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FIND YOUR NICHE: USQ Bookcase allows would-be writers to explore different genres and areas of interest with experienced authors. PHOTO: DAVD MARTINELLI
Snapshot of place we call our home
THANKS to the folk at Yellowbridge QLD, who shared with us the story of Toowoomba’s newest social enterprise, Collectables. The beginnings of this social enterprise is due to one person, the type of person I would call a quiet achiever. At 77, when ill health led world traveller Clive Bashford to move from his home of 30 years into residential care, he thoughtfully left a lifetime of wonderful possessions to the not-for-profit organisation YellowBridge QLD. These possessions inspired the creation of
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Collectables, a boutique op shop, located at the men’s shed and community activity space at 2 Station Street, Toowoomba (story on Page 20). Are you a caravanner, camper, potential grey nomad? Then you won’t want to miss the The Queensland Outdoor
HAVE you had a story burning away in the back of your mind and finally have the time to get it down on paper? Perhaps you have the idea but aren’t sure just what to do with it or how to start writing. Toowoomba’s third annual writers’ festival, USQ Bookcase on July 22–23, is the place to discover everything from how to start writing, to how to pitch your book, market and promote yourself as an author. And it costs almost nothing to attend – just $5 on the Saturday to attend as many workshops as you can fit in. Eight workshops are offered as well as panel discussions on the main stage, author book signings and Q&As.
Friday is also a chance for those who want to “delve into a particular genre” to enjoy in-depth full-day master classes with David Burton, children’s author Narelle Oliver, crime writer Lea Scott or story-mapper Linda Fairburn. Master classes are $65 for alumni and $75 for the general community. Bookings close July 15. Saturday festival passes are available online or on the day. The festival regularly attracts crowds of about 400, but hopes are high that with a new format and top talent again at hand, this year’s festival will be more popular than ever. Visit www.usq.edu. au/usqbookcase.
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BITE OF HISTORY: Toowoomba Historical Society president Maurice French, with his recent book The Lamington Enigma, which examines whether the lamington was actually invented by a Toowoomba cook for her employer, Lord Lamington, in the late 1800s. Sadly, it was not. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED
and 30-40 attend its monthly meetings, but there are only about 10 active volunteers. Declining, ageing membership is a problem most volunteer organisations face, but members are needed to continue the society’s work. If you are interested in helping, call 07 4638 7632, email history@ icr.com.au, or pop into the rooms at 49 Lindsay St. You could even attend the next lecture on July 18, featuring Diana Beal speaking on Black Gully.
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Council will be celebrating Disability Action Week on Monday 12 September. Come down to the Civic Precinct near the new Toowoomba City Library and enjoy free music, food, information stands and activities. More details closer to the event.
CBD Shuttle Bus service
The Free CBD Shuttle Bus service has been extended until March 2017. The service is available to the wider general public to use. Hours of operation are Monday to Saturday (excluding public holidays) 9.30am-2.30pm. The service cannot be booked and will run on a 30 to 45 minute loop. Updated designated stop locations are: 1. Toowoomba City Library 2. Duggan St and Lamb Lane – loading zone 3. Grand Central Shopping Centre rooftop carpark taxi rank – near the Coles travelator 4. Ruthven and Russell Street Taxi Rank 5. The Bus Station Facility located on Neil Street, Platform 4, Stop 4a 6. Toowoomba Post Office (Margaret Street – the taxi rank outside Fitzy’s Hotel) 7. Empire Theatre – taxi rank just north of the Neil Street crossing A COUNCIL ACCESS & DISABILITY TRANSPORT INITIATIVE SERVING THE COMMUNITY
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The Regional Youth Advisory Committee and the Regional Access and Disability Advisory Committee both have twelve (12) positions to fill and are seeking people who are interested in addressing and improving youth issues or improving community access issues. The Youth Advisory meetings occur on the first Friday of each month (excluding public holidays) from 10am-12noon and the Access and Disability Advisory meetings are held on the second Monday of each month (excluding public holidays) at 10.30am – 12.30pm. Expressions of interest outlining previous experience can be emailed to Kirsten.Casey@tr.qld.gov.au or posted to PO Box 3021 Toowoomba QLD 4350. Applications close 5pm 29 July 2016.
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Stephen Henry Whichello. In his research, he discovered the tradesman was an expert in Esperanto, writing many learned articles on this second international language which it was believed in the early 1900s would allow people of the world to communicate. So, it appears, you never know what history will uncover. But to do so, the society needs more active members. Currently it has 80-100 financial members
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FAMILY history is booming. That’s the message from Toowoomba Historical Society president Maurice French. It appears, perhaps paradoxically, that modern technology has made history more accessible. Sites such as Ancestry. com, the digitisation of Australian newspapers through Trove, and of most states’ birth, death and marriage records, have made it easier for us to trace our families. As a result, Mr French said, the Toowoomba group was fielding inquiries from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and even the UK and USA. “As people get older or retire, they suddenly realise their interest in their family’s history and they turn to historical societies to meet those needs,” Mr French said. The society does not run a museum, but has a wealth of research information, including an extensive library, newspaper clippings, up to 3000 photographs of Toowoomba and district and private letters and diaries. All of these resources are put to work to do research on behalf of people who make inquiries. At the society’s June monthly meeting, Mr French was giving a talk on local master tanner
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Artist reflects on life of colour
IN the 1980s Ken Done came to town and everyone invited him home. He stepped inside with abstract images, a rich, vibrant palette and presented his celebration of colour on mugs, doonas, curtains and cushions. We wore his signature dresses, t-shirts and swimmers. We drank with Ken Done cups, we wore Ken Done clothes and we slept with Ken Done quilts. Here was a man who sensed the Australia that we felt – the heat of the yellow sun, the rich blue wash of the Pacific ocean. He caught the vibration of native animals and reflected back to us the perfumed colour of our favourite flora. His vivid images bore no throwbacks ` to the ole country nor references to foreign landscapes. He was talking to all of us who loved and lived on the Australian coastline. Forty years after connecting beach loving Australians with their sunsoaked coastline, artist Ken Done is taking us to the polar opposite – Antarctica. Inspired by a 2015 trip to the ice-riven landscape, the 76-year-old has recently completed a series of 30 paintings – Paintings from Antarctica. From the man who so skilfully interpreted the intensity of the Australian sun, the show presents
his unique expression of a dramatically different continent. Yet, home is where his heart remains. At 76 years old, Ken Done’s inner artist is still fed by the surrounding beauty of his Chinaman’s Bay property along with the bigger picture of Sydney and regular world travels. His long-term home and 35-year-old marriage to Judy proves that very early on Ken Done realised the elements of sustainable joy. “Judy are I are like-minded,” he said. “And we have a shared visual understanding. “But in 50 years there are hills and valleys, and you just have to find way to get through them.” The couple also share two children and, to their great delight, three grandchildren. Ken said a great happiness came from having his grandchildren in the art studio. He sets up the studio before their arrival and then it’s a time for fun and freedom. In fact, the youngest has coined him the “Fundad”. This year, Ken wrote his memoir A Life Coloured In and recalled his own years as young artist and how he used it to express himself. “Being a before TV child,” he wrote. “I used drawings all the time to communicate what
IN THE FRAME: Ken Done has recently completed a series called Paintings from Antarctica.
I felt about something.” He keeps fits with daily swims and a dally in the fresh air as he feeds the local parrots. He doesn’t mind a game of golf but admits to falling asleep watching television. This year he is
preparing for a trip to islands off Scotland and he is looking forward to making more memories. “You can’t look back for a second,” he said. “People around my age can still have a lifetime ahead of them.”
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FARRIER and blacksmith Terry Drennan doesn’t really like talking about himself, but luckily others are eager to do the talking for him. Word of Terry’s blacksmithing workshops at Toowoomba’s Cobb+Co Museum has spread, attracting people from as far afield as Mission Beach, Port Kembla and Melbourne. The eight-person workshops sell out months in advance, despite more being timetabled. This is a man in demand … but don’t ask him why. Starting out as a farrier and blacksmith in the early 1970s, Terry has been the Australian champion on a number of occasions. He grew up in Tambo, a little town in central Queensland, and says “horses were just part of life”. “I enjoy being around the animals and horses, but I enjoy being around the fire and making things as well,” Terry said of his trade. These days he’s not competing any more, and he’s wound back a bit on the farrier work, leaving lots of time for blacksmithing and sharing his skills. “I think there’s been a resurgence of interest,” Terry said. “People like to have something they’ve created themselves. “We do have a lot of people who’ve retired off the land and just always wanted to do this as a hobby, but there’s a real cross-section. “All you need is a fire and anvil and a few tools and away you go.”
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Facing up to the truth of diabetes
TWO hundred and eighty Australians develop diabetes every day. But diabetes doesn’t have to be scary, according to Toowoomba and Darling Downs Diabetic Group secretary Alma Moore. She’s been living with diabetes for 48 years, since developing gestational diabetes while pregnant. Mrs Moore is one of about 80 members of the Toowoomba support
group, which meets monthly to discuss issues relevant to diabetes control, including podiatry and optometry. Members range in age from their 40s to the oldest member Daph Watson who, at 86, has lived with diabetes for 62 years. Next Toowoomba support meeting at 1.30pm on July 13 at the Masonic Hall. Call Mrs Moore on 4630 6215.
CREATIVE SPARK: Blacksmith Terry Drennan, right, is a man in demand at the Cobb+Co Museum. PHOTO: JEFF WRIGHT
Terry’s classes range from a few hours to a few days. They run from the beginners’ course, in which you learn to operate a forge, use the anvil and actually make the tools of your trade, to project. There’s also a popular knife and sword-making
workshop. Terry said he was pleased to pass on the traditional skills of the blacksmith, including riveting and forge-welding, so that they were not lost. Blacksmithing is the most popular Hands-on Workshop at the Cobb+Co
Museum. To book for the next one on August 20–21, call the museum on 4659 4900. For details about this and other workshops, including millinery, wheelwrighting and leather-plaiting, go to www.cobbandco.qm. qld.gov.au.
OWN IT: Daph Watson receives a Kellion Award for living with diabetes for 60 years.
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Like-minded travellers enjoy the company By Alison Houston
IF YOU’VE always wanted to see Australia, to do the great Australian getaway, now is the time to get inspired. The Queensland Outdoor Adventure and Motoring Expo is on at Toowoomba Showgrounds from August 5-7, and there are thousands of products and services to check out to ensure you set out on your journey like a pro. With 130 local and regional companies taking part, including the latest in caravans, camper trailers, motor homes, 4WDs, camping gear and accessories, kayaks and cooking gear, this is the region’s largest event of its kind. And this year there’s more than ever, with the event also incorporating the Queensland Hunting Expo, featuring everything from archery to guns and fishing rods to tackle. For the daredevils among you, there’s the 4×4 outdoor obstacle test track, with three shows daily displaying how to control your vehicle on different terrains, safety tips and tricks to get out of awkward situations. If, like me, you are a caravanning novice, you might be wondering what all the fuss is about. Surely you just choose a caravan and you’re away. Far from it. For instance, did you know
GETTING SOCIAL: Toowoomba and Golden West Caravan Club’s Greg and Faye Whitley enjoy getting to know both people and places as they travel.
caravans can safely go off-road these days, can make their own purified water and use solar panels to be self-sufficient? It’s no wonder caravan clubs – where tips and experiences can be shared – are so popular, and the Caravan Clubs of Queensland will be at the expo. There are two local clubs, the Toowoomba and Golden West (T&GW) and the Downs Wanderers clubs, both of which are at capacity, and interest is being taken in establishing a third club. T&GW president Greg Whitley says it’s the social side of caravanning that sets it apart. Everyone talks to everyone else in a caravan park. You learn more
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HELLO readers, Thanks for sending us your news and photos. Club Notices deadline for the next issue is July 27. Inquiries to Nicky or Chris via email communitynotes@ seniorsnewspaper. com.au
SENIORS INFORMATION EXPO
Is organised by Toowoomba U3A. Attracts sponsorship from the Toowoomba Regional Council, allowing the public free entry. This will be held on Wednesday, August 17, from 8.30am to 2.30pm at Hume Ridge Church of Christ, 461 Hume St, Toowoomba. There will be approximately 80 information booths as well as guest speakers on the day. Devonshire Teas are always popular as well as the light luncheon menu.
It allows people to come and stay all day, enjoying the company of other seniors, and finding out information all in one place in a relaxed atmosphere. We always have a few people coming to find out all this information for their senior relations. There is plenty of parking, but if you need to park a distance away there will be a courtesy car roaming around the park to pick you up and take you back to your vehicle later. For further information contact Irene 4636 3316 or Rhonda 4613 6559.
TOOWOOMBA FIRE BRIGADE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC (TFBHSI)
Is attempting to compile a list of firefighters Permanent or Auxiliary who as well as serving with the Toowoomba Fire Brigade also served their country in any of the Military Forces including
National Service ,CMF and Peace Keeping Forces either here in Australia as well as service overseas, all wars and conflicts. The TFBHSI wish to place their names on a Commemorative Plaque honouring these personnel at the Toowoomba Fire Brigade Museum located at the Highfields Pioneer Village. Anyone who has a friend or relative who fills the above criteria, can they please get in touch with the Toowoomba Fire Brigade Historical Society Inc. on the following phone numbersPresident Lester Naumann 4632 5689 mob 0438 769 891 or Secretary Glen Englart 4630 9374 mob 0407 623 410 or Treasurer Pat Wright 4632 9364. We do have a preliminary list but wish to confirm existing members as well as others who we may have missed.
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The Oakey Cultural Centre came alive on Sunday, June 12, as the Garden City Country Music Association staged its bi-monthly social. Members of the Association did their club proud with first-class performances from all who were present. Topping the day off was the appearance of two guest artists, Brian McCulkin of Clifton and the Legendary Johnny Greenwood, who made
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the trip up from Brisbane for the day in support of the club. Quite a few in the audience asked if the club was coming back next month and why more similar concerts were not held at the centre, which was an indication of how much the audience enjoyed the afternoon’s entertainment. Their next social is on Sunday, August 14, at their usual venue, the
Lutheran Church Hall in Hume St, Toowoomba, starting at the earlier time of noon due to winter conditions. Due to increasing costs the Association has had no alternative but to increase admission fees to $8 effective as of their Social on Sunday, October 9. They regret having to impose this extra cost but feel confident it will be accepted by their loyal
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Meets for morning tea on the first Thursday of each month and goes on a bus trip on the third Thursday. The next outing on Thursday, July 21, will be a progressive lunch starting with a leisurely morning tea at the Preston Peak Winery. After lunch at the Burke and Wills Hotel, members move on for dessert, tea and coffee at the Cobb and Co Museum where there will be plenty of time to check out the exhibitions including Room for Wild Animals, showcasing 20 specimens from the Queensland Museum taxidermy collection. The bus leaves Peters Coaches depot at 9am with pickups at Clifford Gardens and the Range Shopping Centre. The cost is $55. On Thursday, August 4, the seniors will be holding their annual general meeting at Regents on the Lake starting at 9.30am. Guest speaker will be Leanne Gillam, general manager for the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce. The cost is $12. For inquiries or bookings, phone June on 4635 9796 or Yvonne on 4638 5252.
NATIONAL SENIORS 40TH ANNIVERSARY
Toowoomba and Garden City branches of National Seniors Australia are joining forces to host a special NSA 40th Anniversary Luncheon on Friday, September 23, at the University of Southern Queensland Refectory in Toowoomba starting at 11am. Special guest Everald Compton was one of the 1976 founders of Later Years, which expanded to become National Seniors in 1992. Everald served on the Board of Later Years and National Seniors for 35 years and was Chairman
Toowoomba Hospice Chairman Graham Barron OAM with Robyne Hilditch, Helen Strange OAM and Delma Starkoff.
for 25 years. Musical entertainment will be provided by the Timeless Quartet. Members and friends from throughout the South West Queensland zone are invited to join in the celebration. For further information telephone Hazel on 4635 4519 or Neville on 4633 2407.
RED HATTERS
Tuesday, June 14, was a day of celebration for Red hatters Australia-wide. Queen Mother Florence – 100 years young – attended a luncheon at the Warwick Golf Club with over 140 Red Hatters from South East Queensland. Five Hatters from the Ab Fabs of Cabarlah/Highfields and four from the Ageless Angels Toowoomba attended and had a fabulous day, celebrating this wonderful lady’s 100th birthday. Many travelled quite a distance from the Sunshine Coast and other areas to enjoy a day of friendship, fellowship and fun, catching up with many friends throughout the day. Queen Mother Florence brought Red Hatting to Australia in 2001 forming the Rose City Reds, currently there are over 380 chapters through Australia today.
ART@ST.MARK’S
The 5th annual art@st.mark’s turns the heritage St. Mark’s Church Parish Hall into a pop-up art gallery. Located at Grafton & Albion Streets, it will be held July 22-24 during the first weekend of Jumpers & Jazz. Artwork in all mediums will be on view and available for purchase. Included is hangable art, table sized sculpture and handicrafts. Full details for artists on how to enter, what visitors can experience during the weekend (including live jazz and affordable home-made food) can be found by visiting warwickanglican.org.au, by emailing sue.nalder@gmail.com or calling 0427 962 281.
TOOWOOMBA HOSPICE
We were the lucky recipients last week when three lovely ladies from the War Widows Guild of Australia (Qld) Inc. Toowoomba Sub Branch arrived with a cheque for $1456. War Widows Guild President Helen Strange OAM said the ladies had been supporting the Hospice for 13 years. “We have been involved with the Hospice even before it opened their doors July 1, 2003, and able to donate over
$20,000 during this time being proceeds from our annual Tombola and multi draw raffles morning tea.” Hospice Race Day Tickets are starting to gallop away. We have already sold over 100 tickets to the annual Race Day in the Wippells Autos Grande Marquee at Clifford Park on August 6. Chairman of the Toowoomba Hospice
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community facility.” Mr Barron said the hospice’s mission was to provide professional palliative care; based on mutual respect and trust and the needs for those who come to us and their families. Tickets for the event which starts at 3pm can be purchased from the Toowoomba Hospice in O’Quinn Street, phoning during normal business hours 4659 8500 or email admin.toowoombahospice @bigpond.com Ticket price is $75 per head and includes your entry to the races, complimentary nibbles, a delicious smorgasbord dinner, dessert, tea and coffee. There will also be prizes for the best dressed female, male and best hat, multi-draw raffle, a ballot box auction and a live auction to top off a wonderful day at the races. Finally, Mr Barron wants to reassure all those who donate money to the hospice that the money stays here.
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HEARING aids have seen incredible advancements in recent years. Only a few weeks ago we saw the release of a new generation of hearing aids that demonstrates a significant leap in technology. Gone are the days when hearing aids were basic amplifiers. By contrast, one of the most recent devices features an 11-core processing chip, which can perform in excess of one billion operations every second. Another significant development is the “Made for iPhone” hearing aids, which, among other things, can broadcast phone calls directly into the wearers’ ears. Some hearing aids are compatible with smartphone apps that allow users more control over what they hear, and some of these apps have the ability to find lost
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YOUR FINANCE Tips and hints from the industry experts
Low interest for the long haul? ADVERTORIAL
WE NOW live in global economic environment with zero or negative interest rates in substantial parts of the developed world. This is a result of events that have unfolded over a 30-year period and if we look to the past, we might see a repeating theme. The results of the prolonged period of interest rates trending down has been a series of investment booms and busts, from the Japanese property bubble of the late 1980s through the “Asian Tigers” (and Asian crisis) of the 1990s, the tech bubble (and burst) in the 2000s, followed by the US
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(and other) housing booms (and GFC), China’s construction boom (a direct response to the GFC’s impact on its export industries) and the spill-over to resources (which is now fading), to the biotech bubble of the last two years. With high levels of indebtedness after such growth, the system is more sensitive to interest rate increases. Inflation has been low for almost three decades. The key drivers underlying the current low inflation are: the opening up of trade with developing economies that has provided and will continue
to provide an enlarged pool of labour; advancements in technology, particularly in terms of its impact on efficiency across a wide range of industries (think Uber, Airbnb, for example), have had and will continue to have a deflationary effect; and governments have been more disciplined with fiscal spending in recent years. With a potential long-term interest rate environment ahead it could be a good time to review your investment strategy is suited to current times. Includes excerpts from article by Platinum Asset Management
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For more Information contact Tim Maher at Maher Digby Securities Pty Ltd - Financial Advisers – AFSL No. 230559 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.
Work on a goal for a debt-free retirement THINK MONEY PAUL CLITHEROE AN AMP/NATSEM report from late 2015 found 78.3% of 50 to 65-year-olds still have household debt, while 44.1% of over-65s face a debt burden. And we’re not talking nickel and dime sums either. The average debt among 50-65s is $68,500 but at the top end of the scale, one in 10 of these households owe $534,300. To put these figures in perspective, super industry body ASFA says men currently retire with an average of $292,500 in super, a figure that falls to $138,150 for women. With this level of super savings, ASFA notes the
majority of recent retirees will need to substantially rely on the age pension. One alternative is to remain in the workforce for longer. Sure, this is a chance to grow your super, and pay down debt. But there are no guarantees about when you will retire. This is why it’s so important to knuckle down and pay off a mortgage or credit cards, particularly as you begin the approach to retirement. Take a look at the ‘Super versus Mortgage’ calculator on the government’s Money Smart website to provide you an idea of the best choice for you. 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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IT’S the little moments that count when you’re a Pyjama Angel. And those little moments add up to make a big difference in a child’s life. That’s what Toowoomba’s original Pyjama Angel, Helen Yeo, has found after years of reading and playing with kids in foster care. The Pyjama Foundation began in 2004 to help even the playing field for kids who have had to leave their home for their own safety, through no fault of their own. The Angels aim to inspire kids and potentially transform their lives through literacy, numeracy and mentoring. Helen, 60, comes from a teaching background, but says it doesn’t matter how old you are or what your profession is or was. For seniors with a little extra time on their hands and wanting to do something for others, she said it was ideal. “Most love spending time with kids. We have so many Pyjama Angels who came into the program to help the children and had no idea how much they would gain from the experience themselves. “When you can help kids who are struggling with learning, or the world, and you see them gain in self-confidence, it’s a great feeling of achievement.” “I have so many nice memories, it’s hard to pin it down to one,” Helen said, when asked her best experience as a Pyjama Angel. A child getting “so excited when they can read something they couldn’t read two weeks ago” or asking to go to the library to get new books, were just some of the many “little moments”. Helen’s first Angel appointment was with a little boy in foster care, but she ended up reading to his three sisters as well for eight or nine years until the family moved from Toowoomba. “It’s a very special bond,” Helen said of the Angel-child relationship
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built up through spending just one hour a week one-on-one with a child, whether it be for three months or for years. “It’s almost like a big sister or grandparent relationship – depending on the age.” That doesn’t mean men can’t be Angels too. “We do love it when males get involved, because there are a lot of young boys who haven’t had a stable male role model,” Helen said. Families who offer foster care are often big families, so Helen said that one-on-one time was very special to the child, increasing their self-esteem and self-confidence. While there is training provided, there’s no concrete program to follow. It’s entirely based on the interests of the Angel and their child. There are approximately 650 children in foster care in Toowoomba. Making a connection with these children early and helping their literacy, Helen said, could change their future. Currently there are about 90 Angels in Toowoomba, helping children from toddlers to teens, but Helen said there were many more children on the waiting list. For information about becoming a Pyjama Angel, call 3256 8802 or go to www.thepyjamafoundation .com July 22 is National Pyjama Day and that’s a great excuse to hold a pyjama party with your friends or club and help raise funds for the foundation.
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Lugano: Love at first sight Ann Rickard
IF THERE is one region in Europe that makes you go weak at the knees with longing it has to be Lugano, on the border of Switzerland and Italy. Actually there are several European destinations that can cause shaky knees but it is the combination of regal mountains and placid lakes, melded with Swiss precision and the Italian zest for life, that makes Lugano so alluring. Then there is the thought of George Clooney having a villa down the road in Italy. Lugano is in southern Switzerland in the canton of Ticino where the people speak Italian, the weather is balmy and the ambience is Mediterranean. Lugano is an important financial centre but you won’t be concerned with business matters when you are surrounded by green parks, Mediterranean squares, galleries, museums, lakeside
boulevards, high-end restaurants and too many events and festivals to choose from. Such a beautiful destination calls for a special hotel with a Lake Lugano view, and they don’t come any better than the Villa Principe Leopoldo. Just driving into the hotel’s circular driveway to look up at the stately historic building gives you a sense of importance. The lake and mountain views from this beautiful building are astounding. You will not want to leave to go down to the town even though much awaits you there. This is a destination hotel, where your room or suite is exquisitely and tastefully furnished and your bathroom is full-marble glamour. Everything about the property speaks of money – lots of it. All spent to achieve the utmost in elegance and style. The villa was home to Prince Federico Leopoldo until his
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death in 1931. It was built at the end of the 19th century for the family’s summer residence and half of Europe’s nobility have been guests. You are in good company there. It was transformed into a hotel in 1986. Dining is an important component of a Villa Principe Leopoldo visit. In summer the dining is outside beneath a marquee overlooking the vast and enigmatic lake. The menu and wine list reflect the sophistication, and the chef may present you with many courses including goose liver confit, poached sole in green pea and wasabi broth, and perhaps some local cheese and then a sweet finish of parfait scented with elderflower syrup. As the sun goes down and the lights on the mountain across the lake begin to glow and shimmer you’ll be a very content person. *The writer was a guest of Tourism Switzerland.
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ADELAIDE ... it has been so long. It will be good to see you again, see how you’ve changed. After all, it’s been almost 40 years. A lot can happen in that time. Thoughts of the gracious city play with me as the plane descends. While I have been to the City of Light three or four times before this is the first by air. Direct from Brisbane. The first was a surfing trip. Then there was a basketball club end-of-season trip by bus. There was a brief stop-over at Pt Adelaide while on a ship voyage to the UK and years later the city was a stepping-off point before crossing the Nullarbor on a road trip to Western Australia. The aging grandeur of the Grand Hotel at Glenelg Pier, the Torrens River and the sedate Adelaide Oval with the Victor Richardson Gates, a tribute to an all-round sportsman. And of course there was the wine-growing areas of the
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Bawdy, fun and fabulous THE Divine Miss Bette is heading to Queensland’s most vibrant, vital and vivacious town … and she’s also heading to Cleveland! Following several sell-out seasons both in Australia and overseas (aka Tassie), Catherine Alcorn channels the people’s diva, Bette Midler, in this whirlwind of a show that will leave you breathless and begging for more. Backed by a four-piece band, she’ll belt out the diva’s great hits,
ON STAGE: Divine Miss Bette is coming to the Redland Performing Arts Centre.
including Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, The Rose, Friends and more.
The heartfelt story of a great music legend
ALWAYS … Patsy Cline is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. The show is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in 1961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her death. The musical play, complete with down-home country humour and true emotion, includes 27 of
The Divine Miss Bette is is presented by Redland Performing Arts Centre. It will be a bawdy night of fun and diva action at Redland Performing Arts Centre on Friday, August 12, 7pm. Tickets are $30–$35 and can be booked by calling the RPAC Box Office on 3829 8131 or visiting www.rpac.com.au (booking fees are $4 per transaction by phone and $3 per ticket online). Unsuitable for children under 15 years.
Patsy’s unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Walking After Midnight. The show’s title was inspired by Cline’s letters to Seger, which were consistently signed “Love always… Patsy Cline”. Always … Patsy Cline has enjoyed great success all over the United States, in Canada, the UK and Australia. The show is at Redland Performing Arts Centre on Thursday, August 4, 8pm. Tickets are $32–$38 and can be booked by calling the
MUSICAL HITS: A fabulous musical tribute to Patsy Cline will be at the Redland Performing Arts Centre. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED
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YOU might not know the name Dalton Trumbo, but you almost certain know some of his movies. The talented screenwriter is responsible for penning everything from Roman Holiday to Spartacus, The Brave One, Johnny Got His Gun and Papillion. But much of his work, including two Oscar winning scripts, was written under pseudonyms during Hollywood’s infamous blacklist at the height of anti-communist sentiments in the United States during the Cold War. The most famous of the blacklisted film professionals known to history as the Hollywood 10, Trumbo was an outspoken campaigner for Americans’ civil liberties and in particular their first amendment right to free speech. Bryan Cranston, of Breaking Bad fame, plays Trumbo in director Jay Roach’s biopic of the chain-smoking writer.Trumbo is available on DVD now.
WE FIRST meet Constable Samantha (Sammi) Willis in JM Peace’s 2015 debut novel, A Time to Run. Sammi’s back in Peace’s second novel… but still a little gun shy and not yet on the streets. That changes however, when allegations of paedophilia are made against a local man. The community, certain the police will be unable to help, start to take matters into their own hands. And before long there’s a death, assumed to be the result of a guilty conscience. As a serving police officer on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Peace understands this ethical dilemma. “Our court system is imperfect and police have to operate within its constraints. There is a huge difference between knowing that someone has done something, and being able to prove it to the standard required by the courts,” she says. Author: JM Peace Pan Macmillan RRP $29.99
Beautiful story describing tolerance & acceptance MIMI (MM) Banning is a Harper Lee-esque figure whose debut book won a Pulitzer Prize. Jaded by her success, Mimi disappeared from public life, not writing another word for three decades. But now in her 50s, she’s broke so penning a new novel. Unbeknown to many, Mimi has a nine-year-old son, Frank, and part of the new publishing deal includes an assistant to help around the house. It’s not until 25-year-old Alice Whitley arrives at the Banning residence that she discovers Frank’s eccentricities. He has very strict rules about anyone touching him and dresses like a 1930’s movie character. He’s a genius and very polite but also incredibly tactless. Unsurprisingly things don’t go smoothly and the amazingly resilient Alice starts to wonder what she’s gotten herself into. ■ Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson
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I’m sweating small stuff Youth carries on without a care in the world and then all of a sudden....
SNAPSHOTS OF LIFE ANN RICKARD ann.rickard@apn.com.au
OF ALL the things that creep up on us as we age – aching feet, creaking knees, deteriorating eyesight, you know them all – I never thought an increase in anxiety over very small matters would be one of them. But it is so. I fret now about missing planes, trains, buses and
dental appointments. The last one bothers me not much, admittedly, but it is the awful anxiety over small issues I now experience when I travel. Where once I would book an airline ticket, throw it in the draw, never look at it again until I got to the airport check-in counter, now I have to take it out of said drawer and check it half a dozen times a day leading up to my departure. I fret in the car all the way to the airport that some detail on the ticket
will be wrong and I won’t be allowed on the plane. Then I worry that my passport will somehow mysteriously disappear from the wallet I have secured it in and locked in my bag. ( You never know, aliens could come down, filter through the car roof, get into my bag and take it.) (See? Real and stupid anxiety.) As for catching trains in foreign countries. Nightmare. As a middle-aged person I would skip lightly on a train, full of
anticipation of an exciting journey looking out the window to happy cows in idyllic countryside, now I almost foam at the mouth with angst that I will be on the wrong train and heading in a direction quite opposite to the one in which I want to go. I make light of this, but it is very real, and I now know how people who suffer constant anxiety feel. It’s a terrible and tangible thing and I don’t know what to do about it (apart from giving up travel, not negotiable.)
I blame on my husband (why not? he cops it for everything else.) He was refused embarkation on a flight recently because his ticket was in the name of ‘Geoff’ and his passport was in the name of "Geoffrey". They would not make the change at the airport and not let him on. I blame him again for the time he booked us on a flight out of Mykonos to Paris being all clever and doing it himself on-line in April for our flight in July. But instead of typing in
28.7.15 into the computer, he typed 28.4.15. See? April. He was making the booking in April and accidently put April instead of July. So when we turned up for the flight on July 28, the check-in person looked at us, and said: "Hey, we were expecting you April, you can’t get on this flight now, it’s July and it’s fully booked So, as an older traveller, anxiety piled on top of stress on top of fretfulness is now the go for me.
Slow up and enjoy the moment rest. However, when you accept the situation and stop fighting it, this can end up being quite a blessing in disguise. INSPIRING AND RETIRING When we tune into our EVA BENNETT own traffic lights and listen to the signals to STOP, look and listen. slow down, we can get No, I’m not talking about into the habit of slowing stopping at the road down each day, rather traffic lights. than “crash” because But then, I could quite we haven’t listened to easily make an analogy our body signals. to our own internal Have a break from the “traffic lights”. computer and any The orange light activities that can cause comes on when we are a build-up of stress. rushing around too much Get outside every so and getting stressed. It’s often – sit in the sun, go warning us that it’s time for a walk – switch off to slow down in our the busy mind and, lives. But do we always instead, focus on listen? breathing in the fresh air, The “internal” stop looking at the clouds, sign can be something trees, water, whatever – like a bad bout of the flu, just relaxing and letting a sprained ankle, a back go of thinking about injury etc, something problems. that leaves us with no Sometimes we need choice but to stop and to put the brakes on,
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TOOWOOMBA’S newest social enterprise, Collectables, was inspired by one man’s generous gift before he passed away. Clive Bashford lived in a quiet pocket of Toowoomba, where he liked to keep his house spick and span. He kept dusted vases of artificial flowers, neat displays of tended ornaments and well-polished furniture. Among the order, you could spy treasures and mementoes collected during his life-long love affair with travel. At 77, his mind and wit was still sharp. However, his failing health impelled him to leave his home of almost 30 years and move into residential care. In a final gesture that underlined his humble yet generous character, Clive decided to gather up all his lifetime possessions and donate them to local,
not-for-profit organisation YellowBridge QLD, to be used to help others less fortunate than him. Clive’s generosity inspired YellowBridge to create its first social enterprise, Collectables, featuring a boutique op shop, men’s shed and community activity space at 2 Station St. The purpose of Collectables is to provide work and training opportunities for people with a disability. All proceeds from the op shop will be reinvested into the enterprise to support this mission. Clive enjoyed tinkering in his shed and making various items of furniture. His vast assortment of tools and equipment will be used in the Collectables men’s shed so members can also experience the pleasure of making something with their own hands. YellowBridge CEO Penny
Hamilton said staff at the op shop would learn a broad range of retail skills to develop experience that was practical and useful. “People with a disability are often very keen to work but can struggle to land a job so we are delighted to be able to offer them some concrete work and training opportunities,” she said. Collectables was officially launched on June 7 by Coralee O’Rourke MP and opened to the public the next day. It opens Wednesday to Saturday, 10am–4pm. Toowoomba Toyota has joined as foundation partner and the patron is Des Orr, who founded YellowBridge QLD almost 30 years ago. YellowBridge is appealing to the community to support the enterprise by visiting the op shop or donating items. Call 4639 3821 or visit www.yellowbridge qld.com.au
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Down 1 What alcoholic drink is made from fermented pear juice? (5) 2 What, in physics, states that electric current is proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance? (4,3) 3 In 1669, which European volcano killed more than 20,000 people? (4) 4 What might one call a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things? (13) 5 Who composed the Enigma Variations? (5) 6 Which Ben Elton play and novel is a satire of television and Hollywood? (7) 7 What narrow-edged tooth is used for cutting food? (7) 12 In which sport is the target centre called a gold? (7) 13 Which pungent sauce is named after a state in Mexico? (7) 14 What describes the depth of a vessel’s keel below the surface, especially when loaded? (7) 15 Which town in Spain is a centre of the sherry industry? (5) 17 In what units is a horse’s height measured? (5) 19 Where is the Trevi Fountain? (4)
ALPHAGRAMS
Insert the missing letters to make ten words — five reading across the grid and five reading down.
Solve the anagrams. Each solution is a one-word anagram of the letters beside it, and the five solutions are sequential. For example, if the fiveletter solution starts with J, the six-letter solution starts with K, and so on.
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5x5 S T O R E
Down 1. Cooperate (colloq) (4,4) 2. Radio codeword A (5) 4. The night before (3) 5. Lack of self-control (12) 6. Token (7) 7. Otherwise (4) 8. Strong disapproval (12) 12. Do away with (5) 13. Lurches (8) 15. Labouring (7) 19. Harden (5) 20. Powder (4) 22. Passenger vehicle (3)
K N E E S
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C A D G E
Across: 1. Pray 3. Lenience 9. Approve 10. Tames 11. Blandishment 14. Lit 16. Merge 17. Lot 18. Disappearing 21. Alibi 22. Because 23. Caginess 24. Fens. Down: 1. Play ball 2. Alpha 4. Eve 5. Intemperance 6. Nominal 7. Else 8. Condemnation 12. Scrap 13. Staggers 15. Toiling 19. Inure 20. Talc 22. Bus.
WORD GO ROUND
How many words of four letters or more can you make? Each letter must be used only once and all words must contain the centre letter. There is at least one nine-letter word. No words starting with a capital are allowed, no plurals ending in s unless the word is also a verb. TODAY: Good 10 Very Good 13 Excellent 16
QUICK CROSSWORD
ALPHAGRAMS: FINER, GROUSE, HEADERS, INSTANCE, JOURNEYED.
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INFER ROGUES SHEARED CANNIEST ENDURE JOY
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Across: 1 Proverbs, 7 Igloo, 8 Remington, 9 Arc, 10 Yale, 11 Denier, 13 Tower of London, 15/16 Johnny Cash, 18 Ale, 20 Reed organ, 21 Crécy, 22 Asbestos. Down: 1 Perry, 2 Ohm’s law, 3 Etna, 4 Butterfingers, 5 Elgar, 6 Popcorn, 7 Incisor, 12 Archery, 13 Tabasco, 14 Draught, 15 Jerez, 17 Hands, 19 Rome.
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Across 1. Hope earnestly (4) 3. Mercy or tolerance (8) 9. Give permission (7) 10. Brings under control (5) 11. Flattery (12) 14. Illuminated (3) 16. Join together (5) 17. Auction item (3) 18. Vanishing (12) 21. Excuse (5) 22. For the reason that (7) 23. Caution (8) 24. Marshes (4)
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Note: more than one solution may be possible.
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WORD GO ROUND
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WORD ROUND
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