Classic Lines - March 2023

FRONT COVER

Another cor cel ehroting 100 Yeors!

The beoulifull923 Ouronl "Rugby" Mode l M2 Tourer ofJono lhon & Dionn e Ha yes.

Durant Motor s operated inMichigan inIheUIAfrom 1921-31.Wi lliam Du rant founded General Motor s in 1908, in 1921 hefounded hisown compan y, theDurant Mo tor Compan y, he prod uced IheStnr, l ocomobille . Flinl and Rugb y ruts, heolsoacquired luxur y (Of mak er Locomobile and Mason Truc ks. Durant was Ihe local brand , Rugb y wasforexport. Besid e badges and righthand drive for some model s, the vehicle wasidentical 10 Duran t's lIar[or.The Rugb ywas built from 1923JIIOr: 1922) and production ende in 1928 togelh erwithIhe

lIar Engine ; 36hp 130 cu in4cyl

There ore 3 spelling mistokes in this issue of Classic lines. Pleose reod ond find them. Then send me on emoil with the poge number ond the words- ond the first correct onswer will . WIN APIIICEI

We hod 0 winner for Februory.. who will itbe for Morch?

Presidents Corner

WELCOME TO OUR March2023 ISSUE

My Thanks toall those who anended the General Meeting. Some good ideas on the way lorward lorthe NBCCC.

O ur Eve nt s :

*April 28 th ' Cars & Ca ffe ine' Eudlo PieShop,Meeta tlOam .

* Ma y 13 th ' Sh e dT our' Perforrna x , G ym pie Registrationre quired Linko nN e w sletter .

* May26 th ' Ca rs & Ca ffeine' Alfr esco C afe, Eumundi .

Fo r thisMonth'sissue I found another s peacial 100yea r old,just a mazing . Itmustb e lucky numbers . 1923/ 2023

Th is time itsa Rugby,N owit has nothingtodowithth e rugbygame Or does it ? I'm still tryingtofindout?

Ifa nybody can he lp m e find more informatio n o n whyitwascalled RUG BY? p leaseemail: editor@n o osacarclub .com .au

Moving ontoI928 - andnowwe have aSunbeam t hat recently joined theClub. Welcome road owner MarkSavage

Sositbackanden joy allth e p hotos andinfo .. . andfindt hose errors and e mail me.

Anycont ributions always welco me Pleasee mail:Marina

*June 9th - l l " 'W inter H ill C limb' D etails : n oosahi/lclimb .com.au

Entrie s HALFFULL - BE Q UICK II!! !

Membersh ip isonly SlS for2 people , I yeor membership. Please Renew your Member ship as it becomes due . We always sendout3 reminders for your renewa l.

PLE ASE NOTE : Und er OLD LAW, If you hove an SIV registered Cor, you MUS Tmaintain a curr ent fin anci al dub memb ership , or yourinsurance willbe void, & A Bi g FI NE is po ssibl e.

Mike Rider Pr eside nt

Club UfZ.ate

* MANAG EMENT COMM ITTEE

M EETINGHELD: 14'h Mar c h 2023

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Ge neral

- Thenew Hillcllrnb Gazebos havebee n deli vered, lookve ry smart.

- Weedsa t C lub House we re re moved , area leveledandbark applied arou nd 4 new Benche s f ort he pre- run" Cruiseand Dine eve nts" Thanks,Spo nsors: M urphy Builderssand, Alan- Tree se rvice - log s, WaydenPlumbing, Pres Mi ke - t imber b enches, Kate- - barkde livery, MikeBirc hall -leve ling, ian - leveling , M arina - p lant s & (wiodgiog hehc .]

-The new b uildingnext t o shed has now st arte d & d uet obe comp leted b y June30

- Wearestill explarinfJ options forthe storage of theClub s & SIgn an vans,anyIdeas ....

- Last Socia lEvent w as verywe ll a tten ded Nextevent isaCa r Run & lunch Mar 26 th, @Flax ton. She dTourofPERFORMAX, Gy mpie- May13'h• A Soc ialEvent w il lbe heldevery month thi syear.Please Joi nUs.

-Websi te : new ' EventListing' t o replace th e existing ca lendar New C lassic C ar Show be ing bui ld- thanks Tony.Sc ot ma intai n Hill page.

-Classic Car Sho w -Ve nue discussed ,w i ll be @Te w antinSpo rt s Co mplex C lubneeds spec ta tor e ntry fee , whic his t heon lyincome t hatco vers t he cos t s & hopefully a pro fit

- SCMSC - ca lendar 202 3: Lake sideDTC, Doona nDTC & Nambour Showgro und eve nts . Weeke nd A ug ust 4 'h - 6'h• Tw oSatur dayso nTheLakesidePark t rack - Apr il 22 od , eve nt NOWO PENt oe nter & November S'", These 2 trackdays Will beavailabletaNBCCC members viatheRACERSbookingsystem,in effect thiscanbe an NBCCCClubDayatthetrack if there is enough interest ??

We need someone to toke on setting up ond selling our MERCHANDISE ot the Hill (limbs & Cor Show. If you would like to opply pleose contort, l yn Mcleod M : 0407179 319

Michelin preporing oirless lyres for 2024 lounch

Airless tyres would usually be bod news , but Michelin 's upcoming Uptis tyres won't lea ve you feeling deflated . First revealed in 2019 , Michelin has been working on its airless Uptis consumer cor tyre for around 10 years and is aiming to bring itto market in 2024 ... mmmm

StartEnjoying a Great Socia l li fel

Date Event

March 26

Ap riJ22

April28

May13

May26

J une9·1 1

J une 16

Jul y2

Au gust 4-6

August

Septembe r 3

October 2 0-2 2

No v emb e r5

No v ember

De cembe r

Saturday 13th May 2023

Meet ot(ooroy Ro ilwo ySt olion 8.45 om for9 15 0m depo rture to Performo x Gympie.

Suitoble endosed Footweor(No Thongs)

Cruise & Dine- Fla xton

SCMSCTrackDay- Lakeside Park

Cars & Caffeine - Eudlo

She dVisit- Performa x Gympie

Alfr esco Cofe at Eumund i No osaHi llCli mb

Doanan Hotel Eumundi

Black Ant Cafe a t KinKin

SCMSC Sprint Weeken d - Na mbour Showg rounds

TB A

Class icCar Show

S um me r Hill

SCM SC Tr a c k Dav- La kes id e Park

TB A

XmasParty

Performax International is thelargest indepen dent importer, converter and retailerof selected America n vehiclesinAustralia and has been lead ing theconversio n industrysince 1989 .

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS .,. GENERAL MEETING - FEEDBACK

T heCl ub'sfi rstGeneral Meeting fo r 2023 washeld on t he 16- M archint heCWA Hall , Tewntin.

It was suc h awella ttended meeting wi th 40 M embers in tota l presen t.Thankyoutothosewhoa ttended. Supporting you rcl ub is i mpo rt ant andwewou ld like toseeeven m ore members a t thenext Gene ral Meeting

Fo r t hose whocouldnot atte nd, it wou ld be app rec iated if yo u co uld sendusa n e mail w ith all those ideas that will makeo ur Club more socroloble, enjoyab le a nd allinclus ive inthefut ure all emailsto e mailp lease -D aryl- vice president@noosocarclub co m ou All suggestions willbe appreciated.

Abr ief sum mary:

* To include aTrade Directory i nClassic lines tha t wi ll hel p fin d thebestt rades people toworkon yo ur precious ca r

* Toha ve mo re "Membe rship d rives" int he f uture -let us know what youthin k wecandoand ifyou wou ld beava ilable .

* Howt he club could get the younger generat ion invo lved?Let'sall get o ur Gran dchildren involve db y signing themupasJUNIOR CLUB MEMBERS please. Mo reideashere inC lassicLines.

* We would liketotrya diffe rent app roch toC lub Shirts/Tops. Let 'sallbuyaBlue/ Navy/Whiteshirt, t -shirt, po lo , blouse , j acketofyour choice some thing youfee l comfo rtable in.Thentakeitto BOOTSCO,Noosavilletoge t t heC lub logo embrcrded on it . If you needa ny assistance wit h that please Contact: Marina - editor@noosocarc/ub.wm,au Buyashirt on l ine isalsoanop tion , p lease see page in ClassicLines.

* Siv Registrat ion.Kel & Tonyw ill looki nto howthe website po rtal cou ld be i mprove d

* C lassic C ar Show.Diffe rent venueswe re suggested. Theprosandconsofpossib le future ven ues were di scussed. For 2023 t heshowwillbe held a tt he Ma ttThornhillC ricket ova l - next t oou r C lub shed.

* Me rchandise . TheC lubislook ing f o r so meone who a re p repa red to he lpw ith sett ing up,sell ing an d o rganising C lubm erchondice.Please get involved

* The Hill. It was good toseesomanyo ft heC lubs p revious Hillclim bO rganisers a tt he m eeting.Their opinion andpa rticipation - Wo rth t he ir weigh t i n Go ld. Wewo uld liketoinviteAllcl ubmembers t o b e part ofou r two upcom ing events.Encou rage teenagers 14yearsa nd older tosta rt dr iving at"t he Hill'unde r qulde nce o f o ur veter an racing drivers We would alsolike t oseemoreWoman

LetsALL promote our Club & keep on contributing inits constant growth and success in the Future!

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Calling All Members

* We ar eseek ing yo ur in putt oa Trade Dir ectoryfo rm emb ersseeki ngt of indth e rig ht trad esman to c arry out q uality work on t heirpri zedc ars.

The Dire cta ry wi llb e ad vertisedi n Classs icLinesa ndon ade dicated page o n o ur we bsite.

Initia l trad esco ntact i nformatio n:Na me and Address isso ughtf or reco mmended:

Auto-electricians

Panel/Body repairs

Upho lsterers

Engineeringworks - cy linder bo ring, h eado verhaul, cam andcranks haft

g rinding

C hrome Plating

* S u ggestions fo r o thert radeswe m ay li ke t o in cludew hile kee ping i nm ind th e pri macy of ou rCl ub S ponso rs.

Thedi rectory wi ll beco mpiled an d coord inated by

Ph il Elliott philnbran@bigpand.com w ho eage rly awa its yo ur suggestions.

P eter' s passion f orspeedand Peugeot cars developedt hrough hisf atherwho worked at a Peugeotfactoryi ntheNetherlands.Over weekendshisdadwould participateinrallies allover Europe. So naturallywhen it was tim e t obuy anewcar, hischoice wasapearl white Peugeot308GTi. A carknown for it' s200bhp andperformance Thebody-huggingSport seats and Panoramic opening glassskyroof wereadd onbonusses

Welcome-PetervandenBremer

Ccrs t o love have al waysbee n o ut o f reach f or me.They havea lways beenanecess ityf orwork e tc .

Unti l over t he lastfewyearsIhavebee n able t o ownsomeo ft he mosticon ic cars

Ia lways drea med ofwheng rowing up . Ihavea ve rymixedbu nch b utI ca nhonestlysay I have no f avourites.

O nceI'm be hindt hewheelofeac h one t hey f eelincredib ly unique andspecial , eac hhaving t heir ownpe rsona lity. Ista rted withano ld S unbeam 1928 and t hencameac ross apink Cadi llacEldorado figuring I neededano ther o ne went ab out fi ndi ngmy 1959 c ustomised specif ically fo rt hesecondannua l ElvisPresleyc ar showat Graceland.

The ba ll go trollingan d I added afewot he rs. From th eb rute powe r oft he Vi pe r to th e a ccele ration o f t he b lown C amaro I justlovespe nd ing t imew ith thema lmost as muchas mywife.

We Welcome ... AndrewPowell

Thisis the firstclass ic car I have had It isared 1955 MGB I boug htit from an enthusiast in Gipp sland Victoria and shipped ituptoMildura whereI lived .

The storybehind this acqui sition is that my wife Fiona and I talk ed about buying a class ic car withthe top off.cruising and enjoying the Murray land surroundings. But fate intervened. Sadl y mywifebecam e ill and passed away inOctober 2021 I still thought about a class ic carinmem oryofFiona

I eve ntualiydidbuy one and here I am enjoyingbeautiful No osa cruising withmy little red caras herlegacy.

OurClub is always delighted to welcome new JUNIOR Members . They are the Future of our Club, and we acknowledge it. If your child loves cars, nurture that interest in them and find ways to encourage your child's love of cars . They're never too young to love motorized vehicles, even a decade before they earn their driver's license . Encourage your c hild's love o f cars by sharing car related activities with them . HIll(lIMB

Cody van den Bremer

• Let the mb e part of our w eekend "Crui se & Dine " dri ves Thisisa great opportunity for kids to touch, climb in, explore in as u pportive environment

" Everyt ime C ody o ndmyselfvisited show s, t rack dayso r aHiliC limb , hehasbee na skingif h e co uld be c o me a membe r oft he NBCCC so now w ef inol ly d idit.He'sa t t hata gew here he ca n grow, de ve lop an d lea rn a bout hisinterest s hopef ully c rea t ing ap assion for life . I knowIgo t mypas sio n fro mmy Dad w housed t od ri ve a ' NSU' fr o m rally t orallyt hro u g h out Euro p e.He th en st ar ted w orki n ga ta Pe ug eotd eale rshi p in Holla nd w he reIco uld be f ou ndr id in gmy b i ke ar o und th e w orkshopeve ry d ay Tha t ea rly love for car s h a s n ever left a nd I am happ y t osee th a tmy so n hasi nhe ri te d th atsame p assion a nd i nterest a t th is yo unga ge Co dy l ight s upevery t i me heisa llo we dt oge tcl o se t oa car , ge t s t o look at anengi ne bay o r is invited t o g et real close a nd sit ina car His bi gges t w ish is t o dr ive up t he Hi llwhi chmi ght actual ly co met ru e f or him t his year.

It' s a mazi ng t oseet hese kids a t shows /e ve nts i nt eracting wi t h car o w ners w ho t a ke t he ti me t o a nsw e r an y qu est i o n s tho sekids mi gh t ha ve , t ha t is pas sio ns a nd memo rie s are cre ated

CAR SHOW Update I

O ur Cla ssic Car Sho ww illseeits 3StnC elebrat ion t his year

We wou ldliketoInvite A llour Memberst obe part of th isyears e vent!

Our Club is very fortunate toha ve suchan arra y of different makes and mode ls o f cars As youha ve seenin the February issue o fC lassic lines 2 100 Y earold Vau xhal ls, an othe r100 year o ld Duran t.. . follo wed b y younger models Sunbeams, Roll s Royce, Bentle y, Au stin Mart in, Ferrari, Por sche, Ma serati, l ambor ghini , A ustinHealeys. . . . tot hem odern S leek Spo rt s car Mode ls.

This year w i ll a lso ce leb rate t he f irst M .G . sports cars tha t w ere p roduced in 1923, sothi s is the date from w hich all th ings M.G . truly began . If youare one of t hoseM .G O wners please be part of t his years C lassic Car Sho w.

Father's Day

Matt Thornhill Cricket Oval, Tewontin

HILLCLIMB

G reetings NBCCCMembers,

Preparat ions a re i nfu ll swi ng fo r our upco ming Winter NoosaHillCl imbt obeheldove r June 9' h_ll th .

This yearmark s t he 26 th running ofe vents at th ef amed Gynd ier D rive course and mem bers ca n get involved in thefollo wingw ays.

* Comp ete at t he Event

Competitor ent ry' so penedonthe ]5 ' March and o re fill ing fast so jf you are intendingto enter don't lea ve it tolong ! A d isc ounted entry fee is offered toc urre nt club members (Yo u w i ll need topro videy ou r membe r number w hen entering )

Informat ion on l icensing, regulation s and of course ho w t oen ter can be found under the "C ompet itor" section a n the updated Naasa Hill Climb w ebsitewww .noo sahiJlclimb.com.au

* Club M ember Ob

servationRuns

An y members that are i nt erestedindri vi ng "The Hil l" but w it houtthe compet ition element can com e along o n the Friday afternoon and dosome observa tion runs behi nd the coursec ar ...A g reat w ayt osee w h a tit'sa ll abou t ! More information onho w to register f o r o bservation runswi ll bema decl osertot hee vent

.,.. Meet & Gre et

As i np reviousyearsaco mpeti tor me et & g reet is pl anned f or th eFridaynigh t ...deta i ls wi llbemade a va ilabl esoo n!

.,.. Sp ectat ing

Memb e rsinte nd ing t o come a long and spectate a t the ev ent w illg et f reee ntry w he nthe y pr esen t th e ir c urrent cl ubc ard . Freeshuttle b uses w ill also be av ai lable toge t yo u f rom t hefr o nt ga t e up to th epitarea , andfro mth e p it ar ea u p t o the t urn10 grandsta ndar ea

.,.. Vo lunt eers

Members w il lo nce aga in bee ncouraged t o vo lunteera tt hee ve nt andc anreg iste r th ei r interes a range o fro le s byg oing to www noosohiJlclimb.com au/vofunteers and filling out the v o lunteer registration form .O nce registere d , one o f the organizing committee wi llbe in contact toha ve a chat andtell youm ore about the ro les A volunteer i nf orma tio n day is al so planned at theC lub Shedon Saturda y the27 rh of Ma ysoyou can meet the team face to f ace and t o f illyou i n o nany rele vant inf ormation before thee vent

.,.. Work ingBee

A wo rking bee is plan ned f orSaturdaythe3n:1 June (one week priortotheevent) tog ive the track and pit a rea a ti dy up befo re thee vent. More information on times and jobs w illbe c ommunicated closer tothe day.

Regards

Scott Bingha m Hill Direc tor 2023

Ways to Nurture & Encourase Your Child's Love 01 Cars

E verych ildis obsessed with so me subject when they'reyou ng. Whether it's d inosaurs , super heroes , trains, or Santa C laus, th is infatuation can consume their co nversat ions and p laytime . They'll prac tica lly eat, breathe, a nd dream it.

* Exp erien cea fast wi zz up the Hill @ Noosa Hill Climb :Bring them to our two annual Hillclimb events. An in terest in cars ca n lead to a p lethora o f o ther c rea tive h obbies Spe ndtime bu ilding model cars together. Noton ly do theseactivi ties givethe m ac rea tive outlet, theya lsofos ter an understancling of and in te r estin b asicp hysics,m ech anical, and engineering pri ncip les.

* Be p arto f She dTour s an do ur G o- cart da y : Soon wewill be going to a go-kart track and Shed tour - b ring them al ong!A way to let them get b ehin d the wheel.

Find ways like these toa llow themto explore their automotive interests in c reative, interactive ways . Who knowsit could leadtoa career inthe car industry .

P ast PresidenWice President ofour club Bruce Chaimberlin and Graeme Meade has teamed upto take part inthe 2023 Kidney Kids Kar Rally, to raise awareness of kidney disease and help kids suffering from the illness .

This year the rally will be held from 13-19 August and run from Mudgee to Bateman's Bay then ontoits final destination at Narrandera .

Co-drivers Graeme and Bruce have secured a Mitsubishi Lancer forthe venture and are working ona wardrobe of outlandish outfits in order to gain points inthe rally event.

Their car isyetto be decked outin rally clobber including stickers with names of Sponsors

At present they are seeking donations and sponsors from the community, with all money donated going directly to Kidney Health Australia.

To donate to help Bruce and Graeme achieve their $3000 minimum fund raising aim , visit ....

This100yearo ld Dura nt Rugbycarhaspro ved itse lf to be " Excelle nt in eve ry way. " we Durant hasvindicated his sloganof "anothe r real good car."

NoMass produce d a utomobiles held g reate r promise than t he cars we Durant (founderof General Motors ) launched un der h is ownna meatt he beginni ng of1921. Beside badges andright -hand dr ive fo r some mode ls, the v ehicle was identica l to Durant's Star car, andwas ass ignedt o expo rtm arkets by Dura nt Motors, due to the name Star being u nder copyr ight by theStar Motor Company intheBritish Commonwealth. The Rugby wasbu ilt from1923b ased an t he Sta r car a nd produc tion ended i n 1928 t ogetherw ith t heSta r.

The chassis was ma nufac tured by t he Star MotorCo ., con t rolled by Dura nt's. The car cos t well under £300i n those years.

Itwas advertised i nA ustra lia as -"Ac ar that w i ll accelerate fromawa lking pace t o 45to50m iles pe rhourw ithin a few seconds A car w hosep erformanceis smoot h at all speeds : a ca r su pe rb lysprung, g racefu l inl ine w it h a weal th of conve n iences demande d byt he fast idio us m otorist."

Jonathon 's beaut iful Rugby car washis Grandfa thers pride and joy.He bought itf rom somewhere near Nona Glen inNSWand i nthe90s started toresto re it. Hedi d a lotofwo rk on it. Theor iginal Maroon co lou r were resprayed t o ab lue/purple colour . Then i n 2000 Rugby w as given to Jonath on's father and he i nheriteditfro m h is late fat her.

It h asa n Aus tra lia n body, ma nu fac tured i n Ade laide , upho lstered in leat her , a nd seating five peop le. A ustraliant imbersand leat h erareused th rough out , and a ll work we re done byA ustra l ians.

TheRugbyha s good clearance, and is eas ily co ntrolled The average m ileage t o t he gallon is27 , but shewilldo 30 when t unedup. "I t'sstillawo rk in progress" says Jonathan.

1928 Sunbeam

20.9HP Coachbuilt Saloon

J o hn Mars tonLim ited'sf irst Su nbea m p roduction car, a De Di on - enginedvort urette wasso ld i n 1901, but it was notu ntil 1907 , twoye ars afte r theS unbeam Moto r Car Co mpanyhadb ee nformed , t hat t he firm p roduced its lirstall -British mode l, t he 16/20. The a rrival o f designe r Lou is Coa talen in1909 and the p ursuitofan effec tive co mpetit ion programme enab led Sunbeam toestablish a f ormidable reputat ionp riort o WWI, it ssuperbly made p roduc ts e njoying a reputation rivalling th ato f thebes t f rom A lvis a nd Bentley t he re after. Producedbe tween 1929and 1933.

TheS unbeam 20.9 hp was introduced lo r 1927 season , it featured a2916cc overhead va lve six cy l inde r e ngine w ith a rating of 20.9 hp and afo ur speed ge arbox. Ituse d sem i-e lli ptic f ront suspension and canti lever re ar suspension . The four whee l b rakes we re operated by cable at th ef ront and r oda t the r ear Hydraulicb rakes arrived f or 1931 togethe r w ith a2 ,193cc e ngine ra ted a t18hp , and in 1932thelourspeed ge arbox g a i ned synchro mesh onthir d a nd top gears.

Bodystylesa vai lable were: 2 -seate r, tou rer, fixedhead coupe , lolding -head coupe, Coac hbuift Sa loon , Wey mann sa loon a ndRallyWey mann sa loon .

Sadly,the collapse 01 t he Su nbeo m-Tolbot -Do rrocq co mbine i n 1935 an dits subseq uent acq uisit ion by Rootes meant t h a tthe Sunbea m neve r got the cha nceit deserv ed

C lub m emberM ark Savage ow ns one of these last true S unbeams

This year itwil l be95 Years Young and it 's st i ll goi ng st rong

It was ow ned bya Beaudese rtf amilyformanyyears. Thekidsused t ogo t o town i nitint he 70 S a nd 80 S whe n Beaudesert was ju stasmallcou ntry tow n.It was refurbishedi n e arly 70 s , m ainlyth esea ts, and carpet Asa coach built the b odyis wood so me steel p anell i ng and it is completely covered i n viny l wh ich is i n great co ndi tion forbe ing almost 100 years o ld.

"Them otorstarts eve rytime a ndI haven 'thadtoc rank it ye t It's astra ight 6g iving o ut 26h pI be lieve a s it was t he b igge r engine. It isn't registered asitisa showp iece forou r events an dI wou ldn'tdr iv e it anyway asitis scaryata nything ove r 20m ph haho ."

Th erew ill o nlyb e 5000 t icketsso ldinth e l ott ery tow in a $35,0 00 pi eceofje we llery , cus tom-designed

1ticket for$20 00 ($20.00ea)

3 t ickets for $5 0 00 ($1667 ea)

10 t ickets for$ 150.00 ($15.00ea)

20 t ickets for$30 0.00 ($15.00 ea)

30 t ickets for $450.00 ($15.00 ea)

Ti cketsales c loseT hursday , 8June 2023 @ 5p m. D raw Sat urday , 10 Jun e2023.

Th e br acelet,w hich w illr aise fund s f ort heh o spice, i s ast unn ing comb ination o fdi amonds, pi nkto urmaline,r oseq uartz an d amethystn estled inl 8-caratw hite go ld.

AtNoosaCiv ic Shopping Centre M rPriestsaid, " I ca lleditKri sty-Elle br acelet b ecause m ybea utiful w if e p asse daway fr om ca nc e rl ast yea r a ft er aco urageou s andp o w erful 12 m onth ba ttle w ith t hath orrible di sease "

"We l oveKatie Rose Cott age- HospiceCarea nd we lcome th e resto f t he Noosaco mmunityt o rea lly co mpre hend a ndun derstand h o w i mpo rtantp alliati v ecare i si n ourcom munity. A ll o fu s w i ll one d ay p ass throu gh th osega tes ."

Katie Rose i s prim arily f und ed b y th eco mmunity , aso nly 20 p erce nt o f t he nur singcos ts a re cove red by th eQ ld Gove rnment .

"This is r eallyc hangingli v esforpeo ple w h oarego ingth rough th eto ughest part o ft heir ii fe w i thl ovedo nes.

" Asaco mmu nity , wea re so f o rtun ate t o h avet heKatie Ro se h ospice f acilit y.

Ti ck et bu yersw ill beabl e tov iew t h e br ac eletat Priest Jew ellers, Civic Centre fr om6Ma rch u ntil 8 June.

Foryourlhon,etowin, purchose lilkels· foffletix .coffl.ou /krislyellebfotelelfoffle

C olin& Max ine Kievow ned a manufactu ring bus inessi n Gippsland, V icto ria. They always be lieved insupporting their loca l comm unity and were heavily involved inmanyco mmun ity activities f o r more than 30yea rs.

When the pair r etired , Co lin fo llowed his passion fo r his to ric m oto r ve hicles anda dded tohis al ready eclectic co llec tion, a few other vehicles. Knowing thei r daughter hadsett le d wit hher h usbandin Nooso. the obvious dec ision was made t omove closer to the youngest grandch i ldren They downsized t he motor muse um they ha d in Victoria but continue to offe r ittoca r en thusiasts and ot he r community g roups f orview ing att heir Lake MacDonaldp roperty.

Always ready to suppo rt the ir local community , when a pproached by members oft he Tewantin NoosaBranchofRed Crosstoho l d a charity fundraiser intheformofa Picnic Amongst the Cars , show ing the ir h istoric vehicles and a di splayof other vehicles, they e nthusiastic a lly ag reed.

The community i s i nvited t o j o i n RedCross f ora picnic amongst aco llection ofa ntique and classic cars , w hile enjoying the sounds ofHot Peppers Jazz Bandandw ith raffles andasi lent a uction , on Sunday 28 Ma y atLake Ma cdonald .

Tickets areavai lable online: events .humanitix ,com lpicnic -amonqst-the-cars

Proceedsraisedgo towards Old ServicesofRedCross.

CHOOSING THEHERBS&SUPPLEMENTSPATH 10 Key Questions

1.Who isg iving adv ice about herbsa nd sup plemen ts, t heir q ualificationsand expe rience?

2.Whatist he subs tance or mixture of substances bei ng Reco mmended?

3.WhatamItryingtoachieveby t akingthis?

4 . Isthehe rb/supple ment c learly labe lled wit h ingre dients and dosage?

5 . Isthehe rb/supplement a standardised product f roma reputa ble man ufactu rer?

6.What research hasbeen done as evidence fo r any e ffectiveness in my p articular type of cancer?

7.Whatisthe evidence of safety?

8.Are there any potentia l adverse effec ts?

9.Doest he subs tance haveany p otentialto interact negat ively with anyofme prescribe d medicines and cancer treatme nts?

10.Do Ihavea ny o ther medica l conditio ns (diabe tes/ live/ kidneydisease)tha t mig ht be affected by ta king t his subs ta nce?

Adopted fr om The Canc er Recovery G uide, Dr. KerrynPhelps

Licensing Requirements

for Drivers Aged 75 and Over

If y oucurr ently holdaQueensland driv e rlice nce a nd a re a pproac h ing7 5yea rsof age, t here areafew requirements youw illh avet o p repare for inor derto continuedr ivin g into the future. This factsheeta ims to d escribes ome o fth e licens ingrequ irements dri vers aged 7 5a ndovercan expect.

Medical certificate requirements whenyouturn75

Currently dr ivers aged7 5 yearsa ndold erarerequ ired to carry av alid medical certificate every time t heydriv e. This certlfrcate is iss uedbya doctor w ho as sesses a nd d et e rmines t ha ty ouar e medically fitt odr ive.

Your medical certificate w illh avea maximumva lidity of13mo nth s. You need t o en surey ou r medica l certificateremain s curre nt. Befo re y ourcertificate isdu e t o expire y ou w ill n eedto b e reassesseda ndprovided withanewce rtificateif yo u wish tocontinuet o d rive. Being cert ifiedas medicallyfittodr ive isma ndatory regardless ofw hetherornot yo u have a medica l condi tion.

Please n ote:Certificates issuedpriorto 7 J uly2017 w ill ex pireonth esta tedexp iry date.

Thingstodobefore yo u turn75

Approxi ma tely s ixweeksbefor ey ou t urn 75y ou s hould receive a letter fromth e De pa rtme ntofTransport a ndMa in Roads (the dep artment)adv ising y ouo ft he requirementtocarry a vali dmedicalcert ificate.

It is important th atyo umakea nap poin tmentto see yo urdoctorwheny ou receive thi s letter Youmay wish toa dvisey ourdo ctort hat y ou need t he a ppointment fora medicalassessment fort he purp ose of driving as thi s type ofassess ment may take longer t ha n astandard con sultation.

Oncey outu rn 7 5y ou mus tnot drive if yo u donoth ave ava lidmed ical certificate.

Selfassessmentchecklist

Before yo u see t h e doc tor y o u sh ouldthin k aboutt he s ortof t hings t hatmight make d rivin g more diff icult. Assessingy ourdr iv in gskills a ndbein gaware o f early w arningsig nsar e thebestway to makesureyou 're n ot putt in gy oursel f, y ourlovedones,orother ro ad us ersat risk.

Th e followinglist pro videss omeof the w arn ing s igns t o g ive y ouan idea a bout y our ge nera l fitness t odri veand th e so rts of thin gsy ou shoulddiscuss withyo ur d octor.

Doyou:

o Suffe r fromanyserious h ea lthco nd itio nssuc h as a rthritis, epilepsy, a h eart cond it ion , h igh b lo od pressure oran xiety?

o Take medicationtha t may imp acton y ourabilityto dri vesa fely?

o Have near missesw hendr iving?

o Have diffic ulty mai ntaining con centration wh ile dri ving?

o Feel ex hauste d afterdr iv in g fo r anho ur o rless?

o Ha v e diffic ulty w ithgla refrom oncomin g h eadlights, st reetlightsorotherbri g htor sh inyobj ects, espe ciallyatdaw n , du sk andat n igh t?

o Find it h ardto tu rnyourhead,neck, shouldersor bod ywh ile driv ingor parking?

o Havey ourpas sengerswarny ou abo ut t h ingsonthe roa d y oumay not have see n, o r see n t oo lat e?

o Regularly n eed yourp assengersto g ive yo u dir ections.s uch as when it isdea rtop ass?

o Have difficult y reacti ng quick lyt oother dri ver's ac tions?

o Ignore or misinterprett rafficsignsa nd sig na ls?

o Failto judge distances be twee n carscorrectl y?

o Drive at in a pprop riatespeeds, eit he rtoofast or too s low?

o Feel overwhelm ed inh eavy tr affic?

o Becomeeas ily flust ered oran gry?

Ify ou a nsweredyes to a nyo fthe questions y ou s hould cons ider modi fyin gy ourdri ving b ehaviour. You should also discu ssyo u rconcernswith yo urdoctor.

Medicalassessment process andoutcome

If y ou r do ctor determines that yo u a refitt o dri ve,y ou w ill be issuedw ith a medicalcertificate.Depe nd ing on y ourcircum stancesy oumay be assessed as bei ng eligibleforanu nconditional licence or y our d octormay recomme n dtha ty ou b e issu ed a conditional licence. Continuedover

Tohelpyo umaintainyou rmobilitya ndsafety,your do ctor may recommendt hat y ourdriver licence besubjecttocertain dr iving restrictions,whic h willbe identifiedon y our medica l certificate, for ex ample:

• Only dr iving ind aylight o rin off-peak h ours

• Only dr ivingwithin aset radi us(e.g.5km) fro m home

• Only dr iving between speci fic locations le.g, hom e, shopsan d medicalcentre)

• Only drivingave hicle which has certain modifications

• No h ighwayorf reeway driving.

Ify ourdo ctor needsfurt her infor mation to makea n assessmenttheymay requirey ou tosee a specialist o r und ertakea d rivingassess ment wit h a n occupationa l t herapistto assessyo ur fitnessto dr ive. If th ish appens y oumay notbea ble to d rive u ntilthe assessme ntis fina lised.

If yo urdo ctor hasassess ed y ou asmedically fitt o d rive y ouo nlynee dtopresentyour medicalcertificateto t he departmentwhenyo urenewy ourdriver licence, or if y ourdr iver licencehas been damaged, lostor st olen However,if yo u presentyo urmedicalce rtificateto the department,yo u will receive a remindernotice before your medica l certi ficate exp ires re minding youtoobtain a new medicalcert ificate.

Inso me case s, ifyo urdoct or c ons iderstha t co ntinuing todrivemay beu nsafe,y ou will beissued witha medical cert ificateindicating t h atyo udo not meet t he medical criteriat o hold a licence a n dt h atyo u should no lon ger d rive.

When ren ewi ngyou rl ice nce,y ou are st ill e ligiblet o select from th erangeoft er ms ava ilable t o everyo ne (up to five years ).

Surrendering your li cence

Ifyo ur doctor recommends th aty ou g ive updriving

Medical certif icate s issuedt od rivers 75 y earsan d ove r altog ether, yo u will need tosurrender yo urlicence toth e willh aveamax imum va lidityperiodof13 month s. department. Thisca nbedone by mail(Departmentof However,yo urdoctormay requireyouto und ertake Transporta nd MainRoads, POBox525, FortitudeValley more regula r chec ks a n d yo ur medical cert ificat e willQueensland 4006),inperso n toaCustomer Service reflect t his. Thiswill depe nd onwhet he r y ou h aveaCentreo rDriver Lic ence IssuingCe ntre, o r by proxy (a medica l co ndition thataffe cts y ourdr ivingan dho w personwith a letter of a uthor isatio n) onyo urbeh alf. If o ften yourdo ctor wouldliketo monit ory ourcon dition.yo u co ntinue to drive wit hout amedical cert ificate or Thisis adecisiont hat on ly yo urdoctorca n ma ke.do no tco mply wit h a l ice ncecondition , you mayfacea fm e inexc ess o f $2,400.

Ify ou are diagnosedwith a longte rmo r permanent med icalco ndition that a ffectsy ourdr iving,y ou a re requiredtonotify the department

Ifyou decidetosurre nder y ourdri ver licen c evoluntarily yo umay be e ligiblet o receive anAdultProofo f Age cardfree ofcharge togiveyo u a n a lternat ive formo f p hotoide ntity.

For more informatio n please attenda Departmentof Tra nsport an d Main Road scustomer service ce ntre or Queen slandGovernment l ice nce issui ng ce ntr e, visit www.qld.gov.a u orca ll 1323 80'.