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Sharing spirit of season MERRY Christmas Wide Bay readers.

In the spirit of celebrating Christmas, just like a Christmas tree I have added festive decorations throughout the paper. I trust you enjoy the decorative design.

The delightful front page picture of Carol Masters is also part of the presentation. Carol is president of Bundaberg RSL Women’s Auxiliary and a member of the Coral Coast Church.

Carol told me once again she will be setting up a lucky dip stall at the Carols

by Candlelight evening.

This is the Seniors Newspaper fourth edition in Wide Bay and the last for 2015. Since its inception, journalist Boni Holmes has presented a diverse range of stories. Together we thank all the people who have contributed interesting articles and pictures, along

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR with the business people who have chosen to advertise with us.

All in all, in just four editions I feel we have covered a good deal of the community and with that, captured the flavour of this unique area.

I believe that with community support, we are reflecting the vibrant, warm and varied character of this special place.

Our 2016 year starts with the February edition, so until then, I wish you and your family a happy and safe Christmas and look forward to sharing more stories, news and views next year.

Best wishes, Gail Forrer

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Coral Coast Carols by Candlelight at Bargara OUR front cover features Carol Masters, as she sits at the lucky dip stall preparing for the Coral Coast Carols by Candlelight.

Thousands turn up for this wonderful event and no wonder, this vibrant and inspirational outdoors event is designed for the

whole family.

Hosted by Coral Coast Christian Church, this wonderful evening includes live entertainment, interactive community singing, a re-enactment of the nativity scene, camel rides, food and drink stalls, free jumping castle, lollies and face

painting for the children, and candles and glow in the dark products are for sale.

You are encouraged to bring your jacket and a picnic blanket when you come on down to this wonderful night of celebration, a night where an awesome atmosphere is always guaran-

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Carols will be held on December 19, 596 Windermere Road, Bargara. Gates open 5.30pm to 8.30pm.

For more information, phone 0419 667 530, email:beth-scott@bigpond.com or visit www.coralcoastchurch.org.

Make delicious gluten-free plum pudding for Christmas

Chris Perkin

This week Seniors Newspaper staff member Chris Perkin has shared a Christmas pudding recipe. It’s a real beauty.

– Gail Forrer, editor.

THIS gluten-free Christmas pudding combines some classic Christmas flavours, including fruit, nuts, cinnamon, ginger, brandy and lemon.

Finish it off with a lovely custard and ice-cream or cream to complement the rich plum pudding.

Prep time: 15 minutes and overnight. Cook time: Four hours.

Serves: 10–12.

Ingredients ■ 1kg fruit (can include cranberries, dried plums, raisins or mixed fruit to make up the kilo) ■ 1 lemon, finely grated zest and juice ■ 250g butter, at room temperature, chopped ■ 1 cup brown sugar ■ 4 eggs ■1 cup almonds, chopped ■ 1 cup of walnuts, chopped ■ 1 cup plain gluten-free flour ■ 1 tsp ground cinnamon ■ 1 tsp ground ginger ■ ½ tsp baking soda ■ 1 cup almond meal ■ 1 cup fresh gluten-free breadcrumbs ■ 1 cup brandy (or ½ cup of brandy and ½ a cup of your choice of alcohol – can be port, Vanilla Galliano or whiskey, it’s your choice) ■ Custard and ice-cream/ cream, to serve

Method 1. Place mixed fruit, raisins, zest, lemon juice and brandy in a large bowl.

Cover and stand overnight.

2. Grease a six-cup metal pudding steamer. Line base with a circle of baking paper.

3. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in fruit mixture and chopped nuts.

Sift together flour, cinnamon, ground ginger and baking soda.

Add to batter with almond meal and glutenfree breadcrumbs. Mix to combine.

4. Fill prepared pudding basin.

Place a large circle of baking paper and large circle of aluminium foil over the top of the batter, then secure the paper and foil with string.

Place basin in a large saucepan on a trivet inside the saucepan and fill two-

thirds with boiling water.

Steam on medium heat, covered, for four hours, adding more boiling water as needed.

Remove from water, cool and refrigerate until ready to serve.

5. To serve, steam pudding using the same method for two hours.

Alternatively, turn the pudding out onto a plate, cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high (100% power) for four to five minutes. Serve with custard.

Guide to measurements All recipes were tested using 59g eggs, unless otherwise stated.

Australian standard measures are used in all recipes, including standard cup, tablespoon and teaspoon measures.

One cup = 250ml, one tablespoon = 20ml, one teaspoon = 5ml.

Preparation and cooking times may vary. Some recipes may take you more or less time than we suggest.

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Foundation member of the 4th Maryborough Group

By BONI HOLMES

QUEENSLAND’S oldest serving scout Harry Goodwin has hardly ever sworn in all his years and believes it is all due to the movement.

Mr Goodwin turned 90 years this year.

He was born on June 4, 1925 in Leichhardt, New South Wales and moved to Queensland when he was a toddler, and relocated to Maryborough in 1935, “about the time the sewerage went in”.

Mr Goodwin became a scout when he was 13 and was one of six foundation members of the 4th Maryborough Group.

“The one thing I believe scouting has done for me, apart from all the knowledge I got, is the fact that I don’t swear or tell dirty yarns,” he said.

“I have only sworn twice – once where I was talking to a friend from school and let a swear word go.

“I can’t even remember what it was, but the whole world came around down on my ear – I had no idea my mother was standing behind me “I had no intention of swearing again once I made a promise to scouts – there were 10 scouting rules, the last being a scout is clean in thought, word and deed.

“I went to Newtown School, now known as West State School,” he said.

“The school head teacher asked me to join 3rd Mary-

Harry Goodwin in Scouts.

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I have only sworn twice – once where I was talking to a friend from school and let a swear word go. borough Scout Group and I went to a couple of meetings before the group folded.

“I was then asked by a door-to-door insurance agent, Merv Hepburn, who came to the house.”

Mr Goodwin said the scouts’ movement paid off a few dividends for him.

“I was given the opportunity to be a leader at 17, the youngest of the time, due to 18-year-olds conscripting

Harry Goodwin became a Scout when he was 13 and is receiving recognition for 70 years in Scouts.

to the Second World War,” he said.

“When I turned 18, I joined the Royal Australian Air Force and during the war, our squadron leader had us all go into a cubicle each to be shown how to do different knots, including the reef knot.

“The leader was shocked when he came into my cubicle to find I had done all six knots on the one piece of rope and said ‘stop wasting

my time and get out there and teach the others’.”

Mr Goodwin met his wife, Norma Lamb, in Canberra before he went to war.

“She was a good woman.

We had two children, Alan and Christine, and she was well liked by everyone in Maryborough.”

Mr Goodwin now spends his days playing indoor bowls and loves to get a few scratch tickets.

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LIFE may have changed after marriage but Hubert and Ida Scott wouldn’t have it any other way.

Married for 70 years since December 1, the couple agree they have had a full life.

Mr Scott had just returned from leave from the army and was looking for his parents, who lived at the Pocket in Maryborough.

Mrs Scott also lived at the Pocket and Mr Scott knocked on the wrong door – her door.

When Mr Scott left, walking back down the street, she told her sister that was the man she was going to marry.

“He was the hottest man in pants,” Mrs Scott remembers.

Mr Scott was born at the bottom of Bauple Mountain and Mrs Scott, nee Tipping, was born the daughter of a dairy farmer, in Biggenden, and grew up in Coalstoun Lakes.

She remembers picking up the Chronicle for her parents every day and still reads it religiously.

Mrs Scott was an entertainer and singer and was also thankful for working as a dressmaker while Mr Scott worked several different jobs, including serving in New Guinea.

Mr and Mrs Scott courted for three months before getting married on a hot summer day.

“Hubie gave me all his

clothing coupons so I could make a real wedding dress, but it was the little things that made us happy during the wartimes,” Mrs Scott said.

After getting married the couple spent their honeymoon in Hervey Bay. “We rode our pushbikes to the bay and spent two weeks holidaying. Our Aunty gave us a flat as our wedding present and would always make sure we were respectable before coming up with scones for morning tea,” Mrs Scott said.

The couple moved to a property at the Pocket after the wedding where Mr Scott cut all the timber for their home.

They stayed there for 30 years, where Mr Scott worked as a stockman at the meatworks, and they raised two daughters, Cynthia and Kathleen.

They also both volunteered for the Western Suburbs football team.

When Mr Scott retired at 60 they moved to a property at Oakhurst for 16 years before settling in Tinana for the last 20 years.

The couple have four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

“We might have had our battles but we have had a good marriage and always had a happy life,” Mrs Scott said.

Mr and Mrs Scott will hold an open house on Saturday, December 5 for anyone who would like to congratulate them.

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A man who gave his all to the community

By BONI HOLMES

PRESBYTERIAN minister Bill White not only dedicated himself to God’s work but to Hervey Bay Meals on Wheels up until his 96th year.

And most people who knew him said he was just quietly there toiling away.

William Robert (Bill) White was born in Gympie on May 16, 1907, the youngest son of John and Mary White.

Bill attended the One Mile School in Gympie and later the Gympie High School.

His first Sunday School was at the Welsh Church on Crown Rd, which is now the Presbyterian Church.

When the Welsh Church closed, the family then attended the Baptist Church around 1914.

From the age of nine or 10, on Saturday mornings, Bill went up to the church where the minister, Reverend J J Weller, lived and cleaned all the shoes and saddles ready for their Sunday outing.

Bill became very active in the Baptist Church and was a deacon, Sunday School superintendent and lay preacher.

He commenced studying for the Baptist ministry, but because he had suffered with severe migraines from childhood, the doctor advised him not to go on with his studies.

Bill left school at 14 and was apprenticed to a hairdresser and served his time there until 1932, when he went to Stanthorpe to work and later took over the hairdressing business.

As there was no Baptist Church in Stanthorpe at that time, the Gympie minister gave Bill a letter of introduction to the Presbyterian Minister, Reverend W Burgess, and his wife.

When he left Gympie, he decided to attend church but to have a rest from other active duties for at least six months. God had other ideas.

After arriving in Stanthorpe on March 13, 1932, Bill was invited to meet the Sunday School teachers who were there having a meeting.

The church was two teachers short for Sunday and Bill was asked to take a class, and within three months he was the superintendent and remained so for 28 years.

Bill also became church secretary and a lay preacher.

While in Stanthorpe, he was also a scout leader, and enjoyed a game of bowls on Saturday afternoon.

On December 27, 1933, Bill married Grace Read, who was also from Gympie.

Grace was an active member in the church, being a

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Hervey Bay, where Bill and Grace retired in 1975.

Within two days of his posting to the Bay, Bill took on the job of treasurer of the Meals on Wheels and two years later he became president and remained so for 33 years.

MOW foundation member and long-serving treasurer Nina Wilson remembers Bill as a very good cook.

“Bill’s cooking was very good, especially his Christmas rum balls, and he cooked up until the very end,” Mrs Wilson said.

Another MOW stalwart who has recently stepped down from vice-president and retired to the committee was Ralph Waldock.

“Bill was terrific. I was secretary for 21 years and I never heard Bill say a bad word about anyone,” Mr Waldock said.

“He was still doing services in Maryborough at 96 and

He was still doing services in Maryborough at 96 and customers would say ‘you ought to be getting them yourself’.

Ralph Waldock

Sunday School teacher and a member of the ladies’ guild.

Daughter Fay was born in 1946, grew up in Stanthorpe and today lives in Hervey Bay and is the organist at the Presbyterian Church.

After a serious bout of migraines in 1959, which saw Bill in hospital for nine weeks, he felt called by the Lord to enter full-time work as a home missionary.

In 1960 the family moved to the Redlands Charge and four years later moved to the Cooroy-Noosa Charge for another five years, then finally moved to

customers would say ‘you ought to be getting them yourself’.

“I remember his 100th birthday party went for a week.”

In 2003 Bill stepped down from the presidency roll and remained a committee member and monthly delivery driver up until he was 96 years old.

Bill presented his last and the 35th annual report saying it had been a great joy and privilege to work with a very dedicated number of men and women who had given so willingly of their time and talents to bring the service to what it was.

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Anne Proctor from Anne's Irresistible Lingerie.

Selling lingerie for 52 years was the right fit LINGERIE specialist Anne Proctor says despite never “working” a day in her life, she is hanging up the bra straps to enjoy retirement.

The owner of Anne’s Irresistible Lingerie in Maryborough will close the doors before Christmas.

“I’ve had 52 wonderful years of memories and recently celebrated 20 years in this Kent St shop,” Mrs Proctor said.

“I have been trying to sell the shop for the past 18 months. It’s sad, but I had to decide to retire.

“Running this business has been a real pleasure for me and even today I continue to thrive on the fact that if you enjoy what you do, you will never work a day in your life.”

Mrs Proctor wanted to thank all her loyal customers.

“I have watched my customers grow from teenagers, where mothers have brought their daughters for their first fitting, to them becoming mothers and bringing their children in,” she said.

“I thank my loyal customers tremendously.”

The lingerie specialist of 52 years said she would love for someone to keep the shop open.

“I have 52 years of knowledge and experience I am willing to share.

“Honestly, it’s a challenge for anybody. It would give me joy to see someone take on the store.

“The skill of bra training and fitting is still needed –

it’s a speciality service we still offered and my business is testimony to that.

“I feel that people are coming back to wanting personalised service.”

Mrs Proctor said her closing down sale would continue until nearer to Christmas Day. “My friendly staff have been a great help and will still be on hand until the doors close,” she said.

“There will be 30% off storewide, sleepwear at $20, bras as low as $10 and plenty of other great specials.

“There are also a few vouchers and lay-bys outstanding, so please come in – we are still honouring those – and special orders can still be taken.”

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Hospital matron a respected figure in nursing MIRIAM Gwendoline Hutchinson was born in Portarlington in Southern Ireland on June 18, 1925.

Miriam was educated at the local school before going to boarding school in Dublin.

In 1943 Miriam commenced her nursing training at St George’s Hospital in London.

Following her general training, Miriam went to Brighton to do her midwifery training – although a reluctant starter she enjoyed it, especially the six months around the district on her bicycle, doing home deliveries (home births).

In 1956 Miriam came to Australia with her sister Nora on a Boomerang Trip – for a six to 18-month stay but as they still had a lot to see they cancelled their return tickets and didn’t go home for a holiday until 1960.

Miriam worked in Mel-

bourne for four years and on her return from Ireland went to Charleville as a theatre sister first and then as matron.

She was always interested in the Flying Doctor Service and was lucky enough to hitch a ride with Dr Tim O’Leary for three of his routine outback clinics covering western Queensland from Thargomindah to Birdsville to Longreach to

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she stayed for 18 years until retiring in 1985.

Miriam loved music and had the radio set on a classical music station in Brisbane and played it all day.

Always interested in choirs, Miriam started at St George’s Hospital where a medical student was a qualified choir master. He trained about 100 nurses and medical students to sing carols by candlelight in

Nursing staff found her to be strict but fair, and many a student nurse commented that only for matron they would never have completed their training.

Windorah and Quilpie to Stonehenge. Miriam’s last position was as matron at Gympie Hospital, where

the wards.

Miriam rekindled the tradition of the nurses singing around the wards in Gym-

The late Miriam Hutchinson, Matron of Gympie Hospital, 1967-1985.

pie Hospital carrying candles and went around some of the nursing homes and doctors’ houses.

While her parents were alive, she flew home every two to three years and made her last trip to the UK in 2002.

Miriam was sorry she didn’t marry after the war as she said she missed children and family, especially in her later years.

Nursing staff found her to

be strict but fair, and many a student nurse commented that only for matron they would never have completed their training. In Miriam’s words, she liked “a person who has a bit of spark”.

Away from work, Mim was a lover of cats. Strays would find her, and with gentle encouragement, they became pets, and were thoroughly spoilt.

Miriam died in Caloundra

Hospital on April 27, 2015 after suffering a stroke.

Her funeral service was held in Caloundra on Friday, May 1, 2015.

Miriam had hand written her own eulogy and had also organised the photos for her photographic tribute presentation. Miriam was aged 89 years and 10 months.

– ELAINE JENNINGS, TOOWOOMBA

Message of love found on the beach Tom Tilney found a small handmade boat with a letter in it on Moore Park Beach.

WHEN Tom Tilney went for a regular morning stroll along Moore Park Beach, he found something out of the ordinary washed up on the shore that brought tears to his eyes.

The Moore Park local said he was walking his dog in the morning when he came across a wooden toy boat decorated with a flower and a small note wedged inside.

“It had been washed up and was sitting at the high tide

mark,” he said.

“I dried off the note and when I read the story I was really touched but what it said.”

The note reads: Dear Poppy, Happy Birthday.

I hope u have the best birthday of your life.

Hope u get a chance to make a wish of your choice to come true.

Me and Charlie can’t wait for you too come home from fishing. We all miss

you so much and love you so much too you and back.

My heart misses you so much. Today made me sad.

The first November with out u and thinking of that makes me sad.

Roses are Red Violets are blue and I know I miss u Love from your Angel Charlie and Deago P.S Please come back soon xoxo *The note has been copied as it was written.

Mr Tilney said it was the relationship he had with his own grandchild that really struck a chord with him when he read the letter.

“My granddaughter calls me poppy so that really hit a soft spot,” he said.

“I thought, that is love.

That’s two kids who really want their poppy back, they want him to come home.

“I am not a sook but that definitely brought tears to my eyes.”

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Variety of stalls, sausage sizzle and song at fair MIVA QCWA’s Spring Fair was held recently in ideal weather conditions.

A large crowd gathered and enjoyed the stalls and competitions, music and poetry and morning and afternoon teas.

The Gunalda School P and C ran a sausage sizzle at lunch time.

Cakes, crafts and produce stalls were centres of attractions, and a great array of plants was also on sale.

The Trash and Treasure stall had an intriguing array of items selling at bargain prices.

Musical items included the didgeridoo played by Jackson Barry and songs

by Kathy Dakin and Bevan Day.

Warren Dakin and Lyn Bunkum entertained the crowd with their poetry – some of which they have written themselves.

Young Tegan Carlson read a story, while Tash Carlson recited a poem.

The Spring Hat competition was won by June Sullivan and both the single flower and single rose by that marvellous gardener, June Nahrung.

The multi-draw raffle was well supported and also the raffle of a rural scene by Gympie artist Joyce Dunster, which was won by Jane King.

Members were pleased the day was not just enjoyable, but a financial success as well.

Vice-president Stephanie Mitchell helps treasurer Bev Schloss count takings.

Baton to be passed on to the younger generation

Hilda Johnson, former City of Bundaberg mayor Kay McDuff and Colin Johnson at a public event.

A great champion of indigenous causes AT 81, Colin Johnson’s passion for Aboriginal rights and advancement is as strong as ever.

Mr Johnson has championed many indigenous causes in the Bundaberg region since he relocated there for family reasons in 1991, despite having to keep a watchful eye over his type 2 diabetes and overcoming prostate cancer.

If there is one thing he holds as close to his heart as fighting for Aboriginal rights, it is his family.

He was born in Brisbane in 1934 and Mr Johnson’s family moved to Bundaberg a year or two later.

Based in Miriam Vale, from where his father origi-

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nally hailed, Mr Johnson attended St Patrick’s in West Bundaberg before the family shifted to Tiaro for work.

“I was about 13 when I got a job at the sugar mill just south of Tiaro,” Mr Johnson said.

“I also worked in the forestry and when we were old enough to cut cane, my brothers and I did that in the 1950s.”

In his twenties, when Mr Johnson moved to North Queensland to cut cane for a living, he met the love of his life, Hilda.

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He worked at the mine for about 30 years.

It was in Mt Isa where Mr Johnson became involved and proactive in Aboriginal advancement in the 1970s through the establishment of the Aboriginal Legal Service in Mount Isa; and Aboriginal Foster Parents’ Association.

In 1991, with his father’s health declining, Mr Johnson moved back to Bundaberg to take care of him.

Mr Johnson quickly became active in Aboriginal causes in the Bundaberg region and became the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Wide Bay representative.

In 1992, he became the first Aboriginal man to raise the Aboriginal flag in Bundaberg on the Bundaberg Regional Council flagpoles at Buss Park.

“That was a great achievement,” he said.

“I approached the mayor of Bundaberg at the time Kay McDuff and we got along really well.

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“I was told I needed to get permission from police and the council.”

Mt Johnson was also part of the team that organised the first street march during NAIDOC Week in Bundaberg.

“We went through all that process and I met the board and said we should do a march up the street as well,” he said.

“We put a proposal to council and bugger me dead they approved it.”

Mr Johnson also had a hand in developing what was the Community Development Employment Projects office in Bundaberg to what is now the Indigenous Wellbeing Centre.

“It’s unbelievable to see it change and grow to what it is today,” he said.

While the desire to continue to help still burns brightly, Mr Johnson believes it’s time to pass the baton on.

“Most of my family is in Townsville, so it’s time I went up there to spend time with them,” he said. “It’s time for younger people to look after things.”

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One man’s heroic war story He was twice decorated with the Military Cross

ONE million service records of service men, women and civilians who were taken captive during the Second World War have been released, including those of Bundaberg’s “Jock” McLaren.

Robert Kerr “Jock” McLaren MC & Bar (April 27, 1902 – March 3, 1956) was a decorated Australian Army officer, who rose from enlisted rank and was noted for his involvement in guerrilla operations against the Japanese during the Second World War. The records of 20,000 Australians have been released

by Findmypast, in association with The National Archives, to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the anniversary of the liberation of the notorious Changi Prison camp.

The records cover the period 1939-1945 and contain the names, ranks and locations of Prisoners of War, along with the length of time spent in camps, the number of survivors, details of escapees and the nationalities of prisoners.

During the First World

War, Jock served in the British Army with the 51st Highland Division.

After the war he moved to Queensland, where he served as a veterinary officer in Bundaberg.

Following the outbreak of the Second World War in 1941 he volunteered for overseas service and opted to transfer to the Australian Imperial Force.

He was assigned to the 2/ 10th Australian Field Workshops with the 8th Australian Division in British Malaya when Singapore fell to the Japanese army. At this time, he was 39 years old.

Jock could not endure imprisonment and immediately organised an escape party.

Escaping from the POW camp with two comrades, they almost made it to Kuala Lumpur.Imprisoned once again, McLaren sought to escape from the Singapore prison camps.

He managed to add himself to a contingent of prisoners being sent to Borneo to a labour camp.

Once he arrived at Berhala

Bundaberg resident Jock McLaren was one of WWII's most famous prisoners due to his ability to frequently escape prisoner of war camps and lead guerrilla operations to save captured soldiers. Photo Contributed

As a member of the American forces in the Philippines, McLaren was under U.S. command.

However, on 20 April 1945, upon the request of the Australians who had a need for his talents, he was released back to Australian command in April 1945.

Island, he stole a boat from a nearby leper colony and set off to the Philippines with some fellow prisoners to join up with other Australians who were fighting as guerrillas.

Their escape from Berhala Island saved their lives as they then missed the early 1945 Sandakan Death Marches.

Their hopes of returning to Australia to join formal army units were curtailed due

Having been promoted to sergeant soon after joining the guerrilla forces, McLaren later received a field commission from Australia and ended the war with the substantive rank of captain.

During the course of his service, McLaren was decorated with the Military Cross twice for his heroic actions, as well as being Mentioned in Despatches.

to the need for experienced leaders for the guerrilla forces and lack of transportation. Eventually, some of the party were sent to Australia by submarine.

He participated in numerous raids on the Japanese, sometimes in command of small, heavily armed, coastal vessels. At one time, he radioed information on a ship carrying 3,000 Japanese troops to another island.

McLaren’s numerous land and sea guerrilla actions so disrupted Japanese operations that eventually the Japanese placed a reward of 70,000 pesos on McLaren’s head.

In late July, McLaren took part in an operation on British North Borneo, leading an eight-man section. It was his last operation of the war and he returned to Australia in November 1945.

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“Some of the materials have been donated by the community but most of the costs have come out of the members’ pockets.”

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IT CAN take about a week, working constantly to make just one average single-bed-sized quilt.

That’s an indication as to how much hard work and time 60 members of the Hervey Bay Quilters have put into making over 100 quilts for various charities this year.

Kay Wild has been a member for 11 years and said the ladies’ main focus has al-

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Ken Lee is thespian behind Perigueux

By HANNAH BAKER

KEN Lee has kept Hervey Bay Observer audiences entertained for more than six years with his reviews of plays and productions at ZPAC and other community theatres, under his nom-deplume Perigueux.

But few readers know who he is.

Ken has excelled in acting, directing, play production and theatre tuition with his thespian wife of 61 years, Lorraine, by his side.

“Apart from showing off, I like working out how to deliver the lines, whether written by Shakespeare or someone who has written a sketch,” he said.

“I am just as happy recording though.”

The Kawungan man studied at Sydney’s Rathbone Academy of Dramatic Art before acting in various dramatic performances including The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof and Oklahoma! in Sydney.

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“This evidence is in a group photo taken,” he said with a laugh.

While he and Lorraine both pursued professional careers as an accountant and medical specialist secretary, they both kept up with a life in the arts.

As well has directing plays in Sydney including Brigadoon, Half-a-sixpence and South Pacific, Ken found

the time to act in a New South Wales random breath test advertisement in 1982.

Ken played the part of the white collar worker taken to the police station after being caught for drink driving.

“I became so recognisable, I started to deny it was me and told people it was Ross Higgins who played Ted Bullpit in Kingswood Country who looked like me,” he said.

He also directed the 2005 Oliver production at the Brolga Theatre and Convention Centre.

Lorraine, protégé of vocal coach Gertrude Hutton, has just completed the show Arsenic and Old Lace as one of the leads.

But their proudest accomplishment is the work they do to share their love of drama.

A few years ago they were commissioned to conduct a workshop on speech composition for Opera Queensland.

Nan Ott and Dell Ward (right) with some of the old-fashioned board games like crib, checkers, rummy and canasta, which will be played at the Maryborough RSL every Monday afternoon from 1pm.

Fancy an old-fashioned game with friends?

THERE’S not much you can get for a dollar these days, until now.

The Maryborough RSL Citizens Auxiliary have organised a senior’s board game afternoon every Monday.

Auxiliary member Nan Ott said she wants to see more people out enjoying oldfashioned games like rummy and scrabble.

“The auxiliary want to do something for the folks who are housebound or lonely - giving them an outside activity,” she said.

“This is my little project I want to get up and running.

“It is a great way to get out, have a bit of company, play a game and keep the mind active.

“And in return they could buy a drink or a meal and help support the RSL.” Nan said the auxiliary had been up and running for about six months.

“We have taken over organising the Prep Packs which are donated to every prep student in Maryborough,” she said.

She said the auxiliary were

looking for donations of games.

The Maryborough RSL Citizens Auxiliary will hold Senior’s Board Game Afternoon every Monday from 1-5pm at the Maryborough RSL Club, Lennox St. There is a free courtesy bus available. It is a gold coin participation free which includes a lucky door and it is seniors discount day at the Bistro.

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Seniors scheme set up for discount saving A message from the Minister

Coralee O'Rourke.

A KEY commitment for the Palaszczuk Government was to establish an Advisory Taskforce on the Residential Transition for Ageing Queenslanders, and in October, I was pleased to announce this taskforce had been appointed.

The primary focus of the taskforce will be to consider the needs of older people and will aim to improve choice, affordability, fairness and independence, while reducing complexity

in your transition to aged care. This includes selling the family home, transitioning to retirement villages and remaining close to loved ones. We understand that this issue is important, especially around Christmas time, and I look forward to giving you an update on their findings in the future.

Christmas is an exciting time, but it can also be very stressful for Queenslanders who are stretching their budgets to enjoy some of the holiday cheer. The expense of buying gifts, preparing for Christmas lunch and organising festivities can add up quickly As a government, we understand the impact that cost of living pressures can have on older Queenslanders. Which is why this Christmas, we are encouraging seniors to take full advantage of the savings on offer through the Seniors Business Discount Scheme.

The scheme is available to Queensland seniors aged 60 and over, and offers discounts at more than 6200 participating businesses.

Savings can be nabbed from goods and services to accommodation and holiday attractions. Some discounts are even extended

Christmas is an exciting time, but it can also be very stressful for Queenslanders who are stretching their budgets... interstate.

The Palaszczuk Government is committed to providing concessions to help ease the household budget.

My department administers $242.9m in concessions

and rebates on electricity, life support, reticulated natural gas, water and rates.

The full list of concessions also includes motor vehicle registration, medical aids, public transport and much more. To see the full list of concessions available visit www.qld.gov.au/seniors/.

The website also includes useful information and resources including financial advice and support, as well as consumer protection guidance.

If you wish to speak to someone, please call the Seniors Advisory Line on 13 74 68.

On behalf of the Palaszczuk Government I wish all Queensland seniors a safe and happy holiday.

The Honourable Coralee O’Rourke MP Minister for Disability Services, Minister for Seniors, and Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland.

Financial Information Desk a new independent service THE Assistant Treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer has launched an independent financial information service for older Australians at Parliament House.

The National Seniors Financial Information Desk (FID), was resurrected from the ashes of the respected National Information Centre on Retirement Investments (NICRI) which closed this year after losing government funding.

At the launch, National Seniors chief executive Michael O’Neill said NICRI’S demise after two decades of operation had left a dangerous gap for consumers.

“This information service will help older Australians navigate through an overwhelming retirement income system,” he said.

“Retirement products are complex and superannuation choices are difficult for people ill-prepared for lifechanging decisions”.

“Unfortunately, older Australians don’t have second chances; and there is no time to recover from poor decisions or bad advice.”

O’Neill acknowledged the role of ASIC’s Money Smart resource, but said consumers often needed more than an online option.

“We want to speak to someone, to ask questions, to be informed and prepared for the next step”.

Manned by former NICRI staff, the FID will be accessible at no cost to National Seniors members. The organisation is seeking government or philanthropic support to extend the service to all people over 50.

The FID will provide independent information on super, pensions, tax and other financial matters. It will not provide ‘advice’, recommend products or take commissions, bonuses or third party payments.

Shadow Financial Services Minister Dr Jim Chalmers, Age Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan, and the Australian Bankers Association CEO Steve Munchenberg also attended the launch.

People can access the Financial Information Desk on 1300 020 110 or via www.fid.org.au

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conference that forecast aged care costs will represent a $220 billion hit to the federal budget’s bot-

tom line by 2055, leaving the sector a ripe target for public funding cuts.

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gues that one of the areas where super funds need to innovate is in the development of financial products that draw on housing equity “through mechanisms such as equity release products, downsizing, or contingent loans”.

For most retirees, the family home is their largest asset.

The family home is being targeted as a source of capital to fund retirement income amid rising pressure on the federal budget and growing debate over the fairness of wealthy home owners qualifying for a government aged pension.

Government expenditure on aged care, as a proportion of gross domestic product, is projected to jump 0.9% this financial year to 1.7%, or $290 billion in 2055 when today’s 30-year-olds are retiring.

Even if the current or future governments do not cut public funding to health and aged care, individuals will need to dig deeper into their own pockets.

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That was a message delivered to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference in Brisbane by CEO Pauline Vamos.

Ms Vamos called on super funds to do more to help their members be better prepared to deal with rising health and aged care costs, including considering drawing on the equity in their home.

“As fiscal pressures on governments increase, individuals will be under greater pressure to fund their own expenses and we will see a new generation of retirees forced to make substantial contributions for health and aged care as they reach old age,” she said.

Ms Vamos launched a new research paper at the

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CLUBS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP The Hervey Bay and Maryborough Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets on the first Friday of each month on the Deck at the Hervey Bay RSL at 10am for morning tea.

These meetings provide wonderful support and friendship to people living with MS and their carers.

Whether you have lived with MS for many years or are newly diagnosed, our meetings are very therapeutic to be able to share your problems with likeminded people. As well as dealing with serious issues our meetings are also fun with lots of laughter and story swapping, no topics are off the agenda. We receive great support from MS Queensland and our regional services co-ordinator, Amanda, is based in Rockhampton and is only a phone call away if assistance is required with a problem. Contact Bev on 4128 2692 or email

Gympie Nation Seniors new member, Geraldine Cole was welcomed by Mae Houghton.

bev_cornwell@hotmail.com BUNDABERG MATURE WOMEN (BMW) Meet at Bundaberg Bowls Club, Quay St, Bundaberg Wednesdays 9.30am to 12pm. If you are over 40 come and enjoy, for $3, an informal and friendly morning of information (guest speakers), morning tea, socialisation and fun.

On each fourth Wednesday of the month we have a different social outing, which can be a bus trip or meeting somewhere for morning tea. BMW will be in recess from Wednesday, December 9 until resuming for 2016 on Wednesday, January 20. Contact Anne Hofmann Ph 4155 9054 or 0403 075 083 email hofmann47 @bigpond.com or Tracey Heard Ph 0429 544 882 email heard1945@ gmail. com or visit our website www.bundabergmaturewomen.websyte.com.au or Facebook www.facebook.com/ BMW.Bundaberg MARYBOROUGH PENSIONERS 84 Adelaide Street, Sunday – Market Tombola 1.30pm, Monday – cards 9am. First Wednesday of the month – free concert 1pm. Phone 4121 4388.

TIN CAN BAY CRAFT CLUB We enjoyed the annual visit to the Maryborough craft show November 6.

Melbourne Cup day was celebrated a little early on

October 29 to fit in with our craft day. The ladies lined up for judging in Fashions on the Field with some very creative hats on show. A

cheque for $1390 was presented to Lisa Lee and Lorna Jordan from the Ambulance Committee. This money was raised from sales of craft items made by our members and donated to the Ambulance Flower Show. Christmas break-up party will be at the Tin Can Bay Country Club December 10. Craft will recommence January 26. It has been a great year. Our thanks to outgoing president Michelle Parker for her dedication and great sense of humour. A happy and safe Christmas to all.

Craft meets at the Cooloola Coast Community Complex Thursday mornings 9am to 12pm. Info: Michelle Parker 5488 0981.

GYMPIE NATIONAL SENIORS At the November meeting 61 members joined together to listen to Lyn Bunkum with her very funny bush poetry. Birthday congratulations were given and wedding anniversaries were celebrated. Bonnie and Cliff Pearce celebrated

their 60th wedding anniversary in November. Flowers were presented to them to mark the wonderful achievement. New members Alison Ahern and Geraldine Cole were given a special welcome. After listening to Lyn Bunkum’s bush poetry, Dick Parker presented her a thank you gift. Lunch was enjoyed by all. Next meeting will be a Christmas lunch on December 10. Everyone had a great fun-filled morning.

MIXED PROBUS CLUB OF HERVEY BAY We meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at 9am in the Masonic Hall in Watson St, Pialba. The November meeting was on the 26th. Our speaker was Keith King, a club member, who spoke about his visit to the Anzac Ceremony at Gallipoli and his visit to Turkey. On your first visit you will receive a free morning tea and be greeted by the friendly members of the club. Come along and hear about the great trips and tours we have planned.

DOG TRAINING Do you have a puppy, or even an older dog, and would like to learn obedience training with your pet? Free of charge, a competent obedience training instructor with many years experience, offers you the opportunity to learn obe-

dience training with your dog. Experience the pleasure and satisfaction of owning a well-mannered, well-behaved family member. Start your puppy early to avoid it learning bad habits, and to provide valuable socialisation. Come join us and have fun as well as training your dog. Info: Phone Gail on 4154 1109.

HERVEY BAY WAR WIDOW’S GUILD In 1945 when her husband General Vasey was killed in a plane crash in Cairns, Lady Vasey together with friends went on to raise money for war widows, some who had children, and they called themselves the Ladies Guild.

Through Lady Vasey’s efforts and with help from her late husband’s friends and discussion with members of government the War Widows Guild of Australia was founded and all widows of men killed or who died from injuries in war receive a special pension and a Gold Card. The Hervey Bay Sub-Branch of the guild was formed more than 30 years ago and a special day is held each year to recognise the great good that Lady Vasey did for War Widows. This year a special bus trip to the Bird Sanctuary at Apple Tree Creek celebrated the anniversary of their founder.

Meetings are held 1st Monday of the month at the RSL at 10am. Call Val on 4128 1357 or email valeriaw1921@dodo.com.au.

HERVEY BAY VIEW CLUB We celebrated 55 years this year. All clubs have the same aim to raise muchneeded funds supporting the education of disadvantaged children through the Smith Family and each club is allocated a Learning for Life student. Prue Smiley, a registered nurse, was our November guest speaker and told us of her journey through her chosen profession. Her experience of her time on Thursday Island and her preconceived image of a tropical island with palm trees, until reality hit, heard in the many stories she told.

Meetings and luncheon are held on the second Monday each month at the Club House, Pialba at 10.30am and socials on the forth Monday from 9.30am at various locations. Contact details Barbara Campbell on 4128 9110 or email herveybay.viewclub@gmail.com.

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bers thank everyone who supported the very successful tombola in October.

The proceeds were distributed before Christmas.

The auxiliary meets at the RSL Club Hervey Bay at 10.30am on the second Tuesday of each month, except in January. The next meeting will be on February 9. It is not a large group and new members are always needed and can be sure of a friendly welcome.

Bus trips and lunches are part of the fun during the year, and members often stay for lunch at the RSL Club after meetings. Contact Barbara Campbell on 4128 9110 or Joan Hawkes on 4125 4049 for details.

COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL EVENTS GRANTS Fraser Coast community groups and organisations were given a boost with council grants and sponsorship on November 18.

As part of Round One of the Community Grants and Regional Events Support Scheme, more than $28,000 worth of funding and in-kind support was distributed to a variety of groups for projects and events Round Two of the Community Grants and Regional Events Support Scheme is currently open for community projects,

events and activities that are taking place between May 2016 and November 2016. Applications close Monday, February 1. For more information, go to www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/grants.

FRASER SHORES BLACK AND WHITE GIRLS Recently a group of eight ladies from the Fraser Shores Retirement Village Stage group in Hervey Bay decided to have a go and perform a dance routine

they had seen on You Tube for their friends at the Village. After a few months and many hours of rehearsal, the ladies performed on stage a clever four-minute black and white dance routine with ages ranging from 70 to 92 and had so much fun with the exercise as a bonus! “I am so proud of the girls, we saw a similar performance on You Tube with much younger women. We changed the music and steps to suit our age

RSL Women's Auxiliary Hervey Bay on a bus trip to the Lavender Farm at Bargara.

group but the Illusion is the same. This is simply a wonderful illusion they create.

You won’t believe your eyes,” said Mrs Margaret Crump, co-ordinator of The Stage Group Activity HERVEY BAY ARTS & CRAFTS Art/Painting Classes A.P.S.L Office Hervey Bay Branch of Australian Pensioners and superannuates League Inc Hall at 61 Hunter St, Pialba. Time: Monday 9am–12pm. Contact 4124 8532 or email hbapsl@gmail.com. Classes available in oils, acrylic, charcoal, water colour. No skills are required and resources required depends on medium chosen. Local bus routes travels along Main St approximately 0.5km from hall. The hall is accessible for persons with disabilities.

Craft Classes – Betty at the Hervey Bay Gospel Chapel 46 Hunter St, Pialba. Tuesday: 9am–11.45am (except school holidays). Extra craft times: last Tuesday of month until 2pm. BYO lunch. Cost: $4 donation inc. Morning tea. Ph 4124 2558 or 4128 2807.

Can BYO craft and enjoy friendship and crafting together. Join classes for applique, fur bears, oil painting, embroidery, paper tole, cards, hardanger, patchwork and quilting, knitted beading, scrap booking, mosaics, bead jewellery and folk art.

Handcrafts - QCWA Hervey Bay Branch, 7 Torquay Road, Pialba 4655. Handcrafts and embroidery Mondays: 9am–12 Cost: $2 plus cost of kit Marcia McWha 07 4128 2054. The only skill required is how to thread a needle, QCWA members will provide instruction to handicraft learners. We supply a large variety of embroidery and handcrafts.

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Branch, Pulgul St, Urangan. Branch Meetings, Contests, functions: 1st Tuesday of month 9am–12pm and Craft: Every Tuesday 9am–11.30am.

Cost: $2 Contact: Pam Bennett Phone 07 4125 2334 or email jeadens@bigpond.com. All members and non-members welcome.

Hervey Bay Art Society Gallery: 5 Sandy Street Urangan Wednesday Workshop 9am–12pm, Thursday Pastel 9am–12pm or Friday - All Mediums 9am–2.30pm or Saturday - 10am–noon, Children’s class with experienced tutors Rols Sieber herveybayart@dodo.com.au.

Phone 07 4124 1609.

Painting classes - Watercolour, ink and all mediums. Participants are required to supply their own painting equipment - if not sure what to bring check with the gallery. The facility is accessible and volunteers are needed to assist with the running of the gallery and teaching classes.

Hervey Bay Spinners, Weavers and Dyers Group Inc 183 Bideford St, Torquay. Meeting held at the Community Craft Hall 2nd, 4th and 5th Friday each month 9am–12pm, 1st

Saturday each month 9am–3pm and 3rd Saturday each month 1pm–4pm.

Contact Pauline Boske – Phone 0429 177 982 or email Jepwalkri@bigpond.com.au. 4124 3369 1st Friday each month weaving 9am–1pm and 4th Saturday each month meeting 9am–2pm Hervey Bay Quilters John Paul Centre Hillyard St, Pialba.

Thursday 9am–3pm 1st Thurs of month - shared lunch. 5th Thurs - charity day (work on quilts for charity) Cost: $30 membership and $4

weekly. Kay Rogers Phone 4128 3653. Workshops to teach new techniques and make new quilts. New members are most welcome, drop in for a cuppa.

Hervey Bay Woodcraft Club Inc 183 Bideford St, Torquay All forms of woodworking and pyrography: Monday 9am–12pm and Wednesday 9am–12pm (scroll saw and fretwork for beginners) Friday 9am–12pm. Phone 0427 919 147. The club is

MS Support Group members enjoy a cuppa at their meeting.

equipped with six lathes and a mobile workshop. If you have an interest in any form of woodwork, or would like to learn or assist us with your skills, come along and enjoy the social and friendly atmosphere.

Hervey Bay Arts Council PO Box 474 Pialba. Contact: Kerrie Marshall - admin@herveybayartscouncil.com.au www.herveybayartscouncil.com.au. All forms of the arts being music, theatre, entertainment in the parks, events and festivals. See website for the calendar of upcoming events. The

group meets at RSL every 2nd Monday of each month at 7pm. An interest in the arts is essential and volunteers are utilised in a variety of roles including assisting with the organisation and management of local events.

MAYORAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT This year’s Mayoral Christmas Concert will be reinvented with 2009 Australia’s Got Talent winner Mark Vincent headlining the event. He’ll be supported by a number of outstanding local acts. The concert will also include

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ALBERT BOWLS CLUB IT’S said Baby Boomers are the largest group of individuals to be born – from 1945, through to 1964.

But the Albert Bowls Club has a baby boom of its own; 10 members all born during

the Depression – in 1935 – and therefore celebrating their 80th birthdays this year. Beryl Dan, Rose Davies, Noel Dowling, Neil Groundwater, Jean McHugh, Gwen Richards, Shirley Saunders, Gordon Stannett, Fred Treeby and Doris Watt marked the milestone with fellow bowlers on Tuesday, at the last trophy day for the year.

When asked what was happening that year, quips included “there wasn’t any TV back then”, and “it was a good vintage”. The Albert club members were

joined by members from Cooloola Coast, Gympie, Kandanga, Pomona, Sunshine Coast and Tin Can Bay, for the trophy day event.

And among them were two more bowlers who turned 80 this year – Kandanga’s Joy Butler and Gympie’s Elva Haylock.

NEWSMAIL NEW BOOK DO you want to know the real meaning behind the FE in FE Walker St? It will be revealed in the NewsMail’s special history publication From Dirt Tracks – the stories behind Bundaberg and district street names, which goes on sale on Friday. Local author Sandy Curtis took on the task of speaking with local residents and unearthing the stories behind the streets we drive and walk on every day.

■People can pre-order and pay for a copy of From Dirt Tracks for $7.95 at the NewsMail office until Thursday.

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Quality homes and a better lifestyle part of the allure ADVERTORIAL

THE combination of new lifestyle opportunities and high quality homes at an affordable price is proving irresistible for purchasers at Halcyon Glades.

The fastest selling over-50s community on the northside of Brisbane is now 95% sold out in stage one.

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Beijing? A capital idea

Phil Hawkes discovers some heavenly tourism attractions IF YOU haven’t been to Beijing before, don’t wait too much longer. The traffic is still navigable outside of peak hours and if you pick the right season, the air is still relatively clear.

We chose early spring, when trees and flowers were blooming and the smoky days of winter were some way off. Autumn and spring are recommended times for a Beijing visit.

And why not? It’s a city that should be on everyone’s bucket list, simply because Australia’s engagement with China suggests that we need to know more…a lot more… about Chinese history, culture and customs. There’s no better place to start than fascinating Beijing.

Things You Should Know There are currently no direct flights from Brisbane to Beijing. The best option is Air China from Sydney or Melbourne, direct to Beijing’s Capital Airport.

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NORFOLK Island is a tiny 8km x 5km island located between Australia and New Zealand in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean.

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The people of Norfolk Island, like Australians, love their sport. holds a very successful Veterans Tournament in April each year.

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World Clock app great for travel

NO prizes for guessing the purpose of the Perfect World Clock app!

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2. On a standard keyboard, what punctuation mark is on the “1” key?

3. What date is Boxing Day? 4. What is the name for an angle between 180 degrees and 360 degrees?

5. Nephritis is an inflammation of what bodily organ?

6. What is the tallest building in the United States?

7. Which Australian state has the same name as a national capital?

8. What nationality was pop artist Andy Warhol?

9. “It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in” are lyrics from which song?

10. What native Australian animal has young called puggles?

11. In 1975 the ship Lake Illawarra collided with and damaged which

bridge?

12. What was the value of the pre-decimal coin called a “deener”?

13. What word, beginning with “P” means lying under oath?

14. What phone and Internet provider shares its name with an animal that became extinct in the 17th Century?

15. Anopheles is a breed of what common insect pest?

16. In Bingo, what number has the nickname “never been kissed”?

17. True or false: About one third of Australia is in the Tropics.

18. Lanolin is extracted from what fibre?

19. What is the study of the sounds of human speech called?

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Origami talent Edwin Patryarcha has his colourful origami designs

See Edwin’s original origami at Maryborough Art Gallery

THE paper crane has taken on a new fold with origami mastermind Edwin Patryarcha creating his own original designs.

Origami is the art of paper folding.

Edwin started his passion in primary school in Poland after the war.

“In school, I had a nice lady teacher who showed me how to make origami – a simple one,” he said.

“I was always making origami but since retirement I have made it my full-time hobby.

“I enjoy origami because it is creative and good exer-

cise for the hands; and gives me something to do now I’m retired.”

The Maryborough resident of four years said this was his first display and demonstration at the Maryborough Art Gallery.

“Last year I had a display of origami designs in the Heritage City Art Festival at the Maryborough City Hall,” Edwin said.

“I also have had exhibitions in Hervey Bay and Warwick.”

Edwin said all his designs were original.

“I like to create something new each time.

Most of my designs are from my head but a few I use my origami books and then modify them,” he said.

Some designs look like frogs, birds, dragons, flowers and towers and are made from a variety of papers including coloured paper and Japanese papers.

“I like to experiment with different paper mediums.”

The Maryborough Art Society member said he was asked to display his work.

“I was creating some designs at the gallery when I was asked if I would like to

hold a display,” Edwin said.

“Some of my creations are to give away but if someone wants to make a donation to the gallery, it would be appreciated.”

Society member John Horrex said he was awed at Edwin’s talent.

“The display would welcome school children and groups and Edwin has expressed interest in showing them how it’s done,” he said.

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The win means he is automatically in the running to win the prestigious Minister’s Cup. “I was one of seven regional members of the year who are automatically nominated,” he said.

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