing your own will has become easier with the availability of do-it-yourself will kits. But what may at first glance appear to be a cost-effective solution may drain those you leave behind both financially and emotionally. There are a number of reasons to improve the relationship with your family solicitor – be sure to protect those you leave behind. ■ Your affairs are more complex than you think. Drafting a will can be complicated, no matter the size of the estate. Nearly all of us have superannuation, but this
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THE ‘R’ word…. people often criticise retirement villages as being too expensive or depleting their savings. I don’t agree with this. Retirement villages were created to meet the accommodation needs of Australians, now that we are living so long after retiring from work surely, we all want to be comfortable, safe and have access to all the services we need. Parliament has created a legal scheme that sets the “ground rules” for these villages. The legal industry has chopped and changed on how to document retirement contracts and retirement titles over the years. I personally don’t see any great difference in freehold villages, lease/loan contracts and leasehold villages. It’s necessary that you have read your retirement contracts, have your solicitor read them and then have a long discussion about them at the law office to make sure you are covered and know exactly what you are signing.
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Maggie Beer’s recipes for life MAGGIE Beer’s Recipe for Life is so much more than a cookbook. She has teamed up with world-leading Alzheimer’s researcher Professor Ralph Martins to fight one of the most debilitating diseases of our times. “To have a healthy old age you must act now, whether you are 30 or 50,” Maggie said. “I have two great passions – sharing my love of cooking delicious simple food and improving the health and nutrition of older people. “I hope this cookbook does both, but it’s not for ‘old’ people, it’s for you. “I have been delighted to work with leading Alzheimer’s researcher Professor Ralph Martins in recent years and I have learned that if we are to avoid Alzheimer’s and other lifestyle diseases, it is what we eat today that matters. “These are my recipes
for every day, for everybody, full of deep flavours and beautiful ingredients that will nourish you and your family. “Nobody wants to eat worthy food that tastes like cardboard. “For me, food without flavour is unthinkable! And so is the notion of restricting whole food groups. “My recipe for life is to have a healthy attitude to eating – it’s all about balance, variety and choosing foods that give
you the best chance of being in good health now and into your future. “This is not a diet book – it’s a way of life.” Based on the latest scientific research, Maggie has created more than 200 recipes that help provide the nutrients we need for optimum brain health. More than one million Australians are affected every day by Alzheimer’s or its impact on their family, but the good news is that you can eat well to age well, from this moment on. The proceeds from Maggie’s Recipe for Life will be shared between the Lions Alzheimer’s Research Foundation and Maggie Beer Foundation. Maggie’s foundation is committed to providing a good food life for all. Published by Simon & Schuster, Recipe for Life is available in bookshops and in ebook now. RRP $39.99.
Celebrate the great Aussie shed ONE of Australia’s best-loved celebrities Scott Cam raises a toast in stories, anecdotes and photographs to an enduring Australian icon, the (not so humble) backyard shed. He loves his sheds so much, he has two of them. He loves spending time in them, sometimes doing absolutely zip; just having a beer, looking around, turning random things on and off, sanding a bit of timber for no reason. And it got him to thinking... “There are thousands of people around with a love of sheds like me, and plenty of their sheds are better than mine,” Scott said.
“So, why not run a competition to find the 20 best ones and whack ‘em in a book for all to see?” After his nationwide search, here in Scotty’s Top Aussie Sheds you’ll find the most fascinating examples of our humble, and not so humble, backyard icon. You’ll be inspired by the owners’ fascinating stories, and by the stunning images of their pride and joy and you might even join Scotty on his mission to make sheds great, make them essential, and make them loved again. Scott Cam is one of Australia’s best-loved television personalities. As host of The Block on
Bewitching Zanzibar Wife
THE Zanzibar Wife by Deborah Rodriguez’s is a bewitching novel of clashing cultures and conflicting beliefs, of secrets and revelations, of mystery and magic, by the author of the bestseller, The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul. Set both in Oman and on the Tanzanian island of
Zanzibar, The Zanzibar Wife is the story of three different women, each at a turning point in her life. As the three women journey together across this weird and wonderful land, they are forced to confront their darkest fears and their deepest wishes. Published by Penguin. RRP $32.99.
Nine Network, Scott’s laidback larrikin attitude has won him millions of fans across Australia and a Gold Logie award in 2014. Published by Murdoch Books, Scotty’s Top Aussie Sheds is available in bookshops. RRP $35.
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Can you complete these four words, using the same three-letter sequence in each?
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Fill the grid so every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.
KEEPS, LOWERS, MARBLES, NIGHTCAP, ORIENTATE.
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1. Where was Kiwi shoe polish first developed – Australia, New Zealand or England? 2. Who wears the “fisherman’s ring”? 3. What is the name of the poker hand containing three of a kind and a pair? 4. Which film featured the song that was Whitney Houston’s biggest hit of 1992-93? 5. What is a collector of matchboxes or matchbook labels phillumenist, deltiologist or rabdophilist? 6. What colour is the cross on the national flag of Switzerland? 7. Which year is represented by the seven Roman numerals listed in descending order? 8. Which city is South America’s largest?
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Fit the words into the grid to create a nished crossword
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1 Australia, 2 The Pope, 3 Full house, 4 The Bodyguard (“I Will Always Love You”), 5 Phillumenist, 6 White, 7 1666 (MDCLXVI), 8 São Paulo.
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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, 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 ve solutions are sequential. For example, if the ve-letter solution starts with J, the six-letter solution starts with K, and so on.
Across: 1. Appreciate 7. Regal 8. Baffles 10. Chortles 11. Hill 13. Appeal 15. Fiasco 17. Orgy 18. Multiple 21. Emanate 22. Await 23. Attributes. Down: 1. Aggro 2. Palatial 3. Emblem 4. Iffy 5. Tallies 6. Crack a code 9. Silhouette 12. Distract 14. Pageant 16. Superb 19. Plans 20. Fair.
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