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You can never stop learning FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK GAIL FORRER Group editor Seniors Newspapers network

IN THIS edition, we feature the joy derived and shared by those who participate in life-long learning.

Our cover person is Jackie French AM, truly a person who has engaged in life-long learning.

Some of you might recall Jackie’s appearances on Burke’s Backyard, others may be fans of her many and diverse books (more than 200), while for others, Jackie could have gained your attention when she was named 2015 Senior Australian of the Year.

This great Australian author and literacy champion has overcome dyslexia and at 65 years old, promises to give us even more books and promote alternative

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I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures…

I divide the world into learners and non-learners.

— Benjamin Barber, sociologist learning programs to ensure there is no one – young or old – who is excluded from the wonderful world of books.

Life-long learning comes in many forms.

The Queensland Council of Life Long learning described it as: “Learning activity undertaken throughout life, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competences within a personal, civic, social and/or employment-related perspective”.

But to do it, you need

From the frontline SOUTH-EAST Queensland audiences will have the opportunity to view photographs taken directly from the battlefields of Gallipoli.

From April 19 to May 13, Aspire Gallery in Paddington, Brisbane, will host a World War I photographic exhibition featuring the photos taken

by Australian Jewish soldier Harold Emanuel Collins.

The Gold Coast will have the opportunity to view the exhibition when it heads to the Anthea Polson Art Gallery from May 22 to June 18.

Harold Collin’s extraordinary wartime experience included participation in the Gallipoli landings on April 25, 1915 where he served until evacuation in December 1915. Collins served at the frontline during most of this period.

In contrast to the official war photography of this period, Collins’s grainy and unauthorised images paint a personal picture of warfare – capturing the adventurer’s delight in his foreign surroundings, the infrastructure of war and everyday life on the battlefield.

what some call, a “growth mindset”, an attitude that is underpinned by an understanding that learning can be fun, keep you young and indeed “growing” as opposed to being stuck in a “stagnant” mindset.

If you feel a bit stuck, then take a deep breath and know that neuroscience and psychology studies have proven our brains remain plastic and malleable well into old age, and it’s possible to create new connections among neurons and learn new things even if you’re 80 years old and beyond.

My personal experience – I’m completing a Masters degree – has significantly broadened my

perspective and reinforced to me what a wide world of learning is open to us. My learning philosophy agrees with Albert Einstein, who wrote: “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death”.

Our local stories are full of profiles featuring experiences of life-long learning from creative craftmaking to U3A studies and community note pages highlighting a whole host of activities that bring people into flexible learning situations. I trust that in all of our stories and compiled information you are able to glean something new, perhaps something helpful that can enhance your life.

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Collins snapped the faces and people who fought the war.

WARTIME EXPERIENCE: Harold Collins also kept a detailed diary.

Brisbane resident Sharryn Goldman, Collins’ great niece, recollects some of the family stories of his adventures, as well as his humane view of war.

“Uncle Harold was a founding member of the Returned Servicemen’s Association of New South Wales and was very proud to have shaken hands with Edward VIII, as well

as being honoured to have met Sir John Monash, General Birdwood, General Bridges and Sir Charles Kingsford Smith,” Sharryn said.

“He also had a humanitarian approach to battles. He never belittled the enemy, but saw they were simply ‘doing their job’.

Images in the exhibition are supported by excerpts

from Collins’ detailed wartime diary.

Exhibition dates: April 19 to May 13: Aspire Gallery, 53 Kennedy Tce, Paddington, Brisbane. Not open Monday and Tuesday and Sunday.Open Wed – Saturday 10.30am–4.30pm. Info: Lee McNamee 0417 723 399.

Collins with a propeller.

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Middle age starts at 75, with attitude

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REDEFINING AGEING: The Edgars: A new way of thinking about ageing.

process of constantly chipping away to gain government change.

“We need a total redefinition of the structure of life expectancy,” Dr Edgar said.

“Everybody, including the young, is going to have to rethink,” Mr Edgar said.

“The whole of society is changing. “ According to the Edgars, the first step to living a relevant and productive life after middle-age (75) and well into old age was to first recognise the fact that 75 was still middle-aged and that there were a lot of productive years ahead of you.

“You have to recognise you have a life ahead and you need to plan for it,” Dr Edgar said.

“You need to think about it, be proactive about it.

“Then you need to make an effort which is the case throughout all of your life.

“People who make an effort get the most satisfaction.

“If people say ‘I can’t do these things’, or ‘it is too difficult’, or ‘I can’t drive a car’, or ‘I’d rather not go out at night’, then that is lack of effort.

“We have been encouraged (to slow down) by the notion of retirement.

“Retirement is not a good word. It is associated with decline.

“For some people who retire, it is often the end of them.

“People who have worked their career without thought of the future, and then stop, quickly become bored.

“People tick off a list of things they want to do when they retire but these things are not satisfying.

“Things that are satisfying are contributing, feeling you are making a difference, that you are valued by family, friends, your voluntary work or part-time work.”

Perhaps the most simple analogy of how to live well after middle-age (75, let us not forget) according to Dr Edgar is to maintain yourself as if you were a car.

“If you let a car rot and don’t turn it on, it will pack up,” she said.

“Cars need to be turned on constantly.

“Care is important but it is only part of the picture.

“We are all ageing every day, it is just the last few years of life that we experience fragility and decline.

“But if you keep up the maintenance and repairs you can go for a very long time.

“Research is very clear to show that if you are valuable that can heal you.”

ABOUT THE EDGARS

Tricia Edgar was the first woman appointed to the Australian Broadcasting Control Board in1975 and was the founding director of the Australian Children’s Television.

Don Edgar founded the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

They say the secret to their own longevity is work.

“We maintain separate studies. We share household tasks.

We make sure we maintain a wide number of friends and have friends across all age groups. It is very important to have younger friends.

“Families are very important. Grandchildren are important.

Grand-parenting prolongs longevity.”

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WITH medical and technology advancement, along with health and nutrition education, experts predict many of us can expect to live until 100.

This means it is time to rethink the term “middle-age”.

Dr Patricia Edgar and her husband Don Edgar have researched this new approach to ageadvancement and increased longevity in their book: Peak: Re-inventing Middle-Age. Social policy experts, the Edgars claim that middle-age now refers to the peak years in a person’s life: 50–75.

“I looked at the actual meaning of old age, what it meant if certain people lived life well, others poorly and retreated from life,” Dr (Tricia) Edgar said.

“Case studies showed that while genes might account for 30% of your chances of living long, the major thing really is attitude and engagement with life, what you do with your life whether it is physical, active, friendships, and maintaining an interest in things.”

The Edgars, both 80, are championing the cause of ageing well and being productive and relevant into very old age, through their books, lecture tours and radio broadcasts.

But they are realistic enough to know it is our politicians who need to come on board and look at introducing policies that will change society’s way of looking at ageing.

“I don’t think they (politicians) have given it any thought,” Mr Edgar said.

“We are attempting to create awareness.

If they allowed people after age 55 to work part-time they wouldn’t have any dependency problems or budget deficit problems.

A small inroad was made when the Edgars were able to get the ear of Bill Shorten who launched their book in Melbourne recently.

They said he was receptive to their cause but they know this was only a tiny crack at the

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$34m quest for cancer kids JOURNALIST JIM FAGAN

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THIRTY four million dollars ago, Queenslander Col Reynolds decided he wanted to do something for Australian kids suffering and dying from cancer.

Mr Reynolds recognised there was a need for money to research a cure so he set about finding it.

Thirty years later he’s still pursuing dollars.

Last year, 77-year-old Col, with a bad knee, walked the tough Kokoda Trail and raised $110,000.

Right now he’s planning another Kokoda walk when he’s 80. This time he wants to take along 80 people, all aged 80, in four groups of 20, and raise half a million dollars.

“I’ll do it. I’ve never given up on anything in my life,” he told Seniors when we called him at his home in Townsville to talk about his life as a visionary and unrelenting champion for sick children.

He was nursing a knee

replacement and feeling a bit peeved that he could not be in Noosa for last month’s World Series Swim. He badly wanted to be there because the charity he founded in 1993, The Kids Cancer Project, is being supported this year by this national swimming event.

Col was a tour bus driver in Sydney in the late ’80s and it was a chance sighting of two bald children holding hands outside a Sydney hospital that led to his life’s work as a volunteer.

“I didn’t have passengers so I parked the bus round the corner, went back to the hospital and offered to take kids on day excursions. They said I couldn’t do it and that was enough to stir me up,” he said.

“I don’t take no for an answer so I contacted people like Captain Cook Cruises, Village Road Show, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Arnott’s and made up an itinerary.

“Eventually, it was allowed to happen and I would fill the bus with the kids, a paediatric doctor, a sister, two nurses, and a medical kit.

“I had to buy an

NEVER GIVE UP: Col Reynolds with nine-year-old Queenslander Oscar who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was three.

He is now doing well.

emergency radio and we were followed by a car in case a child had to be rushed back to hospital.

“In 1993, when I started the charity, there was little research being done. No one wanted to spend money because they couldn’t see results.

What they wanted to do was buy medical equipment.

“The treatment was very harsh because the chemotherapy available was for adults and it was so severe on children’s

systems they were suffering from all sorts of problems. Today, there is still no other treatment.

“I was getting depressed because no matter what I did to give some laughter and fun to little kids they were still dying.

“The need to find a cure hit home to me every time a nurse or a doctor said to me before a bus trip, ‘Sorry, one of the children has passed away during the night’.”

It was about then he

met cancer researcher, Professor Peter Gunning.

“He had a laboratory at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead but it was empty. He couldn’t get anyone to fund him and he was desperate to do research,” he said.

“We’ve been like ‘The Odd Couple’ ever since – the esteemed scientist and the crazy bus driver with a dream.

“We’ve got a drug now which, hopefully, will go into trials for kids.

“Peter and his team of

researchers have developed something which is outstanding. It has never been discovered before and clinical tests on it are now taking place in the US. “I feel sure that some time in the next five years I’ll stand with Peter Gunning and be able to say to parents who have lost their children, and to families that have broken up because a child has died, that here is a cure and I’ve kept my promise.”

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Various extracts from Jackie’s 2015 Senior Australian of the Year valedictory speech

■ When I was young, few schools accepted indigenous kids; women did not have equal pay; married women were barred from jobs; three kids in our street alone were crippled in one year from polio. Our nation has changed so much.

Sometimes we need to stop, and look back, to realise just how far we

have come. Focus on what has been changed, and is being changed, and you will have the courage to keeping working for good in the future, too.

■ These last two years I have seen thousands of people of goodwill work – not tirelessly, for they are often very tired, but

unstoppably, to give our children hope. There is no way I can thank them for the inspiration they have given me.

Nor do they work for thanks. But working together, for others, gives the greatest joy and fulfilment you will find, even if at times progress seems slower than a snail through

talcum powder.

■ Let us give our children role models who do not, will not despair, no matter how long it takes to change the world. And let us never surrender, no matter how tired we are, or how long it takes. Because with these weapons we shape the future of our planet.

Our nation and our

planet face many different kinds of battles now. Let us fight them with the tools of kindness. Let us fight with scientific research, and with determined voices to let that research be heard and used; with mentoring schemes; with determination every single day not to turn

away from anyone in fear or need.

Let us fight with literacy programs so that by reading books every child can learn to understand each other, and themselves, so every child has the knowledge and imagination to say: this is the future and I will work for it.

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Get out of here!

At the end of her life.

Australian author, historian and ecologist Jackie French is aiming to look just plain old worn out.

“When I’m in my coffin, I don’t want to have any smooth, unused bits,” she says with a smile in her voice.

“I want everything to be worn out.”

The author of 200 books and winner of more than 60 literary awards is willing to go far to accomplish her last wishes.

Foremost, amongst a plethora of activities, she champions literacy.

If anyone understands the challenges of literacy, it’s Jackie French, the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year was born with dyslexia, overcame and indeed, conquered it.

The world of books has provided Jackie with an unending joy that she feels impelled to share with the rest of the world.

She wants everyone to have entry into the rich, colourful and diverse world of literature.

French could have slipped through a wall of words and ended up in the silent room of illiteracy, instead she credits a patient, insightful infant

Reading is magic, says literacy leader and author Jackie French

school teacher with recognising her innate ability and having the patience to deal with a very young person who would never learn through traditional teaching methods.

According to Jackie, this teacher accepted her difference, demanded alternative learning, while at the same time recognising this student possessed the smarts in many other ways.

But Jackie is keen to dispel the myth that equates learning difficulties with genius.

“No, it does not,” she emphatically states.

“You need determination to learn to read and write. But you need determination and talent to make genius.”

Jackie is as clear on this point as she is about tackling literacy for young and old.

She calls reading magic.

In a letter to fellow dyslexics she wrote: “Reading can change your life. Reading helps you understand your world, yourself and what you and the world one day may become.”

She was the 2014–2015 Australian Children’s Laureate and is

constantly promoting literacy, including in 2015 offering 60,000 children $5 each if they couldn’t find the Magic Book that would be so fascinating they couldn’t stop reading it.

With Harper Collins, she ran a 1000 books for 1000 kids, offering books to kids who needed one.

At the same time, she is aware of the many adults who have slipped through the system.

“Reading for the grandchildren is often a way adults can learn to read,” she said.

“Grandchildren won’t fall for the excuses, like I left my glasses behind.

“They just want to get you on a couch with book with them. Because there are plenty of pictures and the kids don’t know if you get it wrong, bit by bit, they learn to read.”

And Jackie’s neighbour proved it’s never too late to learn to read.

“My neighbour taught me many things about gardening and I taught her how to read,” she said.

But the reading lesson didn’t occur until her neighbour, in her late 70s, had an accident and was confined to bed.

Jackie was a regular visitor and noted how this

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naturally active woman was insanely bored.

Under the circumstances, Jackie came to realise her neighbour couldn’t read and was in the perfect place to learn.

In a sense, reading gave Jackie’s neighbour a second wind.

And this is another thing she is passionate about, because Jackie French does not believe in retirement.

She has seen too many people do the world trip or as she puts it – “the cruise up the Danube” and then come back and wonder what to do.

On the other hand, she has seen friends take up study and find lasting value.

For instance, one of her friends has taken up a long-held wish to study astronomy and achieved huge satisfaction.

“We are all living so much longer now, there is time for a second career,” she advised.

“It used to be that at 60 you were old, at 65 you retired and then you died.

“Now we can have another 30 years to go and it is a great chance to take on the career that you couldn’t do when you were young because you were tied down with mortgages and family,” she said.

She’s keen to

ABUNDANCE: Jackie French - the natural patron of all those who wish to read.

acknowledge that another career has to be shaped around how you feel and your health during these years.

Jackie walks her talk.

She is still writing and releasing her awardwinning books and working.

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Some of Jackie’s books have sold millions of copies and won more than 60 awards in Australia and internationally.

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ONLINE PROXY: Care should be taken in acting in a online proxy role for older Australians.

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FAMILY and friends need to take care when they find themselves all too often being called upon to act as proxy internet users for older Australians.

For those older Australians who don’t have confident computer skills, they have to turn to someone for help.

Researchers from Monash University have found: “Proxy internet assistance often takes place within families – notably elderly parents being helped by their adult sons and daughters.

“Other proxy users include people acting in a professional capacity – for example carers, social workers and other publicfacing professionals who assist clients with specific online tasks.”

However, that assistance can place both people in difficult situations. A proxy should consider having a power of attorney so that they have legal permission and agreed guidelines on what

Tracey Johnstone Journalist financial and personal decisions they can make on behalf of the older person.

CHOICE also offers the following 10 tips if you’re acting for someone else on the net: ■ Record with screenshots and/or digital receipts your payments and other transactions.

■ Email the family member with details of any transactions with dates and amounts.

■ If possible, get the person to enter their login and password details themselves.

■ Record and share the procedures and routines that your proxy activities entail so they’re transparent.

■ If working remotely, consider using computer screen sharing software such as Join.Me or Team

Viewer so both parties can see the transactions taking place.

■ Look for computer courses that you as the proxy and the person you’re representing can take together to both understand the internet and online services.

■ Set yourself up as an authorised user for accounts such as bank accounts rather than impersonating the person.

■ Register as a nominee for government departments to access Centrelink, ATO and other accounts.

■ If your job requires you to act as a proxy, clarify your role and the legal protections in case anything goes wrong.

■ Obtain informed consent for any online activities and regularly discuss the arrangements and expectations with your family member.

For more information on proxy internet use, go to accan.org.au/tip-sheets/ using-the-internet-onbehalf-of-others.

Be aware of unexplained pop-up windows on your computer THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning people to watch out for dodgy internet pop-up windows claiming there are viruses or other

seemingly nasty tech problems affecting their computer.

Known as remote access scams, these pop-up windows are used as a ploy to get

unsuspecting victims to call a fake support line – usually a 1800 number.

The scammer will then ask for remote access to their victim’s computer to find out what the problem

is and that is when the trouble starts.

“Once a scammer has remote access to your computer, they can install malicious software, steal your personal data, con

you into paying for a “service” of your PC, or sell you unnecessary software to fix a problem that doesn’t exist,” ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Richard said.

Affected users can close the pop up manually through Windows task manager (for PC users) or by using the Activity Monitor (for Mac users).

Challenging Traditional Ageing Myth Busting In our May edition we invite your to join us in celebrating age disruptors, the people who are challenging traditional ageing stories.

We will interview Christine Danton, who is breaking the age barrier, still performing as a contortionist in her 70’s!

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Talk ‘n’ thoughts Hurdles, highjumps and solutions

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I NOTE that for a while now there has been an effort to raise awareness about elder abuse.

But what about those of us in our 50s and over who are victims of domestic violence?

We tend to only hear about young women and children who have been killed by their husbands or partners, but what about the many of us who have stayed in abusive relationships perhaps “for the sake of the children”, and are now too browbeaten to get out of a miserable relationship?

Perhaps we feel too ashamed to ask for help “at our age”.

Or we don’t even know that our relationship is now considered by law to be abusive, if our husbands/wives control all aspects of our lives and are constantly

belittling us with snide remarks.

Because emotional/ relational abuse can be worse than the physical.

It can paralyse you.

I was married for three years to a man who was physically abusive, but it was what he said to me over that time that can still affect me today – and this year I turn 60.

While I had several university qualifications when I first met my husband, it only took two months after the wedding for my self-esteem to start to go down the gurgler.

If you are told often enough that you are stupid, useless, ugly, fat “and what other man would put up with you?”, you begin to believe it.

Before long you are convinced that when he can’t find his car keys or his comb, it is your fault. You must have moved them, and so the apologising begins.

It is a form of hypervigilance, where you are not just very jumpy if somebody drops a plate, but you are terrified at the prospect of somebody’s rage where poisonous words are screamed into your face.

Further, years later, you still find yourself apologising for existing.

Don’t forget that on top of being stupid, ugly, incompetent, and fat you’re labelled “selfish” day after day.

Anybody reading this who is in a relationship with a man/woman who delights in constantly belittling you, pouring scorn all over your ideas, stifling any joy you once felt, you are a victim of domestic violence.

Today, this means you can apply for an AVO. It is never too late to find and enjoy peace, quiet and harmony.

It is never too late to find happiness.

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The great home ownership decline Sophie Elsworth

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FOR many the great Australian dream of owning your own home has become a nightmare, as revealed in a new report, No place like home: the impact of declining home ownership on retirement.

The alarming findings showed more and more Australians will be retiring either never owning their own home or carrying a hefty mortgage debt.

Written by independent economist Saul Eslake and commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, it also found we don’t compare well to the rest of the world — our home ownership rate is at 27th globally behind countries including Romania, Croatia, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Sweden

HOME OWNERSHIP: Report by independent economist reveals disturbing figures.

and Canada.

Mr Eslake said many more people would need to dip into their super at retirement to wipe outstanding home loan debt.

“We are on the cusp of seeing a significant increase in the number of people aged 65 and over who still have some mortgage debt,’’ he said.

“In turn, that will mean their super won’t do what it is meant to do.”

For those nearing retirement (aged 55–65) about 45% have mortgage debt, up from 29% in 1995–96. And for homeowners over age 65, about 10% have outstanding debt, which has more than doubled from about 4% in 1995–96.

The Australian Institution of Superannuation Trustees’ chief executive officer Eva Scheerlinck said the homeownership slide would more pressure on superannuation savings.

“Increasing numbers of retirees will use some, if not all, of their superannuation to discharge their outstanding mortgage which in turn will see more people rely on the aged pension,’’ she said.

Take a close look at the reason ‘why’ FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK GAIL FORRER

Group editor Seniors Newspapers network

AUSTRALIAN women are living longer. By 2030, females born in Australia will have a projected life expectancy of 87.5, up from 84.5 in 2014.

At the same time, older women are at increased risk of homelessness,

poverty and other factors affecting their physical, mental and social well-being.

To help understand why and create service options that create better health and well-being for older women, the RDNS Institute has launched the Older Women Living Alone research project, funded by a $250,000 grant from the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation.

The two-year project, which started in January, will include analysis of 10

years of clinical data from more than 50,000 older women living alone in Melbourne as well as interviews and forums with about 50 women aged 55 or older who live alone.

The interviews will identify barriers to service access and gaps in service provision, and the forums will bring women together with service providers.

“We know older women living alone are generally at higher risk of late life

issues including elder abuse, and they don’t usually access services in the same way as couples or older men living alone,” project co-ordinator Dr Marissa Dickins said.

“We will be looking at

why that is – what are the barriers to accessing services that older women are coming up against, and are there strategies that can be put in place to increase their access?

“We’ll then co-create

some services and strategies with older women and service providers and evaluate the impact they might have on the health system.”

More details at: www.rdns.com.au.

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TO ALLOW for readers’ requests for the publication of more neighbourhood news, please keep notices short and to the point (100 word maximum). If you would like to submit a photo please ensure it is at least 180dpi with faces in a nice and bright setting.

The deadline for the May issue is May 10.

Email Nicky or Chris at communitynotes@ seniorsnewspaper.com.au

Planning for a big year of fun and friendship

BARGARA OVER 50S CLUB

WE ARE always on the look out for new members.

All welcome from all areas. If you are looking to go somewhere for a lovely afternoon on Monday’s and looking forward to meeting some new people.

Our over 50s club might be just the ticket.

We offer, cards, darts, board games, indoor bowls and mah jong.

All equipment supplied.

Meeting time is 12.30-4pm.

Afternoon tea is provided.

Yearly membership is $10.

The weekly cost is only $4. The Bargara Cultural Centre (corner of Hughes and Watson’s Rds).

For more information, phone Sandy on 0414 397 267 or Thelma on 0403 639 733.

SISTER CITY PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION

THE Maryborough Camera Club will hold its first major Sister City photographic exhibition at Gatakers Artspace next month.

The display includes more than 90 images taken by both members of the Maryborough Camera Club and the Kasukabe Photography Club in

DREAM TEAM: The Mixed Probus Hervey Bay City Committee members for 2017.

Japan.

Visitors to the exhibition can view photographs of Japan showing both daily life and local attractions, not normally shown in tourist guides.

The exhibition will be held until Sunday, April 30.

TOASTMASTERS CLUB

INVITING those in the Hervey Bay area who wish to improve their speaking or chairmanship skills to the Toastmasters Educational Program.

Presented in more than 150 countries and having more than 350,000 participating to improve their skills in communication and leadership at their own speed, by attending a Toastmasters meeting.

Phone Geoff on 4125 1447 if you are interested for details of a daytime or evening club, to which you will be most welcomed.

FREE SUPPORT SERVICE FOR SENIORS

THE Seniors Legal and Support Service is a community service providing free legal advice and support for seniors 60 years and over, who are experiencing or at risk of elder abuse.

The service can provide information, advice and support including short term counselling and, or advocacy; information on your legal rights; advice on enduring power of attorney documents; referrals to other support, legal and consumer services; community education.

For further information, phone 4124 6863.

You can also call into their office situated at Shop 6, 16 Torquay Rd, Hervey Bay, Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm.

SQUARE DANCING IN BUNDABERG

LEARNER’S Classes at Cane Country Squares.

We invite you to “Come and Try” Square Dancing starting on a Tuesday 6.30-8.30pm at Rum City Band Hall, Targo St. The first night is free with weekly lessons in blocks of 12 weeks.

There’s fun, friendship and exercise for the mind and body with modern music.

It’s an in-expensive and social activity for all ages.

The dancers learn a number of moves which the caller then puts together to form a dance.

No partner is required.

Phone Matthew on 0418 479 814.

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WE HAVE a new committee dedicated to providing fun and friendship to retirees in Hervey Bay. They will be organising trips and tours as well as dining experiences in the city. A subcommittee is already gearing up to

organising a fun-filled week in 2018 for Probus clubs from up and down the coast.

Join now and be ready to join in the fun.

Next meeting is at 9am in the Masonic Hall, Watson St on Thursday, April 27. Phone 4125 1671 or 0458 008 087.

BUNDABERG OCYC

THE Bundaberg PCYC will be holding a Market on Sunday, May 14 (Mother’s Day) at the new PCYC, 1 Civic Ave (which is in the old showgrounds).

The market runs from 8am with the canteen open from 7.30am and a sausage sizzle will also be operating.

To buy that special gift for mum, come along and browse the stalls as you will be sure to find just what you’re after... and just what she wants.

For more information, phone Irene on 0437 645 941 or email irene.petretic @pcyc.org.au.

APRIL FALLS ROADSHOW

FALLS are the number one cause of injury, hospital visits due to trauma, and death from an injury among people age 65 and older.

Falls among older adults is a serious issue, but research has shown that many fall risks can be reduced.

Community Lifestyle Support is proud to be able to bring the April Falls Roadshow to the North Burnett and the Fraser Coast.

The Allied Health team will provide education and practical strategies that you can implement in your own home, and some key strengthening exercises to minimise falls.

■ Maryborough Location: Maryborough Neighbourhood Centre, 25 Ellena St, Maryborough on Tuesday, April 18 at 9-11am.

■ Hervey Bay Location: Hervey Bay Anglicare—Kirami, 12 Banksia St, Point Vernon on Tuesday, April 18 at 1.30-3.30pm.

These workshops have been designed by Community Lifestyle Support’s Allied Health Service comprising of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and accredited exercise physiologists.

For more information or to register for your free place, call Community Lifestyle Support 4155 6121, for Maryborough please phone the Neighbourhood Centre directly on 4121 2141.

There is a follow-on workshop for community organisations to inform on the numerous aspects of falls prevention and the many ways to reduce the risk of falling.

See the Community Lifestyle Support Facebook page, phone 4155 6121 or email admin@cls.org.au.

A perfect cleaning job is Ally’s speciality Tracey Johnstone

SELF-STARTER Ally Dunn is ready to get her newly launched Dunn N Dusted DUNN N DUSTED: Ally Dunn is ready to change people’s outlook on their homes with her new business.

business cleaning its way across the Bundaberg region.

Ally is offering in April a 20% discount to people aged over 60 that book her services before the end of April.

“I clean houses, car, caravans and offices,” Ally

said.

She enjoys cleaning for seniors.

“I like working with them as they like to have a chat and so do I, and I get to know them as well,” she added.

Her eye for detail is her speciality.

“I like to go that little bit further and make sure I do a perfect job,” she said.

“If I’m not satisfied, then my client won’t be.

“The last thing I do before I leave a job is to poke my head back in the door and make sure I have done everything.

“I keep my diary on me and I write every little job down,” Ally added.a For more references and information on Dunn N Dusted and to book a service, simply phone Ally Dunn today on 0451 386 585.

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FEW forms of travel are more senior-friendly than cruising. It ticks all the boxes for the mature person.

Here are Ann Rickard’s 10 top reasons to step on board and sail into the sunset.

1. BECAUSE WE CAN

Where once cruising was difficult for the mature or not-so-abled person, now it is not.

With walking frames, scooters and wheelchairs welcome on board, and plenty of trained crew to whizz you up and down a gangplank, just about everyone can cruise.

Elevators on all big ships and spacious lounge/dining areas mean getting around is doable.

2. EASY ON AND OFF

With on-line check-in, embarkation is just a matter of showing up, going through immigration and security and you are ready to enter another world.

And disembarkation, no matter the large numbers of passengers, is now just minutes providing you follow the authorities’ instructions and wait in the lounges until you are called to the gangway. (It took us 90 seconds to disembark from Emerald Princess recently with 2700 passengers on board.)

3. UNPACK ONCE

We all know the hassles of packing, unpacking and packing again if we tour by road or train – and let’s not even talk about getting bags in and out of hotels.

4. DESTINATIONS

Destinations never-before attainable, now are.

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PNG’s Conflict Islands – as we did on Pacific Eden last year – without endless hours of air and road travel and enormous discomfort.

Scenic cruising in Alaska’s Glacier Bay on board Nieuw Amsterdam recently was a memorable highlight, something we could never have done on our own.

A day gently gliding along New Zealand’s Fiordland and Milford Sound on Emerald Princess took us close to nature’s marvels while sitting on the decks with a glass of bubbles – better than hiking through the beautiful but formidable national park, no?

New itineraries now take us to places we once could only dream about.

However, using tenders to get ashore if the ship is not alongside the wharf can be tricky for the not-so-sturdy, so check itineraries carefully before you decide on exotic locations.

5. FOOD

Yes, lots of it, and yes, it can get frantic around the buffet, but other dining options on-board today are dazzling, with more

unattainable to most of us on shore.

6. ENTERTAINMENT

You don’t have to queue to get a ticket for a Broadway-class act; just turn up at the ship’s theatre, take a seat, let crew members bring you drinks and sit back and watch world-class theatre.

Then there are the pre-dinner piano bars, the afternoon-music, pool/deck fun, bingo, trivia and card games, ballroom and line-dancing.

You can be entertained from morning to late. And it’s all free.

7. LEARNING

and more celebrity chefs putting their names to at-sea restaurants.

Curtis Stone has opened SHARE on board Emerald Princess with some of his signature dishes we would normally have to wait months to try (butter poached lobster, chocolate cremeux, anyone?) in his LA restaurant (and we couldn’t afford to get there anyway) Luke Mangan’s Salt Grill on P&O ships is where you’ll enjoy some of his

signature dishes including the famous licorice parfait.

Dragon Lady on Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden serve sublime Asian cuisine in luxe surroundings.

Master Chef, Rudi Sodamin will debut pop-up restaurants on Holland America ships serving classic French dishes, a rare treat.

Speciality restaurants require a small surcharge but take you into a world of sophisticated dining

Free photography and IT classes fill quickly on board. Then there is the learning that appeals even more: cooking demonstrations, food and wine pairing.

QM2 has an elegant wine tasting room where sommeliers will guide you through wines from its global cellar. Sipping wines from regions you’ve never heard of in luxe surroundings is one heck of a way to learn.

P&O now has special food and wine cruises to meet a demand from

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passengers wanting new skills in the kitchen or new food and wine pairing knowledge.

8. SHOPPING

We might not be able to afford a Tiffany’s diamond necklace but we can sure look.

Same goes for a Rolex watch or Mont Blanc pen or Ferragamo handbag.

Browsing in high-end shops with their big label names and unbeatable glamour all under the one roof is possible at sea.

There are constant sales on board of less expensive labels and plenty of good costume jewellery to have you coming back blinged-up.

9. COMFORT

Cabins – or staterooms as they are called today – have big beds, beautiful bedding, pillow menus, flat-screen televisions with movie options, a personal steward to look after your needs.

And who doesn’t love a little chocolate on their pillow at turn-down? Spas on board modern ships are fragrant tranquil places where all up-to-the-minute treatments are available.

10. AFFORDABILITY

If you are inclined to work out the exact cost of your cruise by dividing the number of nights between the fare, you’ll find many cruises average around $100 a night or even less, inclusive of food, entertainment and activities. Of course you can run up a big bar bill or go wild with shopping , but if you plan carefully and make the most of everything available, you will find no better value than a cruise.

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Princess on emerald Ann Rickard

Float in the pool and whirlpools.

Enjoy the marvellous fabulous magic show.

CRUISING: The Emerald Princess' movies under the stars.

up with many activities becomes too much.

We love balance on a cruise: a bit of everything, a lot of spa time, and something new to experience.

A chocolate and wine

tasting at Emerald Princess’ Vines Bar saw us sitting at a Stammtisch (German word for sharing table) matching three different wines with exquisite chocolates by renowned chocolatier

Norman Love.

Who would have thought a glass of pink French wine would match so perfectly with a white chocolate raspberry?

It is all about learning, enjoying, and forming new friendships around the Stammtisch.

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Certainly we had never sat on a ship’s deck before watching a movie on a giant screen while the ocean swelled and moved around us.

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HAVING a full body massage in a candle-lit room with soft music in the background is always going to be bliss. A rejuvenating facial after the massage is double the indulgence.

Now add another level of spa heaven: the gentle rolling of a mighty big ship beneath you.

Welcome to the world of spa paradise at sea.

Most of today’s ships have elegant spas where groomed staff gently usher you in for everything from Botox to pedicures.

The Lotus Spa on board P&O’s Emerald Princess has daily specials as well as an extensive spa menu and free seminars every day to inform you about everything health-connected – from looking after your liver (difficult with so many bars on board), to information on non-surgical face-lifts, to relieving back pain, and walking in comfort.

It’s all about choices on board – and sometimes the spa is the best place to head to if trying to keep

poker before, and even though that was available every day and evening in the casino, we left that one to other more adventurous passengers.

We also left the pool games to others too although we very much liked stretching out on the deckchairs licking ice-cream and watching the fun.

Although relaxing in elegant bars is not new to us, doing it at sea with the awesome ocean on view through windows, certainly is.

Our week-long cruise took us from New Zealand, through the scenic Fiordland National Park, on to Hobart and back to Sydney.

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A very cool city hotel Ann Rickard

YOU DON’T need another reason to enjoy a mini break in Brisbane, but it’s good to have an excuse.

With the opening of Sage Hotel in Fortitude Valley, you can enjoy all the charms – and there are many – of the area in a new boutique luxury hotel.

Located in the heart of vibrant James St with its high-end shopping, cafes, restaurants and art galleries, Sage is an excellent base, small enough to welcome you like family, big enough to give you all the comforts you want from a luxury hotel.

We loved the newness of it, the contemporary look with polished concrete floors and recycled brick.

The lobby has a semi-industrial vibe with bold and modern artworks and a living garden wall seen through a glassed-in

courtyard.

There are traditional elements also, in-keeping with the historic Queens Arms hotel next door, which Sage seems to nestle right into.

On four levels, some of the 93 rooms overlook James St and it’s comforting to note there are a few charming old Queenslanders still standing stoically among the cutting-edge action of the street.

There is a lot to like about this new hotel – free wi-fi for a start, and a mini bar that eschews the norm and is stocked with only Australian products, most of them locally made in the surrounding area.

A coffee machine is very welcome for early morning starts.

A walk-in wardrobe with plenty of drawer space leads to a spacious soothing grey and white bathroom – so modern you’ll never find the light

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A man who pictured shape of modernity .

ERLE LEVEY Journalist .

SUCCESS is a job in New York. It was an illustration for an article in Glamour Magazine dated September 1949, the

illustration now claims the unique position of number one in the inimitable Andy Warhol’s artistic timeline.

During the Post Second World War period advertising agencies blossomed. It was the Mad Men era of Madison Ave and it’s where Warhol gained a name and fame etching fashion and ads of shoes, clothing, perfume.

Now these brilliant, history-making sketches are on display in Sydney – some never exhibited before.

Adman: Warhol before pop is one of those timed/ticketed exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, where you can enjoy special moments with the art but without the crowds.

Yet if you are looking for the Marilyn and Mao prints, the Campbell’s soup cans and Coca-Cola bottles of his pop art period, forget it.

This is an exhibition of the early works of Warhol, as he struggled to find fame in the advertising

MAN OF STYLE: a Young Andy Warhol takes on New York.

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world.

More than 300 works, many never seen on public display, provide an insight into this artist.

A man for his time or a time for this man? We learnt lot about the pop Warhol period in the exhibition at GOMA 10 years ago but little about his life before that.

That’s why this exhibition is so fascinating. We see his style developing, his whimsical humour and wit, the way he used creativity over technical ability. The way he observed or reflected life and used it

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It’s great to wander and check out the interactive

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Visiting the Warhol exhibition opens many closed doors of long ago memories. Remember when same sex relationships were hidden away in the closets?

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Warhol and his cohorts changed attitudes. This exhibition mixes personal and private lives, while introducing Andy’s mother.

She lived with him in New York, and was responsible for the handwritten script in many advertisements.

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Headless horsemen Sculptures a ghostly vision for Long Paddock travellers

From the mists of time a shadow emerged and a legend began.

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Practical tips for post breast cancer Tracey Johnstone

BREAST Cancer Network Australia ambassador Raelene Boyle AM MBE has some succinct and poignant messages to share with people in the breast cancer community.

As a breast and ovarian cancer sufferer, Ms Boyle has for several years taken her experience to the streets, encouraging, sharing and inspiring survivors of the diseases towards a better life.

The multiple-medalwinning Olympic and Commonwealth Games runner has also effectively used her public profile to advocate for keeping breast cancer issues in the spotlight.

For survivors ■ Life’s short; move forward.

■ Recognise that once diagnosed, life changes and everyone has issues.

■ Also, once you’ve got it and you’ve had your

treatment, look forward, don’t look back.

■ Try to deal with things as they happen and not worry about the things you don’t know about.

■ Don’t create issues that you haven’t got.

■ Don’t put off to tomorrow, what you can do today.

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Over the years I have let go of the small stuff and I have been able to prioritise the important stuff in my life.

“Over the years I have let go of the small stuff and I have been able to prioritise the important stuff in my life,” Ms Boyle said.

She said she was knocked around by her breast and ovarian

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cancers, heart issues and epilepsy, but she said each time she was down, she got up and looked forward.

It is 21 years since she was first diagnosed.

“I still suffer fear when it comes up to the next mammogram,” an

emotional Ms Boyle said.

For partners Ms Boyle noted it was hard for partners as survivors often were scared and moody. She recommended: ■ Go gently and let the individual have space.

■ Sometimes it better to not argue, but just give a person a cuddle, and say “can I get you a cup of tea”.

For both ■ Find a buddy who has been through the same journey and talk about it.

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Breast cancer screening doesn’t need to stop at 70 Tracey Johnstone

WITH Australian women living longer and staying healthier, there is a strong argument for them to continue having mammographic breast screening, even after reaching the age of 70.

In recent years

research has shown increasing women’s breast screening upper age limit to 74 benefits a person diagnosed with early-stage cancer.

Australasian Society of Breast Physicians past president Deborah Pfeiffer said previous studies into the survival benefit of screening had been conducted on women aged 50 to 69 only, with the peak incidence of breast cancer in that age group, and the average age of diagnosed breast cancer in Australian

women of 59 to 60.

“However, the older a woman becomes, the more likely breast cancer may occur,” Dr Pfeiffer said.

“As the number of women goes down with aging, the absolute number of women affected goes down.

“However, the longer you live, the longer you are likely to be susceptible to breast cancer.”

The survival rate in cancer is usually judged at five or 10 years, so if a person would be expected to live that period of time, then screening

for cancer may be worthwhile,” Dr Pfeiffer said.

The most effective screening was still mammography, but because there is no perfect screening tool, Dr Pfeiffer recommended all women over 70 continued to have an annual clinical breast examination.

“Women will be invited to attend the Breast Screen program up to the age of 74,” she said.

“After that, the reminders will stop, unless the woman has a personal past history of breast cancer.”

STAY VIGILANT: Consider continuing to be screened even after you reach 70.

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This newer technology produces a three dimensional view of breast tissue. false positive findings with traditional 2D mammography.

Research shows up to 40% more women will be spared the anxiety of being called back for further testing with 3D mammography.

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Taking control of the battle with breast cancer Alison Houston

SHARON Sojourner’s attitude to her battle with breast cancer is unique and heart-warming.

“In a strange way it’s been a blessing,” she said.

“You have to focus on the good stuff.

“I could have gone my whole life and not realised I was surrounded by so much goodness and warm-heartedness.”

Her ready laugh belies the fact that the diagnosis of stage 4 cancer has been far from easy on her and husband Mark.

She had almost finished her nursing degree when she was diagnosed early this year, and had to complete the last four weeks of prac while on chemo.

She also had a job lined up to start in early March.

That’s now on hold.

Their budget had literally been banking on it.

“I think the hardest thing is how it affects everything else going on in your life,” Sharon said.

“Future plans go out the window and everything is pretty much taken over by doctors and medical appointments. It’s pretty confronting.”

To a large extent, Sharon said fighting cancer was a mind battle, which she admitted was “way more challenging that I thought it would be”.

“I’m optimistic by nature, but it’s very hard when you have to willingly poison yourself,” she said.

“You feel so bad it’s almost impossible to explain and then you get better and you have to go back and do it to yourself again.”

Her advice to others is to be informed of your own care.

Research it. Own it.

FOCUS ON THE GOOD: Mark and Sharon Sojourner say it’s vital to see the positives in this tumultuous experience.

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Look for and allow the blessings of other people and see the positives in life. Drawing on the strength of others, reaching out to them and telling them how you feel.

Know the treatment and side effects.

Look for and allow the blessings of other people and see the positives in life.

Drawing on the strength of others, reaching out to them and telling them how you feel, and realising you can’t do it alone is also important for the patient and their loved ones.

Mark agrees.

He said nothing prepared you for the emotional turmoil of diagnosis in a partner and how it changed your lives.

He wished there was more information and

support available for partners.

“As a partner, it’s very much like a nightmare from which you know you won’t wake up,” he said.

“You can’t just make it go away.

“This is real.”

But neither one of them has any intention of letting the nightmare take over.

“When the diagnosis came through, we thought ‘we can’t control this disease but we can control the way we respond to it’ and that gave us hope – we still have some control over our lives,” Mark said.

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Help reduce the risks from expert particularly first-degree relatives.

■ Genetic Counselling For women with very strong family incidences, genetic counselling is recommended.

■ Weight Be in a healthy weight range which is between 20 and 25 Body Max Index (BMI).

■ Physical activity

The recommendation is 30 minutes of activity, three to four times a week.

■ Alcohol intake Restrict alcohol to an average of less than one standard drink per day.

■ Minimise Hormone Replacement Therapy HRT relates particularly to women with a strong family history.

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HERE are some ways to help reduce the risk of breast cancer from former President of the Australasian Society of Breast Physicians, Dr Deborah Pfeiffer.

■ Family History The majority of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer don’t have a family history of the disease. Know yours,

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APRIL 22

THE Bundy Antique Retro Fair will be held on Saturday and Sunday April 22 and 23 at the Bundaberg Multiplex Complex at the Old Showground site. Sellers from all parts of Queensland will have for sale many unique items for collection or decoration of home or workplace. The doors will be open from 8am to 4pm on Saturday and 8am to 1pm on Sunday. Entry is $8 for adults and children under 14 for free. For more details, visit www.aussiefairs.com, or phone Allan Lawson on 0427 465 407 or email alej@iprimus.com.au.

APRIL 25

THE Bundaberg Anzac Day Civic Service will be held from 8.30am at April 25.

The parade marches at 8.30am from Bourbong St, turning at the Cenotaph and continuing on to Anzac Park, Quay St, with the Commemoration Service starting at approximately 8.55am.

For more information, email events.admin@ bundaberg.qld.gov.au or phone 1300 883 699.

APRIL 29 TO APRIL 30

IF YOU’RE a horse lover, the upcoming Equestrian Queensland Eventing Championships might be for you. On from April 29 to 30 at the Maryborough Showgrounds, Showgrounds Rd, the event promises to showcase the best of the best of local horsemen and women. Phone 1800 811 728, email events@fcte.com.au or see www.qld.equestrian .org.au/events/ fraser-coast-horse-trials-3.

APRIL 29 TO APRIL 30

The St Luke’s School Art Feast 2017, raising money for the Bush Kids Charity, will be held from April 29 to 30. Artists from around Queensland will be displaying a selection of their original work most of which will be available to purchase. Drinks, snacks and delicious cakes available throughout the day.

Doors open from 10am til 4pm on Saturday and 10am to 3pm on Sunday.

St Luke’s Anglican College is at 4 Mezger St, Bundaberg. Contact Pammie Ellem on p.ellem@cqu.edu.au or 0427 870 942. Or check out the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ events/ 1864557567117547

APRIL 29 TO MAY 1

THE 37TH Bay to Bay Trailerable Yacht Race will be held from April 29 to

SAILING: 2017 should be another record fleet year for the annual Bay to Bay race.

May 1 with boats leaving Tin Can Bay on the Saturday to arrive at Hervey Bay on the Monday. Come along to 477 Charlton Esplanade, Torquay on May 1 to watch the sailors battle it out for supremacy on the Bay. For more information, phone 1800 811 728, email events@fcte.com.au or see www.herveybaysailingclub .org.au.

APRIL 30

HERE’S one for the young at heart. The 2017 World’s Greatest Pub Fest event will be held in Maryborough from 11am on April 30. The annual World’s Greatest Pub Fest is a celebration of mateship and reunions and highlights Maryborough’s outstanding heritage architecture and welcoming hospitality.

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their way around the city’s pubs. Some of the most enthusiastic revellers are groups of grandmothers and grandfathers who – like so many others – use the fest as an annual reunion. Event-goers in outlandish costumes walk or ride buses between local venues, including many historic Queenslander hotels, to join in the wacky fun. In support of this year’s Charity – Rural Aid – the 2017 theme is the Aussie Outback and the colour green. Phone 0433 445 519, email info@pubfest.com.au.

MAY 5

AN AUTUMN Harvest Dinner Party will be held at Blazing Saddles Bar and Grill, 140 Freshwater St, Torquay from 6pm on May 5. The event will take the best of the seasonal food offerings in autumn and blend them into a three-course set menu with canapes to start.

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MAY 11

THE Anglican Board of Mission Craft Group, Maryborough Auxiliary, will be hosting a Mother’s Day Craft and Cooking Stall at the Heritage City Markets on Thursday, May 11.

The stall will be set up in Adelaide St, outside the entrance to St Paul’s Memorial Hall. Tickets for a mini draw raffle of a Tote Bag / Bed Runner / Cushion will be available from the church office and on the day of the stall.

Raffle will be drawn on the day.

All proceeds will be forwarded to St John’s Seminary in Zambia to help finance their Theological Training Program.

For further information, phone Noela on (07) 4121 4063 or email maurine.warton@big pond.com.

MAY 13

THE Bundaberg Early Holden Club All Holden Day and Swap Meet will be held at The Waves Sports Grounds on Saturday, May 13. All Holden vehicles old and new are welcomed for judging and there is a complete category list of Holden prizes. Gates open at 6am for entrants and cars must be in and parked by 8am.

Spectator entry from 8.30am. Gates close at 3.30pm.

Proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the Bundaberg Renal Unit.

Catering on-site and entertainment will be provided during the day.

The sports grounds are at Thabeban St, Bundaberg. Admission, 0-17 years $1, 18 years and over $5. Phone Patsy Weedon on 0490 399 280, email behcsecretary@gmail.com or see bundabergholdenclub .org.au.

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WE LIVE in a world that connects us to information via the internet and the speed in which that is executed is determined by our internet provider. We all need to “google it” from time to time but how do we know what provider to use and if we are on a good deal. If you’re willing to search and compare, you will find the best plan to suit your needs.

TYPES OF PLANS

★Unlimited Plans Having an unlimited data plan means you don’t have to worry about data limits, excess usage charges or your speed being slowed if you go over. ★No Contract Plans No-contract plans are simply a broadband plan without a contract. These plans can also be called a one-month, or

BE THRIFTY AND THRIVE NICKY NORMAN month-to-month contract. ★Bundle Plans A home phone and broadband plan, also known as a bundle, is where you rent your landline telephone and fixed line broadband connection through a single provider. ★Streaming TV Plans With the introduction of streaming TV services such as Netflix, Stan and Presto the way we use our internet data limit each month is changing. ★Wi-fi/Wireless Plans A wi-fi broadband internet connection is where you have a wireless network within your home via a wi-fienabled modem router.

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TYPES OF INTERNET CONNECTIONS

■ NBN - (The National Broadband Network) is a project funded by the Federal Government with the aim to provide every Australian home and business with a faster, more reliable broadband internet connection.

What the fibre-optic cables have over the traditional copper wires is that the fibre-optic cables are far less susceptible to the effects of wet weather, lightning, congestion and erosion, providing users with a more stable and

reliable connection.

■ ADSL2 - is the most widely available internet connection and gives you access to speeds up to 24Mbps.

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■ NAKED DSL - you don’t need to pay for phone line rental and don’t have a home phone. Some of the more popular internet providers are: Belong, Foxtel, iPrimus, Mate, iiNet, My Net Fone, TPG, Optus, Telstra and Dodo. ★To see what deals are being offered by the providers, you can visit their website or alternatively, you can compare plans via websites such as : broadbandguide.com.au whistleout.com.au and iselect.com.au.

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An easy way to get happy is volunteering IT’S official.

Volunteering makes you happy. Research has shown that just a few hours of volunteering can make a difference to mood and your happiness.

Better still, sustained volunteering is associated with improved mental health and a greater sense of wellbeing. Websites Landcare Australia:

landcareonline.com.au/ Queensland Water; Land Carers: qwalc.org.au/; Friends of the Escarpment and Parks fep.org.au/ offer various environmental volunteering opportunities from planting programs, weed eradication, clean up days and fundraising.

Your body and soul will thank you for it.

Cooking for one can be simple

FRESH COOKING

A great simple dish with a good protein is haloumi and salad only take a few minutes to cook and taste great. I also like to make pan-fried salmon with rosemary potatoes and

CHEAP EATS, NO TRUFFLES CHRISTINE PERKINS beans. Delicious. It doesn’t have to be salmon, any fish will do.

Chrisanella salad is another lovely two-minute meal and don’t forget a Caesar salad only takes a few minutes and you end up with a healthy, tasty meal. Check the website for recipes. No excuse to buy takeaway or go hungry.

FREEZING

I am a real fan of freezing

SOLO SENSATION: You’ll make the delicious Chrisanella Salad again and again.

in portion size, it makes life so much easier. You can buy takeaway containers from your supermarket and reuse them as few times. Just write on the top of the container what the contents are so you don’t get a surprise when you defrost the contents. I like to make up a batch of spaghetti bolognaise sauce which can be used with pasta and lasagne. It

is also nice on nachos or baked potatoes. You can even freeze mashed potato into portions. Don’t be afraid to freeze a roast including all the veggies and gravy or a casserole.

The freezing process also seems to tenderise meat so it tastes even better.

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Sandwich presses are handy for cooking for one or two. Quick and easy, they cook both sides at once. You can use them for meat, sausages, haloumi, toasties, bacon, eggs, croutons, bruschetta or even pizza.

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Sometimes it is harder to think of something to cook than cooking so we often take the easy way out but you can whip up a meal in minutes if you have the right ingredients. Think ahead and don’t over-buy.

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IN 1986, a sighting of Hayley’s Comet promised a dazzling vision, but despite the star’s extroverted reputation, it defied our expectations and from an Aussie viewpoint, it made a very introverted sort of orbit.

There was disappointment all around, but never fear, since the mythic minded comet repeats the journey every 75-76 years, there is time for a glittering redemption.

Fifty-six-year-old University of Sunshine Coast Professor Prudence Millear is one person who’s highlighted the comet’s 2061 return date in her diary.

“Yes, I’m looking forward to it, she said.

“I would be 104 by then, and if I’m going to be around, I want to be healthy and happy.”

The Sunshine Coast University Professor boasts a PhD in Psychology and among other things lectures in the subject of Adult Development and Aging.

She opens her arms wide to express her wide and wonderful aging philosophy.

“Stay engaged in life,” she advises.

“Don’t miss the spider web on the grass on a cold winter’s morning.

“Or wonder if a mackerel sky will bring rain.”

Psychology is the second career path for the country girl whose first tertiary degree was Agricultural Science.

Dr Millear started psychology studies in 2002 with a graduate diploma. She described this fresh period of personal reinvention as one of “embracing life”.

“I felt unfurled,” she said.

Armed with new knowledge and at a certain age, she sought to identify and shape her own pathway into older adulthood.

“There came a point at a family dinner party when I looked around and considered the personalities at the table,” she said.

She observed the happier older adults communicated with a positive attitude, they were the curious ones, the ones with eyes and minds wide open.

That’s who she wanted to be.

LIFELONG LEARNER: Dr Prudence Millear.

Dr Millear does not dismiss the great benefits of good diet and exercise as important factors contributing to healthy aging, but above all that she is an aficionado of positive attitude.

She said it’s attitude that allows you to make your choices about diet, exercise, relationships, finances and finally, it is those choices that define you as an older person.

To explain the point, Dr Millear refers to the psychologist Erik Erikson who proposed a theory of psychological development comprising eight stages from infancy to adulthood.

The last stage, which starts around 65 years of age, is the “ego-integrity v despair” stage.

“This is time of life when if you have made the right choices you can look back and feel satisfied, we have come to a time of wisdom,” Dr Millear said.

“But if you haven’t and you look back with regret, it’s a time of despair.

“And it’s completely up to you.

“No one can make those choices for you.

“Push out into the world,” she advises.

Her courses attract students of all ages and she doesn’t see one group as having it better than the other.

“For young students, it’s all ‘could be’ career, success, kids,” she said.

“For older students,

you’ve done it.”

Nevertheless, she sees everyone as facing challenges; younger students are battling with part-time jobs, relationships and growing up, and older students may have responsibilities for mortgages, children, and their own parents.

“But, don’t let it stop you, push out into the world – forget your limitations,” she says.

Dr Millear backs up her positive attitude ethos with scientific evidence.

She quotes from* two books by George E Valliant M.D. which follow a Harvard study of people in their teens to old age.

Staring in 1938, the books charted the emotional and physical health of 824 people, into their mid-50s, then 80s and over.

It highlights behaviours that make for happy longevity and those that result in illness and early death.

Ultimately, the reports agrees to one point – positive attitude leads the way to happy aging. * Aging Well: Surprising Guidelines to a happier life from the landmark Harvard Study of a adult development.(2003) George E Vaillant M.D. Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study.

(2012) Geoge E. Vaillant M.D.

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

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

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

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QUICK CRoSSwoRD Across 1. Shake (7) 5. Sizeable (5) 8. Clumsy (8-5) 9. Flightless bird (3) 10. Admitted (9) 12. Monument (6) 13. Anxious (6) 15. Indistinguishable (9) 16. Play a part (3) 18. Preceding events (13) 20. Bad-tempered (colloq) (5) 21. Seesaws (7)

Down 1. Commerce (5) 2. Expression of support (13) 3. Tally of casualties (4,5) 4. Climatic pattern (2,4) 5. Bound (t3) 6. Illusory state of wellbeing (5,8) 7. Gave in (7) 11. Shed in layers (9) 12. Captain (7) 14. Film text (6) 17. Trials (5) 19. Frozen (3)

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1. Where in Australia would you find the largest population of quokka?

2. The dish Eggs Florentine contains which vegetable?

3. Which superstar band wrote Diana Ross’s hit “Chain Reaction”?

4. What is the maximum number of pieces on a chess board at any one time?

5. What is the name of the ghost ship that reputedly haunts the Cape of Good Hope?

6. Anderlecht football club play in which country’s national league?

7. The 1995 Rugby World Cup final was played in which South African city?

8. In a TV series, what was the name of law enforcer Michael Knight’s mobile computer buddy?

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Across: 1. Tremble 5. Hefty 8. Accident-prone 9. Emu 10.

Confessed 12. Statue 13. Afraid 15. Identical 16. Act 18.

Preliminaries 20. Ratty 21. Teeters.

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Hop 6. Fools paradise 7. Yielded 11. Exfoliate 12. Skipper 14.

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