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Dragon Boat report from Sandra Wooster

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A PROUD Cooloola Dragon Boat Club competed in the 2016 Dragon Boat Queensland State Titles recently.

On an energetic Saturday, Cooloola entered a crew in the Senior B in the 200m small boat competition (which is 10 paddlers per boat) and Women’s (50+) and a Senior C (60+). There was some very exciting racing over the day and our Senior B Women’s paddled in one of the closet races for the day in our second heat, which was for a spot for the semi-finals, It was a photo finish with the 1st place Mt Warning crossing the line with a time of 1:03.59, 1770 Dragons 1:03.74, Cooloola 1:03.75 and Maroochy Sea Serpents 1:03.76.

I think we ran our grand final that race, as the in the semi-final we missed a place in the grand final by 2:35 seconds.

The Senior Women’s C team was up against some of the best clubs in the competition in Burleigh, Brisbane River Dragons and Manly, but they did a fantastic job in holding their own.

Sunday’s race was the 500m Standard Boat competition (which is 20 paddlers per boat) and we were happy as the whole team were to paddle together to race in the Senior Women’ B, where we had only one heat and then the grand fi-

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The Bronze medal team winners at the Queensland Dragon Boat State titles

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We came fourth in the heat so drew lane five for the grand final and again up against some of the bigger clubs in the comp, and it was a very tight race, and didn’t know where we had come until it was announced.

To our joy it was Cooloola third by 0.71 seconds ahead of the Pink Dragons, so a Bronze Medal for Cooloola.

All our hard work at training over the last few months had paid off as the team come together so well

Bronze medal won by Cooloola Dragon Boat Club at the Queensland State titles.

on the day.

This year for the first time the Queensland Dragon Boat State Titles where held on the Kolan River at

Bucca (near Bundaberg).

And now it is time to have some fun on and off the water for a couple of months before the Wide Bay Series between, 1770, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Cooloola Dragon Boat Clubs starts.

Dragon Boating is a fantastic sport for all ages and fitness levels.

If you would like to come and give it a go come down and check it out, we train Thursday afternoon and Sunday morning in Snapper Creek Tin Can Bay. For more details contact Sandra on 0402 352 756.

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ARE you ready to get your hands dirty for the environment to plant the beginnings of a future rainforest?

The community is invited to join a partnership between Bundaberg Regional Council, the Queensland Government and Gin Gin Landcare that will see 1000 trees planted on The Hummock.

A Council spokesperson said volunteers were needed for the project which aimed to recreate a portion of the Woongarra Scrub.

“This partnership will see 1000 native rainforest trees planted in Maureen Schmitt Park on The Hummock,” the spokesperson

said.

“Prior to development this area was known as Woongarra Scrub and consisted of 4000ha of dense rainforest.”

By the late 1870s most of

tate the area and restore some of its environmental values.”

The spokesperson said Council had purchased the trees for the project while Gin Gin Landcare would

History of loss inspires a project to bring back a rainforest: ‘This partnership will see 1000 native rainforest trees planted in Maureen Schmitt Park on The Hummock.’ the scrub was gone.

With this tree planting project we’re hoping to revege-

coordinate the tree-planting and had secured a State Government Everyone’s

Environment grant.

“Neato Employment Services has also kindly volunteered a number of crews to assist in the tree planting.”

Project managers said they would be happy to hear from any members of the community who would like to volunteer their time for this project.

The tree-planting project will be undertaken from 8.30am to noon on Tuesday, March 15.

If you are interested in lending a hand, you are invited to register your interest in volunteering contact Council’s Natural Areas Officer on 1300 883 699. www.seniorsnews.com.au

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Good way to get fit and make new friends

Ron Phillips helped start the Bargara Beach Walkers group.

Walk beats aches, pains

By RON PHILLIPS

I’VE been in Bargara 16 years. My wife Susan and I came in November 2000.

I’ve been in Australia 41 years – I came out here from the UK when I was 30. We came to stay – it only cost us ten pounds to come out here.

I’m retired now but I worked on traffic control with FNQ and before that, I was working on Lady Musgrave Cruises. I was a dive master on the glass bottom boats and an engineer. We used to get whales doing what we call “hijacking” – you couldn’t move the boat because they’d come around the boat. Sometimes it would be three quarters of an hour before we could move, because you’re not allowed to mo-

tor through the whales; and all the turtles you see – oh, it was good.

The best part is being retired. We didn’t have many friends up here until we joined the Bargara Walking Group. I’ve been here from the start with Kevin Huxham and Tony Hansen. Kevin is the one who got us all together. He’s done more than 3000 walks – he started where he was living down in Austinmere.

I’ve done more than 600 now. In my younger days I used to run marathons.

These days I’m riddled with arthritis. I used to run, but both knees went on me – I’ve got torn cartilage in both knees – so I started power walking, and that’s what I’m doing now. On Thursdays we go from Nielson Park to Mon Re-

pos and back; it’s five kilometres, and then we have coffee here. On Sundays we walk from Crystal Park to the gates at the end there by the tennis courts and back – that’s 5km. On Monday we do our longest walk, we walk from the turtle playground in the village to the road at Mon Repos, that’s 5.8km.

On Wednesday we do Innes Park to Coral Cove – which is our hardest one because there are hills – that’s 5km.

We’re part of the Heart Foundation Walking network. There are 40 of us now and we’re always looking for new members *The Bargara Beach Walking Group meets at Christen Park, Esplanade (opp. Golf Club) house, Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun, 6.30am.

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Tours would no longer be operating and she believes it is because people got the two tours mixed up.

Ms Wroe wanted to ensure people knew that the cemetery tour was still being held on the third Friday of every month.

The cemetery tour is hosted by the Maryborough District Family History Society.

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in November last year, with Fraser Coast Regional Council employee Kelli Sauer saying it was sad to see the tour come to an end, but it simply wasn’t attracting enough numbers to keep going.

She said a certain number of passengers needed to be part of the tour for it to break even and over the past year there had not been enough people taking part in the tour.

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Seniors celebrate joy of dance LOTS of laughter could be heard coming from the Gympie RSL Orchid Room recently.

This was due to the Gympie National Seniors enjoying taking part in dance for mobility and wellbeing.

“It was really a fun and social event,” Gympie National Seniors spokeswoman Jan Davies said.

The music of New York, New York was heard as they tried out dancing to the tune while sitting down.

Guest speaker was Gail Hewton, who teaches dance to the over 50s – especially for those who have mobility problems.

She believes dance brings joy, gives confidence and helps people move.

“It benefits our daily lives in the areas of physical, emotional and cognitive,” Jan said.

“After talking about her

reasons for teaching dancing, Gail had the Seniors joining in with a couple of the sequences to music.”

During the meeting, an OBE (Over Bloomin Eighty) award was given to John Heath, who turns eighty this month.

Another special award was made to Ron Lloyd who turns 90 this month. His certificate was an OBN (Over Bloomin Ninety).

The tables were decorated with red and white heart balloons and everyone was given a special chocolate for an early Valentine’s Day. The meeting finished with a lunch prepared and served by the Gympie RSL. “Everyone had a great time and are looking forward to their next trip on February 26 to the Somerset and Wivenhoe dams,” Jan said.

Dressed in their red and white for Valentine's Day were back row – Linda Osmond, Dulcie Wessling, Little Betty and Vi Brennan. Front row Val Harris and Fay Groves.

President Col Wessling presents John Heath with his OBE while his wife, June watches on.

President Col Wessling gives Ron Lloyd his OBN while his wife Wilma watches on.

The whole group used their top hats and plastic plates (pretend hats) to dance to the music New York, New York.

Closest to the front were Cedric and Lynette Jensen and Mae Houghton.

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The Best Quality Assisted Living in the Wide Bay History recalled at celebration Maryborough Heritage Combined Crafts made its annual donation to Maryborough's Riding for Disabled Association using profits made from the Mother's Day and Christmas shops. Pictured are from left MHCC assistant treasurer Ashley Taylor, RDA volunteer Des Scott, MHCC member June Robinson and RDA president Noel Ryan.

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A CELEBRATION was held recently at B&B on Sunrise to thank the senior members of the Maryborough Heritage Combined Crafts Inc. President Desleigh Baynes said there were six members over 80 years of age in the club.

“They were treated to a lovely luncheon to thank them for their contribution throughout their membership,” she said.

“All are active members, who help supply our annual Christmas and Mother’s Day shops with stock and all do their fair share of shop rosters.

“Jean Kahler has been a member since the beginning, when the group formed in 1988.

“Isabell and Doug Grundy, Edna Saunders, Flo Rampton and Margie Sutton joined the group not too long after.

“These members have supported the club, with some taking executive positions, and all contributing in

making it the success it is today.”

Desleigh said the inaugural meeting for the group was held on July 18, 1988.

“The meet was held at the home of Rita Crawford, of Baddow, when twenty one people attended.

“The aim of the newly formed group was to promote the performance and appreciation of crafts in the Wide Bay, and organise exhibitions of crafts and assist in the sales of members’ work and aid the passing of skills and knowledge.”

The group, then known as the Heritage Combined Crafts, was formed with the aim of having a permanent shopfront when one could be acquired.

Their first exhibition was held at St Paul’s Memorial Hall, on November 17, 1988. It was was opened by the Mayor Ron Peters, and attended by Senator Gerry Jones.

Senator Jones went on to assist the group look for a permanent home.

He suggested the Bond Store in Wharf St, which

was a government building.

The Maryborough City Council had also written a submission for acquiring the building for its use.

On December 18, 1989, it was decided to become an incorporation, which would be named Maryborough Heritage Combined Crafts Inc. A permanent shopfront never eventuated for the club, but that didn’t impact on the popularity of the shows presented during the year.”

The annual shops are still well known locally and supported really well.

These shops give the public access to locally handmade crafts for all occasions.

The members use the profit from craft sales to support local groups and charities.

This year donations were made to Maryborough’s Riding for Disabled and Lupton Park Community Garden.

Members are currently preparing for their Mother’s Day shop. It will be held at Maryborough Central Plaza, April 26 to May 7.

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Goomeri mourns the loss of local icon

“FOR me she’s Mrs Goomeri. I don’t know how the town will get on without her.”

The comments of Goomeri Lions secretary Betty Hetherington summed up the feelings of a community in shock, after the sudden death of tireless volunteer, Pam Brunjes.

Mrs Brunjes, 71, was Gympie region’s 2010 Citizen of the Year and was well known throughout the region, including for her work in the Gympie View Club, to help disadvantaged children (through its support for the Smith Family charity).

She died at the scene of a two-vehicle head-on collision on a Tuesday afternoon, on the Wide Bay Hwy, between Goomeri and Kilkivan.

Her husband Mervyn was in shock, as the couple’s son Craig and daughter Fiona rushed home to support him.

“He just said he didn’t think something like this would ever happen,” Mrs Hetherington said.

View Club president Elsie Matthews said Mrs Brunjes was the last inaugural member of the club, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year.

Also the Goomeri Show society secretary, she was remembered fondly by Gym-

pie MP and Kilkivan grazier Tony Perrett.

“She was an absolute stalwart of that community,” Mr Perrett said, “a local icon. The Brunjes are really nice people,” he said.

“The Brunjes family has lived in the Goomeri region for many decades,” Mr Perrett said.

“They ran a successful livestock and fuel transport business before they retired some years ago.

“I am absolutely shocked by her sudden death,” Mr Perrett said.

Police said it appeared two vehicles collided about 1km east of Wide Bay Creek about 3.47pm.

Mrs Brunjes was the sole occupant of one of the vehicles.

A man and a woman in their 60s were travelling in the other vehicle and were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The police Forensic Crash Unit was investigating the crash.

Mrs Brunjes was remembered as a modest hero in many ways.

She responded with surprise when named Citizen of the Year.

“I’m just totally blown away by this,” she said.

The comment reflected an unpretentious charm, even in response to the winning

Pam Brunjes 2012 Melbourne Cup day in Gympie.

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of the region’s highest honour for 2010.

Master of Ceremonies at that event Cr Rae Gate said Mrs Brunjes had shown “a selflessness and willingness to support our community at any level”.

“Her contribution to the Goomeri community spans 40 years and covers a wide range of activities and organisations.

“Her genuine concern and support for the welfare of individuals and groups across the region is ongoing.”

Mrs Brunjes said the award was “beyond my wildest dreams, but I am so honoured”.

She paid tribute to her family and friends for backing her community involvement.

Mrs Hetherington said Mrs Brunjes had also been secretary of the Goomeri Show Society “for a long

time,” as well as treasurer of the Lions Club.

“She was involved in nearly everything and always too willing to help anybody.

“Nothing was too much trouble.

“Just the other night the Lions had a big party at her place and she just took it in her stride.

“I don’t think we’ve got used to the fact we won’t have her anymore.

“Anyone in Goomeri would say the same thing.

“I don’t know how the town will do without her.

“On a lighter note,” she said, “we used to call her the Queen of Pavlova.

“She made the most beautiful pavlova you could ever wish for.

“None of us could make anything like it.

“She was a lovely lady and so talented – craft, cooking – anything she turned her hand to.”

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community news Myra Cullen March 19, 1917 – February 5, 2016

Farewell to music legend in district waited to see Bert Hinkler arrive in his little plane that he had flown from England to Bundaberg; he even flew under the Bundaberg Traffic Bridge.

“I was very nervous not having seen a plane before, though I did touch the propeller. Bert had delivered the papers to Gin Gin residents.”

In a horse and buggy the family drove to the Gin Gin show.

Mr Kronk was very interested in the cars on show and had to buy one.

The salesman from Bundaberg gave him some lessons so he could drive it home, with Mrs Kronk driving the buggy home with the girls. It was the first car in the district.

In 1933 Mrs Cullen joined CWA Younger Set and was a member of the parent branch until 1980.

She was also a member of the Red Cross until 1980.

Mrs Cullen met young relieving pharmacist Ken Cullen in Gin Gin and they married on February 21, 1942 in the Bundaberg

Vale: Myra Cullen had a lifetime love of music.

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Mrs Cullen became interested in the pharmacy and became a qualified cosmetician, being trained in Helena Rubinstein, Yardley, Innoxa and Lournay products. She lectured on skin care, hair products, tapestry and good manners

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She was a member of the Manchester Unity Lodge and became Grand Master of the lodge.

She was also president of the Methodist Ladies Guild and a member for 22 years of ESA, a women’s service club.

At times she was a member of the Orpheus Singers, the Uniting Church choir, The Order of the Eastern Star, The Art Society, the Queensland Eisteddfod committee and the Bundaberg Eisteddfod committee. Mrs Cullen was an assessor for The Duke of

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Edinburgh Awards and a judge for the Miss Australia quest and the Lions’ Miss Personality contest.

She was the first woman in Queensland to receive a citation from the Grand Masonic Lodge for organising concerts for the aged at the Sandgate Masonic Home, and entertaining at festive boards since 1952.

She raised money through concerts to buy a piano for the Bundaberg Hospital, and a three-keyboard Kawai organ presented to the city council for use in the Moncrieff Theatre.

The local ABC radio station honoured her by announcing her as a ‘Quiet Achiever’, and for many years she enjoyed giving musical recitals for Anzac Day over radio station 4BU. Mrs Cullen won many prizes for fancy work, crochet and knitting, and designed and made many of her own clothes.

In 1978, she was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to community through music.

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BUNDABERG has said farewell to long-time acclaimed musician and music teacher Myra Cullen.

Mrs Cullen died last month at the age of 98, and a funeral service was held at Christ Church Anglican Church.

Son Robert Cullen said his mother’s second enjoyment after music was to write short stories, and a wardrobe of day diaries, news clippings and photographs were part of her legacy.

Mrs Cullen was born in Bundaberg on March 19, 1917.

Her parents, Henry and Belinda Kronk, bought land at Maroondan in 1908, then later bought three blocks at McIlwraith.

Mr Cullen said his mother’s parents owned a horse and buggy in the days before cars came to the district.

He quoted from Mrs Cullen’s stories: “I can remember Mum and Dad driving the buggy with we three sisters (Beryl, Elsie, Myra) into Gin Gin on Forsyth Hill, where we

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Ensure you hear the facts before move PAVIL is a specialist advice and information service, offering assistance to residents and prospective residents of retirement villages and manufactured home parks in Queensland.

It is a free, state-wide service funded by the Department of Housing and Public Works.

The service is part of Caxton Legal Centre, a community legal centre in South Brisbane.

PAVIL is focused on providing tools for park and village residents to “selfresolve” problems as much as possible.

This is a very efficient and effective way of providing our services as our client group is generally well equipped to self-advocate once armed with relevant knowledge.

Community education program A significant part of the job is to provide community legal education about parks and villages and how they operate in Queensland. To do this, we have

set up a program of community talks called Retirement Living Options at libraries across south-east Queensland between March and June.

If you are considering moving into a village or park, what should you do before signing up?

We recommend considering the following fast facts to get you thinking about what you are buying into: ■ Living in a retirement village or manufactured home park is not the same as owning your own home.

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■ You will pay fees for your lifestyle in a retirement village or manufactured home park.

■ The fees are charged when you move in, while you live in and often when you move out of a village or park.

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If you do not read and understand your contract before signing up, you may be surprised by what it says.

Note the similarities and differences between parks and villages that you inspect.

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Know what the coolingoff period is and when it ends.

Getting advice before signing up can save significant time and hassle.

For more information contact the Park and Village Information Link (PAVIL) at Caxton Legal Centre Inc. on 3214 6333.

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Taskforce looks at large range of living options Independence is the focus

THE Palaszczuk Government understands that seniors can be faced with barriers such as cost of living, equality and independence when it comes to housing options as they get older.

Which is why we have appointed the Advisory Taskforce on Residential Transition for Ageing Queenslanders, to identify affordable and independent housing options, so that older Queenslanders can retain their independence.

The taskforce will consider the needs of older people and will aim to improve choice,

Minister for seniors Coralee O’Rourke

The taskforce will consider the needs of older people... affordability, fairness and independence, while reducing complexity as

they move into the next phase of their lives.

The taskforce will consider and advise the State Government on options for the supply of housing, supports and other initiatives that will improve choices for Queensland seniors.

The Palaszczuk Government is committed to working with the experts to ensure all options are explored, and that older Queenslanders can have access to the best and most appropriate housing options.

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Trip away for group activities

GREAT adventures and good company is what the members of Maryborough Motor Home and Caravan Group are all about.

The group, which started in 2008, has 17 vans and is looking for new members.

Group founder Tony Lems said every rally was different.

“We go away every month for a minimum of four days,” he said.

“We try to go somewhere within two to three hundred kilometres.

“The group has visited the likes of Mundubbera, Boulia, Noosa and closer to home – Poona and Woodgate.”

Tony said each year they took a longer holiday.

“Once a year we will head off for up to two weeks.

“At the end of the year our members will put in a list of the places they would like to visit and we select the most popular.

“The whole year is programmed so all the bookings are organised and confirmed prior to our travel.

“And we try to go somewhere new.”

The two-week holiday for 2016 will include visiting Cania Gorge and The Gemfields.

He said the group was mainly retirees and pensioners, and not in a hurry to go anywhere in a

hurry.

“We do a lot of camping and caravanning at affordable stops like showgrounds,” Tony said.

“We also try to ensure there are camp kitchens and facilities available.

“Each rally is organised by a different member.”

During the group’s travels, members also help out their destination’s economy.

“There is one night we go out for dinner and other outings and drives to explore the area – something of interest like wineries, museums, fishing and anything associated with talking and eating.

“There are activities we do at our campsite like bowls, cards, reading and crafts.

“Another night we hold a cook-up where each person makes a dish to share.

“At the end of the year we have a Christmas gettogether.

“We all love going away, enjoying each others company and having fun.”

For more information phone Tony 4123 3970.

There are no joining fees.

They are not affiliated with any other club or organisation.

Insurance is not covered by the group.

It is up to every van owner to have their liability insurance.

HELLO readers. To enable us to respond to your request for publication of more Community Notices, we ask that you keep your notices short and to the point (100 word maximum). Club Notices deadline for the next issue is April 3. Enquiries to Robyn, Nicky or Chris via email communitynotes@seniorsnewspaper.com.au Jim’s Book Competition – Our lucky winners are: A. Martin, M. Kuhnemann, G. Ayre, J. Byrne and J. Cooper. Congratulations and enjoy. Look out for your copy in the post soon.

■ Maryborough Family Heritage Institute Inc. We specialise in research into immigration to Queensland and family history. On Saturday May 28, we will celebrate 150 years since the arrival in Maryborough of Immigrant Ships the Golden South and Sultana and 140 years since the arrival of City of Agra and Indus. Also added to the celebration will be the Polmaise which arrived in 1872. Descendants can contact heritageresearch@bigpond.com or ph 07 4123 1620 or find us on Facebook. Volunteers always welcomed.

■ Hervey Bay Spinners, Weavers & Dyers Meet at the old school house Nikenbah between 9am and 12, Wednesday and Saturday. We have in-

house workshops with qualified tutors. We also teach Crochet and Knitting. Morning tea is also available. Our yearly fees are $48, daily fee $4. We also have a library on all of the above subjects. Enquiries to 4128 3653 or 0409 076 166.

■ Mixed Probus Club of Hervey Bay Meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at 9am in the Masonic Hall in Watson St, Pialba. The next meeting will be Thursday, March 24, 2016 and as this is an AGM meeting, there will be no speaker. There will be a luncheon at the Golf Club following the meeting. 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.

ries regarding the National Service Association please call Ian our president or Joy our secretary on 0429 803 562 or 0499 771 481.

■ National Service Association Hervey Bay The new gatherings of The National Service Association Hervey Bay meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1000 hours at the RSL. All ex-Nasho’s from 1951 through to 1972 and their supporters (partners) are most welcome to attend these meetings and to join this subbranch. At the meeting on March 23 the guest speaker, Mr Keith Pitt, the Federal Member for Hinkler presented the Queensland flag to this new branch and to the members. All inqui-

■ Tin Can Bay Craft Club We began the new year with some interesting projects. Michelle Parker started the ball rolling with a crazy patch workshop which will continue throughout the year with one new patch made each month. Pat Smith will be teaching hardhanger next month to those members who wish to learn an ancient craft which has evolved over the centuries.

Thea Beswick will be sharing her knowledge on colour and design for those needing some guidelines with their projects. On

Michelle Parker holding sample of crazy patch with Betty Blom and Sandra Wooster.

Wearing their hats were some of the Seniors. (L to R) Dulcie Wessling, Gail Hewton, Dick Parker, James Kundatt and Marion Manthey.

March 19, Sandra Williams will be addressing the members on ovarian cancer.

Sandra will explain the signs and symptoms of the illness and the progress research has made in recent times. There will be a fundraising morning tea for ovarian cancer following Sandra’s talk. There are six bus trips proposed throughout the year which cover craft shows, shopping trips and our annual trip to the Caloundra RSL. We meet Thursday 9am to 12 at Cooloola Coast Community Complex cnr Bayside Rd and Tin Can Bay Rd. Contact president Penny Melton Ph 5486 2512.

■ Gympie Tai Chi THE health benefits of Tai Chi have been known to the CONTINUED PAGE 10

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community news John Luke cutting his 90th birthday cake.

John Luke with family and friends celebrating his 90th birthday.

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Chinese for hundreds of years.

Now Gympie residents can also practice the gentle movements of Tai Chi to improve movement and to have fun as well.

CHSN has a range of Tai Chi groups aimed at promoting healthy exercise and prevention of falls.

Tai Chi increases confidence and improves balance, builds muscle strength, bone mass and joint mobility, helping to prevent falls.

It also aids relaxation, coordination and visualisation.

Tai Chi for Health and Falls Prevention consists of a beginners group and a maintenance group that meets every Wednesday morning at a local hall.

Groups take place in a friendly atmosphere of support and social interaction enjoyed by all.

If you would like to join a Tai Chi for Health and Falls Prevention group, please contact your instructor for further details: Wendy Jakeman ph 0488 031 551 held at: Anglican Hall, Lady Mary Terrace Gympie – See more at: http://whatsoningympie.com.au/events/australia/queensland/gympie/ support-1/tai-chi-for-fallsprevention

■ Happy Scrappers Craft Group We have a monthly get-together at the Pensioners Hall Adelaide St Maryborough from 9am to 5pm.

The cost is $10pp. Morning tea & afternoon tea provided. BYO Lunch Tools/Papers, etc. Beginners welcome. Come along to enjoy scrapbooking, card making, water colour painting and friendship. Crop talk, with instructors in attendance to assist with your projects if required. Phone Margaret on 0417 224 723.

■ Poona Family Fishing Competition Markets will be held in conjunction with the Poona Family Fishing Competition on Easter Saturday.

Stallholders invited only $5 per stall. Attractions will include Hot Rod car rally and delicious bacon and egg muffin breakfast. For information contact Ellen 4129 8245.

VIEW CLUBS VIEW (Voice, Interest, Education of Woman) supports The Smith Family – a national children’s charity, so that young Australians in need can get the most out of their education.

■ Fraser Coast We meet the first Thursday of each month (excluding

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January) at The Club House, Cnr Old Maryborough Rd and Tooth St, Pialba, at 11am for 11.30am start. After the meeting we enjoy lunch and usually have a guest speaker or some entertainment.

New members are always welcome. Contact Gillian Ryan on 4129 4977 or gillianry@bigpond.com for more info.

■ Gympie We meet on the third Friday of each month at the RSL Club, Orchid Room, Mary St, Gympie for lunch, meeting and a speaker. Next month is on Friday, March 18 commencing at 10.30am with local speaker, Jennie Henry, who won the 2015 Australasian Quilting Convention National Challenge titled True Blue with an outstanding quilt of a kookaburra. March is a busy month with VIEW being represented at various local events for International Women’s Day including a luncheon at Gunabul Homestead, hosted by the Older Women’s Network, on March 8. Social functions are held throughout the month. New members always welcome. Inquiries: Elsie Matthews 07 5482 2955 or email rodtm@bigpond.com ■ Hervey Bay Our meetings and luncheon are always the second Monday of each month at the clubhouse, from 10.30am and usually incorporate a guest speaker. Monthly socials are on the fourth Monday

at various venues from 9.30am. February’s social was the annual Thanksgiving Service in the old church at the Hervey Bay Museum and Historical Village and was followed by morning tea. All committee positions for the year have been filled and

Hervey Bay VIEW Club members at the Thanksgiving service.

we look forward to a successful year. Contact Barbara Campbell 4128 9110 or email herveybay.viewclub@gmail.com ■ John Luke turns 90 Viki Sacliotto was recently honored to photograph John Luke at his 90th birthday

celebration with his family who had travelled from all around Australia to share this milestone.

John is a much respected man around Hervey Bay and she said staff and friends love to see his smiling face come into the Optimal Pharmacy.

Famous opera star a product of Bundaberg Flashback to early city residents

By MIKE DERRY MIKE.DERRY@NEWS-MAIL.COM.AU

ONE of Australia’s most famous opera singers was born in Bundaberg on June 25, 1905.

Molly de Gunst later attended South Bundaberg State School, and even then she showed signs of having a fine voice.

Just before her 18th birthday in 1923 she auditioned with Madam Ellen Christian at the Garcia School of Music in Sydney and was accepted as a resident pupil.

At the school she studied singing, accompanying, stage deportment, dramatic art, Italian, French and German.

It was de Gunst’s custom to return to Bundaberg every December and January and on December 4, 1925 she gave a recital in the city.

In one of her Bundaberg concerts she included At Evening, a song composed by Gertrude Concannon, of Maryborough, who went on to study music in New York.

From December 1927 to 1937 de Gunst appeared as the soprano soloist for almost every perfor-

mance of the Messiah in Sydney.

In 1932 J C Williamson brought an Italian opera company to Australia.

Before Mr Williamson’s representative went to Italy to select principal performers he had chosen de Gunst as an understudy in certain roles.

On April 18, 1932 she was called at short notice to play the leading role in

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On October 21, 1936 she made her debut in Aida at Sadlers Wells in London.

After her appearance in Tannhauser in 1939 she married Gordon Lark.

Towards the end of the Second World War her husband was transferred to Newcastle and they had to sell their London home. In Newcastle de Gunst worked for the Council for the Encour-

On October 21, 1936 she made her debut in Aida at Sadlers Wells in London.

Aida.

On returning from New Zealand with the opera company, de Gunst decided to stay in Australia, where she was in demand for oratorio, radio broadcasts and concert tours.

When she eventually went to England where she spent her summer holidays with her cousin Jan de Gunst and his family in Rotterdam.

From 1933 to 1935 de Gunst gave recitals ranging from Cairns to Perth, and appeared as a soloist in oratorios and ABC broadcasts.

agement of Music and Arts to promote music, clubs and activities in the Northumberland and Durham areas.

In 1954 a serious dental operation ended her singing career.

She then turned to the promotion of chamber music, making every effort to introduce this to wider audiences.

With the death of her friend Jean Cross in 1993 she became the sole survivor of the pre-war Sadlers Wells Opera Company.

De Gunst died on May 29, 1994.

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The time to have your say at the local elections AN APPLICATION for a postal vote or an Applications must reach the commission or Late applications cannot be processed. electoral visit vote may now be made to the returning officer no later than: Wednesday, More information can be found at: Electoral Commission.

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An efficient approach to saving money

Your voice will be heard through Jan

I HAVE stepped up for this position for one purpose alone. That is to save money for the ratepayer and tenants who pay rates through their rent.

I am a local and have witnessed changes on the Fraser Coast, mostly for the better.

It’s not the changes that increase rates but how the internal process decides how the process is carried out.

I come from a multitude of hands-on backgrounds, including farming, construction, automotive, retail and everything that goes with it.

The past 12 years have been committed to road construction. Some of my involved projects are: The two stages of Torbanlea-Booral-Mary-

YOUR thoughts and ideas will be heard in council if you Vote 1 Jan Carlson for Division 9 (Pialba, Scarness, Torquay and Kawungan).

Ms Carlson has lived on the Fraser Coast for 33 years and is a resident home owner and ratepayer of Division 9.

Ms Carlson is an accomplished businesswoman with previous experience as a Maryborough councillor as well as 16 years involvement in business, industry, regional, economic, export and tourism development in roles with the Qld Government. She has held the role of operations manager at the not-for-profit and welfare organisation We Care 2, for the past three years.

“Witnessing the hardship

Greg Schmidt.

borough-Hervey Bay Rds Roundabout, right through to ToogoomBurrum Head Rd at Urraween, the overtaking lanes in front of Torbanlea 4 lanes Bruce Hwy. Both north and southbound overtaking lanes at Pig Creek, Boat Harbour Drive, Honiton to Lavells Sts, Bruce Highway from Maryborough

South to Glenorchy, and lots more.

In each of these projects, I have been involved with Main Roads and the efficient designs to avoid waste.

If I am elected Mayor, I will continue my efficient approach to save money for you.

When you choose your divisional councillor, be mindful of team-ups to form council.

Your divisional councillor is going to be an ambassador to a portfolio, be careful not to choose an unsuited candidate by offering them a rise on someone else’s good name.

Rates “cannot” come down unless you choose efficiency.

Join my Facebook group gregschmidtformayor for more info.

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JAN CARLSON FOR DIVISION 9

(KAWUNGAN, PIALBA, SCARNESS & TORQUAY)

JAN IS:

• A RESIDENT HOME OWNER & RATE PAYER OF DIVISION 9 • ETHICAL, ACCOUNTABLE AND RELIABLE • COMMUNITY FOCUSSED • AN EXPERIENCED PREVIOUS COUNCILLOR “YOUR INDEPENDENT VOICE IN COUNCIL” • COMMITTED TO GETTING BACK TO BASICS

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■ I’m committed to quality infrastructure! q ■ I support tourism!

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that is faced by so many of our elderly and disadvantaged members of the community every day has led me to make the decision to stand for council,” Ms Carlson said.

She is an independent candidate committed to listening to and resolving constituents’ concerns.

“I will be entirely funding my campaign myself as

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this gives me the independence to take my campaign in whatever direction I consider appropriate. This campaign must be about what’s best for the residents of the Fraser Coast not petty personal battles or vested interests,” Ms Carlson said.

While Ms Carlson agrees that the council’s primary role is provision of basic services such as water and sewerage, waste collection, parks and libraries, and roads that represent value for the ratepayers’ money, she also believes future planning and development of infrastructure is key to encouraging industry development and investment. Contact Ms Carlson on 0421 567 490 or email: jancarlson13@gmail.com.

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meet the candidates Make this area a thriving economic hub

The ability to analyse complex problems

I HAVE been a successful businessman for more than 30 years.

My wife and I bought the Urangan Motor Inn and The Pier Restaurant in 2004 and immediately fell in love with this beautiful part of the world.

After eight great years we reluctantly decided to sell the business and return to New Zealand to support family and friends affected by the Christchurch earthquake.

After helping them rebuild, we resettled back home in this wonderful community where I have a business/ financial management role in Maryborough, and Hervey Bay. The Fraser Coast is a great place to live, work and relax.

The past four years have been tough for our region

THE council needs people who are sensible, balanced, independent – and capable, honest and courageous. I believe my depth of experience of nearly 40 years living and working in this community gives me a great advantage. My legal background means that I can bring skills like negotiation and persuasion in dealing with governments; I can analyse and understand the complex issues we must face, and sift the sense from the nonsense. I can work collaboratively with the council and community.

The campaign has given me a chance to talk with the residents about the local issues, and as a result I have developed some ideas for resolving the major traffic problems of Eli Waters, and intersec-

Steve Coleman

“We need to support our aging population.” economically, but I believe the current council has done little to alleviate these stressful times.

We live in a unique area that offers vast opportun-

ities across tourism, agriculture, fisheries and industry.

I believe that with strong leadership and unity within council, we can utilise everything this region has to offer to make it a thriving economic hub.

One of my key values is that we need to support our aging population by improving facilities, services and access for the elderly. Not enough is being done to cater for the growing number of retirees in our region.

The Fraser Coast is a great place to live during our golden years and these residences provide a wealth of knowledge, skills and community mindedness to help our region grow. It’s vital we support the people who support us.

Jannean Dean.

■ Ensure all elected councillors will read all details so they are fully informed before voting.

■ Create sustainable industries.

I am very confident of being able to achieve anything that I set out to do. I have worked at the Law Department for nine years, supported the Minister for Survey and Mapping, been second in

tions like Urraween Rd, Burrum Heads Rd and Ibis Boulevard. I will also be drawing up a priority list for other roadwork and footpath construction.

From the beginning, my approach has been to let the community know my thoughts on the issues we face, so you can see where I am coming from. You

IN A DEMOCRACY ELECTORS HAVE VOTING RIGHTS

Get back to basics, road, rates, rubbish AS A mayoral candidate, I will: ■ Provide strong leadership upholding the five principles of the LGA and lead by example.

■ Serve the people across the entire Fraser Coast.

■ Have an open and honest council giving transparency and equitable treatment to all ratepayers.

■ Get back to representative government for and by the people.

■ Continue being an active member of the community..

■ Commit to reducing the cost of living pressures facing residents ■ Reform the Fraser Coast Regional Council, cutting waste and broadening the economic base.

■ Consult community on all matters.

David Lewis.

know I want to save the Memorial Hall, to reduce waste and keep rates increases to a minimum, to reconsider the Sports Precinct, to protect the foreshore. You can find the detail and my ideas on infrastructure, roads, tourism etc on my website.

Good councillors need to be able to think for themselves, gather in the best ideas from around them, sort the wheat from the chaff, and arrive at the best result.

Opinion polls are fine, but real representation is more than just bending to the ebb and flow of the current mood. If that was all there was to it, we’d scrap the council and employ pollsters.

I offer you good consultation and promise you hard work and an inclusive approach.

Responsibility for all electoral content in this publication is taken by: Seniors Newspaper Network Editor: Gail Forrer,

charge of Qld Hardwood Sawmills and been executive secretary to the director of Education Training and Services among other executive management positions which equip me to have more than enough experience to take on the role as mayor.

Having attended nearly all council meetings for the past 18 months clearly has me up to date.

I am driven by my passion for all people and not by ego or money.

All people matter.

Let’s get back to the Triple R – rates, roads, rubbish.

Let’s stop spending.

Let’s start saving.

Let’s starting talking.

Let’s build smarter not harder, and who knows we could sell this off as a model that other councils may want to follow.

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BUNDABERG is set to benefit with the opening of the region’s largest privately owned waste recycling plant, able to recycle over 85% of all household and business waste.

With more than 30 years in the waste recycling industry, the owners of A to Z Waste Recycling have opened their Bundaberg facility, including an on-site, secure document shredding service at 32 Wyllie St, Thabeban.

Owner and manager Norm Kemp said it had been a long time in the planning and he was excited to finally be bringing the service to Bundaberg.

“For too long the people in this region have had limited choice when it came to their recycling,” Mr Kemp said.

“Now, with the opening of this facility, we are able to bring world-class recycling methods to Bundaberg and the Wide Bay,” he said.

“We estimate that our total tonnage for 2016 will be about 470 tonnes – of this we expect to put 200 tonnes through the recycling transfer station.

“That is a significant amount that will not go into our landfills.”

Mr Kemp said the team at A to Z not only prided themselves on using state-of-the-art processes but are also proud of their clean and well-organised facility along with the great customer service they provided.

The site was officially opened by Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett, the Queensland Opposition environment spokesman.

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By GREG OSBORN

TO CRUISE, or not to cruise?

That was the question my wife and I faced when trying to decide what to do over the holidays.

We’ve both done a fair bit of exploring, but never on the high seas, and tales of norovirus and sea sickness meant we had given it a wide berth. But as more and more of our family and friends returned from their own voyages with happy tales, we decided to take the plunge.

We decided to push the boat out on a 12-day cruise around New Zealand.

We chose the Kiwi route because we wanted something close and familiar and it offered lots of stops along the way, including the Bay of Islands, Tauranga, Wellington, Akaroa, Dunedin, Dusky, Doubtful and Milford Sounds, Hobart and Sydney.

We flew in to Auckland three days before setting sail. This gave us a chance to explore the capital, which we thoroughly enjoyed, especially the impressive redevelopment around the docks.

Bay of Islands: As this was our first port of call we chose to go with the travel agent’s tip and booked one of the pre-advertised excursions. Our day out included a visit to the kauri tree forest and scrambling through the nooks and crannies of a glow worm cave.

Tauranga: Here we elected to do one of the ship’s specialty excursions. You’ll only hear about these once you’re onboard. It included the chance to explore Rotorua’s active volcanic craters, bubbling mud pools,

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The beauty of Hobart from the water.

spouting geysers and the people who choose to live, work and play among it all.

One of the highlights of the trip.

Wellington: Here you can walk off the ship and be in the city centre in half an hour. We chose to do our own thing. We made our way to the closest information centre and in a short time were on our way to Zealandia, a protected natural area in the city where the area’s original fauna and flora is being restored.

We returned to the city via Wellington’s cable car and spent a few hours exploring the city’s restaurants and shops.

Akaroa: This is a small, picturesque French village nestled in an extinct volca-

Milford Sound, world famous for its natural beauty.

no and here we also chose to follow our noses.

Dunedin: A short bus trip from the docks and you are in the centre of Dunedin.

Again we chose to do our own thing and in this instance we had to retrace the steps of long-dead relatives. That done, we returned to the city to catch a

short steam train ride along the coast. The return leg goes right past the harbour and we hopped off, stopped in a few of the village’s knick-knack shops before returning to the ship.

When cruising Milford Sound find a comfortable spot on the deck and enjoy the vistas.

Dusky, Doubtful and Milford Sounds: There’s not the option to get off the ship here. But there’s no need to. You find a comfortable spot on the open deck and take in the vistas as the ship noses its way through New Zealand’s spectacular world heritage site.

Hobart: Hobart was the one destination that lived up to its reputation. It was raining. But we didn’t mind this as we’d had spectacular weather on the rest of our trip. This wasn’t our first visit to the Tasmanian capital so it was an easy choice to do our own thing. Breakfast came first. No shortage of great eating spots here.

Then a visit to Salamanca markets before going to the always brilliant Museum of

Old and New Art. Sydney: The highlight of the Sydney leg came before we’d even arrived in port.

The Sydney to Hobart journey meant a day at sea and we chose to tour the inside of the ship. This included the bridge, the engine and anchor room, the staff quarters and the kitchen.

Food, glorious food Cruises are notorious for the amount of food available. Buffet, restaurants and cafes. We tried out all options. From the buffet to the posh French number with a $50 cover charge for just walking through the door. The food was great, plenty of variety in formal or non-formal settings.

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Finding another side to Hong Kong

Delights away from the hustle and bustle

By PHIL HAWKES

I SUSPECT most of us have a specific image of Hong Kong as a tourist destination…good for shopping, eating and taking the Peak Tram up to the lookout over the harbour.

And maybe a foray into the stalls at the Stanley Markets or the lanes in Central.

These are accurate images… but not the whole story, by any means.

On a recent trip we were simply amazed at the “other side” of Hong Kong unknown to the majority of visitors to Asia’s World City.

For a start, there are hundreds of kms of walking tracks around the hills of Hong Kong Island and the New Territories… places far from the madding crowd where you can feel peace and solitude.

There are short walks, for example around the Peak or across the Dragon’s

Beautiful fishing Village Tai O on Lantau Island.

Back; or longer trails such as the MacLehose, over 100kms of punishing terrain advisable for only the very fit and well-equipped.

It’s an epic endurance test which takes a minimum of eight hours, or split over days into manageable sections for us more mature walkers.

But it’s the islands of Hong Kong that captured our attention not only for healthy walking but exploring quaint fishing villages such as Tai O at the extremity of Lantau Island…about as far as you can go from Central Hong Kong. The excursion takes about 90 minutes each way by ferry and bus, and gives an insight into local customs.

The best idea is however to spend a night or two at Tai O and soak up the local culture and cuisine. Fortunately there’s the new boutique Heritage Hotel that’s been created from the bones of the old Colonial

Marine Police station, with nine beautiful rooms and a fine restaurant catering to Chinese and Western tastes.

Our brief sojourn at the Heritage Hotel over, we found ourselves back in Kowloon for some final retail therapy around the Tsim Sha Tsui area, where we discovered one of Hong Kong’s accommodation treasures… The Luxe Manor.

Adding it all up, maybe it’s time for a re-think of Hong Kong’s real attractions away from the bustle … lovely walks and island experiences … followed by some final days in a veritable art gallery of a hotel in downtown Kowloon.

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Pedal away with Cycle Tours and experience the beauty of remote Australia AUSTRALIA seemed a long way away for English bricklayer Karl Andreis and he never dreamed he would eventually ride around the vast continent on a bicycle.

But the idea became more than a dream 26 years after he immigrated to Queensland in 1983 with his wife Sharon and two children – it became a 14,000 km solo adventure through coastal and outback regions in five states.

Today, Karl, 64, says he never regretted the decision to ride off into the sunset in 2009, although he nearly called it off when he reached Winton, 1150 km from his Slacks Creek home in Brisbane.

“I sat around a campfire and thought of Sharon and feeling a little guilty I took a

bus back home,” Karl said.

“My wife asked why I had returned. She said if I didn’t go through with it I’d regret it for the rest of my life. She was right. I took the bus back to Winton with a better attitude, knowing it would be a great adventure.”

Sharon, who also likes bike riding, did think about joining her husband on the adventure but baulked at the idea of spending long days in the heat of the Outback.

Now Karl wants to share his dream with other likeminded adventurers who want to escape the stresses of life ... “and enjoy free time under the stars”.

“Seeing parts of Australia on a bicycle is one of the most rewarding travel experiences you’ll ever have,”

Imagine cycling the Australian Outback then ending the day around an open camp fire gazing up at the Milky Way or staying at a country pub.

Karl Andreis .. somewhere along the Nullarbor.

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THREE states, three trains and a territory – a new opportunity to experience some of the world’s great rail journeys also offers a great way to see iconic sights from the reef and rainforest to the Top End and Opera House.

A 17-night trip departing Adelaide on May 10 is a seamless way to experience the diversity of Australia from the ageless Red Centre to the glamour of Sydney Harbour.

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A cheeky contemplation of life Self-confessed badly behaved senior, Ann Rickard looks at the lighter side of aging.

I’VE never been a fan of self-help books. You? Don’t answer. You either love these books for the boost of motivation they give you, or you scoff at them as a bit of mumbo jumbo.

Written very tongue-incheek, it’s full of wry and pithy little snippets. It cheers me up every time I open it.

Let me quote you a few of the gems in the hope it will cheer you too.

“Don’t lie about your age.

Be proud that you’ve made it this far without losing your sanity or a major organ.”

I have never felt inclined to lie about my age – until three weeks ago, when I celebrated a birthday with a whopping big O on the end of it.

Now I have declared myself

49, staying that way forever.

Let’s dip again into the little book: “Get on a motorbike and take off down the coast.” Nup, not doing that one. Ever.

Another gem: “Candlelight – use it everywhere. Carry a lit candle in front of you to restaurants if you can manage it.”

This one I like very much.

Candlelight is the mature person’s best friend. It softens wrinkles, lifts jowls, removes furrows between the brows. Try getting all that from Botox.

Let’s dip again. “Have a

The return of acclaimed Time Stops AWARD-winning choreographer Natalie Weir and Queensland’s premier contemporary dance company, Expressions Dance Company, return to the Playhouse at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre with their highly acclaimed work When Time Stops.

You can catch the performance between May 20 to May 28.

When Time Stops features Iain Grandage’s Helpmann Award-winning score performed live on stage by Queensland’s chamber orchestra Camerata of St John’s alongside EDC’s full company of contemporary dancers.

This haunting journey of life-changing moments shines a light on how we deal with moments in time

– moments that determine who we are, who we become and what we hold dear.

In her final moments, a woman’s life flashes before her eyes, opening the floodgates on those achingly personal yet intensely dramatic life-defining events – loss, new love, tragedy and longing.

“First performed in 2013, When Time Stops is one of EDC’s most celebrated and loved works and we are thrilled to bring a reworked version back to the QPAC stage,” Weir said.

“We welcome new dancers to the work, including company members Cloudia Elder, Rebecca Hall and Richard Causer, who returns to EDC following four years spent dancing overseas, and guest dancer Xiao

Zhiren from Guangdong Modern Dance Company.

“Alongside Michelle Barnett as the ‘woman’, Benjamin Chapman, Elise May and guest dancer Thomas Gundry Greenfield who returns in his role as the ferryman, this fresh combination of exceptional dancers will bring a new energy to this much-loved work.

“We are thrilled to once again work with the beautiful Camerata of St John’s who will perform Iain Grandage’s Helpmann Award-winning score on stage.”

The return season of this highly celebrated work is on sale now via the website qpac.com.au or phone 136 246.

It’s about one moment…so don’t miss it.

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The centre is focused on creating a world where the performing arts matter to everyone.

Welcoming more than 1.4 million visitors and presenting more than 1200 performances annually, the QPAC experience extends beyond the theatre with a range of unique spaces to eat, drink, and enjoy free live entertainment.

Visit www.qpac.com.au to learn more about Queensland’s Centre for live performance and the range of exciting events and initiatives on offer year round.

To come a little closer to QPAC find out more about how to become a QPAC member.

Hervey Bay is the home of a new music club

Your chance to join a stage management class

THE ZPAC Country, Rock and Blues Club is the newest music club on the Fraser Coast.

New members are welcome to the weekly Sunday night meets at the ZPAC Theatre in Zephyr St, Hervey Bay from 6-10pm.

You can sing with an excellent live band or perform solo, and all levels of ability are welcome – non-performing members are also welcome.

The theatre with its comfortable, tiered seating is fully air-conditioned and there is a kitchen and li-

THEATRICAL performance could not be staged without the skill of backstage workers.

Z PAC theatre recognises the need for these people and the need for them to understand their roles so they are presenting a Stage Management Workshop for all performance groups in the Fraser Coast region.

The workshop will be held at Z Pac theatre, Zephyr St, Hervey Bay from 9am-5pm on Saturday, March 12. It is open to those who are already involved and those who

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censed bar facilities which provide tea, coffee, soft drinks, beer, wine, spirits, ice-cream, chocolate and chips at reasonable prices.

Annual membership is $15 single, $28 for a family of two adults and two children, and $2 each per member or $5 for non-members on club nights.

Fundraising concerts are held throughout the year.

Come along and join our friendly group.

Info: Heather Jeppesen on 0427 972 789.

would like to see what is involved.

They have secured an experienced stage manager from Brisbane to present the workshop which will cover everything from the first production meeting to the completed “Bump Out”.

The fees will be $10 for Z PAC members and $25 for others. Lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.

Theatre company address: Zephyr St, Hervey Bay. Phone:(07) 4124 1271.

garage sale. Over several decades, it’s amazing what useless crap you acquire that other people will pay good money for.” How true, how much crap is in your garage/cupboards/ wardrobe? Sell it. (Or resurrect it like I did with the little book.)

This one I like very much.

“Don’t murder your husband/wife. You’re the first person they’ll suspect.” A good one to remember when the spouse gets so under your skin you want to hit him/her over the head with the crock pot.

Here’s another. “Every

once in a while give in to the urge to be appalling and tasteless.” Eh? But then. “Only twice a day.”

This next one is my favourite: “Drink champagne.”

It needs no further comment from me.

And finally this one: “Always remember what Oscar Wilde said: ‘Youth is wasted on the young’.”

So you see, some self-help books do make you feel better.

Now go and clear out your garage. ann.ricard@scnews. com.au

Young at Heart Film Festival reveals 2016 Aust Program AUSTRALIA’S only film festival programmed for film lovers aged 60 and over, Young at Heart, has revealed a stellar program that will roll out in April to Palace Cinemas across Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and for the first time in 2016, Brisbane.

For its 11th incarnation, the Young at Heart program will include 10 new feature films, a selection of new Australian short films starring seniors, special events, filmmaker Q&As, a digital print of the 1951 classic A Streetcar Named Desire and the Foxtel Movies Audience Award where filmgoers vote for Best Film.

“This year’s program takes a particular look at the modern family, celebrating the unconventional, complex and ever-changing relationships that bind us together,” festival director Mathieu Ravier said.

Celebrating the contribution of senior Australians to film culture will be the Relay Service Short Film Awards, a showcase of the best new Australian short films featuring seniors in lead roles, that will tour to more than 80 regional towns from April 1 to 17.

The Best Senior Actor award will be determined by an esteemed jury of industry professionals including entertainer Warren Kermond and actress Vola Vandere.

April 11-17 in Brisbane Palace Centro, 39 James St, Fortitude Valley, (07) 3852 4488.

Tickets: From $6.

Available via www.palacecinemas.com.au or each venue’s box office.

The program is available from www.youngatheart. net.au.

Or filmgoers can receive a copy in the post by calling 02 9550 2266.

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Snapshots of life with Ann Rickard

Or maybe you swing from one to another. Whatever works for you.

There are a zillion self-help books for the aging person, myriad pages of information to make us seniors feel good about aging, endless advice to keep us active/involved/relevant/happy.

I’m dipping in and out of a book called Aging Disgracefully – it’s an old book I found in our garage covered in dust, obviously ready to be put out in a garage sale that never happened. I resurrected it, dusted it off and it’s good again.

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Billy Demaine spoke for Maryborough life

Salt and pepper calamari with garlic aioli

Home cooking with Christine Perkins

THIS is one of my all-time favourites, very quick and easy to cook and tastes great.

Serves 4 4 Calamari hoods cleaned and cut into rings about 1cm wide 1 cup rice flour or corn flour 1 ½ teaspoons of salt 1 ½ teaspoons of pepper 1 cup good quality mayonnaise – (Kewpie Brand Soy Mayonnaise is the best for this recipe- you can find it

in your Asian section of the supermarket) 1 ½ - 2 tablespoons of finely chopped garlic (I use minced garlic from the jar it’s easier) Oil for frying – bran oil is good for this recipe Step 1: Cut calamari into 1 cm rings or strips if you prefer, just make sure not too thick. Combine flour and salt and pepper in a bowl. Add calamari. Toss to coat. Shake off excess.

Step 2: Heat oil in a large,

deep frying pan over medium-high heat. Flash fry, in small batches, for 1 to 2 minutes or until light golden.

Drain on paper towel.

Serve with garlic Aioli (Mix mayo and garlic together) as an entrée for a main serve with a salad of rocket and shaved parmesan cheese and with drizzle of balsamic glaze.

This recipe is gluten free if you use GF flour (rice flour or corn flour) and GF mayonaise.

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A MAN well known for getting things done was former mayor, alderman and Labor stalwart Billy Demaine.

He was the man who stood up for the people, with the people and against the people during the toughest times and brought about sanitary cleanliness and employment to Maryborough.

William Halliwell Demaine was born February 25, 1859 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in Northern England.

Demaine was apprenticed to a lithographic printer as a teenager and later used this craft to design and print a letterhead which was used by the Maryborough branch of the Australian Labor Party for over forty years.

It was not known whether he finished the apprenticeship, for in 1874, aged 15, he travelled to America with his brother and father in a group in search of a better life.

Billy Demaine married Mary Susannah Preston at Bradford on January 10, 1880. Promise of plenty of work and slogans like “Queensland’s one need is more people” was appealing to the Demaine family.

Demaine’s parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Demain, and Aunt Emma Halliwell, brother and sister Joseph and Emma and wife Polly, packed up and jumped on board the Silver Eagle to arrive in Maryborough on May 18, 1880.

Soon after his arrival, Demaine began working at Fairlie’s, a sawmill and joinery in Maryborough.

His small but growing family moved, around 1885, to a Yaralla St home Billy’s father, Joe Demaine built and was where they lived for the rest of their lives.

Billy Demaine’s ardent love of public life began with his involvement with the Eight Hour Union, thus began a lifetime struggle for his ideals of freedom and justice.

He began earlier by forming the Eight Hour Union in 1882 and started his campaign to have the daily hours of work reduced to eight hours.

This union in Maryborough was one of the first to implement this reform, for within six moths he had achieved his objective.

The life and legacy of William Halliwell Demaine.

He remained president of this union until 1889.

The fifth Inter-Colonial Trades Union Congress was held in Brisbane in March 1888.

This was a boost to Billy Demaine’s efforts in Maryborough and gave him the opportunity to meet many of the leaders of the various unions and other Labor supporters.

Demaine worked in his capacity as owner, editor and manager of the Maryborough newspaper, The Alert, for forty years.

He put into it that same vitality with which he approached all his projects.

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general refuse and the laying down of main drains.

Demaine felt the public needed to be constantly reminded of the need to change the unsanitary conditions.

Had Maryborough listened to him, it would not have celebrated its inaugural year as a proclaimed city with the deaths of eight citizens to the pneumonic plague in 1905.

Thirty years later when Demaine was again an alderman on the council, the problem of hygiene still existed.

When the Mayor position became vacant in 1933, Demaine became the city’s unanimous choice.

Billy worked in his capacity as owner, editor and manager of the Maryborough newspaper, The Alert, for forty years Alert, the Federation of the Australian States occurred.

Many of Demaine’s views on Federation remain pertinent in the political world of today.

Demaine first entered local politics in 1895 and was a member of the Municipal Council for four and a half years.

One of his major concerns was that little had been done to improve the hygiene of the township.

The radical alderman proposed to provide improvements like better disposal of night soil and

In 1934 more than 500 pollers voted against a sewage loan which left Demaine frustrated.

The loan which included a 50,000 pounds gift from the government would not only secure a healthy sanitary system but at the same time provide fulltime employment.

Demaine did not accept the will of the people and as Mayor made the decision alone to countermand the result of the referendum. Maryborough then became one of the earliest cities in Queensland to be sewered.

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Festive food swaps to help you keep the kilos at bay this Easter

Try these tasty low-carb options

FOR many Easter often means too many eggs, hot cross buns and family feasts – which we unfortunately pay the price for well beyond the long weekend.

However, Easter is actually the ideal time to swap carb laden dishes for tasty lowcarb meals.

“Contrary to popular believe, Easter is an ideal time for low-carb eating, particularly with plenty of sumptuous seafood on top of the menu.

“With a little pre-planning and some savvy switchouts the whole family will love, you can finish the holiday without feeling heavy,” said Colette Heimowitz, vice-president of Nutrition and Education at Atkins Nutritionals.

Follow these simple swaps to get set for a scrumptious Easter which won’t wreak havoc on your waistline.

These easy low-carb Easter recipes might soon become family favourites: Atkins Easter Buns Makes 8 buns, 5.7g of carbs per bun Ingredients: ¾ cup (72 grams) almond flour ¼ cup (57 grams) coconut flour 3 eggs ¼ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 1/3 cup almond milk ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon mixed spice 2 teaspoons grated orange peel 1 Atkins Endulge Milk Chocolate bar Method: Pre-heat oven to 175°C and line a flat baking tray with grease proof paper. Sieve the almond flour

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and coconut flour into a mixing bowl. Add the baking soda, salt, spices and grated orange peel, and half the Atkins chocolate bar chopped into small pieces and combine. Add the eggs and almond milk and mix well. Divide the mixture into 8 even parts.

Using your hands, roll the mixture into balls. Place

the balls of mixture onto the lined baking tray and squash down gently to flatten the base of each ball.

Using a knife, carve a cross (about ½ centimetre deep) in the top of each bun.

Create slivers from the remainder of the Atkins bar, and place these into the carved lines to create chocolate crosses. Bake in oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of a bun comes out clean. Enjoy fresh out of the oven. Or, if the buns have cooled, cut in half and lightly toast on a sandwich press to warm. Store in an air-tight container in a cool place.

Atkins low-carb chocolate Mousse Serves 4, 3.5g of carbs per serve Ingredients: 120ml double cream 1 tsp stevia (or your choice

blend until light and fluffy.

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Serve and enjoy.

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An extraordinary woman’s life At the Drop of a Veil/ Marianne Alireza IN THE 1940s a pretty, young, Californian university student fell in love and married a fellow student.

Nothing unusual here, except the fellow student was from a Saudi Arabian royal family and her marriage made her the first western woman to marry into a high-ranking Saudi Arabian family.

Ali Alireza was majoring in business and the young woman was studying romance languages when they met in a paleontology

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They married in 1943, the year Marianne Alireza graduated.

Alireza says she had no illusions of what it would be like to wear a veil and a long gown constantly.

“Ali was very honest about what my life would be like. On my engagement night he went all over it again and made sure I knew.”

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In 1945 the couple moved back to Saudi Arabia and suddenly Marianne found herself veiled and cloaked, living in another culture and listening to a foreign language.

For twelve years Marianne Alireza lived within a female family group.

During that time she experienced a range of emotions as she struggled within primitive housing conditions, tasting new food, adjusting to a desert

environment and in particular the strict rules for female behaviour.

Love can lead you through unexplored territory and in this case Marianne Alireza’s personal commitment to her marriage gave her the courage to face life in a foreign civilisation A reading of this book in 2016, not only exemplifies the contrasts and similarities of different worlds, it takes into account the fluid role of women, social changes in the last 50 years, and the effects of oil wealth on Saudi Arabia.

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ABOUT ATKINS: the original low-carb eating approach, the Atkins program has been scientifically reformulated as the Atkins Nutritional Approach – an easy to follow, flexible four-phased program that helps followers build a diet around whole foods rich in vitamins and ‘good carbohydrates’ including low sugar fruits, leafy green vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, dairy, good fats and protein (fish, poultry, red meat and tofu) – while at the same time eliminating highly processed carbs such as white flour (white bread, white pasta) and sugar.

Love affair with food shines through recipes Autumn Harvest – recipes by Maggie Beer Lantern, an imprint of Penguin Books MAGGIE Beer’s love of food is infectious. The passionate foodie first shared her joy in 2007 with the original Maggie’s Harvest edition.

It has since evolved into four seasonal paperbacks – Harvest Winter, Spring, Summer and now this edition Autumn.

In her signature detailed and descriptive style, you will find a collection of more than 90 of Mag-

gie’s autumn recipes.

She writes evocatively of some of her favourite ingredients including crabapples, guinea fowls, quinces, walnuts and partridge.

This story goes beyond a retail outlet and often traces sources back to the farm, the growing, harvesting and finally the making of a beautiful recipe.

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