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Nourish yourself with creative spirit CREATIVITY is the key to longevity, it can nourish the soul and feed the spirit. Creativity is enjoyed in many forms – from woodworking to dressmaking to cake baking and dancing, The Oxford dictionary defines creativity as: The use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness. In other words, the place where the mind steps off the process line and begins its own thinking. Staid, is not part of the creative equation. So, in this issue, with plenty of evidence to show the benefits, I encourage you to rearrange the furniture of your mind and make way for the new, the fresh, the imaginative and creative. My desire to give the finest example of creative is expressed in the choice of our wondrous cover personality; a dancer, choreographer, designer, artist and poet Eileen Framer.
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At nearly 103 years old, she is extraordinary, dynamic, gentle and perhaps even lucky to reach this age with such apparent beauty and grace of mind and body. Fortunately, we are gifted with her desire to share her life story of creativity with us. Eileen was born in the Sydney suburb of Mosman Bay. She began her dance studies with Gertrud Bodenweiser at age 22. Bodenweiser, German dancer and choreographer arrived in Australian in 1939 and went onto found a company based on German expressionist dance. Eileen toured with the company for 10 years. She then travelled the world and spent the last 20
years in the USA. At 99 years old Eileen missed her birthplace and came back to Australia. These days, the world is home to an ever-growing number of centenarians. In Japan, it has been reported there are now more than 65,000 centenarians. It is simply not Eileen’s age that is impressive, it is her artistic mind and movement. It is, as CEO of Arts Health Australia Dr Maggie Haertsch said, her ability to challenge ageing stereotypes. “Dancing,” Eileen said. “Psychologically strengthens me.” Since back in Australia, Eileen has danced and choreographed at the Independent Theatre Sydney, featured in music videos, performed on stage, collaborated with an Australian fashion designer and given movement workshops. No wonder Westpac and the Australian Financial Review announced her as a winner in the 100 Women of Influence
Awards 2016. In this edition, we also speak to two of Australia’s leading Art Health proponents. CEO of Arts Health Australia Dr Maggie Haertsch and Dr Margret Meagher, founding Executive Director of Arts and Health Australia, the national advocacy and networking organisation dedicated to promoting the positive impact of the arts and creative expression on health and wellbeing. We also feature Dr Bianca Brijinath, the newly appointed Deputy Director of the National Ageing Research Institute. Dr Brinjinath is a social gerenotologist and is researching the cultural and social aspects of ageing (See interview, pages pages 44 and 45). I trust you enjoy reading about the people and industries that are changing the face of ageing in Australia. Happy Queensland Seniors week. Cheers, — Gail
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Secret ingredient for power-packed old age By Alison Houston
THE arts are like chocolate for the brain. It’s a captivating image and one that caught the imagination of Margret Meagher, who went on to establish the Australian Centre for Arts and Health. She’s deeply involved in the concept of ‘creative ageing’ and how the arts can have a powerful, positive impact on the mental and physical health of older people. A US study across three cities and four years found that engagement in the arts – that is actively taking part, not just listening to music or watching a movie – increases confidence and self-esteem, reduces the length of hospital stays and reliance on medication, improves heart and respiratory function and even results in less falls. Margret believes this is a combination of activity, the sense of achievement and mastery involved, as well as the social connections made. And socialising is vital. “A research paper in the US made the statement that loneliness is more detrimental to health and well-being than smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and is more likely to usher in an early death,” Margret said. “Older people often feel quite invisible.”
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This can be overcome by participation in the community, for instance singing as part of a choir – a growing pastime worldwide and creating something of beauty for others to appreciate. Margret also strongly believes in the need for interconnection between generations, with old and young taking part in a knowledge transfer, such as older people teaching the young crafts and the young in turn teaching them to use technology. “These interconnections are really important because one of the biggest issues of getting
older is ageism, which is pervasive across western society,” she said. “We need to recognise that older people have extensive wisdom, experience and knowledge and find a way to unlock that asset.” This changing of perceptions is part of Margret’s work with the NSW Government Ministerial Advisory Committee on Ageing, and includes altering people’s approach to the elderly so they are not doing things “for” but “with” older people. She believes local government has a
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“massive role to play in the way older people live their lives”. As the custodians of libraries, community centres, art galleries, museums and more, she believes it is incumbent on them to ensure older people have access to these activities. That is where ageing needs to be thought of from a whole-ofgovernment perspective, with transport links and access to the arts and services vital. “We are coming to the point where there will be more older people in the world than young, which has massive social and financial implications, particularly with a commensurate increase in the incidence of dementia,” Margret said. “There is no known cure for dementia, but the evidence is clear that engagement in creative activities can have a major impact on quality of life.
“The sadness is that when people get older, they tend to drop away from engagement in the arts, particularly after 75, because they are reluctant to go out at night or to go out alone.” The Creative Ageing Festival, which Margret instigated three years ago, came up with a Cultural Companions program
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“If you are in a wheelchair, you can still dance – move your hands, maybe your feet and sing along.” Margret believes the future is bright, with baby boomers demanding better services for their parents and themselves, so access to creative activities will be a normal part of life, not a special occasion.
the evidence is clear that engagement in creative activities can have a major impact on quality of life. whereby people can pal up with others. However, she said it was also up to us not to minimise our abilities or be constrained by age. “There are just so many different ways in which you can be actively engaged, and it encourages us to be silly and have fun.
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“The arts doesn’t think about age, it thinks about creativity and the fun you can have in creating something,” Margret said. To find out more, visit www.artsand health.org.au.
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Mustering up a voice ANNE Kirkpatrick might be in her mid-60s but she is in terrific shape and still performing as though she is a 20-year-old. When you consider she is the daughter of Australian country music legends Slim Dusty and Joy McKean, it should be no surprise. The singer-songwriter with a unique vocal style will be a highlight at this month’s Gympie Muster. Anne has been recording since she was 12 and first appeared on stage at the age of 10 with her parents in their travelling country music show. She rose to prominence as a solo artist in the 1970s, going on to release 14 albums and garnering six Golden Guitars, two Mo Awards and an ARIA award. Described endearingly
as the ‘Godmother of Australian new country”, Anne says she is honoured and privileged to be still performing at the Gympie Muster. “I am lucky to have been performing at the Muster on and off since it first started in the late ’70s,” she said. “I’ve seen the festival grow from a small festival on the Webb brothers’ property to this iconic and all-encompassing event for country music lovers. It is held in such a spectacular setting.” Walking in her parents’ footsteps has been second nature to Anne, who never thought of any career other than music. “It’s in the blood,” she said. “I set off with my parents on an adventure in 1954 when hitting the road with your own country music show was a gamble
for my parents. My childhood was a mix of being on the road, playing country halls, showgrounds and rodeos. “I was singing with my dad since I can remember,” she said. Anne’s musical journey is still unfolding and she says even though she is now a woman of ‘mature’ years, she still loves being on the road. “It is where I feel most at home,” she said. “I have happy childhood memories of being on the road with my mum and dad and brother David. “But these days the longest tours I do are a couple of weeks, as I mainly do shorter hops, a weekend or gigs, or I fly somewhere for a festival.” Anne also works with her mother Joy McKean and brother David to preserve the legacy of her famous father.
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EILEEN Kramer, at the age of 102, throws a completely different perspective on the notion that age is a “limiting factor”. “She’s just really special,” Arts Health Institute’s co-founder and chief executive Dr Maggie Haertsch, said of the institute’s lively and independent ambassador. “Our whole focus is around improving the quality of life for older people; she personifies that,” Maggie said. A mutually rewarding relationship exists between Eileen and the institute – she continues to be creative, and helps with staging and art supplies. “She comes to our events as well where she basically is able to engage her audience,” Maggie said. “She doesn’t like the word ‘aged’, she prefers to say she’s been on the planet a long time. “Eileen enjoys being around other generations. She’s hip and groovy, and has a beautiful way of living. “She’s a great inspiration for everybody,” she said. “Ageing is thought of as a condition of life, but actually it’s just ‘life’. “It’s about embracing it and loving it and not seeing that anything gets in the way. “That’s the key, it’s attitudinal. It’s about keeping on creating and having something that’s meaningful. “The arts and health together is the art of living well.
“Using imagination and the arts helps frame your identity and there’s something magical about the arts – they’re deeply rooted in our primal selves.” Maggie, an academic, nurse and midwife, proud grandmother and “half Eileen’s age”, is on a mission to improve quality of life as people age. In 2015, she was a finalist in the United Nations Australian Association’s Media Peace Prize Awards
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The inner stillness of Eileen Kramer IF ANYONE embodies the vivacity of life after 100, that lady is Eileen Kramer. After 80 years as a dancer, energetic Eileen is still performing and choreographing ballet dance productions. Her gentle nature and graceful poise has been captured in a recent portrait, The inner stillness of Eileen Kramer, which has emerged as one of 43 finalists in the 2017 Archibald Prize. Artist Andrew Lloyd Greensmith, a plastic surgeon, says Eileen at 102 years of age embodies beauty as that intangible thing which cannot be fixed on the surface nor defeated by the wear and tear of age. “In the short time I spent with Eileen, I felt that she exudes a sense of inner stillness and is very much at ease with the world, her life and her craft,” he said. Eileen thought the portrait had a “good chance” of winning the prize. “He’s (the artist) very pleased about it and so am I,” she said. “Usually I don’t like realism, but I like this one very much. “It also looks expressive.” Eileen’s talents go far beyond dancing. She writes, designs costumes for her productions and studied painting. “In Paris, I was earning my living as an artist’s model so I learnt a lot from that,” she said. She has also experienced life in India, London and New York, returning just three years ago to her birthplace Sydney – a city she describes as “absolutely fascinating” with its historical inner city. It was in India 60
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years ago where she imagined her latest ballet work, the Buddha’s Wife. This will be performed in November, and crowdfunding for the project will begin soon. “When I came to Australia I became ambassador for the Arts Health Institute so I had a good backing from these people,” Eileen said. “As ambassador, I create ballet dance works and we try to have performances several times a year. “I’ve actually performed the Buddha’s Wife in the United States. “I dance with the upper body so I’m able to still entertain people. “I’m interested in
choreographing big dance works. “In the dance company that I belonged to in America, we had quite a mix of dancers. “I don’t think in ages, I just like anyone who can do what I ask them to do.” Eileen lives a very simple life devoted to her work. “I now don’t have to worry about domestic duties, I can devote myself entirely to the creation of my next dance work as I am living in a residential home. And that is like living at The Ritz,” she said. “At the moment I’m really engaged in creating costumes and choreography. “I like this period of
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It’s all free to be social THERE is never any need for a senior to feel lonely or isolated in his/her community. Just ask any one of the members of the Cooroy Care and Share group. This seniors social group has been running for more than 30 years and is now looking for new members. The program offers a twice-monthly social gathering with activities as varied as morning teas, group singing, quizzes, board games, bingo and even the occasional game of mini golf. Original organiser and now-participant Val Costello, 84, said the program had been running every second and fourth Wednesday of the month since it began as a Uniting Church program in 1985. These days, Cooroy Care and Share is a
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Program co-ordinator Pearl Clothier said the group was a great way for local seniors to meet new friends. program run by Noosa Community Support – a Noosa Council service – which receives Federal and State Government funding. It’s open to clients aged over 65, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over 50, and those under 65, with a disability. NCS Hinterland Program Co-ordinator Pearl Clothier said the group was a great way for local seniors to meet new friends. “Don’t sit at home on your own, don’t feel
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The time to convert to a bigger shed for the men IT PROVES that men are becoming more and more open to sharing their feelings and emotions and generally helping others with practical handyman assistance by the popularity of the Men’s Shed. The Maroochydore Men’s Shed has been so popular it has outgrown its premises, and that is heartening news. Even better news, thanks to a Federal Government grant, the Maroochydore Men’s Shed will soon have more space to breathe. Member for Fairfax Ted
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“This grant will give them some breathing space until they are able to secure land for a new home.” The Federal Government grant is part of $5.1 million funding for the Australian Men’s Shed Association in 2018-19. Maroochy Men’s Shed secretary Terry Welch said the group had grown so rapidly in the past five years but was confined from expanding further by the size of the shed. “When we first started we thought ‘this will do for now’ but five years later we’re still here,” he said.
MATESHIP: (Shaking hands) Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien and Terry Welch with some of the Maroochydore Men’s Shed members.
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Jazzing it up at the festival Ann Rickard
EVERY town benefits from having a mover and shaker, someone who makes things happen, someone who volunteers time and energy without expecting any reward. In this case, the Sunshine Coast is fortunate to have two of them for the price of one: Husband and wife team, Richard and Patsy Stevens. This power couple of seniors, retired now for 10 years, bring the Noosa Jazz Party to town every year through their Noosa Jazz Club, and while they admit it is quite a long and difficult process to make it happen, it is a labour of love. “I couldn’t do it without Patsy,” Richard said. “She has the most important role, she is treasurer of The Noosa Jazz Club, she is very well versed in Australian jazz, has spent a whole lifetime listening to it, being involved with it, familiar with all of the musicians who have made a contribution to jazz in Australia.” The Noosa Jazz Party (August 25 to September 3) is a highlight on the social calendar and not just for jazz lovers. It
heralds the arrival of spring and fills the streets with music and fun. Locals love it, enjoying the festival atmosphere after three months of winter. It attracts interstate visitors and adds to the local economy. “It is very complicated to get the program up,” Richard said. “We have specific shows in venues but also five restaurants involved, running shows day and night for 10 days presenting about 130 sets of music over ten days. We do street shows and some free events. We are aware not everyone wants to pay to get into to a show. We spread the festival across town, a free event at the Sunshine Beach Surf Club, another at the park in Noosaville.” In 1992, Richard with the late and great Jazz musician Frank Johnson set up a jazz party with a dozen musos from Melbourne and Sydney including Neville and Margaret Stribling. Neville was a well-respected jazz musician, played clarinet and saxophone.” The 1992 event was a casual affair with the Stribling accommodating visiting musicians and guests in their home, Richard and Patsy
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accommodating others in their home. “We got a few airfares donated and that was the beginning of The Jazz Party,” Richard said. The modest event went on to become The Noosa Jazz Festival to be held annually for many years, albeit with its varies concerns and financial ups and downs. “Over the years things changed,” Richard said. “I dropped out of it for a few years and then came back helping with the content of it. The Jazz Club was asked to run a component of The Noosa Jazz Festival out at the Bicentennial Hall. Later when the festival didn’t want to include us any more, we decided we would expand The Noosa Jazz Party and we are still here today.” Now the event sells more than 2000 tickets, with jazz musicians arriving in town every August/September as individuals to perform in bands arranged by The Jazz Party. “They might be playing with someone they have never played with before or an old friend they are meeting up with again,” Richard said. “By doing this we have built a network up and down the Coast. Bands are now
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IN TUNE: Noosa Jazz Fest founder Richard Stevens plays in a small village in Germany.
formed and touring, bands that got together at The Noosa Jazz Party. They are touring Europe and the US.” This is the fourth year the event has been held under The Noosa Jazz Party banner and The J will be its headquarters. “We do four nights at the J, six hours each night, that is the core of it,” Richard said. “It starts Friday, August 25, a joint concert with the Noosa
Chorale. We will run a theme, this year; it is the ‘Wonderful World of Jazz’ referring to Louis Armstrong. Richard and Patsy won’t reveal their age, but it isn’t hard to do the maths. They are both long past retirement yet still work tirelessly every day of the week. “We feel proud of the event, and we now receive great support, everything from accommodation to
funding from tourism Noosa and the Noosa Council,” Richard said. “From our point of view and the performers agree, we all regard it very highly as an artistic and cultural icon and that is why we feel proud about it.” The Noosa Jazz Party is on August 25 – September 3. Full information on venues, events and ticket sales at www.noosajazzclub.com
THIS YEAR the Gympie Music Muster is celebrating mates, music and making a difference in its 36th year. In the past few decades it has grown from a small celebration to an iconic event that defines the Gympie region. Held from Thursday to Sunday, August 24 to 27, it is Australia’s largest charity festival run by the community, for the community, raising more than $15 million for charity and community groups since it began. The Muster is a fundraising initiative of the Apex Club of Gympie. As a charity, all the surplus funds benefit the local community and designated charity partners. The 2017 program
The Gympie Muster has a long list of performers for 2017. PHOTO: LEEROY TODD
features hundreds of performances across five stages, covering genres such as country, bluegrass, folk, blues and rockabilly. This year’s line-up is made up of 100% home-grown Aussie talent. The Muster is the quintessential Australian entertainment experience, bringing together music and mateship under one big open roof and offering a camping and leisure experience like no other. At the picturesque
Amamoor Creek State Forest in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, the event offers its patrons every luxury, including bars, food stalls, baristas and five-star camping. The event is family-friendly (children under 12 are admitted free) and focuses on providing a safe, welcoming and non-threatening event. As well as Anne Kirkpatrick, this year’s line-up includes Jessica Mauboy, Adam Brand, Busby Marou, Graeme Connors, Amber Lawrence, Travis Collins, Sunny Cowgirls, Catherine Britt, Fanny Lumsden, Caitlyn Shadbolt and many more. Tickets can be purchased online at www.muster.com.au.
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Sister Anne Gardiner at Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic School, which is managed by a Tiwi leadership team. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MURRUPURTIYANUWU CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Sister Anne actively promotes to Tiwi community school children local culture and language. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MURRUPURTIYANUWU CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Tiwi children from Sister Anne’s local school benefit from her passion for their faith and community. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MURRUPURTIYANUWU CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Sharing her passion for her faith is part of Sister Anne’s role with students from Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic School. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MURRUPURTIYANUWU CATHOLIC SCHOOL
SENIOR AUSTRALIAN: Sister Anne Gardiner in her early days on Bathurst Island. PHOTO: NT NEWS
the Tiwi people allow me to do it, these are their thoughts regarding the situation they are finding themselves in.” Sister Anne is understated in her acceptance of the prestigious award, but when it comes to the Tiwi people she has no qualms about using the award to have her concerns for their future heard. The 86-year-old moved to Bathurst Island when she was 22 as a member of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. She remembers the community didn’t have much, but they shared everything. But now she sees money has had the
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AUSTRALIA’S senior citizen of the year in 2017, Dr Anne Gardiner, is on the move using her national profile to benefit the Tiwi indigenous community on Bathurst Island. As a result of this award and through the generosity of Richard Rolfe OAM, the dealer principal at the Audi Centre Canberra, Sister Anne has been gifted a four-wheel drive scooter which will allow her to activate a new project where she will meet and talk with every Tiwi person between the ages of 18 and 35 about self-esteem, motivation and mutual respect. “I will sit down and talk to the people to see if I can help them to understand the world that they are living in,” Sister Anne said. “These people can be leaders in their own right. Their ideas have got to be listened to. Let’s give them a fair go. “I will be able to take what they tell me, decipher it and then say, if
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SENIOR AUSTRALIAN: Sister Anne Gardiner will use her gifted 4WD scooter to meet with every Tiwi family in quest to help the community regain respect for itself and its elders. PHOTO: AMY HETHERINGTON
biggest negative impact on the Tiwi people. “We have become individualistic and I see family breakdowns, not only on Bathurst Island but also in my own family,” she said. “We seem to be forgetting that the core of society is family and I think individualism is wrecking it.” Sister Anne has a one-word answer for this problem: respect. The senior members of the Bathurst Island community are gravely concerned about the loss of language and culture, and the loss of respect for the elders. “Respect has to come
back into the vocabulary of all of us. Once that respect goes, what have we got?” She is also calling on medical professionals to make the time to sit down with the Tiwi people to talk to them about their health issues and options. “They have leaders in their own community. “They have to look at this very seriously and say ‘what can we do to better our health?’,” she said. Sister Anne is seeing the community elders starting to take charge of trying to turn around their problems by working on the younger generations to retain the Tiwi language
and culture. In support of these community elders wanting to turn around the cultural outgoing tide, in March this year she handed custodianship of the people’s Patakijiyali Museum to a group of four “strong” women so they could continue to collect and preserve Tiwi artefacts and stories. She still has an ongoing connection to the museum through the family tree project, where each family will receive a copy of their family tree. “The women are working on computers, trying to get the family trees finished. They are also working on storybooks and a calendar for next year. “I see great potential for that museum.” Before her reign as Senior Australian of the Year finishes in January 2018, Sister Anne wants to see one thing change among the Tiwi community: she wants to see respect return for its elders. “If they can respect themselves first, then they will really know who they are,” she said.
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CULTURAL RECOGNITION: Sister Anne is proud of the Tiwi people’s willingness to safeguard their language and culture. PHOTO: PAUL HICKEY.
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OUI OUI: The south of France is a multi-sensory delight that begins with the stunning azure water and spreads to the most delectable tables of food and wine.
establishments. The French love local produce cooked without fuss, vegetables take centre stage, and the excellent bread is free and keeps coming throughout each meal. Most bistros and cafes have pix fixe menus of three courses at reasonable cost, which means you know what you’ll pay before you eat, and the house wine by the pichet (jug) barely adds to
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TRAVEL author Ann Rickard gives us her top ten reasons to love the south of France in summer, a place she returns to year after year. The climate: The south has 300 days of sunshine a year, with average summer temperatures in the high 20s, early 30s. You’d have to be unlucky to visit in summer and not be bathed in sunshine. The language: Is there another language in the world that sounds so gorgeous? You’ll enjoy just being surrounded by its lyrical loveliness. Within a day of a visit you’ll be chorusing ‘bonjour’ and ‘merci’ to everyone you encounter. The countryside: Smiling yellow sunflowers at every turn, lovely leafy plane trees lining back roads, mauve fields of lavender shimmering in the sun, red poppies dancing on the roadside and endless rows of lush grapevines… Happiness everywhere and reassurance you are in the south of France. The wine: It’s very good and super cheap. Supermarket shelves are stacked with wines with labels that bring to mind regions you have only dreamt about. We love buying wine from the co-operatives in the countryside, where the wine is pumped straight from a vat into a container, just as you would pump petrol into your car. For just a few euros you can fill your container with five litres of good stuff. The dining: It is difficult to find a dud meal in France, even in the most modest
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Sustainability in bella Italia AN ESTIMATED 52 million foreign tourists travelled to Italy in 2016. Italy hosts the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world and even the “cucina italiana” – as one of the most influential kitchens worldwide – was honoured with the title world heritage. Italy is synonymous with pasta, pesto, antipasti, dolce vita, extra-virgin olive oil, exquisite coffee, cheese and wine. The slow-food movement was established in Italy already in the 1980s as a counterpoint to fast food, focussing on organic and regional products with respect for dolce vita. Many green and eco-friendly projects in rural and urban areas demonstrate these sustainable ways of thinking and acting. These are reasons enough to spend an eco-friendly holiday in Italy and to take a sustainable souvenir back home. Green tourism in the olive grove The Agriturismo L’Adagio is an old and lovely restored oil mill
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via Charleville’s Cosmos Centre, arriving at Longreach a town that encapsulates the history and culture of outback Queensland. The Longreach tour includes the Stockmans Hall of Fame, the multimillion dollar Qantas Museum, School of the Air, and the Thompson River Sunset Cruise. Your outback journey is not complete without a trip to Winton, home to the world’s largest
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THESE days smartphones are a must for travellers of any age. They are the modernday Swiss Army Knife for savvy millennials who want to capture their precious memories on their phone’s camera while searching for a famous European cocktail bar AND messaging friends to meet them there for drinks. But what happens when all your amazing holiday snaps literally go down the toilet as happened to Brisbane’s 18-year-old Shonny Quaid while she was travelling in Italy? According to Cover-More Travel Insurance, it approved more than 11,000 phone-related claims from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, CoverMore received 2861 phone-related claim cases including cover for items such as damage repair, data recovery or lost or stolen mobile phones. Ms Quaid and her sister had accumulated more than 3000 photos from their journey – that’s 214 photos A DAY. In Florence, on the last night of their trip she dropped her phone in the toilet.
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“We were so excited to celebrate how wonderful the trip had been and before I knew it my phone slipped out of my hand and dropped in the toilet, almost as if it was in slow motion!” Ms Quaid said. Desperate to fix the phone, the sisters scrambled through the streets of Florence looking for a big bag of rice to submerge the phone in; anything that would dry their precious device, but could not find anything. “We were determined not to let it ruin our holiday.” When they returned a to Brisbane, Apple suggested a data recovery specialist who charged $750.
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HAMPTONS STYLE Say hello to the beautiful new Beachmere Bay resort, the result of Palm Lake Resort’s expertise in crafting designer lifestyle communities for more than 40 years. Taking inspiration from the timeless coastal grandeur of the Hamptons, Beachmere Bay invents a new style of sophisticated, relaxed resort living.
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We’re in it together Welcome to our annual Seniors Week feature. The COTA theme “Bringing all Queenslanders together” is also a theme that rates highly on our publication’s agenda. Australia joins with the rest of world as the baby boomer generation becomes the largest demographic on the planet. A UN report notes that between 2015 and 2030, the number of people in the world aged 60 years or over is projected to grow by 56%, from 901 million to 1.4 billion. The latest Australian Census figures reveal there are 84,000 more people aged 85 and over than in the 2011 census. As editor, I endeavour to bring you stories that examine and support us through these changes and ultimately provide us with stories to share with other younger generations.
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It is hoped that our many inspirational profiles and stories both challenge and entertain you, while breaking up traditional or negative stereotypes about ageing. “Bringing all Queenslanders together” is an uplifting theme for Seniors Week – perhaps it’s a hint to break bread with your neighbours from 1 to 100. May this bumper edition inform and support your lifestyle choices. Gail
This is your invitation to be involved
QUEENSLAND Seniors Week from August 19–27 is an opportunity for older Queenslanders to explore programs and services, events and activities and connect with people of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate the many contributions older people make in their communities. It is co-ordinated by peak organisation for seniors Council on the Ageing Queensland on behalf of the Queensland Government. “This year we are celebrating a Queensland for ALL ages,” co-ordinator Lisa Hodgkinson said. “Events will be held throughout the state, ranging from barbecues, open days, expos, dances, films, walks, exercise classes, Tech Savvy Seniors sessions, arts shows, demonstrations and so much more. “Seniors Week provides a
wonderful opportunity to connect communities through a wide range of activities and we encourage people of all Mark Tucker Evans, ages and CEO COTA QLD. backgrounds to get involved.” “We are inviting everyone to get out into their communities, discover the wide range of events and activities or host an informal get-together with friends and neighbours. So let’s come together Queensland!” Details at www.qldseniorsweek. org.au or phone 1300 738 348. This program supports the building of an age-friendly Queensland.
Hamptons Style Living PALM Lake Resort’s Beachmere Bay has just launched with great demand, and it’s easy to see why. Firstly, there’s the gorgeous Hamptons styling which is on trend as Queensland’s most popular theme, and a lifestyle-rich community with just about every feature you can think of. Plus a protected investment with no exit fees and 100% of the capital gains upon sale. Finally, the Beachmere Bay homes are meticulously designed down to the last detail with beautiful Hamptons touches such as classic conservatory windows, stylish exterior horizontal cladding, sheltered porches, feature columns and gable entry roofs. A collection of 10 stunning designs are complete with a calm
coastal colour palette of neutral tones, perfect for complementing your own personal style. Each home is also fitted with European Smeg appliances along with an extensive list of quality luxury inclusions that add a polished finish to every room. The world-class Hamptons Country Club will be the breathtaking centrepiece of our Long Island inspired resort. The multi-million-dollar club spares no expense or detail, with extravagance fit for a Gatsby party. There’s indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a bubbling spa to stay refreshed, and a dance floor, grand piano, ten pin bowling alley and luxury cinema to indulge your social spirit. Daily happy hours are certainly set up for some fun. Don’t forget the champagne!
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Sharpen your competitive edge with a match of darts or billiards in the games room, or hit it up on the golf course or the tennis courts. The championship eight rink undercover bowls green is another world
class feature of the resort. Equipped with its very own clubhouse, it’s the spot to be for an aftergame catch-up. To add even more opulence on top of that Palm Lake Resort has introduced the Milon gym
to Hamptons Country Club, with the most advanced German engineered fitness equipment in the world. If you’re in a more leisurely mood, the Hamptons Country Club is also the place to tend to
one’s creative spark with a craft room, wood workshop and a grand piano. Lounges and bars are dotted throughout the club as well, which are just ideal for sinking into a plush lounge with a cheeky cocktail or aperitif in hand. There is also a well-stocked library, with cosy nooks to settle down in, where a sneaky scotch wouldn’t go astray either. Beachmere Bay is a place of picnics and lazy afternoons where the sea breeze drifts through the warm air. It’s a place where the coastal lifestyle is beautifully balanced. Contact us today to arrange your own personal tour or to reserve your own slice of Hamptons heaven at Beachmere Bay. Call 1800 338 382 or visit beachmerebay.com.au
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Calendar of events SATURDAY, AUGUST 19
✰Sunshine Coast Computer Club Weekly Meeting 9am-noon. Weekly meeting of Computer Club giving help with technology items such as Windows and Mac computers, telephones and tablets etc including tutorials at Community Hall, 87 Queen St, Caloundra. Cost: $4 (morning tea provided). Phone 5492 1005 or email sccc@internode. on.net ✰Seniors Week Open Day 10am-3pm. Showcasing the resources of Caloundra Family History Research Inc Group. Caloundra Family History Research Inc, GATE 2 SCTC Corbould Park Racecourse, Pierce Ave, Little Mountain. Morning and afternoon tea provided courtesy of COTA. Wheelchair accessible, plenty of parking. Registration not required. Free. Phone 5493 1197. ✰Sunshine Coast Seniors and National Family History Open Day 10am-3pm. Celebration of seniors and family history as well as showcasing the group’s library & resources with the aim to help people to “find their family” history at gate 2 Sunshine Coast Turf Club, Corbould Park Race Course, Pierce Ave, Little Mountain. Free. Phone Roz on 5493 1197. ■ Dancing the Night Away with Strangest Dreamers Band 7pm. Gheerulla Hall. Cost: $20. Book via Hall website. For more information, email seniors@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Sunshine Coast Seniors Week Open Day 10am-3pm. Showcasing the resources of Caloundra Family History Research Inc group. Caloundra Family History Research Inc, GATE 2, SCTC Corbould Park Racecourse, Pierce Ave, Little
Mountain, 4551. Wheelchair accessible, plenty of parking. Registration not required. Free. Phone 5493 1197. ✰High Tea with a Twist 3-5pm. Landsborough School of Arts Memorial Hall 485 Old Landsborough Rd, Landsborough. Part of the 50th anniversary of the Naming of the Sunshine Coast – Festival of Community Halls. Cost: $10. Phone 5439 9399. ✰Dancin’ the Night Away 7.30pm. Come and dance the night away with music from the ’60s by the awardwinning five piece band The Strangest Dreamers”. Gheerulla Community Hall, 1 Moy Pocket Rd, Gheerulla. Cost: $20. Supper included. Part of the 50th anniversary of the Naming of the Sunshine Coast – Festival of Community Halls. Phone 5472 3297. ✰The Picture Show 6.30pm. The Picture Show is the sing-a-long version of Sound of Music. 1 Main Street, Palmwoods. No booking required – some seating available but feel free to bring deck chair, rug and cushions. Light refreshments from
5.30pm. Part of the 50th Anniversary of the Naming of the Sunshine Coast – Festival of Community Halls. Cost $5. Email: palmwoodshall@gmail.com
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✰Seniors week special at SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast 9am-4pm (daily recurring event for entire week). All day admission into SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast with Devonshire Tea and VIP seating in one of our seal presentations. Parkyn Pde, Mooloolaba. Cost: $27.50. Bookings required on 5458 6226.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20
✰Sunshine Coast Marathon QLD Government 2km Family Dash Suncare Community Services will be hosting a team. Phone 5436 3941 for more information. ✰Buderim male choir 1.30pm and 3.30pm. The Buderim male choir will be presenting a one hour concert at two retirement villages – a total audience of over 100 residents. The
villages chosen are Lindsay Gardens Buderim at 1.30pm and Hibiscus Chancellor Park, Sippy Downs at 3.30pm. Both concerts are sponsored by Mr Steve Dickson MP, member for Buderim. Free. Contact: Rod Strachan, Secretary on 5456 4473. ■ Ecumenical Church Service 9am and 11am. St Luke’s Church Hall and St John Bosco. Presented by Sue Wolter. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes morning tea. For more information: email seniors@ kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Celebrate Seniors Week by Learning a New Sport 1.30pm-4.30pm. The Coolum Croquet Club, invites you to come and try croquet on our lawns at Coolum (off David Low Way north of Stumers Creek behind Seacove Resort/RSL). Afternoon tea will be provided. Contact for booking: Adrian Prince on 5448 2985 or Allan George 5473 9910. Free.
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✰Comlink High Tea 10am-1.30pm. Kawana Community Hall, Nanyima Street, Buddina. Cost $10. For further details contact Shelley Rooney on 5390 1200. ✰Introduction to Tablets 10am-11.30am. Android - Learn to use a tablet for Internet, email, photos, connecting with family and friends, reading books, watching movies and more. Cooroy Library. Free. Booking required. Phone 5329 6555. ✰Queensland Ballet Seniors Week Dance Workshops 10am-3.15pm. Queensland Ballet Seniors Week Dance Workshops. Enjoy workshops of your choice led by Queensland Ballet instructors. 10am Ballet for Seniors, 11am Ballet
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repertoire, 1pm tap classes and 2.15pm Zumba Gold. Lake Kawana Community Centre, 114 Sportmans Parade, Bokarina. Cost: $6 each workshop. Bookings required, Sponsored by the IRT Group, light refreshments available. ✰High Tea 10am-1.30pm. Healthy Ageing Partnership Comlink High Tea – enjoy entertainment and delicious food. Kawana Community Hall, Nanyima St, Buddina. Healthy Ageing Partnership and Comlink. Phone 5390 1200 Cost: $10. Bookings essential. ✰Tai Chi Class 1.30pm-2.30pm. Sunshine 60 Headquarters, 10 Iluka Ave, Buddina. Sunshine 60s and Better. Cost: $3. Phone 5444 5833. ✰Ageless Grace Class 10am-11am. Salvation Army Community Hall, 18 Sydney Street, Nambour. Cost: $6. Sunshine 60s and Better. Phone 5444 5833. ✰Online shopping for Seniors 10am-11.30am. Celebrate Seniors Week by getting online. eBay and Gumtree are useful sites to buy or offload items. Learn how to set up an account and more. Bring your own digital device. Nambour Library, cnr Bury and Currie Sts, Nambour. Free. Morning tea provided. Phone 5475 8989. Bookings essential via website: library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au ✰Online shopping for Seniors 2pm-3pm. Celebrate Seniors Week by getting online. eBay and Gumtree are useful sites to purchase or offload items. Learn how to set up an account and more. Bring your own digital device. Kawana Library, 30 Nanyima St, Kawana. Free. Afternoon tea provided. Phone 5475 8989. Bookings essential via website: library.sunshinecoast. qld.gov.au ✰Tai Chi for Arthritis and Diabetes
10.30am. St Luke’s Church Hall. Presented by Lynne Hogg. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes morning tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Balancing Stones and Making Dog Leads 1pm. St John Bosco Church. Presented by Justin Bucciarelli and team. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes afternoon tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Building for Retirement 10am-11.30am. Are you thinking about retirement and wondering what your retirement will look like? Do you choose to cut back your hours or can you retire fully? Learn strategies to maximise your retirement savings and how your income will be generated once you are retired. Noosaville Library. Free. Bookings
required. Phone 5329 6555.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22
✰Sundale High Tea 11am-1.30pm. Coolum Beach Retirement Community, 4 Wembley Road, Coolum. Cost $10. For further details contact Gail Middleton on 0409 810 668. ✰Tech talk for seniors 9.30am-1pm. Are you getting the best use from your mobile phone? Do you know how to recognise a scam email or call and what to do if you receive one? The Pomona Community House will host a presentation on using your mobile phone and on scams. An interactive session will give participants take-home tools and skills on how to avoid scams, including practice at saying, ‘No’ to crank callers. Light entertainment by local comedy duo, the Misfits, will provide a humorous look at technology. Students from the Home School Association will perform cello and violin. Lawson Shed, Pomona, Cost $7.50 includes morning tea and light lunch. Book in early as
places are limited, 5485 2427. Thanks to our funding body, Dept. Communities through COTA and to sponsors, IGA Pomona. ✰Shed Open house 9am-12noon. At the Buderim men’s Shed, 53 Mill Road Buderim. Open house giving the public an opportunity to have a look at the engagement of senior men in activities or just a place to talk to others. Focus on men’s Health. Free. Contact for booking: Not required. ✰Antarctic Exploration 11am. St Luke’s Church Hall. Presented by Syd Kirby. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes morning tea. For more information: email seniors@ kenilworthchamber. org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital and Wildlife Warriors 2pm. St John Bosco Church. Presented by Hanna Fox. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes afternoon tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworth chamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Solutions 4 Learning 9am & 11am and 1.30pm & 3pm. Do you need a little help on your computer? Solutions 4 Learning Nambour is offering free 1 on 1 computer lessons for seniors week. Bookings are essential as places are limited. (One free session per senior) Please call 5476 2511 to book your session. ✰Belly dancing class 8.15am-9.15am. Sunshine 60 Headquarters, 10 Iluka Avenue, Buddina. Sunshine 60s and Better. Cost: $4. Phone 5444 5833. ✰Ageless Grace Class 2pm-3pm. Sunshine 60 Headquarters, 10 Iluka Avenue, Buddina. Sunshine 60s and Better. Cost: $5. Phone 5444 5833. ✰Gentle exercise class 9.15am-10.15am. Uniting Church Hall, 56C Queen Street, Caloundra. Sunshine
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Calendar of events 60s and Better. Cost: $7. Phone 5444 5833. Bookings essential. ✰Tech talk for seniors 9.30am-1pm. Pomona Community House will host a presentation on using your mobile phone and on scams. An interactive session will give participants take-home tools and skills on how to avoid scams, including practice at saying “no” to crank callers. Lawson Shed, Pomona, Cost $7.50 includes morning tea and light lunch. Book in early as places are limited, 5485 2427. ✰Strength and Stability Class 8am-9am. Buderim War Memorial Community Association Hall, Burnett Street, Buderim. Cost: $5. Part of the Sunshine Coast initiative supported by the Sunshine Coast Council. Phone 0452 255 527. ✰Stability, balance and core movement class 8.30am-9.30am. RSL Hall, 1 Bunya St, Maleny. Part of the Sunshine Coast initiative supported by Sunshine Coast Council. Cost: $5. Phone Danielle on 0418 139 878.
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✰Stability, balance and core movement class 9am-10am. Golden Beach Indoor Bowls Hall, 18 Burke Street, Golden Beach. Part of the Sunshine Coast initiative supported by the Sunshine Coast Council. Cost: $5. Phone Danielle on 0418 139 878. ✰Estate Planning 10am-11.30am. Do you have the right type of will? In the next 25 years, people 65 and over will pass their wealth (almost $1.5 billion dollars) to the next generation. Learn how to ensure your assets go to the right people, at the right time and be tax efficient. Cooroy Library. Free. Bookings required. Phone 5329 6555. ✰Exploring Creative Tea Bags - an art
5.30pm. St John Bosco Church. Presented by Sue Wolter. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes afternoon tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworth chamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089.
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experience 10am. St John Bosco Church. Presented by Denise Lamby. Free includes morning tea. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. For more information: email seniors@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Strength and Stability Class 9am-10am. Kawana Forest Meeting Place, 60 Woodlands Boulevard, Meridan Plains. Cost: $5. Part of the Sunshine Coast initiative supported by the Sunshine Coast Council. Phone 0452 255 527. ✰Stretchercise/Aerobics 9.30am. Gheerulla Hall. Presented by Jo MacKenzie. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes morning tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Gentle exercise class 9.15am-10.15am. Sunshine 60 Headquarters, 10 Iluka Ave, Buddina. Sunshine 60’s and Better. Cost: $7. Phone 5444 5833.
✰Online shopping for Seniors 10am-11.30am. Celebrate Seniors Week by getting online. eBay and Gumtree are useful sites to purchase or offload items. Learn how to set up an account and more. Bring your own digital device. Maleny Library, 5 Coral St, Maleny. Free. Morning tea provided. Phone 5475 8989. Bookings essential via website: library.sunshinecoast. qld.gov.au ✰Grandparents & Grandchildren at community gardens 10am-11.30am. A wonderful chance to enjoy a morning in the garden with your little ones to share the fun and wonder of planting together. 41 Farrell Street, Yandina, cnr North St. Morning tea and tools or plants provided. Gold coin donation. Phone 5446 7373. ✰Australian Bluegrass Band 2pm. St John Bosco Church. Presented by Greg McGrath. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes afternoon tea. For more information: email seniors@ kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Zen Meditation
✰Glasshouse Country Care High Tea 10am-1.30pm. Beerwah Community Hall, 25 Peachester Rd, Beerwah. Cost $10. For further details, contact Alison Parkinson on 5494 6948. ✰Seniors Week Celebration High Tea 10.30am-1.30pm. Enjoy delicious treats, fantastic entertainment, monster raffles and meeting new friends to celebrate Seniors Week. Beerwah Community Hall, Peachester Rd, Beerwah (adjacent to library). Bookings necessary (RSVP August 10). Phone 5494 6948. $10 per person. Wheelchair accessible. Off-street parking. Easy access. ✰Dancing for those with mobility issues or impairment 11am-noon. Bellvista Meeting Place, Lomond Crescent, West Caloundra. Healthy Sunshine Coast Seniors. Part of the Healthy Sunshine Coast Seniors initiative supported by Sunshine Coast Council. No bookings required. Cost: $10. Contact: Philippa on 0417 780 016 ✰Court Records for Family and Local History 1pm-3pm. Discover the treasures that family and local historians can find in court records including those created by the Supreme Court, Court of Petty Sessions, Licensing Court, Small Debts Court, Coroner’s Court, District Court, Circuit Court, Children’s Court. Presented by Judy Webster. Cooroy Library. Free. Bookings required. Phone 5329 6555. ✰Growing Herbs & Making
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The Scarborough IF YOU’RE dreaming of a place where you can soak up the sun’s golden rays by the pool, take a leisurely stroll along the beach and have spectacular ocean views while you dine on your private balcony, then it’s time to make The Scarborough your new home. The Scarborough by acclaimed coastal developers, Traders in Purple, is the newest and most luxurious development on the Redcliffe Peninsula. With sweeping panoramic views of Moreton Bay, this now-completed residence offers unprecedented value for money for retirees. Perhaps your children have left home or you’re planning on trading in the family house for a beachside apartment for your retirement? The Scarborough is the place you have been searching for. A
coastal haven of unparalleled beauty is at your doorstep at The Scarborough and although it feels like a holiday destination, the Brisbane CBD is still close by. The vibrant bayside suburb is blessed with beautifully maintained parks and walking tracks. And because Scarborough is positioned on the bay, the water is ideal for sports like kayaking, sailing and fishing. World-class recreation facilities exist within The Scarborough development too. There’s a magnificent swimming pool and spa where you can spend your time sprawled out on a deck chair, as well as tranquil courtyards where you can pause and relax. Resort-style living by the ocean has never been easier or more affordable.
The impressive architectural design of The Scarborough captures the essence of the area’s historic seaside vibe and combines it with modern living. All apartments boast three large bedrooms, two deluxe bathrooms and fully-ducted Daikin air conditioning. The contemporary kitchen features high-quality SMEG appliances, ensuring a sleek modern feel that is both stylish and functional. Every fitting and finish has been meticulously selected, from the premium cabinetry to the stylish mirror finished splashbacks. Natural light streams through the glass doors of the living and dining areas, bringing the outdoors inside and enhancing the sense of space. Flowing out onto the large courtyard-style balcony, this area is ideal for
entertaining, with its generous proportions and spectacular ocean backdrop. This is a beautiful residence that reflects and celebrates both success and a relaxed style of life. It is the pinnacle - a premiere residence that everyone dreams of owning a piece of. And it could be yours. Now is the time to discover a life beyond dreams. Discover The Scarborough. You’ve earned it.
Inspect these luxurious apartments from 10am to 4pm Wednesday to Sunday, 113 Landsborough Avenue, Scarborough. To make an appointment or for further details, please call 0477 432 432 or 07 3606 1717.
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FINAL RELEASE SELLING NOW! Luxurious three bedroom waterfront apartments with stunning Moreton Bay views. Superbly ďŹ nished kitchens and bathrooms, spacious living areas, entertainers balconies and double car spaces provide a very enviable lifestyle in Brisbane’s real estate hot spot. All apartments offer 3 Bedrooms, 2 bathroom and 2 carspaces with prices starting at a very affordable $599,000 Skyhomes and Penthouses from $899,000 also offer incredible value Inspect the apartments this week Wednesday to Sunday from 10am - 4pm 113 Landsborough Avenue Scarborough To make an appointment at any other time or for further details call
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Calendar of events Grey Medallion Program and learn the essential life saving skills that could one day save one of your family members, friends or your own life. BreakFree Grand Pacific Resort, 100 Bulcock St, Caloundra. Ithaca Caloundra Life Saving Club. Free. Booking required, two- day event. Phone 0402 454 644. www.caloundracity.org.au
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Infusions for daily health with Heike Farkas 10am-11.30am. A hands-on opportunity to understand how and where to grow herbs as well as then turning them into a variety of infusions, teas, oils, honey and vinegars to benefit your daily health. 41 Farrell St, Yandina, cnr North St. Morning tea and tools or plants provided. Gold coin donation. Phone 5446 7373. ✰Sunshine Coast Computer Club Weekly Meeting 1pm-4pm. Weekly meeting of Computer Club giving help with technology items such as Windows and Mac computers, telephones and tablets etc. including tutorials, at Goodllife Centre, 100 Buderim Pines Drive, Buderim. Cost: $4 (Afternoon Tea provided). Contact for booking: phone 5492 1005 or email sccc@internode.on.net ✰Online shopping for Seniors 10am-11.30am. Celebrate Seniors Week by getting online. eBay and Gumtree are useful sites to purchase or offload items. Learn how to set up an account and more. Bring your own digital device. Maroochydore Library, 44 Sixth Ave, Cotton Tree. Free. Morning tea provided. Phone 5475 8989. Bookings essential via website: library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au ✰Online shopping for Seniors 2pm-3.30pm. Celebrate Seniors Week by getting online. eBay and Gumtree are useful sites to buy or offload items. Learn how to set up an account and more. Bring your own digital device. Caloundra Library, 8 Omrah Ave, Caloundra. $5. Afternoon tea provided. Phone 5475 8989. Bookings essential via website: library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au ✰Strength and Stability Class 9am-10am. Suncare Hall (behind RSL), 2-6 George Street, Maroochydore. Part of the Sunshine Coast initiative supported by the Sunshine Coast Council. no bookings required. Phone 0452 255 527. ✰Tai Chi class 9am-10am. Nelson Park, Katoa Street, Alexandra Headland. Cost: $5. Part of the Sunshine Coast initiative supported by the Sunshine Coast Council. No bookings required. ✰Solutions 4 Learning 9am & 11am and 1.30pm & 3pm. Do you need a little help on your computer? Solutions 4 Learning Nambour is offering free 1 on 1 computer lessons for seniors week. Bookings are essential as places are limited. (One free session per senior) Please call 5476 2511 to book your session. ✰Christian Meditation 9am. St John Bosco Church. Presented by Sue Wolter. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes morning tea. For more
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information: email seniors@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰History of the Gubbi Gubbi People in Kenilworth District 10.30am. St Luke’s Church Hall. Presented by Barbara Hand. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes morning tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Nutrition 1pm. St John Bosco Church. Presented by Sally-Ann Livock. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes afternoon tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworth chamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Introduction to Tablets 10am-noon. iPad - Learn to use a tablet for Internet, email, photos, connecting with family and friends, reading books, watching movies and more. Noosaville Library. Free. Booking required. Phone 5329 6555.
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✰Piano Forte - a film about estate planning, wills etc. 9.30am. St Luke’s Church Hall. Presented by Suncoast Community Legal Service. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes morning tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworth chamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Line Dancing 10am. Gheerulla Hall. Presented by Irene Flint. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes morning tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰#seniorsonline - online shopping for seniors 10.30am. Kenilworth Library. Presented by Smile IT. If you are able to join us
please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes morning tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Writing Your Memoirs - how to get the darn thing started 11am. St John Bosco Church. Presented by Jo Kadlecek. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes morning tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Sing-a-long 1pm. St John Bosco Church. Presented by Amanda Hogg. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes afternoon tea. For more information: email seniors@kenilworthchamber.org.au or phone 5472 3089.
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✰Painting with Acrylics 10am. St Luke’s Church Hall. Presented by Jenni Kelly. If you are able to join us please let us know in advance to help us make catering arrangements. Free includes morning tea. For more information: email seniors@ kenilworthchamber. org.au or phone 5472 3089. ✰Kureelpa Tramstop Festival 11am-4.30pm. Guided Walks, documentary footage of the “SHAY” locomotive and historical photo display along with musical entertainment and local market stalls. Kureelpa Public Hall, 2 Jewett Rd, Kureelpa public hall. Free with donation. Contact: Di Fitzgerald on 0422 576 389 or Jan McArthur on 0403 336 589.
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✰The Grey Medallion Program 9am-4pm. Register to attend the two-day
✰Come and try Croquet 1.30pm. Headland Buderim Croquet Club Fresh air and gentle exercise. New skills for all ages. Headland-Buderim@ croquetqld.org. Phone 5479 5696. Free. Wear shoes that cover the toes. Equipment and instructions provided. ✰Come and try Croquet 2pm-4pm. Opportunities to learn the basics and play croquet. 78 Arthur Street, Caloundra. Caloundra Mallet Sports Club. Phone Terry on 0468 700 934 or email caloundrams@ croquetqld.org. Free. No registration required. All equipment and afternoon tea provided. Wear flat-soled shoes. ✰The Village People - young at heart (slightly older in other places) 2pm. Yandina School of Arts. This is a trio of comedies about seniors and retirement living and the afternoon will be a very relaxed, fun affair. Admission will be by a donation of choice, in other words, whatever you’d like to pay. There’ll be free tea and coffee and wine, cheese and cake plates will be available. The 3 comedies are The Indee’s contribution to Senior’s week and take the form of rehearsed play readings. For enquiries or to reserve your seating, phone 5472 8200. ✰18 APSL Amateur Fun Walk and Forum Join APSL Caloundra and celebrate Seniors Week. Explore the Golden Beach foreshore with the optional warm up starting at the Oaks Oasis and finishing at the Caloundra Power Boat Club (4Km). Enjoy breakfast on the lawn and a seated forum presentation to follow. This event is perfect for the over 50s or people with a disability and their familiies and monitored by the State Emergency Services and APSL volunteers. Cost: $10, children free. Oaks Oasis Resort, Caloundra. Phone 3844 5878. Registrations at 7am. Walks from 8am (depending on group). Each participant receives an identifying tag to be collected at the end of the walk for prize draw entry. Disclaimer: This calendar is provided as a community service. As community events are provided by organisers and may change without notice, we advise you to contact organisers directly to confirm details. While every effort is made to ensure this calendar is current and up to date, Seniors Newspapers takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the listings, nor does it endorse any community event unless expressly stated.
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Help to support Daffodil Day
Spend a night at the ballet MELBOURNE City Ballet brings their newest season, a magical, neoclassical ballet interpretation of the William Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream to The Events Centre, Caloundra on Tuesday, August 15 at 7.30pm. This Shakespearean adaptation explores three different stories within the border of Athens and Fairyland. While the Amazonian Queen and Athenian King prepare for their wedding, two Athenian couples are caught in an arranged marriage dilemma which is only made worse by the feud of the King and Queen of the Fairies. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is suitable to both new and more sophisticated classical ballet palates, with an excerpt being selected in 2015 to be performed at the Australian Dance Awards in Adelaide. With a full cast of talented artists, dazzling costumes and beautiful sets, artistic director Michael Pappalardo will take audiences on a journey to the borders of Shakespeare’s Athens-Fairyland to
disease,” Ms McMillan said. “All funds raised through the sale of our merchandise and daffodils the week of Daffodil Day are injected into research and support programs that give back to the community. “In south-west Queensland, we’re proud to offer cancer patients with direct access to services including counselling, accommodation in Toowoomba for those travelling for treatment, peer support programs, free wigs and turbans, and more. “With the support of the community for Daffodil Day, we can continue to reach out and support those in a time of need. “We’ve all been touched by cancer in some way, whether that’s personally or through a colleague or friend. This is our chance to give back and ease the burden of cancer in south-west Queensland.” Ms McMillan said locals could purchase individual
merchandise items or a pre-packed box to sell on to colleagues, customers or community groups. “While purchasing a bear, a pin, a pen or bunch of yellow flowers may seem like a simple gesture, it means you are brightening the lives of locals diagnosed with cancer,” Ms McMillan
said. The 2017 Daffodil Day range includes pens $6, daffodil pins $5, Dougal Bear $10 and fresh daffodils $7 per bunch. Purchase items online at daffodilday.com.au or at selected supporting outlets at Coles Express sites or selected newsagents.
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What’s On HELLO, GOODBYE & HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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National touring comedy play
Sunshine Melodies Concert
Tuesday 1 August at 7.30pm
Wednesday 2 August at 11am
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
A NIGHT WITH OPERA QUEENSLAND
Melbourne City Ballet
Opera Queensland’s favourite artists
Tuesday 15 August at 7.30pm
Tuesday 29 August at 7.30pm
ON STAGE: The Events Centre Caloundra presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream this month.
experience the magic, mischief and love that is A Midsummer Night’s Dream. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of my personal favourite ballet’s from the company’s repertoire,” artistic director Michael Pappalardo said. “A beautiful, colourful and fast paced ballet, so much love and planning has made this work simply devine.” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream is such a special ballet for me,” junior
artist Carolina Pais said. “The score is so evoking that once it starts you just can’t help but be consumed. I can’t wait to travel around Australia performing this beautiful ballet.” It will be held at The Events Centre, Caloundra on Tuesday, August 15 at 7.30pm. Tickets: $44 / Concession: $37 / Child 2-17 years: $25. For bookings, phone 5491 4240 or visit the website www.theevents centre.com.au.
BOOKINGS: 07 5491 4240 20 Minchinton Street, Caloundra www.theeventscentre.com.au
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GIVE: Buy Dougal bear or another item on Daffodil Day and support Cancer Council Queensland.
CANCER Council Queensland has launched a new range of Daffodil Day-themed merchandise ahead of the region’s most iconic fundraising event of the year. Daffodil Day on August 25 will bloom in south-west Queensland, with hundreds of people buying flowers and merchandise to raise funds for locals affected by cancer. People are being urged to save the date and pre-purchase Cancer Council Queensland’s exclusive 2017 Fireman Dougal Bear, an enamel pin and a daffodil-themed pen before the day. Cancer Council Queensland chief executive officer Chris McMillan said each item sold, including every iconic Dougal Bear, would give hope to locals diagnosed with cancer. “In south-west Queensland, more than 2040 people are diagnosed with cancer each year and, sadly, around 660 die from the
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Philanthropists of the Year
ROY and Nola Thompson were named the Queensland Higher Education philanthropists of 2017 at the recent Queensland Community Foundation’s philanthropy awards in Brisbane. While the Thompsons have been generous supporters of several Sunshine Coast organisations, this award recognises their extraordinarily generous support for the University of the Sunshine Coast over the past six years. The Thompsons’ first donations to USC in 2011 and 2012 went to about 150 Study Support Bursaries, which provide regular payments to students experiencing financial pressures to enable them to complete their degrees. In looking for a way to continue this type of support for USC students, Roy and Nola offered to donate half the funding for a multi-level carpark at USC, with an agreement for funds raised from the carpark to go towards
student scholarships and bursaries. This project has already supported 69 students and is expected to provide more than $29 million to more than 1000 students over the next 50 years. Roy and Nola then became interested in what USC could do to help deal with the challenge of mental health on the Sunshine Coast. The result was the donation of a $7 million building that now houses the Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience – Thompson Institute. This integrated facility is teaching Master of Psychology programs, will provide about 6000 clinical sessions with patients in its first year, and is building its research platform to help uncover solutions to some of the most vexing mental health issues. The Thompsons’ commitment to giving back to the Sunshine Coast is what is driving their philanthropic partnership with USC.
WELL DONE: Nola and Roy Thompson with Professor Greg Hill and Sir Angus Houston.
“The Sunshine Coast has been very good to my family and I think it is important we give back,” Mr Thompson said. “I firmly believe one of the best ways to do this is by supporting the university that can do great things for our community. “USC is going to be around for a long time,
and if I can help them to help kids get an education and a good job, or to care and find cures for mental health for young, old or returned service people, then that is what I am going to do.” USC Development Office Director Russell Ousley, who works with donors to help advance university outcomes,
knows full well the impact the Thompsons are having on the university. “While USC is committed to making a positive impact in our local community, sometimes the key to achieving this is the resource that philanthropists can bring. And that is what the Thompsons have done,”
Mr Ousley said. “To have people like Roy and Nola in our community is truly a blessing. “To make extraordinary donations like the one that built the carpark and locked in student support for half a century is visionary in its nature. “There would not be a mental health institute providing clinical services and searching for cures here on the Coast if they had not enabled it through their donation of $7 million. “We had tried for five years to secure funds for this project from various governments, but it only turned from an idea into reality when Roy and Nola endorsed the vision and donated the building.” “That donation has helped prompt the Federal Government to commit $5 million to the Thompson Institute. This is a real example of philanthropy leading the way in creating and leveraging significant social investment in our region.”
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Reducing the chance of falls DID YOU know that falls are common? Every year in Australia, more than 30% of community-dwelling adults older than 65 years fall, and 50% of these adults will fall again. Falls may cause superficial cuts, bruises and sprains, however did you know they are one of the leading causes of injury and hospitalisations in Australia? Not only do falls lead to ongoing medical issues over time, they also result in a significant reduction in confidence, safety and ability to participate in daily activities. With or without injury, the fear of falls contributes to a functional decline in our senior population due to reduced activity and de-conditioning. Here at Smart Solutions Rehab Group, we have an experienced team of allied health professionals, including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians and podiatrists, who have the expertise to assist you to stay on your feet. Our team is trained in the nationally recognised Stepping on Program, which provides an evidence-based treatment approach that has reduced falls by 30%. Smart Solutions Rehab Group specialises in the provision and co-ordination of a multidisciplinary team and can offer individual rehabilitation services or a fully comprehensive team approach.
GREAT IDEA: Smart Solutions Rehab Group offers both mobile and clinic-based services.
We provide a service that integrates the strategies you need to achieve the best outcome, with the best-suited service provider to meet your needs. Currently we offer both mobile and clinic-based services. We can come to you at your place of residence or work, or you are welcome to attend our clinic location in the heart of
the Maroochydore CBD. Seniors Week is from August 19–27 in Queensland. So, to celebrate Seniors Week on the Sunshine Coast, Smart Solutions Rehab Group will be hosting a special Stepping On Morning Tea on Wednesday, August 23, starting at 10am. This free event will be held at the Walk on Wheels store at 11/10 Capitol Pl
in Birtinya. We look forward to seeing you there. If you are interested in this event, you can find more information and a flyer on our website www.ssrg.com.au/ seniors-week, and there is also a form to register your interest.
Smart Solutions Rehab Group offers comprehensive allied health service for adults and seniors on the Sunshine Coast
Got questions? We’re here to help! 1300 729 190 • info@ssrg.com.au
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Smart Solutions Rehab Group specialises in the provision and coordination of multidisciplinary team services including: • Occupational Therapy Smart Solutions • Physiotherapy Rehab Group is • Speech Pathology committed to assisting • Podiatry every individual to • Dietetics live the best life they possibly can and to • Social Work reaching their full • Nurse Practitioner potential. • Allied Health Assistant We can offer individual rehabilitation services or a fully comprehensive team approach that integrates the services and strategies you need to achieve the best outcome. Smart Solutions Rehab Group is committed to assisting every individual to live the best life they possibly can and to reaching their full potential.
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Support buoys Coast Guard while giving back to the community is the Memorial Wall. Situated on Caloundra Headland, it offers for a most reasonable rate the opportunity for members of the public to have a commemorative plaque placed on the wall. Some positions are taken, though many are reserved by those trusting they won’t be used for some time! All calls welcome. Ashes Scattering Coast Guard Caloundra offers a dignified ashes scattering service, at sea or in the Pumicestone Passage. The service is available to members of the public and is undertaken by the flotilla coxswain who is master of the Coast Guard vessel at the time of the service. An ashes scattering may be arranged without commitment to a place on the Memorial Wall. For ashes scattering inquiries, please phone 0439 913 333. ❚ QF4 Caloundra Coast Guard, Tripcony Lane, off Maloja Ave, Caloundra. Postal address: PO Box 150, Caloundra QLD 4551. Phone: 5491 3533 or Marine Assist 24/7: 0429 913 533.
DIGNIFIED FAREWELL: Coast Guard Caloundra offers a dignified ashes scattering service, at sea or in the Pumicestone Passage.
The Memorial Wall built to service the local community. Coast Guard Caloundra’s Memorial Wall is located on Caloundra Headland,offering the general public the opportunity to commemorate a loved one’s life by placing a plaque on the Wall. You can reserve a place on the Wall in advance. The location also provides an opportunity for peaceful reflection. Coast Guard Caloundra can offer an ashes scattering service at sea.
Coast Guard Caloundra Needs Volunteers For: * Fundraising * Radio Operators * Administration * Maintenance Can you spare some time to help us save life at sea?
All enquiries welcome. To Volunteer Call: 5491 3533 Memorial Wall Enquiries: 0439 913 333
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AS WITH all Coast Guard flotillas, Coast Guard Caloundra members are volunteers who give their time to support safety of life at sea on the Sunshine Coast. Its members rely on public support to enable the flotilla to meet its service obligation. While the flotilla’s primary role is marine search and rescue – undertaken by trained volunteers in yellow boats – members are always needed in radio, fundraising, finance, vessel maintenance and administration. While some members work on boat and other duties, others never set foot on a vessel, yet their contribution is invaluable. Members balance their time volunteering with their work and personal commitments, which means the flotilla is always looking for volunteers. Contact us and we will happily walk you through ‘volunteerism’. Coast Guard Caloundra’s annual operating costs exceed $180,000. While some funds are received from the State Government and most welcome support is provided by the Sunshine Coast Council, flotilla members’ fundraising efforts provide the bulk of the funds needed to meet our service obligation. We value highly the community support for our members’ raffle sales, sausage sizzles and the like. Memorial Wall A flotilla initiative that raises funds
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Orianna comes to life at the Sandstone Point address ORIANNA Lifestyle Resort is a hive of activity with several development milestones fast approaching. The brand new over 50s community at Sandstone Point, Bribie Island, has opened its display home, started construction on the Recreation Centre, and – just this week - welcomed its very first residents to their brand new homes. Orianna Lifestyle Resorts General Manager, Brett Robinson, said it was all systems go with dozens of tradespeople working on site. “It is really exciting to see Orianna coming to life,” Mr Robinson said. “Our first residents have moved in and everyone at Orianna is really excited to welcome them.” Mr Robinson said Orianna would also soon boast six homes, featuring a variety of designs, people could simply buy, move in, and enjoy. “Some people really enjoy the process of building their home and seeing their vision come to life, while others prefer to purchase a home that is built and that they know they love for sure,” he said. “In understanding that, we have decided at Orianna to provide both options so we can meet people’s individual needs.”
Orianna Lifestyle Resorts brand new over 50s community at Sandstone Point, Bribie Island.
Orianna Lifestyle Resort is currently under construction at Sandstone Point, Bribie Island. It is a boutique community with only 122 homes on offer. It also boasts resort-style facilities with a recreation centre, pool, bowling greens and a communal boat to enjoy the Bribie Passage. The development has a unique land-lease model, whereby you own your home - but lease the land.
What this means is residents do not pay entry or exit fees, stamp duty, rates or body corporate fees. And they keep 100 percent of the capital gain when they sell their property. Mr Robinson said by designing the strictly owner-occupier resort with a high level of amenity, Orianna would provide a genuine sense of belonging and community for the residents. “Orianna is a boutique residential enclave designed to create a community
with a very high-level of amenity in a beautiful location with easy access to the water,” he said. Orianna Lifestyle Resorts offers two and three bedroom homes for like-minded people over 50. Prices start from $375,000 and range to $475,000. New home designs have also just been released featuring double lock-up garages. “We’ve understand our clients may be downsizing from their four bedroom family home on 800m2 blocks, but not from life,” he said. “The clubhouse will be the hub for the community to catch up, have a drink at the bar, grab a coffee with friends, or strike up a game of billiards. “It will also feature twin bowling greens, a resort style pool, private gym, cinema and a workshop.
Anyone interested can visit Orianna Sandstone Point Sales Centre on-site via Spinnaker Drive, Sandstone Point. The centre is open Monday to Friday 10am–4pm. Call Karen Lombe on 1800 674 266 to make an appointment or visit the website www.orianna.com.au for more details.
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Eligible Queenslanders encouraged to use rebates TREASURER and Acting Minister for Energy Curtis Pitt is encouraging eligible Queenslanders to make full use of the many concessions and rebates on offer to help with cost-of-living pressures. Mr Pitt said in response to cost-of-living pressures and the Queensland Productivity Commission’s findings, an additional $170 million was allocated in April to make Health Care Card holders and asylum seekers eligible for the current rebate. “Of the estimated 157,000 people who are eligible, fewer than 10% have so far taken up the rebate,” Mr Pitt said. “That means not enough Health Care Card holders know the rebate exists to help them, so we will be ramping up our push to ensure eligible Queenslanders know about the entitlement and encouraging them to apply. “This is one of the few times as Treasurer that I want to see money getting out the door, so I encourage seniors, Health Care Card holders and asylum seekers to contact their electricity retailers and apply for this concession. “This much-needed reform to the Electricity Rebate provides $340.85 assistance in 2017–18 for low-income
Queenslanders by more than half. “It means we have the lowest retail price increase of all mainland states, 3.3% compared to around 10–20% in other states, and also means over the term of our government average prices for households have increased an average of just 1.9% per year compared to 43% over the term of the LNP government. “The Palaszczuk government has also improved
households and any Health Care Card holder or asylum seeker who applies before December 31, 2017, will get this assistance back-dated to January 1, 2017. “Also, Queensland Seniors Card, Pensioner Concession Card and Department of Veterans Affairs (Gold Card) holders will continue to be eligible for the rebate. “The Palaszczuk government understands the pressure electricity prices has on Queenslanders and that is why we’ve invested $1.16 billion through our Powering Queensland Plan to put downward pressure on electricity costs for consumers. This includes $770 million to slash the expected price increase for
protections for vulnerable customers. Early this year we streamlined the application process for the Home Energy Emergency Assistance Scheme,
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allowing more customers experiencing financial hardship to access emergency assistance and avoid potential disconnection. “This scheme provides low-income households experiencing an emergency or crisis up to $720 once every two years towards their energy debt.” To apply for this assistance or find out more, customers should talk to their energy retailer. The Palaszczuk government offers a range of assistance from property concessions to medical assistance and help to cover education costs. For details on electricity rebates and eligibility criteria visit www.qld.gov. au/community/cost-of-living-support/ electricity- gas-rebates.
Smooth Food is the way of the future SOME people living with us here at Noosacare require food of modified texture for a variety of reasons. In the past, it has been called pureed food and resembled baby food, hardly dignified for adults to enjoy. Enter Jamie Oakley (think Jamie Oliver), a Pommie chef tattooed, fresh from his successful restaurant in the UK. No experience in Aged Care, but he knew it
must be done better. Together with his incredible kitchen team they decided to change the name of the food to Smooth Food. Next, inspired by chefs like Heston Blumenthal, they started experiencing with the form and presentation of the food and now present Smooth Food that resembles it’s original form. The concept of Smooth Food involves
adapting our regular menu into a form that all residents can enjoy without compromising the visual appeal or flavour. Our dinner menu, as an example, would be, oven baked hoki with lemon butter served with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Each component is modified in texture, but is still served as it normally would be on the plate.
Meats, fruits, sandwiches – the bigger the challenge the more creative things get in the kitchen. The improved food quality and service has been planned in association with the Lantern Project and inspired by Maggie Beer. Noosacare strives to inject soul into menu design, to put pleasure back into food service and to give older people joy through their palate.
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Lifestyle you can love A SPACIOUS villa, friendly neighbours and an attentive manager are the top three features of retirement living with Lutheran Community Care, according to long-term resident Joan Witton. When Mrs Witton moved to Teviot Villas Retirement Living, in Boonah, four years ago she was quickly convinced that leaving a large suburban block was a great lifestyle choice. “It’s the best decision I’ve ever made in my life,” she said. “There are really nice friendly people here.” The biggest bonus was the easy care lifestyle, she said. Mrs Witton no longer has to mow lawns, worry about a failing hot water system or pay council rates. “If there’s something required to be done around the village, it is done, no problem,” Mrs Witton said. Lutheran Community Care has 12 retirement living locations offering one-, two- and three-bedroom villas and apartments in a range of highly desirable coastal, inner city and rural locations across south-east and central Queensland. All locations are affordable, well located near transport and amenities, and all offer home support services if you need a hand with personal services, house cleaning or getting out and about. In Caboolture, St Paul’s Retirement
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GREAT LIFESTYLE: Lutheran Community Care has 12 retirement living locations.
Living manager Ron Singh said ‘ease of mind’ about maintenance was a big drawcard. Fewer chores and financial outgoings means more time to pursue hobbies and life’s pleasures, he said. “Our residents love the fact they can move into a newly refurbished home and can then spend their time enjoying life, pursing the activities or leisure time they desire,” Mr Singh said. Meanwhile, health and well-being services at each of the locations provide you with peace of mind. St Paul’s resident Valda Siegel said security and privacy were big advantages. “There’s plenty of garden to enjoy, which is all well maintained, and the setting is private and relaxed,” she said. “The village is a community and the services here provide comfortable living.”
St Paul’s Retirement Living Two-bedroom units, newly refurbished | 10 Tomlinson Rd, Caboolture | p. 07 5495 1300 Country quiet with city convenience. Set in landscaped gardens in a tranquil, rural setting, our spacious and private villas mean you can simply put your feet up and enjoy life, knowing that you are part of a vibrant community with all the care you might need, when you need it. Unit 9 - $247,500 | Unit 18 - $285,000 | Unit 22 - $285,000 | Unit 30 - $250,000
Step up to life. Stay young at heart. Whether it’s the quiet country life, coastal breezes or the urban lifestyle you want to enjoy, Lutheran Community Care has a retirement village to suit you.
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Home Care is peace of mind IN FEBRUARY 2017, the Federal Government changed home care legislation so that older Australians could choose their home care provider. This reform was long overdue, according to director of Sunshine Coast Home Care Assistance Kendall Morton. “With the reforms, Home Care Packages seniors get to choose which provider they use,” Ms Morton said. “If they are already with a service provider, they can stay there or take their funds to another provider. This puts the buying power back with the client. They now have a say in who comes into their home.” When it comes to selecting your home care provider, Ms Morton promises that Home Care Assistance will put your needs and routines first. “Delivering great home care is about getting to know the older person and what they do in their days. We are there to make the everyday things easier and to enrich their lives,” she said. “It’s about listening so we can help each person create the life they want as they age.” Besides helping with showering, meal preparation and other daily routines, Home Care Assistance focuses on the whole person. The staff can help you reconnect with the things that matter to you. As we age and lose some skills and confidence, it’s easy to withdraw socially. Home Care
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT: Home Care Assistance will put your needs and routines first.
Assistance will listen to your story. They can help you to find new social activities to enrich your days. As depression is a risk factor for dementia, staying in touch with friends and your community is good medicine. This may include learning how to send text messages to a grandchild, getting a ride to your bowls club for a weekly lunch date or going to the hairdresser regularly. The support will be as individual as you.
Ms Morton knows that your needs do not fit neatly into a Monday to Friday schedule. Home Care Assistance gives you the support you want when you most need it. For instance, if a care worker puts washing on the line in the morning, someone needs to take it off, fold it and put it away at the end of the day. This can be done with Home Care Assistance.
Also, if you need help to get into bed at night-time, that can be arranged. Maybe you want to get to church on a Sunday. No worries. Consider it done. Another way that Home Care Assistance puts the control back in your hands is with staff and scheduling. You choose your carers. You also choose the times you get support. Staff will come at an agreed time each day, for instance 8am. Some other providers give you a time block, such as 7-10am. Having a fixed arrival time allows you to plan your day rather than sit around waiting. You also have 24/7 phone support. Your calls are answered directly by Kendall Morton and her staff, not a call centre. This means your problem can be addressed quickly and you don’t have to retell the story again and again. This phone support provides a safety net that gives you peace of mind. Home Care Assistance now operates in Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and the Sunshine Coast. Ms Morton is available to discuss your home care needs or those of a family member. Simply phone Kendall on 0499 022 567 or 5491 6888. Ask for a free copy of Happy to 102, our research-based guide to living a healthy, happy and long life.
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Where does your Facebook go in your will? YOU may know where you would like your house, shares or cash to end up when you die, but have you also included in your will details of how you want your online presence to be managed. Paul Paxton-Hall of the legal firm Paxton-Hall said technology has given rise to a whole new world of digital assets. “There has been a shift from people keeping photograph albums, journals and letters – physical assets that can be dealt with easily in a will – to posting and storing photographs digitally, maintaining blogs and email accounts,” Mr Paxton-Hall said. “Applying succession law to these intangible assets has its challenges as there is still uncertainty around the status of the digital assets as property. “These assets can be particularly hard to manage when you consider the average internet user has 26 different accounts and 10 unique passwords. “People should pay close attention to their various digital assets when preparing wills and give thought to what they would like to happen to their digital
footprint.” He noted it can be difficult to identify the ownership rights of digital assets as they are often stored, created and managed by a third-party. “Most social media and digital platforms’ user agreements do not allow users to own the property in their account,” Mr Paxton-Hall said. “Many online platforms rest in a foreign jurisdiction, meaning challenging their policies are likely to be even more stressful, expensive and timeconsuming. “Fortunately, Facebook and Google allow users to nominate a legacy contact who can access their account in the event of their death. “When developing a digital estate plan, people need to understand who owns the asset, where it’s located and how to access it.” Some practical tips for digital estate planning: ❚ Decide what you would like to happen to your digital assets. Will they be deleted? Memorialised? Will your family have full access?
WILLS: Remember to include in your will details of how you want your digital assets handled. PHOTO: AUREMAR
❚ Create a list of your accounts and identify the policies of each platform regarding the death of a member. Facebook and Google allow people to nominate another person as a ‘legacy contact’ to administer a limited, memorialised account. These legacy contacts must be appointed from your account before your passing. ❚ If you want your loved ones to have unfettered access to your account, ensure you note down the passwords where they can access them in the event of your death. You can use a password manager such as TrueKey to manage all your passwords under a single password master key. This master password can be left with your legal representative. ❚ Draft a memorandum of wishes that sets out how you would like your online assets dealt with. This should include nominating someone to be the executor
of your digital estate. A word of warning from Mr Paxton-Hall with the exception of the legacy contact process, your loved ones may be in breach of some platforms’ terms of service by accessing your accounts after your death. Facebook To add a legacy contact or ensure your page is memorialised, go to Facebook help page for details www.facebook. com/help/991335594313139/ ?helpref=hc_fnav Google To set up a rule for your account to be managed when it becomes inactive, go to the Google Inactive Account Manager page https://support.google. com/accounts/answer/ 3036546?hl=en
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Brain-training program can keep seniors thinking sharp THIS article introduces you to the Cognitive Therapeutics Method, the effective program that is helping seniors protect their brain health and improve their lives. What is the Cognitive Therapeutics Method? This fun and effective program was developed exclusively for Home Care Assistance by neuropsychologist Dr Samuel Gontkovsky and his research team. This ground-breaking program for seniors is based on the latest scientific studies on brain health. It uses brain training activities that stimulate attention, language, visual-spatial perception, reasoning and problem-solving. How does it work? A client is given an individual assessment in the privacy of their own home, then a personalised plan is created. The Cognitive Therapeutics Method has its own engaging materials to stimulate memory, conversation and other mental processes. One-to-one training sessions are then scheduled with the client at convenient times. All sessions are given by staff who have been trained in the Cognitive Therapeutics Method.
PERSONAL TOUCH: Clients are given an individual assessment in their own home for the fun and effective program.
Who is it for? You do not need to be struggling mentally to use the program. It is designed for seniors who wish to prevent cognitive decline and for those already experiencing some loss of mental abilities. The program is available to any senior who is a client with Home Care Assistance.
What is the cost? There is no extra cost for this program. It is arranged as part of a regular Home Care Assistance service and it can continue for as long as the client is enjoying it and the family sees positive changes. What are the benefits? Using the Cognitive Therapeutic Method’s brain stimulation activities can help stave off and slow down cognitive decline. It strengthens the thinking skills and language that are still present. Engaging with another person is more effective than doing crosswords or other solitary mental challenges. Clients enjoy the conversations and laughter as well. You also have access to the latest medical knowledge on nutrition and
exercise to support healthy aging. In addition, the Cognitive Therapeutics Method teaches clients coping strategies to manage confusion and memory loss. This reduces the frustration that comes with declining abilities for both the client and their families. Older people who maintain their mental abilities longer have more independence and confidence in their home environment. They are less likely to be sent to nursing homes by worried family members. Find out more by phoning Kendall Morton, director of Home Care Assistance Sunshine Coast, on 0499 022 567 or 5491 6888.
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Aura Holdings shakes up coastal retirement living AURA Holdings, South-East Queensland based specialist retirement living operator, announces that it has secured DA approval from Sunshine Coast Council for the development of a $58.4 million luxury retirement community. The Avenue Maroochydore will comprise 117 modern two and three bedroom apartments located at 1-9 Anzac Ave, Maroochydore, just 500m from the River and Sunshine Plaza. The development addresses a growing gap in the market for quality retirement living in Maroochydore and is expected to be completed by mid 2018, with construction commencing later this year. “The population of over 65-year-olds in the region is growing rapidly, to the point that there is a projected shortage of more than 1200 independent living units on the Sunshine Coast over the next 10 years,” Aura director Tim Russell said. “Retirees are increasingly looking for retirement living options that match their quality of life and are close to where they have always lived and their families.” “The Avenue Maroochydore is addressing this gap in the market and helping to ensure that local retirees can enjoy their independence for many years
FIVE KEY FACTS ❚ $58.4 million mid-rise development ❚ 117 luxury independent living apartments ❚ 500m from the River and Sunshine Plaza ❚ Stage 1 selling from $420,000 ❚ Due for completion mid 2018
SPECIALIST RETIREMENT LIVING: The Avenue Maroochydore will have state-of-the-art facilities.
to come in a prime location and a home they love. “Retirees on the Sunshine Coast have been telling us that what’s really important to them is quality and choice when it comes to living options, so we are focused on tailoring our offering to their needs now and in the future.” The Avenue Maroochydore Retirement Community, co-located across the road from St Vincent’s Residential Aged Care
Facility, is setting a new standard in luxury independent living with Stage 1 apartments selling now from $420,000. Within easy walking distance to transport links, restaurants, shops and entertainment, the Community will also include state-of-the-art facilities such as a heated pool, lush internal courtyard with outdoor barbecue area, gym, library and cafe as well as on demand in-home care services.
About Aura Holdings Aura Holdings is a specialist retirement living developer and operator in Queensland. Founded in 2016 by Tim Russell and Mark Taylor, Aura develops and manages luxury mid-rise retirement communities in south-east Queensland in partnership with the Australian Stock Exchange listed private equity firm, Blue Sky. Prior to founding Aura Holdings, Tim and Mark founded and managed RetireAustralia, Australia’s largest privately owned operator of retirement villages in the country since 2005. For pricing and information about The Avenue Maroochydore, phone Jo Passlow on 1300 948 580 or visit the Sales Office at 41 Baden Powell St, Maroochydore.
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Secret to a happier life IT IS said that people live longer and healthier lives when they are happier, have friends and keep active. It is well known that by staying active there are other benefits like reducing the onset of diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis. Keeping fit also enhances mobility, balance and flexibility along with weight loss and improved sleep. National sales and marketing Marlene Cumming said “People who move to Palm Lake Resort normally start a new fitness regime or join in on one of the many activities or special interest groups on offer. Residents even try new things for the first time, along with improving their fitness and making new friends.” Palm Lake Resort Toowoomba Pinnacle & Cooroy-Noosa will have a fitness centre and qualified personal trainer who will set out individual programs for each resident depending on their fitness level and medical conditions. Combined with many other activities like swimming, gentle exercise, bowls,
For information or for a tour of Palm Lake Resort Toowoomba Pinnacle call 1800 280 129 or Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-Noosa call 1800 885 851
UPSIZE your lifestyle with a move to a Palm Lake Resort. For some, downsizing or considering retirement living equates to compromising on space and sacrificing all the creature comforts they’ve grown accustomed to – open plan living with a fully equipped kitchen, spacious bedrooms, and a garden.
The opposite is true for happy residents at Palm Lake Resort Toowoomba Pinnacle – no one has had to trade in space or comfort and they’re busier and happier than ever before. “Slowing down doesn’t seem to cross the minds of some our residents, it’s quite the opposite which makes sense when you discover what Palm Lake
walking, dancing, and wellness program, there are many choices for getting fit and staying healthy. Mental stimulation and interaction are encouraged with the many social groups and interest groups, along with bistro lunches, morning teas, resident dinners plus more. Groups will vary from workshop activities, crafts, movie clubs, cards, billiards, shopping, caravan club and many more. The activities available will be unlimited and there will be so many facilities available to support these groups as well. Residents say that they have found camaraderie, a feeling of accomplishment, sense of community and belonging. Some residents have said that they feel younger, fitter and healthier than they have in years. It’s about enjoying life and feeling good about yourself.
NEW WAY OF LIFE: Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-Noosa offers a great lifestyle.
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Get bowled over at Palm Lakes Resorts Toowoomba offers,” a Palm Lake representative said. Palm Lake Resort Toowoomba’s new undercover lawn bowls green and clubhouse has been completed, giving this location another large undercover lawn bowls green with a second clubhouse. The new multi-million dollar country clubhouse
Palm Lake Resorts Toowoomba offers a great new undercover lawn bowls green.
estimated at $5 million is under construction and due for completion in October, 2017. Demand has been high for the new extension at Toowoomba with Stage 1 sold out and Stage 2 homes being snapped up faster than planned. Stage 2 offers new house designs that include large homes with bathtubs, a walk-in pantry, an extra large double garage, spacious bedrooms and ensuites
that are still energy efficient. The exclusive sites are in this Stage 2 with views over the Northern Valley. National sales and marketing manager Marlene Cumming said the reason they were so popular was buyers could see quality homes and value for money, and the rarity of the unique site with breathtaking views. For further details and more information, phone 1800 280 129.
Imagine living in one of the beautiful homes at the Palm Resorts.
Dreams FOR the residents of Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-Noosa, excitement continues as they look forward to their new bowls clubhouse and green, currently under construction, being completed. Residents enjoy the thought of a game of friendly (and sometimes competitive) bowls with equally friendly neighbours. And the dream is not too far away with the new undercover bowls green and air-conditioned clubhouse scheduled for completion later this year. Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-Noosa is a special location as it sits in a green belt area with views of the mountain. Peaceful and tranquil, away from the busier areas of the Sunshine Coast, but still a short drive away from medical facilities, shops, cafes, schools, parks, beaches, cinemas and so on. No wonder the residents are being bowled over by this latest development! Come and see for yourself. Call Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-Noosa on 1800 885 851.
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Tips to help you get started writing the story of your life EVERYONE has a story to tell, whether it’s a memoir, autobiography, non-fiction narrative, travel or biography, but just where do you start? With the help of life story teacher and published author Patti Miller, who shares with us some of her secrets to writing, you can start telling your story.
❚ Don’t tell everything, show by using dialogue and action. ❚ Be selective about what you include, not every bit of your life. ❚ Draw a map of your childhood home, for example, and let the memories from each room flow.
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❚ Lineage and social history. ❚ Trauma, difficulty or pain in your life which can be very healing. ❚ Pass on wisdom to help others. ❚ Identity.
“I think you need to be willing to learn,” Patti said. “Writing a memoir is more like creating a world on the page. It’s not just a record or an account. If you want to write the stories of your life, I think you need to learn to create that world on the page.”
WHERE DO YOU START?
❚ Avoid mapping out the whole story to start with. ❚ Think of a fact or anecdotal story that reflects you. ❚ Use a symbolic image such as photos, mementos or family ornaments. ❚ Even a philosophical comment or discussion that leads the reader into your thinking.
Patti teaches life story writing through the Faber Writing Academy and the Australian Writers Centre. She also offers a course each year in October in Paris. For more details, email pmiller@lifestories.com.au. ❚ Patti Miller’s Writing Your Life book can be purchased from bookshops and online. RRP $24.95.
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Helping to rescue pets ANIMALS experience post-traumatic stress disorder in much the same way as humans. Dr David Roland, from the University of Sydney, has found they show all the same signs; intrusive symptoms, avoidant behaviour, disturbed emotional states, heightened anxiety and hypervigilance. He noticed this behaviour after visiting Possumwood Wildlife where injured kangaroos and abandoned joeys were being rehabilitated. Rehabilitating stressed animals requires pet owners to recognise the animal needs of feeling safe and away from the cues that trigger their threat responses These animals also need a means of self-soothing or to gain soothing from another, activating the response of rest, digest and calm. The next step is developing a secure relationship with at least one other accepting and caring person or animal. “Often this other is someone new,” Dr Pollard said. “In mammals, including us, this activates our strong desire for close
interpersonal relationships for safety, soothing and stability. “We enter a calmer, receptive state of being so that the reattachment process can begin.” Dr Pollard said the similarity between animal and human trauma is not surprising. “The primates, and certainly humans, have a greater capacity for cognitive reflection, which in my clinical experience can be both a help and a hindrance.” His shared observations of trauma rehabilitation fundamentals: ❚ A sense of agency (freedom and control over their choices). ❚ To feel safe. ❚ To develop a trusting, caring bond with at least one other creature. ❚ Reintegration into the community at the trauma sufferer’s own discretion. “For those experiencing social isolation and shame around their trauma, such as returned soldiers or the victims of domestic violence, these principles could not be more pertinent. “And for our non-human cousins, we would do well to remember that they do feel, and they do hurt.”
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NARI research forges ahead FOR the next two years the team at the National Ageing Research Institute will working hard for Australian seniors as they tackle five challenging projects. The $2m Commonwealth Government grant will help NARI to research and report on projects that will support service innovation in aged and dementia care. NARI’s acting director Debra O’Connor said, "The projects are at the cutting edge, and build on NARI’s strengths in supporting older people and services through research." The projects are:
service knowledge and access among older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds with dementia, countering issues of delayed diagnosis of dementia, the shortage of interpreters, especially in new and emerging languages and rural/remote areas. ❚ NARI will trial videoconferencing technology with interpreters for aged care assessments.
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❚ NARI will research new approaches to deliver consumer directed residential aged care. ❚ It will evaluate enhanced care program for residential services which includes transition maps, an information-rich yet simple tool to map, track and coordinate a resident’s journey in care.
❚ The unique project will explore how 90 remote community art centres can link older Aboriginal people to services under consumer directed care. ❚ NARI notes dementia in remote communities is up to five times higher than the general population and there is limited choice in health and support services. "This project has the potential to transform services for older people, particularly in remote communities," Ms O’Connor said.
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dementia. “Dementia is going to be a major issue very quickly on the Australian horizon. But, also not just in Australia; it’s going to have huge ramifications in places like India and China where the rates are going to go up by 90% by 2020. “People are living longer so with dementia linked to ageing, the longer you live, the more likely you are to get it.” She highlights that more people need to know more about dementia care, not only in the caring for, but also in the caring about, to effectively support families and carers. To achieve better care for dementia patients, Dr Brijnath is advocating three changes: ❚ Increase awareness and understanding of the issues around illnesses that happen with ageing. ❚ Good articulation of the care pathways available so people know what to do and who can help them. ❚ Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships between medical personnel, providers, older people and family members. Dr Brijnath hopes that if her Moving Pictures awareness model is successful she will be able to emulate it in India and China.
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Your affordable lifestyle Cash up, not out If you keep up with the national news or watch the ABC, you probably heard the kerfuffle a few months ago in which a joint Four Corners and Fairfax Media investigation shone the spotlight on the retirement village industry. The investigation claimed older Australians who chose to live in a retirement village were subjected to complex contracts and high exit fees. One thing many do not know is that not all “retirement” villages are created equal. That’s because some operators in the over-50s independent living sector offer homes within a village environment – complete with landscaped common gardens and leisure facilities – but without the expensive exit fees. Ditch the financial ballast With the cost of living rising, those of us over 50 need to consider what we need to afford a comfortable retirement. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia estimates a couple who owns their own home and wants a modest lifestyle when retiring at 65 will need $668 a week. A single female will need $465 a week. While selling the family home can be a challeng-
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Margaret’s caring spirit Shines at Nature’s Edge MARGARET Appleton’s community spirit is something to be admired. A resident at Nature’s Edge Buderim, she’s ostensibly retired. The truth is Margaret’s volunteer role as managing director of Shine Community Care means she is possibly busier than many full-time workers. Margaret is not one to take all the credit and points to Shine’s army of 140 fellow volunteers as the cornerstone of the organisation’s success. “We’ve helped 500 vulnerable families, whether it’s with emergency food, transport assistance or child care
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called ‘Grandparents as Parents’ and deliver 200 Christmas hampers a year.” For more details visit www.shinecare.com.au.
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REGULAR laughter could be the secret to a healthier life for the over 60s, a new study has found. La Trobe University researchers have demonstrated that chuckles, chanting and clapping can lead to improved mood and lower blood pressure. Residents from three Melbourne aged care homes took part in six weekly Laughter Yoga sessions – a program that involved simulated laughter exercises, deep belly breathing, chanting and clapping while seated in a circle. Researchers from La Trobe’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Psychology and Public Health and the Lincoln Centre for Research on Ageing measured their positive and negative mood and level of happiness, as well as their pulse and blood pressure at the beginning and end of each session. “The study found Laughter Yoga resulted in measurable improvements in health and emotional well-being for older people living in residential aged care
homes,” lead researcher Julie Ellis said. “Based on our findings, there’s good reason to run regular sessions in aged care facilities.” Fellow La Trobe researcher Ros Ben-Moshe, a trained Laughter Yoga instructor who led the sessions, said the majority of participants enjoyed taking part. “Laughter is contagious. “If one person in the group laughed, others soon followed,” Ms Ben-Moshe said. “Even in residents with dementia, increased laughter and social engagement was observed. “Participants told us Laughter Yoga made them feel good, relaxed and connected with others in the group’” she said. “Only one person dropped out and most of those who completed the program said they would do it again.” In total, 28 residents took part in the research, published in The Australasian Journal of Ageing. The participants were aged 61 to 96 and almost half had dementia.
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Seniors Week on the Coast a very powerful opportunity for council and the community to appropriately acknowledge our seniors and what they add to the vibrancy of the Sunshine Coast. “Whether it involves offering business advice based on a lifetime of experience, volunteering in a community organisation, helping out in the extended family by caring for grandchildren, our region is a richer place for the efforts of our seniors.” Community Portfolio Councillor Jenny McKay said in line with the priorities outlined in the Sunshine Coast Social Strategy, council was once again partnering with not-for-profit organisations and community groups to highlight Seniors Week activities and events. “This will include numerous high teas at
various locations and times across the week. Queensland Ballet in partnership with the IRT Group will present four exciting sessions on August 21 designed to stimulate the bodies and minds of active older people,” Cr McKay said. “Sunshine Coast Libraries are also getting into the Seniors Week spirit and have organised morning and afternoon teas to celebrate the valuable contributions our older people make every single day. “But make sure you find out what else is on as these are just a few of the exciting and fun events which are happening across the Coast.”
PLENTY TO DO: Seniors Week activities and events will be incorporating the theme, Creating a Queensland for All Ages.
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Travel Roadshow to inform Sunshine Coast travellers AWARD-winning local agency Ucango Travel & Cruise will host a series of travel seminars that will give travellers both a chance to access some exclusive rates and also get some detailed information on the types of travel options available. The sessions will kick off on August 8-9 when Ucango hosts Greg Morris from Globus & Cosmos at their Maroochydore store. Guests will be taken across ‘The Americas’ including Canada, The USA and South America. The following week luxury operator APT will be in town with Marlene Nolan to go through their Canada and Alaska products plus a little on Europe 2018. Both the five-star APT and four-star Travelmarvel will be showcased. Viking’s luxury Ocean Cruising is the next cab off the rank with session on August 23-24. Viking has been providing luxury river cruising for the past two decades, however for this session Leon Hill will focus on their Ocean Cruising product which has become popular with the Australian market. Finally, Shannon Morgan from Wendy Wu tours will be on hand in September to show how their tours give travellers the opportunity to really experience Asia and see first-hand the local’s way of life.
Alaska is wildly popular at the moment so it is a no-brainer to get them back up here. But they’ll also touch on their Europe 2018 offering,” he said. “We wanted to continue ‘The Americas’ theme so we’ve grabbed Globus & Cosmos to cover the US and South America... with Globus offering a 4.5 star product and Cosmos targeted at a more price-conscious traveller. “Having personally experienced Cambodia and Vietnam early this year, we decided to bring up Wendy Wu to coincide with their earlybirds. And lastly, Viking have an amazing luxurious Ocean Cruising option that is perhaps not a widely marketed as other brands so we thought it would be a good idea to showcase their offering. “It should be a fantastic series of events and we’re looking forward to showcasing these products to the Sunshine Coast.”
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Community HOW TO SUBMIT NOTICES
TO ALLOW for readers’ requests for the publication of more neighbourhood news, please keep notices short and to the point (100 word maximum). If you would like to submit a photo, please ensure it is at least 180dpi with faces in a nice and bright setting. Deadline for the September issue is August 23. Email Nicky or Chris at communitynotes@seniors newspaper.com.au
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EVERY month our members rally to various places around SE Queensland and yearly we have an extended rally taking us further afield. In September last year we followed the Murray/Darling River to
Wentworth. Our rallies are fun, filled with games of disc bowls, camp oven dinners, fish and chip nights, lawn bowls, golf, bush walks, fishing and lots more including happy hour. If you have a caravan, motor home or camper trailer and enjoy the company of other like minded people we are open for new members and invite you to contact our Secretary, Janet via email: coolumcaravanclub secretary@gmail.com or phone 5478 8901. Come along to our meetings at The Mudjimba Community Hall, Cottonwood St, Mudjimba on the first Thursday of every month at 7.30pm. Our members come from all around the Sunshine Coast with 15 years of caravanning friendship.
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presents Quilt show and open day on Saturday, August 12 from 9am to 3pm at the Nambour Uniting Church 37 Coronation Avenue, Nambour. Entry and parking from Donaldson Street no entry via Coronation Avenue. 100 + Quilts on display, handmade crafts and gift stall. Entry $7 includes Devonshire tea. Inquiries sunshinelinus@gmail. com.
WOMEN’S LIFESTYLE EXPO ON FRIDAY, September 1 and Saturday, September 2, 9am-4pm at Calvary Centre, 212 Crosby Hill Road, Tanawha. New venue with loads of parking for this year’s expo along with new exhibits, fashion central showcasing local designers, hosted by International Fashion Festival, 25 plus workshops a day,
including Kim McCosker from 4 ingredients plus Real Women Talks, Gourmet Food and Music Festival. Exhibits include Health, Fitness, Jewellery, Beauty, Fashion, Travel, Education, Finances and Personal Growth, Free workshops with inspirational speakers covering Physical Health, Personal and Emotional Health, Financial Health. There will be Prizes and giveaways including P&O Sea Break Cruise. This is a community program so ensure you take the time to visit Volunteering Sunshine Coast’s stall. Entry is just a gold coin donation, so come along and enjoyed the day. For more: http://www. womenslifestyleexpo .com.au
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MORE than 100 international, national and
regional creatives will converge on Coolum on August 12 and 13 for the 2nd annual Sunshine Coast International Readers and Writers Festival. The festival runs over two days and one night in five venues including the Coolum Civic Centre and major presentation marquees in the precinct’s Jack Morgan Park. Details and tickets at www.sunshine coastreadersandwriters festival.com . Aspiring slam poets should register for the workshops by emailing the festival office at enjoy@sunshine coastreadersandwriters festival.com or phone 0435 877 617 for more details.
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SUNSHINE COAST SENIORS WEEK 2017 IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY PALM LAKE RESORT naming of the Sunshine Coast . The concert commences at 7pm at the BWMCA Hall, Main St, Buderim. Admission will be $25, under-18 $15 and a light supper will be provided. Contact 0405 119 019 for tickets.
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Community Hall at Buddina on Saturday, August 19 at 2pm, as the Sunshine Coast Concert Band, directed by Ken Chadwick OAM, presents their Sing and Dance concert. The Guest singers will be Dave Stygall and Tanya McFadyen with special guests, The Merryatric Players. Tickets at the door are $15, which includes a delicious home cooked afternoon tea. All proceeds are in aid the Cittamani Hospice at Palmwoods, who provide professional palliative care to people who are dying and their families. They offer compassionate care and honour clients’ individual choices. Kawana Community Hall, Nanyima Street, Buddina. Email sunshinecoast concertband@gmail.com for more information. Find them on Facebook or check out the band’s website: www.sccb.org.au
BUDDINA COAST CARE
WOULD you like to join us under the shade of the Casuarina trees between 8am-10am for our activities (planting natives and weeding out the peskies) on the second Tuesday of each month? The next few activities are on Tuesday August 8 and Tuesday September 12, at Beach Access 221 on Pacific Blvd, Buddina (Kawana SLSC northern carpark). All provisions, tools, plants, conversation and morning tea are provided. Buddina Coast Care is a community volunteer group and new volunteers and visitors are welcome. Follow us on Facebook for additional event information, www. facebook.com /Buddinacoastcare/
VIEW CLUBS
VIEW Club (Voice, Interests and Education of Women)
■ CALOUNDRA EVENING
AT JULY’S meeting we celebrated ‘Christmas in July’ with members dressing appropriately and table decorations and food to complement the event. It was a fun night enjoyed by all. This month’s meeting is on August 8 and will include our annual Trivia competition, hotly contested by all. For information or a desire to visit our Club, contact Val on 5492 6884.
GOOD TIMES: The Merryatric Players will be performing at the Sing and Dance Concert, Kawana Community Hall.
FUN IN THE SUN: Glasshouse Country VIEW Club ladies enjoyed a recent soup and movie morning.
■ KAWANA WATERS
August 14 or Noosaville 1.30pm-3pm Thursday August 17. Introduction to Tablets Learn to use a tablet for internet, email, photos, connecting with family and friends, reading books, watching movies and more. Android - Cooroy 10am-11.30am Monday August 21 or iPad Noosaville 10am-12pm Thursday August 24. FREE. Bookings required call 5329 6555 or go to www.libraries. noosa.qld.gov.au.
WE ARE having a Big ‘O’ Birthday Party luncheon. There are some of our ladies who have major birthdays this year. The celebrations are for ladies who have turned or are turning 70, 80 or 90 this year. The theme will be for these ladies ‘This is Your Life’. Contact Terrie Hansen, publicity officer on 0408 789 449.
■ MAROOCHYDORE
ONE of Australia’s most unique talents Judy Glen has achieved national and increasingly, international success as a comedienne, actress, satirist, television performer, musical theatre artist and concert and operatic soprano. Judy will be our guest to help us celebrate our 16th birthday. Dress in black and white elegance as portrayed in the Ascot Race scene of My Fair Lady. Starts at 11am for 11.30 on Friday, August 25. Cost of birthday lunch is $30. Newcomers are always welcome and if you would like to attend the meeting. Contact Sandi on 5479 4631.
■ GLASSHOUSE COUNTRY
OUR Club members enjoyed a soup and movie morning recently and also a trivia day at our lunch meeting. All inquiries about our club to Lyn on 5494 1729 or 0438 774 640. Our club raises funds for the Smith Family and the Learning for Life program at all our functions.
CALOUNDRA MALLET SPORTS CLUB
SWING into croquet. It is an ideal sport for Seniors, though all ages play. A great game for the body and mind. Easy to learn, fun to play and not expensive. Play social or competitive, your choice. We invite you to our Come and Try days on August 20 and 27, and on September 3 and 10, from 2pm-4pm. No cost to you. Learn about the game, play a game and join club
members for a free afternoon tea. Our club is located at the sports complex in 78 Arthur Street, Caloundra. Contact Roy on 0417 469 578.
BUDERIM CONTRACT BRIDGE
WE ARE known as the friendly club. Our annual general meeting will be held on August 25 at 10.30am. Times for games: (Monday) 6.15pm for 6.30pm, (Wednesday & Friday) 12.15pm for 12.30pm. Contact the Bridge Education Centre, Hibiscus Resort, Lakehead Drive, Sippy Downs. Cost: $5 per session for members and $7 for non-members. Includes afternoon tea. Contact for booking is Joan Keeley, secretary on 5456 1934 or Mario Cresta, president on 5456 9082.
BEACH BUSH BIRDS WARANA
WE ARE a friendly hands-on environment group looking after the coastal greenbelt at Warana. Everything is provided for two hours work, 8.30am-10.30am, every third Friday of the month. Free morning tea. We’d love your company. Phone Vicki on 0427 181 747 or email: vickijohnson @tpg.com.au
TECH SAVVY SENIORS
INTRODUCTION to the Internet - this session will walk participants through the very basics of the internet: how it works, how to get online and surf the web. Learn how to sign up for an internet service and access and search the internet on your home computer. Cooroy 1pm-2.30pm Tuesday August 10 or Noosaville 1.30pm-3pm Wednesday August 30. Introduction to Computers - This session is for people who have never really used a computer before and might find them a little scary. Cooroy 10am-11.30am Monday
PLEASANT SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT
WHAT more could someone want for a very pleasant Sunday afternoon than to be entertained by a top variety of singers, instrumentalists, a small choir and also a poet? This will happen on Fathers Day, September 3. Bev Murphy will give an oral ode to the daddies in the audience. The September PSA hostess is Annette Sharry who promises some “dress-ups” fun items from glamour to slum. The Pleasant Sunday Afternoon concerts support the Caloundra Chorale & Theatre Co and are held in the CCSA HAll, Nutley St, Caloundra. General admission at the door is $9 (Caloundra Chorale members pay only $5 ) and this includes a tasty afternoon tea. There’s no need to book, just arrive around 1.30 to buy a raffle ticket beforehand. Inquiries: phone Ann on 5437 2719.
THE VILLAGE PEOPLE - YOUNG AT HEART
PERFORMING at 2pm at the Yandina School of Arts. This is a trio of comedies is about seniors and retirement living and the afternoon will be a very relaxed, fun affair. Admission is by a donation of choice, in other words, whatever you’d like to pay. There’ll be free tea and coffee and wine, cheese and cake plates will be available.
You’re invited to reserve your seats to make sure of places and there is no booking fee. The three comedies are The Indee’s contribution to Senior’s Week and take the form of rehearsed play readings (the actors are allowed to have script in hand). For enquiries or to reserve your seating, phone 5472 8200.
PITCH IT PERFECT
IF YOU love to sing, you’ll love it even more if you join Hot Ginger Chorus for a six-week introduction to a cappella harmony singing from August 16. Hot Ginger Chorus is offering an introductory course to invite Sunshine Coast women to try four-part harmony singing. We hope you might like the introduction course so much, that afterwards you audition and stay on with the group and perform with us at our 1960s concert in October. Participants will learn practical techniques to improve their sound with vocal coaching from Kim Kirkman, Hot Ginger’s musical director and former member of The Ten Tenors. The six-week course costs $60 and will be held on Wednesday nights from 6.45pm-8.15pm, starting Wednesday, August 16 at Maroochydore CWA Hall, Memorial Avenue Maroochydore. For more, phone Vanessa on 0419 258 027 or Jenny on 0408 006 881, or www.hotgingerchorus .org.au Hot Ginger is a women’s a cappella, four part harmony singing group, with members from across the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland.
SUNSHINE STATESMEN CONCERT
OUR performance on August 12 will be our contribution to the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the recognition of the Sunshine Coast as a region. Through a 50th anniversary grant we have created and will perform a song that promotes the
SUNSHINE COAST SCLERODERMA SUPPORT GROUP
WE ARE having a Coffee & Chat morning again on Friday, September 1 in the lounge area of the Nambour RSL’s Coffee Shop to share fun and laughter while taking time out from the daily grind of a chronic disease. This is a casual carefree gathering where everyone is welcome. Come along and meet others going through what you may be. For further information please contact Desley on 0419 750 602.
CALLING ALL SINGERS
★JOIN a choir, and sing some heavenly harmonies. Andrew Emmet, former chorister at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, UK, directs three A Cappella (voice only) choirs in Tewantin and Cooroy. One classical and two popular. Andrew creates many of his own original arrangements, particularly for the popular choirs. If you would like to sing in one of these choirs, email Andrew at andrewjemmet @gmail.com. If you cannot email, phone 5474 1498. ★SPIRITSONG A Cappella choir are currently singing Tomas Luis de Victoria’s O Magnum Mysterium Mass and Motet. Also pieces by John Goss, Beethoven, Purcell, Tomkins and more. If you would like to join Spiritsong please email andrewjemmet @gmail.com or for more details, phone 5474 1498. Spiritsong sings in Tewantin on Wednesday evenings.
ENJOY HEALTHY EXERCISE WITH MARJIE
WELCOME to Walking for fitness, fun and friendship combines riverside walks with exercise interludes, along the south bank of the Maroochy River. Meet at the Cod-hole boat ramp, Vehicle Park, Bradman Ave (upstream of the Motorway Bridge), 9am on Mondays and Tuesdays. Exercise makes you feel good and you can do it at your own pace. Phone: 5448 4229 Marjie Andrews - Qualified Fitness Leader.
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SUNSHINE COAST SENIORS WEEK 2017 IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY PALM LAKE RESORT PROBUS CLUBS ■ CURRIMUNDI COMBINED INC.
A GROUP of approximately 40 people from the Probus Club of Currimundi Combined Inc. attended a scrumptious “Christmas in July” lunch at Secrets on the Lake. While they supped the wild life decided to join in, there were Kookaburra’s and cheeky little Myna’s sitting on the posts surrounding the restaurant. It was truly a delightful atmosphere. For more information about the club, contact: Kay Young, Publicity Officer on phone: 5438 2324 or email: kitchenerandyoung @bigpond.com
■ CALOUNDRA
THE Probus Club of Caloundra 86 meets at the Pelican Waters Tavern at 9.30am on the third Tuesday of the month. Visitors and new members welcome. Caloundra 86 is part of a worldwide Probus organisation dedicated to providing active retirees a range of social activities through regular meetings / guest speakers, luncheons, outings, and other activities. Contact Terry Sternberg on 0418 749 042.
MALENY SALVATION ARMY VOLUNTEERS
THE Salvation Army Family Store Maleny is looking for Volunteers. If you ever wanted to help those in need in your local community and would like to give a little something back to your community then volunteer at The Salvation Army Family Store Maleny, call 5499 9834. Salvos Maleny Family store is open Monday to Friday 9am-4.30pm. Saturday 9am-1pm. Shop 4/5 Riverside Shopping Centre, 4 Maple Street, Maleny.
NATIONAL MALAYA & BORNEO VETERANS ASSOC QLD INC.
WE ARE seeking new members. Ordinary membership is open to all ex-service personnel, or a person who during World War 2, the Malayan Emergency, the Indonesian Confrontation, listed as:- Members of Royal Federation of Malay Police, civilians who were directly connected to operations, members of the Civil Service, auxiliary services supporting the armed services including the Merchant Navy and civilians who were
FOOTY FANS: Members of the Probus Club of Currimundi Greg and Marilyn Schiffer, Gail Blair, Ed Kitchener and Bob Blair.
FRUIT LOOPS: Helen Soldal, Sue Rae, Margret Warren, Coralie Holmes and Denise Stephens from Probus Club of Currimundi.
interned by the Japanese within the designated theatre. Phone Ivor on 5445 9597, Brian on 5453 7346, or visit www.nmbvaa.wix.com /qldinc.
COMPUTER CLUB INC.
AGLOW INTERNATIONAL
OUR Sunshine Coast branch will meet on Friday, August 11 commencing at 9.30am at Flame Tree Baptist Church hall, 27 Coes Creek Road, Burnside. Entry is $8 and includes morning tea. Come along and enjoy worship and an inspirational message. Women and men are welcome. For more information, contact: Melva on 5443 5752 or Dorothy 5476 4190. Aglow is a world-wide non-denominational Christian organisation with Branches in 172 Nations on 6 Continents.
AIR NOOSA BRANCH
OUR 25th Annual General Meeting held at the South Pacific Resort on July 13 (AIR Noosa Branch has just over 250 members who are fully or partly self-funding retirees.) We have had an interesting year with Guest Speakers to our monthly meetings covering many topics. The Election of the Management Committee for 2017/18 resulted with John Paine (President), Geoff Davis (Deputy President) and Committee of Adrian Prince, Margaret Mourik, Russell Guppy, Sandra Acheson, Bernie Treston, John Wishart, Lyn O’Ryan, Donna Dalgety. AIR meetings are conducted in a friendly and informal atmosphere and visitors are invited to attend. We seek a fair outcome for retirees. Call 0466 449 946 for further information or email: airnoosasecretary@gmail .com or website: www.independentretirees .com.au or www.facebook .com/AIRNoosa.
A WORKSHOP EVENT TO INSPIRE COULD you do with some inspiration to feel happier
on a day-to-day basis? Would you like ideas on personal styling to feel great in what you wear? Deb, a Louise Hay Heal Your Life Coach together with Cat, a Personal Stylist will be hosting an uplifting and supportive Workshop Event and lunch for women on Saturday, September 2, 11am-3pm at the Cooroy CWA Hall. Topics are Discover Happiness Now & Finding Joy In Your Wardrobe. For full details contact 0436 104 237. Email insideoutsidegreat @gmail.com
MEDITATION FOR SENIORS
EACH Tuesday from 9.30am sessions in meditation are held for seniors, guided by long time practitioner Venerable Thabke at unit 5/25 Taylor Ave, Golden Beach. Unfortunately it is up one flight of steps, if you can manage the steps, you will not be disappointed with the meditation. Venerable Thabke has had many years of experience trained from his masters in meditation. This meditation practice will support yourself with the many ailments and issues that have conflicted with us over the many years, so its not to late to improve our own situation. For information phone 0403 024 573. Gold coin donation for the teaching or a little fruit /biscuit .
BUDERIM GARDEN CLUB
THE monthly meeting will be held at Buderim War Memorial Hall at 2pm Friday, August 11. This is Patron’s Day and Club Patron Marj Van Roy from Manawee Nursery will be the guest speaker. Club member Patricia Moses will also talk about the Chelsea Flower Show. Come early for plant stalls and seed bank. Visitors welcome. For details, phone Noel Williams on 5326 1215.
SUNSHINE COAST
IT’S NOT just all talk about computers and technology at Club meetings, it is also about friendships. A recent survey showed that members attend Computer Club meetings for social reasons as well as the technology. The tea breaks allow time for chats to other members. Come as a visitor to a weekly Club meeting at Buderim on a Thursday afternoon or Caloundra on a Saturday morning and have an introductory chat to our welcoming members and see what goes on at meetings if you are looking for to help with your technology equipment. Phone the club information line 5492 1005, visit http://www.sccc.org.au or email: sccc@internode .on.net
MELANOMA PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
MPA is a support group for
Free 4 Sale YOU can submit (one) item each month and write up to 20 words. Items for sale must not exceed $500. Post to Sunshine Coast Seniors Free 4 Sale, PO Box 56, Maroochydore, QLD, 4558 or email free4sale@seniors newspaper.com.au. BBQ COMPACT electric. Excellent condition. $50. PH 5478 2703. Buderim. BLINDS 3 - 1 x 1200w 2 x 650w, 2200 drop imported pattern, aura white 845% block out. Never installed. Can join as one or separate, paid $574 have receipt, asking $290 ono. PH 5357 8268. Bli Bli. CANDLE HOLDERS 3 long stem red, still in original box, in shape of wine glasses, heights: 51cm, 40cm and 31cm. Sell $50 ono. PH 0418 861 337. Peregian Springs. CANE DINING
people who have melanoma. We meet on the third Friday of the month in RSL House, 106 Memorial Drive, Cottontree. MPA provides support for people with Melanoma. It is a small, friendly meeting that is free and family and friends are welcome to join us and share morning. To find out more about our organisation, contact Christine on 0412 689 546 or Daphne 0414 911 496. www.melanoma patients.org.au
COOLUM LIONESS
COOLUM Lioness and Lions held their Investiture of Officers dinner at the Marcoola Surf Club on June 20. Lioness Jeanette Lawrie and Lion Bruce Parks were sworn in to the office of President with the other members of their committee.
HEARING AIDS – WANTED
DO YOU have unwanted SETTING 130cms round glass table and 4 cream cane chairs, green seat cushions $230 ono. PH 5492 2802. Caloundra. DISABILITY ITEMS Showerchair, vgc $45; over-toilet chair, new $50 and shower-seat, new, $35. PH 0407 359 111. Marcoola. DOONA queen size, sheridan, colourful. New, not used, still in pack. Sell for $150. PH 5443 9852. Buderim. ELECTRIC RECLINER chair. Good working order. $200 ono. PH 0450 451 594. Tewantin. FISHING bargain, 3 fibre glass rods with reels, tackle, books. All excellent condition. $120. PH 5447 6116. Cooroy. FRIDGE Westinghouse frost-free 440L, as new throughout. $275 ono. PH 0411 257 778. Palmview. MASSAGE CHAIR premium shiatsu,
Hearing Aids sitting in a drawer or ones that you no longer have a use for as you have new ones? The Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Audiology Department in Brisbane runs a free hearing aid bank for people with a Health Care Card or those who can show they cannot afford an aid. If you are able to make a donation please contact for pick up on the Sunshine Coast. You can post them, please email for more details: pennyphillips1@bigpond .com or SMS only on 0421 328 909.
BUDERIMPALMWOODS HERITAGE TRAMWAY INC.
BUDERIM-Palmwoods Heritage Tramway members are mourning the recent death of long standing member Garth Fraser. Garth was a brilliant electrical engineer of world standing with a love of railways and was the driving force behind the restoration of the original KRAUSS locomotive which ran between Buderim and Palmwoods between 1914 and 1935. Garth graduated from the University of Queensland in 1953, then spent a year in the USA on General Electric’s graduate training program, followed by four years with the Canadian Navy based in Ottawa. Garth was a true gentleman and will be sadly missed by all. unwanted new gift, $325 ono. PH 5446 9159. Kenilworth. ROBINHOOD ironing centre 7100, attaches to wall. 1270h x 404w. No door. Good condtion, $30. PH 0407 642 939. Caloundra. QUILT Luxury Wool Pure Cotton Cover, Made in Australia. Waverley. Suit double or queen doona cover. $95 neg. (180 x 220) 0419 737 461. Noosa Heads. SIX COLOURED $2 uncirculated coins price starting $12 each, pnc’s and other coins. PH 0412 288 921. Caloundra. STAMPS The collection of 2013 Annual Mint Australian Stamps in Australia Post Book $125 PH 0403 210 248. Noosa. WANTED Old glass display cupboard in Sunshine Coast area. 1000 wide x 2200 high x 450 depth. PH 0458 582 733.
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SPIRIT HOUSE COOKING CLASSES
WHETHER you’re a competent cook or simply want a basic understanding of Asian ingredients and cooking methods, a hands-on Spirit House cooking class is a great way to meet new people, learn new skills and have an enjoyable day out which includes lunch/dinner and wine. Cost:$ 150 for 4 hour classes. Day classes start at 9.30am. Evening classes start at 4.30pm Call during office hours to book on 5446 8977 or go to www.spirithouse. com.au.
ARBORIA LUMINARIUM
FOR THE first time in regional Australia, the internationally acclaimed Architects of Air will bring the Arboria luminarium to the Sunshine Coast. It is a monumental walk-in sculpture that is dedicated to the theme of ‘trees’ and promises to generate a sense of wonder at the beauty of light and colour. Located at USC, 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs from August 25 to September 3, weekdays: 11am to 5pm and weekends: 9am to 5pm. Limited Free tickets through www.eventbrite.com.au/e
COMPILED BY CHRISTINE PERKIN /usc-presents-architects -of-airs-arborialuminarium-tickets33917877284. Tickets are going fast so get in early.
THE J PRESENTS
THE FUNNIEST comedians from this year’s Sydney Comedy Festival are hitting the road and bringing all-star comedy showcases to the The J Noosa with an epic comedy line-up expertly curated from this year’s festival, sure to leave audiences sore from belly laughs! So come along to the The J Noosa on Wednesday August 30 at 7.30pm. Tickets $37 call 5329 6560 or go to thej.com.au.
SNAP UP SOME ART
HUNDREDS of hours of creative energy and inspiration will be snapped up when Buderim Craft Cottage Mixed and Multi Media group members put their latest works on show. The Mixed and Multi Media Group’s art show will be held daily at the Buderim Craft Cottage, 5 Main St,
GREEN THUMB: Leonie Shanahan is an author and passionate garden speaker about organics, healthy living and gardening for children. Learn how to make homemade organic pest control products at the Noosa botanic gardens plant fair.
Buderim from Thursday, August 31 to Thursday, September 7, with the doors open from 10am to 4pm. Details go to www.buderimcraft cottage.com.au.
COUNTRY MUSIC CONCERTS
WILL BE at the Hall of Fame, 24 Steggalls Rd, Yandina on the 2nd Saturday (traditional Country) and 3rd Sunday (more upbeat and diverse) of every month 1pm to 5pm. Toe-tapping music with a great band, local artists and a guest artist. Walk-ups welcome. Raffle and door prizes, canteen open, free afternoon tea. Entry $8. Concession $6. Enquiries 0437 191 004.
SUNSHINE BRASS
&THE NAMBOUR SALVATION ARMY BAND.
THE CONCERT Will be held on Sunday, August 13, at The Nambour Salvation Army, 4-6 Maud St, Nambour. Sunshine Brass and The Salvation Army Band each play one half of the concert. From 1.30pm to 4pm, with an interval and afternoon tea. Tickets will be available at the door. Any inquiries contact Keith Dowsett on 0466 962 262.
SOUNDS OF CELEBRATION CONCERT
FEATURING Coolum’s St Peters Church choir along with Pacific Chamber Players Trio and others will be performing on Sunday, August 27, the Churches
Sunshine Coast
35th Anniversary from 2pm to 4.30pm. Mulled wine on arrival, heavenly prepared food included with door prizes. Tickets $15 available at the door. All proceeds go to St Vincent de Paul for local education and homelessness programs.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
MELBOURNE City Ballet brings its newest season, a magical, neoclassical ballet interpretation of the William Shakespeare classic a A Midsummer’s Night Dream to the Events Centre Caloundra on Tuesday, August 15, at 7.30pm. Tickets $44/ Concession: $37/ Child 2-17 years: $25. Bookings call 5491 4240 or visit www.theeventscentre.com .au
50 VESSELS – CELEBRATING THE CREATIVE CAULDRON OF THE SUNSHINE COAST
A NATIONAL exhibition of ceramic art has been launched featuring 50 nationally recognised artists. The exhibition at Nambour’s Old Ambulance Station Gallery brings together a collective to inspire local ceramic art enthusiasts. Including
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highly decorative, sculptural and classic work, both large and small, works on display will showcase a range of Australian and global influences such as environmental, sustainability and cultural aspects. 50 Vessels is on display at the Old Ambulance Gallery in Nambour until August 25. Art works have been submitted to the exhibition by invitation only. The theme of the event is in celebration of the 50-year anniversary of the naming of Sunshine Coast Council. 50 Vessels is supported by the Sunshine Coast Council community grants program.
NOOSA BOTANIC GARDENS
ON FATHER’S Day, Sunday, September 3, there will be a plant fair from 9am to 3pm at 312 Lake Macdonald Drive, Lake Macdonald. The Noosa Botanic Gardens Friends Plant Fair organisers have scheduled a fabulous array of knowledgeable speakers who can answer your questions about all things “plant” and gardening. Food and drinks available or bring a picnic. For information visit: www.noosabotanic gardensfriends.com.
Funding to complete men’s shed A LOCAL Men’s Shed group can now put the finishing touches on their ever-evolving premises thanks to a Federal Government grant. Sunshine Valley Men’s Shed (Woombye) on Blackall Range Rd has more than 30 members who have been working tirelessly over the years to build their meeting place. Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien announced a grant of $1458 to install rainwater tanks for irrigation, toilet and drinking water and to effectively slash their water bill. “The Sunshine Valley Men’s Shed provides a safe and friendly environment where men can work on meaningful projects at their own pace, with the company of other men,” Mr O’Brien said. “Without a water bill they will be able to use the money saved for other community projects and
also enjoy a good cheap cuppa. “This grant will make an important difference to the finances and environmental footprint of the group.” The Federal Government grant is part of $5.1 million to the Australian Men’s Shed Association for 2018-19. Sunshine Valley Men’s Shed (Woombye)’s Bob Armour said the branch had invested many hours establishing their headquarters, installing sheds, putting in a retaining wall and landscaping. The rainwater tanks would complete about five years of work which was undertaken with money raised over time to complete the incremental projects. “This grant is very valuable. It has been a bit of a struggle over the years but we’re getting there now,” Mr Armour
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This grant is very valuable. It has been a bit of a struggle over the years but we’re getting there now
GREAT MATES: Members of the Sunshine Valley Men’s Shed, where men can work on meaningful projects at their own pace.
said. “We want to finish off the facility and then get stuck into more community projects.”
Mr Armour said Men’s Shed gave locals an outlet to socialise with other men and work on the kind of hands-on projects
males enjoy. “We’ve built lecterns for Rotary, and children’s toys, and we’ve also manufactured chicken
coops. We do sausage sizzles and fundraising and sold wood products at the markets like salt and pepper shakers and toilet roll holders. “Working on projects gets men out of the house and out from under their partner’s feet, which I’m saying tongue-in-cheek. “They can socialise with other men and share their stories and life experiences.” Contact Sunshine Valley Men’s Shed at 257 Blackall Ranges Rd West, Woombye. Phone Barry Ball on 5445 9494.
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Thursday, August 10
Friday, August 11
Saturday, August 11
MAROOCHYDORE 8:30am – 11:00am Maroochy RSL Memorial Ave
NOOSA/TEWANTIN 9:00am – 11:00am Noosa RSL (CWA Hall) 3 Poinciana Ave
COOLUM BEACH 9:00am – 12:00pm Coolum Beach Bowls Club 7-13 Elizabeth Street
MOOLOOLABA 11:30am – 1:30pm Mooloolaba Bowls Club 70-80 Brisbane Road
NOOSAVILLE 12:00pm – 2:00pm Noosa Leisure Centre (The Lounge Room) 9 Wallace Drive
PEREGIAN BEACH 1:00pm – 3:00pm Peregian Beach Community House 255 David Low Way
KAWANA 2:00pm – 4:00pm Kawana Waters Hotel Nicklin Way Buddina
NOOSA/TEWANTIN 2:00pm – 4:00pm Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club 65 Hilton Terrace
No need to sort or clean coins, we can sort them quickly
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Hyperbaric healing help
THEY enter the giant chamber one at a time. Each person picks their spot, grabs their ‘mask’ and settles in for the long haul – 14m straight down. The technician closes the large outer door, locks it in place and suddenly they’re away and diving, like Jacques Cousteau exploring the vastness of the oceans. But these divers won’t leave the first floor of The Wesley Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine, and their mission is a discovery of a different kind – one of personal recovery. And it’s one the hyperbaric team is confident they can help achieve, with “80%” of patients finding solace in the treatment. Most of the patients’ stories take a similar path – cancer and diabetic patients who continually suffer from the after-effects of their treatments, usually wounds and burns. Until they discover hyperbaric medicine. Hyperbaric treatment literally dug its roots from bridge construction in the
late 1800s, when compression chambers were used to stop men working in deep caissons from “developing the bends”. Then, in the 1960s, Dutch doctor Ita Boerema started using chambers and pure oxygen to perform complex heart surgery on small children. “(Boerema) made the link that by pressurising the body, it made the body more absorbent to the gas it was breathing,” Wesley Centre doctor Graeme Kay told Seniors News. “They also found that wounds were healing more quickly and from that, the link was made to diabetics and radiation injuries. “These injuries could be healed more quickly using hyperbaric oxygen to treat these people and get back to their normal life as quickly as possible.” But how does the process work? And why does it appeal to cancer and diabetic patients? The body’s healing mechanism is prompted by a chemical “trigger”, a drop in the oxygen tension in the skin which prompts
blood vessels to grow into the wound and help build new “scaffolding”. However, diabetics and people who have radiation injuries suffer a decline of blood supply to the wound, which in turn halts the chemical trigger and negates the healing process. And as Dr Kay explained, a 90-minute trip to the “bottom of the ocean” was the perfect tonic. “Our body is majority water, so being in the chamber you’re breathing in a gas at high pressure and your body absorbs more of the gas,” Dr Kay said. “So when they’re in the chamber, they have up to 15 times the amount of oxygen dissolved in their blood. “When we stop the treatment, they go from that 15-times amount of blood oxygen content straight back to what it was normally, and it’s that drop that recreates that chemical trigger for blood vessel growth to occur.” And the results are somewhat extraordinary, with The Wesley Centre for
Hyperbaric Medicine “able to help 80% of patients improve their quality of life back to almost normal”. Patients also notice several other physiological changes in the chamber: pressure in their ears and a slightly raised temperature, which is offset by the “coolness” of the oxygen coming through the hoods. There are also some slight side effects – such as the reduction and improvement of long- and short-range vision – however these symptoms are only temporary. But overall, the experience has been met with universal praise from the patients, right through from the interview to check the treatment will be suitable for the patient to putting on the hood (a clear plastic mask that fits over the patient’s head) before the dive. But it’s Dr Kay, his fellow practitioners and the hyperbaric staff who are afforded the greatest acclaim, and not just for the end result but the professionalism, knowledge and understanding offered
GREAT RESULTS: Wesley Centre doctor Graeme Kay.
throughout what could be a 40-treatment process providing benefits that can last at least eight weeks. And the worry of balancing the finances against a potential life-changing recovery is almost non-existent, with Medicare funding and private health cover taking the sting out of any charge. “We can give someone
their normal life back,” Dr Kay said. “And that’s quite a powerful feeling to know you can do that after they have been suffering for so long.” ■ For more information about the process or to book an appointment, please phone The Wesley Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine on (07) 3371 6033.
Shift in attitude for men A FEW years ago it would have been unheard of for a man to admit to suffering from any mental health condition. Admitting you may be depressed or anxious might elicit a scathing retort of “pull yourself together” or “man up” or similar unhelpful responses. Naturally, in the past, men chose hide or bottle up their worries and carry on as usual. Fortunately times have changed. SANE Australia chief
executive officer Jack Heath said: “Young men are often put off from seeking help because of stigma, embarrassment and the need to appear independent. Instead, they stick it out on their own, hoping the problem will go away. “There are notions of masculinity and what it means to be a man that prevent them from getting help,” Mr Heath explained. “There’s a belief that the very idea of being a man is that you deal with
stuff and you don’t reach out or connect. “Untreated, the problem snowballs. “The combination of that and the notion of having to deal with it alone, is the reason behind high suicide rates.” Genetics, substance abuse, a traumatic childhood and relationship issues are thought to be the most common reasons people can develop a mental illness. Men are less likely to
get the help they need, with other ABS data showing only 27% of men seek professional help, compared to 40% of women. In many cases men turn to drugs or alcohol instead of getting assistance, this is especially so with men under 25. “For a lot of men, the process of talking really puts them off,” Mr Heath said. “Moving straight to the practical steps they can take to help while learning
about their illness, such as eating well, exercising and getting into a regular sleep pattern, is something many guys feel engaged with and empowered by.” While seeing a psychologist is an excellent form of support, there are many other options for men who are uncomfortable talking about their feelings. “For guys, quite often it’s about being connected, without actually talking,” Mr Heath
said. “It’s the reason why going to a sporting event with a mate is good. It gives you a sense of connection, without having to talk about your feelings,” he added. For more information, go to www.headspace.org.au, www.au.reachout.com, www.beyondblue.org.au/ taking-action, www.blackdog institute.org.au, or www.mindhealthconnect. org.au.
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Sleep a little easier no matter where you are ON THE market this month is the newest small device technology to help the nearly two million Australians who struggle every night with chronic obstructive sleep apnoea. ResMed has launched the world’s smallest Continuous Positive Airway Pressure device, the AirMini, which weighs in at 300g. It’s being described as a discreet sleep therapy device, which incorporates the proven CPAP technology into a portable, pocket-sized device. The unit joins the ResMed’s CPAP family of treatments for the condition. It uses innovative technology and is suitable for use at home and while on the go. Dan Alter lives a very active life and has had to carry with him a CPAP unit. The 66-year-old now has his hands on one of the new ResMed AirMini devices. “I’m really happy to be able to use the AirMini,” Mr Alter said. “I have been living with sleep apnoea for about 17 years and as a keen traveller and motorcyclist I am so pleased to have access to a smaller, lightweight CPAP device that I can easily take on the road. “The fact that the AirMini syncs with my
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phone means I can analyse my sleeping patterns on a daily basis, which provides me with information on how I am managing my sleep apnoea. “It’s also a bonus that I won’t need to pack a separate travel suitcase just for the device.” Sunshine Coast University Hospital senior clinical measurement scientist Anita Brake described the ResMed’s CPAP technology as the “gold standard” in sleep apnoea treatment. “It treats the obstructive sleep apnoea by preventing the collapse of the upper airway,” she said. “It blows air through a mask. That pressure of the air holds the upper airway open; it splints open the tongue and the roof of the mouth.” Ms Brake said some surgical procedures had been trialled to cure the condition or prevent it happening in the first place. The other treatment is a mandibular advancement splint, which is similar to a mouth guard. Sleep apnoea is where a person’s breathing is compromised during periods of time while they sleep. The person may have shallow breathing or may stop breathing completely. It’s comes in two forms
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– obstructive and central. “Obstructive sleep apnoea is caused by a physical obstruction of your upper airway,” Ms Brake said. “The tongue and roof of the mouth can collapse, making you shallowbreathe or block up your upper airway completely and make you stop breathing altogether. “Central sleep apnoea is caused by a problem with the signal from the brain to the breathing muscles so that a person doesn’t try and take a breath, so their upper airway remains open but they physically don’t try and breathe.” The two main causes of this condition are genetics and excess weight. ■ Genetic is the shape of your upper airway, tongue, roof of your mouth and jaw – some of things can predispose some people to having sleep apnoea. ■ Putting on weight means adding a loading to a person’s breathing system, which then requires more effort to take a breath in. “If you already have a naturally narrow throat from your genetic structure and you then you put on weight, you make a very mild problem became a significant problem,” Ms Brake said. Other causes can be increasing age and for women hormonal changes due to menopause. In addition to the use of the ResMed’s CPAP machines, Ms Blake recommended sleep apnoea sufferers could improve their sleep quality
BETTER EQUIPMENT: Dan Alter is sleeping a lot better when on holidays these days as he has the compact AirMini with him on his travels.
with these tips: ■ Lose weight. ■ Reduce alcohol intake, particularly in the evening, as it is a sedative and will make your muscles more floppy. ■ Ensure the nose is clear. ■ Look at the sleeping position. ■ Follow a good sleep hygiene program of a regular sleep pattern, limit napping during the day, light exercise and getting out in the morning sunlight to reduce melatonin. ■ Turn off electronic devices that have a blue light well before going to bed.
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Better health for over 80s HAVING got past the three score years and 10 (70) you are likely to have quite a few more years ahead. Preventing illness and being aware of maintaining good health is key to success. Older people are at increased risk of conditions that may impair function and quality of life. Health problems can be a sign of poor nutrition, poor oral health, insufficient activity, taking multiple medications (may be confusing), falls and lack of sun exposure. Other risks include depression, anxiety, emotional distress, loneliness and isolation. Next up is using the following 80s health check when talking with your GP ■ Weight and waist
measurement ■ Blood pressure ■ Dental check ■ Cholesterol and glucose levels (diabetes) ■ Eye and hearing tests ■ Risk of falls- balance, feet, footwear ■ Immunisations – if recommended by your GP: Influenza (Flu), Pneumococcal polysaccharide (pneumonia), Herpes Zoster (shingles) ■ Waterworks or bowel issues, etc? Don’t be embarrassed to ask for help ■ Mental health – talk about any issues or concerns with your GP Put the following Foundation 49 DIY tips into action to keep enjoying your life and good health. ■ The benefits of physical activity cannot be overestimated as it assists in retaining your physical function, improves your social
interactions, improved sleep and reduces depression. Other advantages include maintaining healthy bones, muscles and joints which assists in preventing falls. ■ Activity can also reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, some cancers and a host of other conditions… ■ Remember: stay connected with your friends and family, get out and about ■ Keep your brain active-play cards, crosswords, Sudoku, music, surf the internet, tell your story. ■ And, laugh lots and loud. Have a problem? Talk about it – your GP or counsellor will be able to assist you.
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FAMILIES have secrets and surprises and tend to believe their own stories! So, when my friend received results from a DNA test with Ancestory.com – she could hardly believe it. Indeed, the colour of her life story began to take on a different hue. And it seems, per Ancestory.com, my friend’s Freya’s experience, is similar to many other thoughtful Australians. Recent figures from The Australian 2016 Census, revealed that Aussies identify with more than 300 different ancestries, the most common of which is listed as being English (36%), Australian (34%) and Irish (11%). But what does being “Australian” actually mean? For some it is citizenship, for others it’s calling themselves sixth-generation Australian born. But there’s often a difference between the nationalities we identify with and those that make up our DNA, whether you know about them or not. "While the 2016 Census revealed some generation-defining shifts around population statistics, our combined DNA tells an additional story about the diversity of the nation." Ancestry Australia & New Zealand’s Marketing Manager Nigel
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Seeto said. In Australia, up until about two years ago, a laborious and often complex “genealogical” search carried through family tree research was required to find family history details. In contrast, these days a simple saliva test can provide many answers in a fraction of the time. Mr Seeto says the DNA test has more focus on defining your own personal identity. ‘It’s more just about the person who is searching," he said "About your search for identity, your place in the world, how you fit into history," he said. My friend’s DNA pointed to her ethnic heritage and provided names of people who were very likely to be second, third, fourth and beyond cousins. But unlike those wonderfully detailed family trees, there were no birth, death and marriage dates, nor hints of occupations and collaborations. So, if you wish to delve deeply into your heritage, Mr Seeto recommends the combination of a DNA test along with a search
through Ancestory.com family tree. But, back to my friend, who believed she was from a tribes spilling out of Bulgaria, Lithuania and Poland, with a big splash of Irish in the mix and a thin Germanic line. Well, no. Her DNA revealed something quite different. She was shown to be 62% British Isles (England, Scotland, Wales) with a tad of Greek/Italian and the rest Swiss and German. She can’t quite come to terms with the news and plans to do further research. "Then we will get to the nitty-gritty,’ she says with a sly smile.
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AUSSIE LINGO: Australians have developed a whole range of slang drinking terms that have interesting origins. PHOTO: G-STOCKSTUDIO
Lambing down, full as a bull and more of our booze slang Howard Manns, Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
HERE’S cheers: Australians have developed a lot of slang for alcohol and drinking. The hard-drinking Aussie is the stuff of legend and lore. But there’s little proof Australians drank more than other colonials and by some accounts they drank less. Plinkity plink, let’s see how we drink – or rather the words Australians have used to do it throughout history. Plonk, chardy and more Plonk is perhaps Australia’s best-known word for alcohol. It originally meant cheap, fortified wine but over time came to mean any cheap alcohol. In terms of origins, lexicographer Bruce Moore notes that one account links plonk to the range of sounds the liquid might make hitting the bottom of your glass (plinkity plink, plinkity plank, plinkity plonk). A more likely story, conveyed by Moore among others, views plonk as a malapropism used by First World War Diggers who misheard or had some fun with the
French vin blanc, white wine. Last year the new edition of the Australian National Dictionary welcomed chateau cardboard to its pages, a tongue-in-cheek reference to cask wine. Australians invented boxed wine and celebrate it with a rich array of words, including boxie, box monster, Dapto briefcase, Dubbo handbag, red handbag, goon, goonie, goon bag, goon juice and goon sack. Goon is mostly likely a shortening of flagon, but might also be linked to the Australian English goom, itself linked to an indigenous word gun, meaning water in the south Queensland languages Gabi-gabi, Waga-waga and Gureng-gureng. And then, of course, there’s grog, eponymous with Admiral Edward Vernon who ordered his sailors’ rum to be watered down. Full as a raging bull Australians might get on the grog or hit the grog, but there are also many other things we might get or hit. For instance, we hit the piss, slops or turps (short for turpentine), or get on the
tiger, get a drink across our chest or get a black dog up ya. The result of our hitting or getting is to be full drunk and there is an even longer list of things we might be full as, including a bull, a bull’s bum, a footy final, a goog, the family pot, a pommy complaint box or a seaside shitter on a holiday weekend. Lambing down till the horse jumps the bar One thing’s for sure: if you drink with mates you’ll probably be expected to shout a round or two (or alternatively stand, sneeze, carry the mail, wally grout, wally or bowl sacrifice). If you don’t, you might find yourself accused of an American shout, Chinaman’s shout, Dutch shout, Yankee shout or Yankee. A publican who wants a tab paid might point out that the dogs are barking. If you don’t have the cash to pay the publican, you might have to jump a horse over the bar, which is what one did when all they had left to pay with was their horse. To read the full story, go to seniorsnews.com.au.
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Beware of super change UNFORTUNATELY after years of unwinding complexities and making super easier to understand and work with, we’ve just taken a backward to step into a more complicated system. The new $1.6 million superannuation cap doesn’t seem unreasonable at first glance but once you investigate the anomalies it may not look so fair. When investigating, the first thing that must be considered is the people who are initially going to be affected by this are the people already in retirement or those who are about to embark on a
Drawing a pension in retirement has become more complicated
retirement strategy. Often people will tell you they have worked long and hard, and gone without, to accumulate the superannuation benefit they have and now their plans have been thrown into disarray by this retrospective change to the whole super industry. It’s not uncommon to meet a couple going into retirement that have a super benefit of around $1 million each and who wish to start a pension. This is fine even under the new rules, but it is a game changer once one of the parties dies and the
benefit passes to the surviving spouse/partner. The survivor will end up with a total superannuation benefit (TSB) of $2 million, which is in excess of the general transfer balance cap (GTBC - $1.6m) by $400,000. And yes, now we have a whole new swathe of acronyms! In this situation the excess could be transferred back to super if taken from the survivor’s benefit, or if taken from the deceased benefit it will be taken out of the super environment and this can never be rolled
back to super. In this case if the pension had been passed on via a reversionary pension option, the survivor would have 12 months to make the changes. Another complication brought about by the change is with SMSFs that have large chunks of property in them. This is a whole new dilemma in itself and may force the sale of some assets just to make them flexible enough to make changes. The upshot of this is that progressing into retirement without engaging an advisor is
unwise. Mistakes in this area can be very costly and the short summary here is only the tip of the iceberg. For more Information contact Mark Digby at Maher Digby Securities Pty Ltd - Financial Advisers – AFSL No. 230559 (see advert Page 3). Ph: 07 5441 1266 or visit our website www.maherdigby.com.au This document was prepared without taking into account any person’s particular objectives, financial situation or needs. It is not guaranteed as accurate or
complete and should not be relied upon as such. Maher Digby Securities does not accept any responsibility for the opinions, comments, forward looking statements, and analysis contained in this document, all of which are intended to be of a general nature. Investors should, before acting on this information, consider the appropriateness of this information having regard to their personal objectives, financial situation or needs. We recommend consulting a financial advisor.
We’re catching on to digital payment choices Tracey Johnstone
SENIORS are taking to the digital era by switching from cash and cheques to digital payment methods with card transactions doubling since 2007. The 2016 Reserve Bank’s triennial Consumer Payments Survey shows that across the population debit and credit cards are now the most frequent means of payment, overtaking cash for the first time. In 2007 cash payments accounted for 70% of transactions. In 2016 they account for just 37%. However, while tap-and-go is increasingly the choice for lower-value transactions and direct debits are being used
more frequently, cash is still used regularly in households aged 50 and older. The amount of cash carried in the 65 and over age group was about $95 which was more than twice what was being carried by people in other age groups. Our use of cheques is declining with the RBA reporting a decline in the past decade of about 13%. In 2007 the RBA reports cheques represented just over 2% of payments by consumers aged 65 and over. In 2016 it has fallen to less than 1%. Older Australians are moving towards internet banking as they gain confidence in electronic
payment options The survey found internet use among older Australians is rising rapidly and their largest single use of the internet is for online banking and paying bills.About 40% of respondents aged 65 and over used online payments in the 2016 survey week, compared with 5% in 2007. It appears we are rapidly adopting to online payments just as younger age groups are doing so. Using a mobile phone app for payment is gaining momentum with a noticeable increase in online and person-to-person payments. But don’t sit back and relax as there is another
MONEY: How we pay is changing rapidly away from cash to tap-and-go, mobile phones and soon the NPP. PHOTO: RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA
change on its way in October 2017. The New Payments Platform, or NPP, is described as a world-class platform for payments which will allow for money and data to move between bank accounts instantaneously. The official word from the RBA is the NPP will allow for simply addressed payments with near real-time funds availability to consumers 24/7, so gone will be the days of waiting until Monday for a weekend payment to be processed. Payment messages will be able to carry more remittance information than the 18 characters currently available for direct entry payments.
Your investments can reflect your ethics while making money MANY of us hold strong views about social and environmental sustainability. If that sounds like you, it’s possible to tailor your portfolio to reflect your values – and it doesn’t mean low returns. A new report shows ethical investing can be good for your hip pocket as well as the planet. Responsible investing is all about putting your money into sustainable assets and enterprises as a way of supporting a healthier economy, society and environment.
THINK MONEY PAUL CLITHEROE It may mean investing in alternate energies for example, while shunning industries that can harm people or the environment. This style of investing is heating up faster than global warming. Responsible investment represents around half of all professionally
managed assets in Australia. Some investors may be concerned taking an ethical approach could mean sacrificing decent returns. However, a new report by Responsible Investment Association Australasia has put this view to the bullet. The study found managed Australian share funds following a responsible investment strategy averaged annual returns of 13% over the past five years. That’s well above the
11.6% average return recorded by the S&P ASX 300 Accumulation Index. It’s a similar story over the past 10 years, with responsible Aussie share funds recording average returns of 6.3% annually compared to 4.4% across the broader market. If you’re keen to match investments with personal ethics, one option is to invest in companies you believe are making a positive contribution to the environment and sustainability. A potentially easier way is to invest in a managed
fund with socially responsible or ethical investment options. There’s no shortage to choose from with 77 Australian asset fund managers having signed up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. You can even extend ethical investing to your retirement nest egg. Among Australia’s top 50 super funds, 70% have some level of commitment to responsible investing. If responsible investing is something you’re interested in, be sure to
check the principles underpinning the fund. And while investing responsibly may add the feel-good factor to your portfolio don’t overlook the basics. Check the fund fees – those that apply on a regular basis plus any fees charged if you bail out of the fund. Paul Clitheroe is a founding director of financial planning firm ipac, Chairman of the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board and chief commentator for Money Magazine.
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Agreement not enough Property settlement must comply with Family Law to be binding
Here’s this month’s instalment of our series. EVERYDAY MATTERS CAROLYN DEVRIES CEO of New Way Lawyers
WE HAVE passed the halfway mark of our seven-part series which provides information about some of the common myths surrounding separation, divorce and property settlement. If you would like to read the previous instalments of this series, go to www.newwaylawyers. com.au.
MYTH NUMBER 5:
We can write an agreement between ourselves to formalise property settlement Sometimes couples decide to separate or divorce on mutual terms and remain cordial. While this is easier than the alternative, this does not mean that a property settlement should then become a DIY project. An agreement regarding property settlement must comply with the requirements of the Family
Law Act to be binding and enforceable. Most often, agreements written by the parties themselves do not meet the requirements of the Family Law Act and are not binding, even if they have been signed by both parties and witnessed by a Justice of the Peace. When an agreement does not meet the requirements of the Family Law Act and is not binding, the effectiveness of the agreement is based solely on the ongoing good faith of both parties. If one party subsequently decides
they are no longer satisfied with the agreement, they can simply ignore the agreement and make an application to the court for alternative property settlement arrangements. Many people have learned the hard way the agreement they reached with their former partner or spouse was not worth the paper it was written on.It can be particularly stressful for someone to learn that an agreement is not binding and that their partner or spouse may have a claim on assets attained post separation,
for example an inheritance from a family member, a redundancy payout or a personal injury claim. The Family Law Act provides two pathways for separated or divorced parties who have agreed about property settlement to formalise their agreement. The first option is Consent Orders, which involves the parties making an application to the court to have their agreement made into a court order. This process is done administratively by
submitting paperwork to the court and no one is required to go to court. The second option is a Binding Financial Agreement, which is essentially a private contract between the parties. ■ Practical pointer: Seek legal advice about the different types of agreements available and which type of agreement would best suit your individual situation. A lawyer can advise about which type of agreement (eg a binding financial agreement or consent orders) may be easier and more cost-effective.
Consider the active versus passive portfolios
Andrew Heaven of Wealth Partners Financial Solutions.
the All Ordinaries Index or the ASX 300 index. Unlike active management, passive portfolio managers select stocks and other securities listed on an index and apply the same weighting to the portfolio as applies to the index. The purpose of passive portfolio management is to generate a return that is the same as the chosen index instead of outperforming it. Because this investment strategy is not proactive, the management fees assessed on passive strategies are often far lower than active portfolio management strategies.
Portfolio managers engaged in active management focus on factors that may impact the performance of specific companies within their portfolio. The primary objective being to take advantage of irregularities and mispricing. Active managers promote their funds to the market on basis of their ability to generate greater returns than those achieved by simply replicating a particular index. At various times in the market cycle, active and passive management approaches will perform better. Investors will tend to invest into active management if there is evidence that the managed fund is outperforming the market net of fees. Likewise, if the market is generally rising and active managers are struggling to outperform the market, it becomes challenging for the active manager to make the case for outperformance net of fees.
Since 2008, US managed fund investors have withdrawn more than US$800 billion from actively managed funds. In the same time period, they have invested a staggering US$1.8 trillion into index funds. The pace of change has accelerated to the point that in the first quarter of 2017 in the
US, for every one dollar invested in active funds, nearly $5 was invested into passive funds. Where the market valuation of a company is determined more by capitalisation of the stock and its index weighting than the underlying fundamentals of the company, mispricing of
stocks can occur. Go to www.seniors news.com.au for the full story. This story first appeared on the WealthParners website www.wealth partners.net.au. Any general advice doesn’t take account personal objectives, financial situation and needs.
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Get excited for September! Next month we catch up with Don Burke as he talks about his passions.
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Reviews Tall tales and true stories
A Fifty Fifty thriller set in outback
HAMPSTEAD: A heart-warming and entertaining comedy.
Find the love at the movies
LOVE can grow where you least expect it. The movie Hampstead, inspired by a true story, is artfully portrayed through the veteran actors Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson. The is a romantic comedy set around the beautiful Hampstead Heath in London, a quiet piece of countryside in a vast metropolis. The landscape offers
another element of beauty and interest to this engaging film. The story line follows American widow Emily Walters (Keaton), who is living in a lovely old apartment on the edge of the Heath, but this rich scenery is not enough to provide inner satisfaction, Walters feels like she is drifting aimlessly through life. In contrast, there is Donald (Gleeson) who
has lived harmoniously in a ramshackle hut on the heath for 17 years. Their meeting occurs when property developers attempt to destroy his home. Emily steps up to defend Donald in the escalating battle and soon finds that, despite his gruff exterior, there is something special about this unconventional man. Movie opens August 17.
IN THIS sequel to the Never Never, Detective Harriet Blue must choose between saving her brother or saving a whole town. The world’s best-selling thriller writer James Patterson once again joins forces with award-winning crime writer Candice Fox for a compulsive page-turner in the Australian outback. It’s not easy being a good detective when your brother’s a serial killer. Sam Blue stands accused of the murders of three young students, their bodies dumped near the Georges River. Only one person believes he is innocent: his sister, Detective Harriet Blue. And she’s determined to prove it. Except she’s now been banished to the outback town of Last Chance Valley (population 75), where a diary found on the roadside outlines a shocking plan – the massacre of the entire town. Penguin Random House, ebook or in bookshops. RRP $32.99.
Seventy-nine-year-old retired drover Charlie Bridge believes family is everything and it’s better to share your life experiences while it’s still on your mind. And Mr Bridge has achieved this by writing his moving and absorbing tall tales and true stories of how he overcame colossal adversity in his life to win through. This way, other people can get a feel for the experiences of his life and apply some of the lessons he imparts, in their lives. “The younger generations can hopefully then begin to understand older generations. Books like this can also open up the lines of communication between generations,” Mr Bridge said. For those wanting to find out about Charlie’s book, Hard Knocks and Golden Opportunities, please phone 0438 749 638.
Suspense, romance, espionage
TERRORISM, politics and betrayals collide in this must-read, fastpaced thriller from a highly recognisable political insider. In September 1972, journalist Anna Rosen takes an early morning phone call from her boss at the ABC telling her about two bombings in Sydney’s busy CBD. It’s the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history and Anna has no doubt which group is responsible for the carnage. She has been investigating the role of alleged war criminals in the globally active Ustasha movement. High in the Austrian Alps, guided by starlight and a crescent moon, Marin Katich is one of 20 would-be revolutionaries who slip stealthily over the border into Yugoslavia on a mission planned and funded in Australia that will have devastating consequences. Author: Tony Jones Allen & Unwin RRP $32.99.
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Let’s save Food for thought websites feature the tools and templates for you to create your own cookbook. Add recipes, photos, textured backgrounds and more to create a bound book. You may need to download software. Costs can start from $25, depending on the software, or some may offer free services for signing up to their site. More details available from websites like: momento.com.au, myfoodbook.com.au,
FEED YOUR SOUL: Customise your own recipe book with a little creative input and love.
mycookbook-online.net, thesecretIngredients.com blurb.com, or shutterfly.com. ■ Binder book Purchase a binder or bound notebook with clear pockets and pages. This is a good format for a functional cookbook. Gather recipes and place them in the pockets where they are protected
Feeding your vegan visitors THE first thing I do when inviting people over is to ask if they have any food allergies or food preferences. It can be very difficult to know what to cook if you are not familiar with a life choice. The most important thing is not to panic. Ask the questions of what they can eat and go from there. And, if in doubt, salads, tofu, vegie pizza, pumpkin soup or roast vegetables are always a winner. Don’t forget to read the labels of any purchased products and see if they are suitable for your guest. There are so many pre-packaged choices in the supermarket for you to choose from as well. If your grandchildren are
HOME COOKING CHRISTINE PERKIN vegan, hummus dip and carrot sticks or celery is a nice snack. Pasta with vegetable sauces or a vegie stack are easy enough to make. Beware of products with gelatine as it is an animal by-product and use a good stock. A good brand for this is Massel as the liquid stocks are glutenfree and, because they are vegetable-based, are suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Vegans do not eat any
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IF YOU consider yourself a budding MasterChef or just have too many recipes on hand waiting on a rainy day, try creating a customised recipe book. Before starting your cookbook, think about what function it will have – a keepsake, or a gift for family and friends. Your cookbook can be filled with family recipes you have been given, have collected from friends or torn out of magazines over the years. You can add photos and indulge in food styling, straight out of Donna Hay. Let’s look at these easyas-pie ideas on how you can put together your own masterpiece. ■ Online publishing sites: These photobook creation
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QUIZ 1. What is Australian actress Rebel Wilson’s real first name? 2. Which composer had first names Johann Sebastian? 3. The Roman numeral L represents which number? 4. Sheriff Pat Garrett shot and killed which famous figure on July 14, 1881? 5. Which Italian city hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics? 6. How many sides has a trapezium? 7. What does an anemometer measure – atmospheric pressure, wind speed, or altitude? 8. What three main ingredients are added to mayonnaise to make a Waldorf salad?
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1 Melanie, 2 Bach, 3 50, 4 Billy the Kid, 5 Turin, 6 Four, 7 Wind speed, 8 Apple, celery, walnuts.
Fit the words into the grid to create a finished crossword
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The challenge is to rearrange a crossword which has been broken into 25 sections. One letter has been given to get you started. Work out which 3x3 square fits in with that letter and write in the letters. You can also shade the black squares if you find it helpful. After completing the first 3x3 area, work out which square joins on to it, and continue until you have made a complete crossword.
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Across: 1. Handcuff 7. Apart 8. Assembles 9. Cur 10. Hued 11. Morose 13. Butterfingers 15. Saucer 16. Cogs 18. Ink 20. Epitomise 21. Unwed 22. Agitator. Down: 1. Heath 2. Nascent 3. Camp 4. Fellow feeling 5. Farce 6. Stories 7. Astound 12. Deduced 13. Bilious 14. Egotist 15. Skews 17. Steer 19. Lost.
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