Sunshine Coast Seniors Newspaper April 2012

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by Allan Blackburn

RETIREMENT for Dr Joan Wood gave her the time and freedom to indulge herinterests. Now at age 80, she is an accomplished flamenco dancer, speaks Spanishfluently, plays a mean game of table tennis, enjoys both roller skating and ice skatingand just happens to have a black belt in karate!!Joan came to live on the Sunshine Coast upon retiring from being a lecturer incomputer science at Waikato University in New Zealand. Her four degrees includeBachelor degrees in Arts and Science, a Master of Science with Honours and a Doctorof Philosophy. Her initial schooling only went as far as grade 8 and it was not until hermid-thirties that she completed secondary education and that led into starting her firstdegree, as an external student of Otago University. To complete the degree she had tostudy full-time for one year and was the first woman in New Zealand to receive a grantto do so.Beginning life in England, Joan lived in Egypt, Singapore and Hong Kong as her fatherwas in the British army. She and her mother, together with baby brother Robert, wereevacuated from Hong Kong in 1941 when the Japanese invasion was imminent. Theywere moved to Sydney but Joan went back to England at age 14 and began work as ashorthand typist. She again tried working back in Sydney for a few years but oncemore returned to England. In a nightclub in Fulham called Down Under, she met Derek.They married in 1956 and moved to Christchurch in New Zealand, later shifting to Gore.Joan continued working as a stenographer until her children came along.When the youngest started school, Joan returned to work and studied English andMaths to Year 12 level and then began her first degree.She got a job teaching at Gore High School where she worked for six years, completingthe degree at the same time.The position of Head of Mathematics at an exclusive private school in Lower Hutt inWellington became available and thus began Joan’s rise up the ladder of academia. In1987 she took up a similar job at a co-educational State School in Cambridge nearHamilton. Computers were still in their infancy but Joan became interested in computerscience and developed a programme for secondary schools.Her second degree was from Victoria University in Wellington, majoring in computerscience. She also completed her Masters Degree while teaching at Cambridge.Becoming disillusioned with secondary teaching, Joan obtained a lecturing position atWaikato University and that led on to her obtaining her Doctor of Philosophy Degree.Her specialty was Operations Research, involving scheduling by computer – suchthings as aircraft, bus and school timetables.As a sideline, she wrote computer software. She retired from teaching at age 65 andmoved to Nambour with Derek.Joan started to learn Spanish “for cerebral reasons”, subscribing to the age-old adageof use it or lose it. That eventually led into flamenco dancing and she was soonhooked. She started running classes and now operates Sunshine Flamenco classes inBuderim. Her students range in age from 20 to over 60. The group regularly put onshows at nursing homes, birthday parties and multi-cultural festivals.

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Continued from Page 1She got into GKR karatepurely by accident whensomeone knocked onher door trying to attractrecruits. She was toldshe wasn’t too old andbegan the sport in 2003,at age 71.It has given herconfidence in her abilityto look after herself,increased her awarenessand heightened herreflexes. She achievedher black belt rating in2010, taking just sevenyears to rise through therankings. Whensparring with oppo-nents, she often finds

Never too Oldthey take it easy withher but soon find outthat they don’t need to!Her expertise in thesport has already paidoff several times. Oncein Morocco in acrowded market awould-be thief tried tograb her bag but Joan’skarate chop soon senthim running. In her ownfront yard she wasconfronted by twoyouths when returningfrom a practice session.The sight of her karateuniform was enough tomake them back off.Sadly, Derek died twoyears ago, from

complications withpneumonia.Joan has five grandchildren. She recentlycelebrated her 80th

birthday with a hugeparty of friends andfamily. She also enjoyslane swimming andloves spending time inher garden. She is anavid reader and aSudoku addict. Thisdiminutive, unassuming,quietly spoken lady hashad a feature articleabout her in WomansDay, entitled “NinjaNanny”. Who said wehave to slow down aswe get older?

Armoured and enamoured. Golden Stag Beetles follow nature at TheSpit, Main Beach, Gold Coast.Tony Bailey of Runaway Bay is a talented wildlife photographer happyto share his photographs with Seniors Newspaper readers.

Middle age is when broadness of the mind andnarrowness of the waist change places.

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PHARMACISTS will soon be able to dispensecholesterol-lowering drugs to patients without acurrent prescription from their GP.Federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek says thechange is a “big win” for patients who can’t alwaysmake it to their doctor before their medication runsout.Under the new so-called “continued dispensing”

regime pharmacists will only be able to supplymedicines without a script where there is an“immediate and ongoing need for supply” and thepatient can’t get a valid prescription in time.The drug must have previously been prescribed to

the patient and “the medicine must be safe andappropriate for that consumer”.The pharmacist will also need to write to the patient’sGP within 24 hours to let them know an extra supplyhas been dispensed.

At the moment people can access emergencysupplies of a medicine without a prescription but theprocess is more complicated and they have to paythe full cost rather than the government-subsidisedprice. Federal parliament passed the changes to thecommunity pharmacy agreement legislation recently.The new rules are due to come into effect from July. There were almost 22 million prescriptions for thecholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins at a costof $1.1 billion. Another change to the community pharmacyagreement passed by the Senate makes it easier fordrugs to be dispensed in nursing homes. It will allow drugs to be distributed as per a doctor’sinstructions on a resident’s bedside medication chartrather than GPs having to write a separateprescription.

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Triviawith Allan Blackburn

THE Probus Club ofCooroy has begun 2012 in‘fast forward’ with theirsocial diaries quickly fill-ing upJanuary saw a planned

Marie & Ian Houldgreaves at Flaxton Barn

Probus Club of Cooroytrip to the Yandina Obser-vatory aborted due to ad-verse weather but unde-terred was promptly re-placed with a visit to theGinger Factory and lunch

at the Yandina Pub - anyexcuse!Our dinner outing toBertoni’s Pizza & Pasta inNoosaville was anothergastronomic success.

Conversation there wasinitially constrained byextremely raucous lori-keets that gatherednearby for their eveningdining experience. Thebirds eventually disap-peared to roost but notbefore they left their di-gestive products scat-tered beneath the adja-cent trees and all over ourcars......but that’s nature!In February we enjoyed awonderful coach trip tothe Blackall Ranges - LillyPonds, Mapleton Fallsand a sumptuous morn-ing tea at Flaxton Barn. Arespite at Baroon PocketDam to enable our appe-tites to be restored pre-pared us for lunch andwine tasting at Flame HillWinery, Montville - a‘must do’ for any touristto the Noosa Hinterland.With our AGM in Marchand a theatre outingbooked to DavidWilliamson’s play Travel-ling North, there is no rest

for these activeProbarians.Members travel from out-side the Cooroy area justto be involved in this veryfriendly and sociablegroup. Membership is stillopen - infact there are just

a couple of places left foranyone interested in join-ing. Enquiries to Presi-

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THE Member for WideBay the Hon. WarrenTruss met with RESULTSteam leader KathrynShewring at the SunshineCoast Council Chambers

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AT the direction of Margaret, (who Angus refers to her as ‘The Light ofMy Darkness’!) he placed his advertising in the Brisbane Seniors Newspa-per. Angus said “We were honestly overwhelmed with the personal ser-vice we received-no help desk in southern India here, rather a truly friendlylocal. It was all so easy! The result of the advertising in Brisbane SeniorsNewspaper has been way beyond our expectations so much so that wehave increased our advertising to include the Gold Coast and SunshineCoast editions.”Sixteen years ago the price of a Garden Room (ground floor with kitchenfacilities) was $75 per night at Clouds of Montville. This current SeniorsPackage directed at Seniors Card holders equates to $95 per night includinga cooked breakfast each morning for two !If you want to enjoy a wonderful stay in the beautiful Sunshine Coasthinterland you will find it hard to beat this very special package! To reserveyour accommodation call Angus or Margaret at Clouds of Montville on(07) 5442 9174.A great offer for businesses seeking advertising that works!Sunshine Coast Seniors Newspaper and its sister publications BrisbaneSeniors and Gold Coast/Tweed Seniors can deliver great advertising resultslike Clouds of Montville has received. If you want to increase sales from theSeniors market, pick up the phone and call Michelle from Seniors Newspa-pers on (07) 5493 1368 now and she will show you how to direct the everincreasing seniors market to your business. You don’t have to pay an armand a leg for advertising to get results. Seniors Newspapers have costeffective advertising packages to suit all budgets.

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ending poverty, and alsoto bring attention toWorld TB (Tuberculosis)Day on March 24th.”RESULTS is an interna-tional network of volun-

teers whose purpose is togenerate the political andpublic will to end poverty.“Poverty is not inevi-table” said Kathryn, “wereally can do somethingabout it – what we needis the will and the commit-ment. Each month RE-SULTS members take timeto find out about specificpoverty-related issuesand, through letters andface to face meetings, weurge influential politiciansand people to implementthe kind of policies thatcan improve the lives ofthose most affected bypoverty.” An example ofan issues addressed byRESULTS is the TB/HIVepidemic that is currentlyaffecting developing na-tions. Even though therehas been a cure for TBsince 1882 and it is an en-tirely preventable andtreatable disease, one infour deaths amongstpeople living with HIV indeveloping countries iscaused by TB. Want toknow how you too canmake a difference? Comealong to our next meetingto find out what you cando. Introduction to RE-SULTS is on Saturday31st March from 2.00pm– 4.00pm at the Commu-nity Access Room,Cooroy Library. RSVP/further Information call0458 629 104.

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PINT sized ex-jockeyDerek Mason was diag-nosed with Parkinson’sDisease around six yearsago. The initial shock lefthim feeling very down –but not for long. Know-ing that muscle wastage

NATIONAL Seniors Australia hasbacked a new report which showsthat more than a third of HumanResource (HR) practitioners (35%)believe their organisation is biased tosome extent against the employmentof older workers.The study by the Australian HumanResources Institute is based on asurvey of 1,212 HR practitioners andexamines questions relating toretention of older workers on thepayroll as well as recruitment issues.Nearly two-thirds of the respondents(63%) report that negative workplaceperceptions of older workers preventtheir employment.National Seniors Australia chiefexecutive Michael O’Neill said thereport echoed what older workers feelin the real world.”This report reinforces nationwideresearch that age discrimination isalive and well in Australia,’’ he said.

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HR managers admit employersdiscriminate against older workers

”Whilst the report shows there is abias against employing older workers,the positive to come out of it was that83% of respondents wanted to seesteps taken within their organisationto retain older workers.”Furthermore, nearly half the respon-dents (46%) reported that thedeparture of older workers from theirworkplace in the last year had causeda loss of key knowledge or skills.A 2011 report by National SeniorsAustralia entitled Stereotype Threatand Mature Age Workers called formore positive older role models,stronger anti-discrimination policies,increased training opportunities andgreater recognition of mature agestaff. National Seniors Australia iscontinuing to lead research into agediscrimination and the retention ofolder workers in the Australianworkforce. Media release: courtesy ofNational Seniors

was his main enemy hedecided to try swimmingbut found it difficult toco-ordinate his affectedleft side with his right. Hemoved on to try strength-ening exercises in a gym-nasium and started lifting

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THE Masonic Forum was founded in June 1995 andits’ mission statement is: To raise and expand the in-terest of brethren in the historical, philosophical anddevelopmental aspects of Freemasonry.At the last meeting a new Management team waselected and the new Chairman is Bro. Peter De-Vriesof Nambour. Past and present members of theMasonic fraternity are cordially invited to attend thenext meeting of the Forum which will be held on the16th April 2012 at the Masonic Centre Mainroad,Maroochydore, commencing at 10 am. Morning teawill be available prior to the meeting. For furtherinformation please contact Bob Medlicott on 54458310.

ONE in 3 men over 50 have benign prostatic hyper-plasia (BPH) commonly known as an enlarged pros-tate; this number rises to nearly 80% of men whenthey reach 70. While BPH is not fatal like prostatecancer, it can cause a lot of pain and inconvenience.Common symptoms are frequent and painful urina-tion, and for some cases sexual performance is af-fected, yet so few men talk openly about it.For those who have approached their doctors for ad-vice, more often than not, an effective treatment isquickly and conveniently made available. Surgery isusually the last resort due to the unpleasant natureof the side-effects such as incontinence and impo-tence. Most cases can be adequately treated withorally taken over-the-counter medication such as thepopular Magnus Shield, developed and distributedby Graminex Australia.According to Mr. Indra, spokesperson for GraminexAustralia, men in general do tend to be tight-lippedabout their current condition.“Its normal for men to feel uncomfortable talking abouttheir prostate and their symptoms (of BPH), that’sokay, we understand, “says Indra, who does his bestto personally answer questions from individual call-ers. He has spoken to many concerned wives whosehusbands are reluctant to acknowledge the issue.The key to this problem, he believes is to slowly en-courage a culture where men should not feel ashamedto talk about their medical condition, especially if itconcerns their “personal equipment”.For the men who are willing to seek help to fight fortheir health and well-being, Magnus Shield hasproven to be a very effective solution. Bill was suf-fering from the symptoms in silence on a daily basisand at first believed that it was part of the normalaging process all men go through. That was until hespoke to a close personal friend who suggested thathe get some medical advice. This led to him beingprescribed some Magnus Shield by his family doctorand the results have been positive thus far.Another long-time sufferer Paul stumbled upon anarticle written in a health magazine about the prostateand this led to him trying out Magnus Shield for him-self.“I found it helps me to empty my bladder at night andrelieves the pain of passing water. It really works forme.” says Paul.The good news is that more men like Bill and Paul aretaking a more pro-active approach to taking care oftheir own health. In order to further encourage thistrend Graminex Australia has been working togetherwith non-profit prostate support groups in Victoriato help bring awareness to men.Indra says, “Eventually we hope to get more men tocome forward about their prostate issues. This is ourway of showing our support for this common condi-tion”, says Indra.For enquiries about joining a prostate support group,visit www.magnusprime.com for more information. Forenquires about Magnus Shield, call 1300 760 627.

THE history of the pio-neering Tytherleigh fam-ily was the feature pre-sentation at the generalmeeting of the CaloundraFamily History Researchgroup in February. GuestSpeaker Judy Irvine, thegranddaughter of JohnTytherleigh, took us backto the early days of thedistrict with a very inter-esting look at our Sun-shine Coast historythrough her pioneeringfamily.John Tytherleigh, born inLondon in 1867, immi-grated to Australia at theage of 19yrs. He openedhis own store inLandsborough in 1894and with his enterprisingnature; he developed hisbusiness, riding all overthe hinterland and coasttaking orders. He went onto open stores inWoombye in 1899,Maleny in 1907 and thenin Caloundra. JohnTytherleigh, the firstChairman of the

Judy Irvine (grand daughter of John Tytherleigh)with her photo display

Caloundra Family History Research GroupLandsborough ShireCouncil, died in 1949.The last part of the busi-ness Tytherleigh & Co.Pty .Ltd. was sold in Feb-ruary 1981. Judy broughtoriginal photos of hergrandparents, old docu-ments and memorabiliawhich she shared withmembers during after-noon tea. Jocelyn Mor-gan gave the vote ofthanks for a most enjoy-able talk.All members and visitorsare welcome to attend theMarch general meeting onThursday the 15th, whenRosemary Kopittke willenlighten those presenton how to get the mostfrom the popular researchwebsite suite ofFindmypast. She cur-rently works as a consult-ant for Gould Genealogy& History, and Unlock thePast, is a highly qualifiedgenealogist who holdstwo Bachelor degrees, aswell as being awarded aFellowship by theQueensland Family His-tory Society. Besides

completing numerous in-dexes, with her husbandEric she compiled TheEmigrants from Ham-burg to Australasia1850-1879 series, andhas co-authored a numberof publications on histori-cal research.The group’s rooms andlibrary at the Guide Hut areopen for research everySaturday from 9.30am to12.30pm. On the thirdThursday of the month re-search is available from9.30am to Noon, followedby the general meetingwhich is held from 1.30pmto 4pm. Every otherThursday of the monththe rooms are open forthe full day, from 9.30amto 4.00pm.Further information onmeetings, specialistgroups and research de-tails can be obtained fromJune on 5493 2679, Roz on5493 1197, or Valerie onValerie on 5437 3879. Thegroup can also be reachedby email atc a l o u n d r a f a m i l [email protected]

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NAMBOUR’S first art gallery - Gallery at No. 10 - wasofficially opened by Nicklin MP Peter Wellington lastFriday. Art enthusiasts from across the SunshineCoast and Brisbane were treated to an eclectic dis-play of work from major international and nationalartists. Mr Wellington congratulated gallery ownersand Nambour locals Ian and Meryll Muller on a su-perb collection. “This gallery, which features majorinternational, national and local artist is magnificent,”he said. “It will attract people from across the coun-try with its diversity of talent including internation-ally acclaimed artist Hugh Sawrey.“Ian began collecting several decades ago and re-ceived excellent advice from well-known local artistKen Farrow who also attended the opening.”The opening which featured a Scottish piper andmusical entertainment attracted guests from aroundthe Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.The gallery, at 10 Bade Street, Lower Rosemount, isopen for viewings from Tuesday to Saturday between11am and 5pm or by appointment by phoning 54416638.

MEASURE your creativity and literacy skillsagainst writers from across regional South EastQueensland in the 2012 Sunshine Coast LiteraryAssociation’s Annual Writers Competition.Entries to the Writers Competition are now openand close on Friday, 27 April. For the first time, thisyear’s competition is open to residents in theMoreton Bay and South Burnett Council areas aswell as the Sunshine Coast and Gympie.There are six entry categories including junior shortstory, junior poem, young adult short story, youngadult poem, open short story and open poem.President of the SCLA, Bryan Ward said thecompetition was designed to provide an outlet fortalented writers to showcase their work to theirpeers and receive valuable feedback from profes-sional and accomplished writers.“The competition was fierce last year, demonstrat-ing the amazing abilities of writers throughoutthese regions,” Bryan said.“This year we will encourage and prepare theentrants for the competition by hosting a Write-a-thon on Saturday, 31 March,” Bryan said.There are six categories in this year’s competitionincluding:Category 1: Open Short Story, to a maximum of 2500words.Category 2: Open Poem, to a maximum of 40 lines.Category 3: Young Adult (High School, Years 8-12)Short Story, to a maximum of 1500 words.Category 4: Young Adult (High School, Years 8-12)Poem, to a maximum of 30 lines.Category 5: Junior (Primary, Years 5-7) Short Story,to a maximum of 1000 words.Category 6: Junior (Primary, Years 5-7) Poem, to amaximum of 20 lines.There is also the chance to win some great prizeswith each category having a $200 first prize and $50second prize, as well as certificates for all winnersincluding Highly Commended entries.A panel of experienced judges decide on thewinners, which will be announced at the WARMWriting Competition Dinner on Thursday, 21 June.More details regarding the event will be availablecloser to the date.The Sunshine Coast Literary Association is a not-for-profit association dedicated to nurturing,showcasing and celebrating literary talent through-out the Sunshine Coast region.“The WARM Writing Competition was first held in2007 and has been run every year since 2009 so it isbecoming a key part of the Association’s charac-ter,” Bryan said.“We encourage everyone to have a go, you neverknow, maybe they will discover a hidden talent,”Bryan said.There are a number of sponsorship opportunitiesare available, for more information [email protected]. Each entry is $7 with amaximum of three entries per candidate. Entry formsand details are available online at the SCLAwebsite, www.scliterary.org, or by [email protected]. All entries must be received by27th April 2011.

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LOOKING for senior class students from 1962Kedron High School for a 50th year reunion on 14/15 July at Norths Leagues Club Nundah, Brisbane.Ticket cost $75 dbl or $40 single. Further detailsphone Don Gordon 0417 060 745 or [email protected]

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IN March the Gatton Se-nior Citizens visited theKawana Seniors. Ourphoto shows the KawanaPresident Mavis Farmerwith Robbie and PattieLarkin far left and far right,who entertained every-one with their fine music,also the Gatton PresidentIrma Steffens and Secre-tary Margee Ellis, next toMavis. There were manylucky door and raffleprizes won that day, aswell as a bring and buy.Everybody enjoyed afriendly BBQ Luncheonthat followed the interest-ing morning.Kawana Seniors visitedthe Caloundra Senior Citi-zens for a St. Patrick’s DayMorning with ‘Shades ofGreen’, followed by aLuncheon with the Mem-bers. Many trips and en-tertaining events havebeen planned by theKawana Club this yearincluding a visit to Parlia-ment House, a Maroochy

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River Cruise and ‘Christ-mas in July’ at Tewantin.Noosa Everglades and atrip to Australia Zoo willfollow at a later date, aswell as a visit to the GlassHouse Seniors in Septem-ber. A trip to BayviewTowers at Yeppoon and 2days on the Gold Coast,are trips in the planning.Cost of being in thisfriendly Club is just $3.00per morning & yearlysubs of $5. Each morningyou will receive a LuckyDoor Ticket that couldwin you spins on theirwheel or one of 2 fruittrays as well as a meattray raffle. The KawanaSeniors, start at 9.30 am.on Thursday Morningswith musical entertain-ment and a delightfulMorning Tea to follow.Games are then playedthroughout the morning.Join this very FriendlySenior’s Club, who meetat the Kawana Commu-nity Hall, just behind the

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OUR Cooroy VIEW Club ladies enjoyed a healthy,shared brunch for our February Social. DianneJohnstone’s showed us hospitality as she shared herhome where we all could enjoy the ambiance of al-fresco dining.The next Cooroy VIEW Club Luncheon meeting willbe Tuesday 10th April at the Cooroy Hotel FunctionRooms 10.30am for 11am.Our VIEW club meetingsare held the 2nd Tuesday or the month and our Socialsthe 4th Tuesday of the month. Any lady who wouldlike to join the VIEW Club would be most welcome.We have lots of fun with raffles, guest speakers, so-cial days out and about, good food and plenty ofchatter. Come along and you will not only have agreat time but also be supporting our Learning forLife Student.Our next Social 24th April sounds great fun. We areheading for Metal Tiger Tea Emporium on GympieTerrace for Cuisine, Tea Emporium and Asian Streetfood

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AN open garden at “Maleny Botanic Garden” in sup-port of the Sunshine Coast Community Hospice isbeing held on Sunday 22nd of April 2012, from 9:00amto 4:30pm. The address is 233 Maleny-Stanley RiverRoad, Maleny. Entry Cost is Adults $10, Pensioners$8 and children are free.Attractions include - Approx 12 acres containing vi-brant flowering gardens interspersed with stands ofmature trees, numerous water features and openstretches of lawn all connected by easily accessiblepaths. Colin Campbell from the Courier Mail’s “What’sOn”, is giving a half hour talk at 11:00am and again at1:30pm. Ample parking available on the property, in-cluding bus and disabled parking.Morning and afternoon teas and picnic lunches areavailable. Light musical entertainment, raffles andplants for sale. Gardening Clubs and Group book-

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SENIOR residents of the Sunshine Coast areinvited to the 12th annual Sunshine Coast Seniors’Forum and Expo, to be held on May 18 at LakeKawana Community Centre.The event is hosted by Member for Fisher PeterSlipper and the Fisher Seniors’ Council, with thepurpose of providing senior residents of theSunshine Coast with friendly and informal accessto free information about issues that affect them.The Seniors’ Expo that accompanies the Forum willthis year again feature some 30 exhibitors, each onhand to give helpful free advice on a range ofproducts and services of interest to seniors.

THE Lake Currimundi-Kawana LionsClub are holding the Lions Biggest Bar-B-Cue to raise funds for Lions Child-hood Cancer Research Foundation.The Event is on Sunday 29th April 2012at Kawana Lake, Sportsman Parade at11.00am to 4.00pm. There will a dis-play of Classic cars/motorbikes,children’s activities, market stalls, livemusic and a giant Raffle. Naturallythere will be the best hamburgers/steak

MAROOCHYDORE VIEW Club’s nextluncheon is on Friday 27th April atMaroochy Surf Club. Alexandra Parade.Maroochydore at 11am. Newcomers arealways welcome.Our guest speaker this month will beMaggie Counihan on Solo at Sixty, atravel talk. Our club is a friendshipgroup that offers a range of social get-togethers such as coffee and movie

WE are a retired business seniorssingle group wanting to meet more re-tired single business men to join us.We need a balance of men and womento enjoy social outings.Theatre, home dinner parties, barbe-

MEMBERS and visitors will receive awarm welcome at the next meeting tobe held on Friday, March 30. Meet-ings are held in the Headland BowlsClub, Syd Lingard Drive, Buderim at 9.30

Sunshine Coast Ladies Probus Clubfor 10.00 am. Guest Speaker will bePatrick Pickett, Chief Executive Officerof the Queensland Symphony Orches-tra. Further information please phonePat on 5445 6329.

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cues, walks, picnics and dining out aresome of the venues we would like toshare. These are the outings onedoesn’t enjoy on one’s own.For further details please phone 54437663 or 5478 1936.

Maroochydore VIEW Clubmornings, book clubs and tours. VIEWClubs Australia support the work TheSmith Family in assisting underprivi-leged children to reach their potential.If you would like to find out more aboutthe club or attend one of our monthlyluncheon meetings please phoneSharyn on 5451 0004. Luncheon meet-ing cost $19. RSVP to Margaret 54777667 by 6pm Tuesday 24th April.

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burgers in town, sausage sizzle, tea/coffee and tasty cakes/scones. TheFoundation has a vision to of 100%survival for kids with cancer because“Lions believe that every child de-serves a chance at a healthy life”. Bringyour chair or blanket along and enjoythe day as well as supporting a veryworthwhile event.More information ph: Joyce 5448 8927or Sandra 5493 4007.

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“Those who have attended past forums havecommented that having so many exhibits at theexpo makes it easy to gather a range of informationin the one afternoon – it can save a lot of time,” MrSlipper said.The Sunshine Coast Seniors’ Forum and Expo wasfirst hosted by the Fisher Seniors Council andMember for Fisher Peter Slipper in 2001.The 2012 Sunshine Coast Seniors’ Forum is FREEand will be held at Lake Kawana Community Centre,Bokarina, on May 18, from 1.30pm to 4.30pm.Contact Mr Slipper’s office on 07-5444 4888 forfurther information and to book a place.

Collectibles on display at Nambour Museum during April

April.Bruce Evans, ofBuderim, isdisplayinghis collection of eyebaths. He said it waseasy to collect eye bathsbecause of their smallsize and he found itsimply to collectbeautiful specimens

during his travels, whileothers have been givento him by familymembers.“I was collecting bottlesat one stage and lookedfor blue glass bottles.Finding a blue glass eyebath was the beginningof this collection,” hesaid.“The eye baths wereused to wash the eyewith a saline solution.Today we use plasticeye droppers instead,not as beautiful as myeye baths.”Another special displayis by Australian Balletsenior soloist and BalletMaster of thecompany’s DancersCompany from 1971 to1991, Mark Brinkley ofNambour. Mark has

kindly loaned hispersonal memorabilia ofposters, autographedbooks, and ballet shoes,collected during aremarkable career whichcoincided with anenergetic period for hiscountry’s ballet com-pany.During his career hedanced with world balletgreats, Margot Fonteyn,Rudolf Nureyev andRobert Helpmann inproductions around theworld.Bruce and Mark’scollections will comple-ment many others to beexhibited in the museumat 18 Mitchell Street,Nambour, includingcollectionswith theletters A to Z, fromaprons, book marks,

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ALEXANDRA HEAD-LAND: Main Service:11.00am Service at Ko-rean War MemorialBEERWAH: Dawn Ser-vice: 4.15am Assemble atBeerwah RSL Club.7.00am Gunfire Breakfast& fellowship. Main Ser-vice: 9.15am Assemble atShell Garage/fruit growersco-op. Morning Tea andfellowship after the ser-vice.BUDERIM: Dawn Ser-vice: 4.45am Gather at theBuderim War MemorialHall. Main Service: 8.15amForm up at WoolworthsCar-park for march toBuderim Mountain StateSchool Oval. Morning teato follow service.CALOUNDRA: DawnService: 5am Buses leaveCaloundra RSL. 5.15amAssemble at Kings BeachPark Amphitheatre. Break-fast available afterwardsat the RSL Club. MainService: 8.30am Busesleave Caloundra RSL.9.00am Assemble at cor-ner of Burgess and AlbertStreets for march to KingsBeach Park. Function atthe RSL Club afterwards.

Anzac Day services Wednesday 25 AprilCOOLUM-PEREGIAN:Dawn Service: 5.00amGather at Sea Cove ResortRoad for march to Ceno-taph 1906 David LowWay. 6.00 am Service be-gins. After Service re-freshments at RSL Memo-rial Hall 1906 David LowWay. Note: The DawnService is the only serviceheld by Coolum-PeregianRSL Sub-Branch.COOROY: Dawn Service:5.00am Service begins atthe Memorial TriangleDiamond Street Cooroy.Gunfire breakfast ($2 do-nation) at RSL Club after-wards. Main Service:10.00am Form-up formarch from the ButterFactory to the CooroyMemorial Hall. Functionat RSL Club afterwards.(Tickets must be pre-pur-chased for function).GLASSHOUSE COUN-TRY: Landsborough:Dawn Service: 4.15amGather in LandsboroughMemorial Park.Main Service: 8.45am As-semble in LandsboroughMemorial Park for marchto Landsborough Memo-rial Hall. GlasshouseMountains: Main Service:10.45am Form-up inGardner Street for marchto Community Hall forANZAC Service.KAWANA WATERS:Dawn Service: 4.45amCoffee Kawana Waters

Surf Club, Pacific Boule-vard, Buddina. 5.15amMove to War Memorial.After service a lightbreakfast is available.Main Service: 10.30amGather at Kawana WatersWar Memorial adjacent toKawana Surf Club.11.00am Service begins.Lunch will be available atSurf Club at a smallcharge.MALENY: Dawn Service:4.10am Gather at Memo-rial Hall. Followed by aGunfire Breakfast.Special Services: 9.15am atWitta Cemetery and9.45am at MalenySoldier’s Memorial Hos-pital. Main Service:10.15am Assemble atWatson’s Garage formarch. Lunch at RSL Me-morial Hall.MAPLETON -MONTVILLE: Dawn Ser-vice: 5.20am Gather at theVillage Green, Montville.5.30am Service begins atMontville MemorialGates adjacent MontvilleHall. Main Service: 8.45amMarch from corner ofWilga Court & FlaxtonDrive to Mapleton RSLMemorial Park. After Ser-vice Refreshments will beavailable. BBQ will be heldat the Sports Ground be-hind Mapleton Hall.M A R O O C H Y D O R E :Dawn Service: 4.15amAssemble at Cotton Tree

Cenotaph on the Espla-nade. Main Service:8.00am Assemble outsidethe Sub Branch. 8.30amMarch-off to Cenotaph.Wreath-Laying – Mem-bers of the Public are in-vited to lay a Tribute.(Tickets for the functionsin Maroochy RSL Club onANZAC Day available atthe Sub-Branch Officebetween 9.00am and4.00pm Monday toThursday & 9.00am till1.00pm Friday.)MUDJIMBA: Dawn Ser-vice: 5.15am Assemble atPower Park Cenotaph.Gunfire Breakfast to fol-low. Main Service:10.30am Assemble at cor-ner of Coolibah andMudjimba Beach Roadfor march to Cenotaph.Function at the RSL Clubafter the Service.NAMBOUR: Dawn Ser-vice: 5.20am Assemble inMatthew St, in front ofRSL Club. March to theWall of Remembrance,Quota Memorial Park.Main Service: 8.20amAssemble in Bury Street[near Sunshine Coast &Regional Council Cham-bers]. March to QuotaMemorial Park. Refresh-ments & morning teaavailable at RSL Club af-ter service.PALMWOODS: DawnService: 4.15am Gather atthe Palmwoods Memorial

Hall Palmwoods. Light re-freshments, tea & coffeeavailable in hall after ser-vice.TEWANTIN–NOOSA:Dawn Service: 4.15amCoffee (Diggers Bar).5.15am Form-Up & marchto Cenotaph. 5.45am Gun-fire Breakfast available inBistro. Main Service:8.45am Form-up in SidoniStreet for march to Ceno-taph. 9.30am Service be-gins. Due to the popular-ity of the Club Venue onANZAC Day Ticketsmust be pre-purchased forFunctions at the SubBranch.WOODFORD: Dawn Ser-vice: 4.00am WoodfordMemorial CommunityCentre – Fellowship.4.45am Form-up for marchat Woodford MemorialCommunity Centre.5.00am Dawn Service fol-lowed by gunfire break-fast at Woodford Memo-rial Community Centre –Lower Level ($2.00 CoinDonation). WoodfordCemetery: 6.00amWoodford CemeteryPoppy Service. Mt MeeLookout – Dawn Service:5.45am Gather at MountMee Dahmongah Look-out. Followed by Gunfirebreakfast. ($2.00 CoinDonation). WoodfordMain Service: 10.00amForm-up for march – fromWoodford Chemist to

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IN yet another sign of thegrowing dominance of thedigital publishing market,the oldest English-lan-guage encyclopedia stillin print is moving solelyinto the digital age.E n c y c l o p a e d i aBritannica, which hasbeen in continuous printsince it was first pub-lished in Scotland in 1768

THE next general meeting willcommence at 9.30am on Saturday 14April 2012 at the Resource Centre inPetrie Park, Nambour, at the end ofthe car park opposite the swimmingpool. The Guest Speaker will be LibbyUrbahn who is the author of threeMilitary Books and she will bespeaking on “Fighting Spirit –Researching your family’s militarypast”.Workshops planned for Saturday 28April 2012 morning 9:30 am – 11:30am. Research Strategies for FamilyHistory – What do I do? Where do Igo next? Where should I look forinformation?The basic techniques will be outlinedusing a series of resources - CD’s

MAROOCHY North Shore Lions Clubwill be holding their Annual CentAuction on Easter Saturday7th Aprilin the new North Shore CommunityCentre, David Low Way, Mudjimbastarting at 6.30pm. We will havearound100 items available for thisCent Auction as our local businessesare extremely generous and provideus with goods and vouchers, Fundsraised will be used to assist the LionsMedical Research team at the RBWHaand the PA hospitals in Brisbane aswell as assisting youth activities andother deserving causes in our area. In

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will soon end publication of its printed editions andcontinue with versions available online. The com-pany said it will keep selling print editions until thestock of around 4,000 sets runs out.Groaning bookshelves of the red leather-bound vol-umes certainly lent an aura of intellect or at least ad-vertised the owner’s purported interest in knowledge,which formless online encyclopaedias cannot prom-

Family History Sunshine Coastmicrofiche, Internet, books and onlinearchives and family.The afternoon workshop 1:00pm –3pm will cover Newspapers on line –How digital newspapers can help yourebuild the family stories everyonehas forgotten.Bookings are essential please. Cost is$5 each or $8 for both and all moniesraised are used to purchase furtherteaching resources and handbooksfor the library. To book, phone theCentre on 5441 4266 or [email protected] more on our website http://sites.google.com/site/genealogysunshinecoastinc/For research queries phone Merle on5444 4648.

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the past we have helped both localschools, the Mudjimba Surf Club andthe Lions Emergency Accommodationcentre in Nambour.We would like to invite readers tocome along and have an enjoyableevening on Easter Saturday. Therewill be a BBQ from around 6pm withthe Cent Auction starting at 7pm withtea/coffee/cold drinks available. Ifyou have never participated in a CentAuction why not come along andhave a great 2 hours of fun. Forfurther information contact Lion Billor Lion Carol on 5450 5721.

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A SUNDAY Brunch with special guest Maggie Beerwill be held on Sunday May 20th at the Noosa Water-front Restaurant & Bar, 142 Gympie Terrace at 10amtill 12midday. Emcee: ABC Coast FM’s Mary-LouStephens. Cost is $55 per person. ($20.00 per persongoes to the charity), includes a complimentary glass

EACH year U3A Sunshine Coast runs a writing com-petition which is open to retired or semi-retired ThirdAgers. You do not have to be a member of U3A. Thefive categories include short story writing, an auto-biographical incident, challenge fiction and Free Verseand Rhyming Poetry. Each group type offers first,second and third prizes of $150, $100, and $75, and

Molly’s Song – fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Australia Researchof Champagne on arrival.Exciting raffle and lucky door prizes. Book by phon-ing Noosa Waterfront Restaurant & Bar on 5474 4444.Full payment is required when booking. Book earlyto avoid disappointment as everyone wants to meetMaggie.

U3A’s 5th Annual Writing Competitionthe entry fee for each submission is $5. The deadlineis June 15.Last year’s winner of the fiction prize Chris McGeehas recently published her first novel.See details on www.u3asunshine.org.au , call theconvenor on 5494 7230 or [email protected]


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AFTER Easter it will betime again for theCaloundra ModelRailway AssociationSale and Display Day tobe held at the CaloundraArts Centre Assocbuilding (North streetCaloundra ) oppositethe Rydges Oasis Resorton Saturday 14th Aprilfrom 10am to 2pm. Entryis free.Visits have beenorganized by ModelRailway Clubs from GoldCoast and Ipswich. Themembers of these clubswill be bringing theirshow layouts. Theselayouts are completewith buildings andscenery and will bringback some child-hood

A.I.R. Noosa Branch: 20th Anniversary Luncheon @Trios on the River Thursday 12th April 2012 11.30a.m. for 12.00 noon To mark the milestone of ourBranch’s 20th Anniversary, our normal monthly meet-ing on the second Thursday of April has been re-placed by a celebratory luncheon at Trios on the River.Trios is situated at the Noosa Marina, 9 Parkyn CourtTewantin. The Marina has off street parking.Guest Speaker: the recently appointed Ambassadorfor Ageing, Noeline Brown. Noeline is well known toall from her long career in theatre, radio & television.Topic: “A Humorous Approach to Healthy Aging”.Cost is Members $20, Visitors $26 ppVisitors most welcome - please call 5448 1383 for fur-ther information.A.I.R. is a not for profit organisation fighting for theinterests of self-funded and partly self-funded retir-ees. http://www.independentretirees.com.au

THE state’s top craftsmen will go headto head next month at the annual Wood& Craft Show in Cooroy. It will behosted by the Cooroora WoodworkersClub. The event will be held at theCooroy Memorial Hall on Friday andSaturday the 11th -12th of May at theCooroy Memorial Hall. Doors open at8.30 - 5:30 Friday & 8:30 - 3:00 on Satur-day . This event attracts close to 3,000spectators. Woodwork clubs come fromacross Queensland to compete in thisevent. There are 6 categories for clubsto enter, wood turning, general wood-work, carving, fret work, pyrographyand new this year, toy making.Five independent judges will bebrought in to judge each event andannounce the winners. This will be one

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memories to manyvisitors. Also again aworking LEGO Collec-tion with Cranes. Anassortment of prelovedrailway rolling stock,great books andmagazines, engines,track, buildings andelectrics will be on sale.This exhibition has beenstaged over many yearsand attracts a widerange of visitors fromenthusiasts to beginnersas well as families.Club members will be onhand to offer friendlyadvice.Light refreshments areavailable (very goodsausage rolls anddrinks). Raffle of achoice of Dinner at the

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OVER 200 Rotarians andfriends from 8 RotaryClubs recently enjoyed arather different - and fun -night of trivia, raisingover $8,000.00.What made it so differentto the typical pub trivianights were the humor-ous photos accompany-ing every question, themusical questions playedon an accordion by localmechanic and RotarianManfred Klink (that oftenresulted in a sing-along!)plus a delicious meal cour-tesy of the Coffee Cluborganized by owner/Rotarian Glenda Davis-Smith.Rotary Club of CaloundraPacific member BryanMason was very pleasedwith the outcome: “Weknew the night was going

THE Australian Medical Associationhas welcomed the Government’sacknowledgement that Budget cuts tomental health services are hurting pa-tients but says its decision not to re-verse cuts to Medicare funding for GPmental health services is disappointing. AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton,said recently that the Government hasfailed to address the fact that the Bud-get cuts to Medicare rebates for gen-eral practice mental health services arehaving a detrimental impact on patients. “Medicare data shows that since theGovernment cut Medicare rebates forGP mental health services, the numberof GP mental health care plans hasdropped by over six per cent comparedto the same period in the year before,”Dr Steve Hambleton said. “This decline is a direct result of the$400 million cut in the May Budget fromthese key mental health services. “It is clear that the cuts have made itharder for patients with mental illnessto access high quality GP care, and thisis having a heavy impact on one the

‘PRE-Decimal Stamps on Cover’Many people collect stamps as a hobby, but thetypes of stamps collected is quite amazing. Somepeople collect one country ie. Australia or GreatBritain, others collect several countries and otherscollect the whole world.Still others collect the whole used envelope (called‘Covers’), showing the various post office cancella-tions and markings. This type of collecting isrelated to Postal History, which can trace thehistory of a country’s mail system and thedevelopment of that postal system and also someof that Country’s Social History.These ‘Covers’ do not have to be old to have somevalue. For instance, the Australian 2/3d stampissued on 1st September 1963, on cover, wasrecently sold for $75.The 2/3d Royal Visit stamp of 1963, on coverachieved $80 and the 2/3d 1965 Anzac stamp, oncover achieved $100.The fact that most of this 1950 to 1966 era (the pre-decimals) were probably soaked off the cover orwere thrown out as rubbish, has highlighted therarity of these stamps on Cover. They can onlyincrease in value as time goes by.I am sure that there are some people in Australia,who have kept the envelopes and the contents ofthese envelopes, in a safe place, probably as akeepsake, or for sentimental reasons. If anyonehas kept such items, please do not throw them out.Take them along to your local Stamp Dealer for avaluation. They could be worth a lot of money, ascollectors are really looking for these usedenvelopes with the stamp still attached.

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most vulnerable groups in society. “Fewer mental health services are be-ing provided and patients face higherout of pocket costs. “Government changes have seen pa-tients with mental illness have theirMedicare entitlement slashed by up toalmost half. “The Government has ignored an in-dependent evaluation showing that theBetter Access Program is cost effectiveand is making a positive difference tothe lives of people suffering from men-tal illness. “The program has previously beensupporting the delivery of GP mentalhealth services at the local communitylevel to around 1 million people eachyear. “However, these cuts have sent theprogram into reverse - despite assur-ances from Government officials thatthis would not happen. “The AMA is again calling on the Gov-ernment to fully restore the Better Ac-cess funding and reverse the decline inGP mental health services.”

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BUDERIM VIEW Clubwill be holding its lun-cheon meeting onWednesday 4th April 2012,at Clio’s on Rosemount,246 Petrie Creek Road,Rosemount. Guestspeaker at the luncheonwill be Dr Gary Shaw whowill speak on The Historyof Buderim.Our Club welcomes visi-tors and new memberswho are looking forfriendship with interest-ing people as well as avariation of activities.You are assured of a warmwelcome so come along,have some fun and makenew friends. VIEW clubsare a valued part of theSmith family – fundsraised are to assist the“Learning for Life Pro-gram” for children of un-derprivileged families.VIEW stands for Voice,Interests and Educationof Women. To cancel, orbring a friend please tele-phone Jenny on 54932363, by 6 pm the Sundaybefore the luncheon.

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Activity Report, releasedrecently, suggests thatlandlines and mobilephones will be the num-ber one way thatscammers will contactconsumers this year.“If you get a call fromsomeone you don’t knowoffering you a product orservice, wanting yourpersonal details, or tellingyou something thatsounds too good to betrue, just hang up,” MrBauer said.“Legitimate callers frombusinesses and govern-ment departments willnever ask you for yourpersonal details. If you are

unsure, tell the caller toput their request to youin writing.“Mobile phone scams arealso common and includering tone scams, missedcalls and text messagesfrom unknown numbersas well as SMS competi-tion and trivia scams.“If you get a text messagefrom a number you don’trecognise, do not re-spond. Just delete it.”Mr Bauer said there weresome simple ways to safe-guard your mobile phonefrom scammers, which in-clude:• Turn on your phone’ssecurity features, such as

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He will now compete in the District Com-petition which will include Queensland,Northern Territory, Northern New SouthWales and Papua New Guinea in Mayat Brisbane. Let’s all wish Robert welland let’s hope he will win which will givehim the opportunity to represent Aus-tralia in the Toastmasters InternationalSpeech Contest.Like to know more about Toastmasterscall. 54 969855 or 54 390725

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MESSY Church is a ser-vice for families that isheld once a month at StPeter’s Anglican Church,C h u r c h S t r e e t ,Maroochydore. There isa Bible story told eachmonth and that becomesthe Theme for the day.March’s theme for MessyChurch was “A new Be-ginning, Noah and HisArk” and while childrenmade origami arks andpaper boats that theyfloated in a wading poolin the hall, outside the rainpored down. This pre-vented the artists amongus from drawing our ver-sion of Noah’s Ark on thepavement outside theChurch, however wemade an extra large jigsawpuzzle of the anilals inNoah’s Ark.Messy Church is a com-

LIFELINE Cooroy DenimSale will be held on 29th,30th & 31st March at theC.W.A. Hall, Maple StCooroy. Opening times:Thursday 29th & Friday30th - 8:30am – 4:30pm, &Saturday 31st - 8am – 2pm.Quality pre-loved denimand country clothing in-cluding leather goods.Hall of Denim Heavenwhere all jeans are $15and under. Australianbooks on sale.All proceeds raised gotowards the free counsel-ling and support servicesthat Lifeline provide to thecommunity. For more in-formation contact Debbieat Cooroy on 5442 6464.

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ing together of familiesand friends old and newwhere a range of Craft ac-tivities are available andWorship is for all ages.The Bible story andtheme for April is “TheEaster Story” and the craftactivities will relate to thisstory. After the craft, Bible sto-ries and music, everyoneis hungry so we providea beautiful home cooked

meal.Messy Church is held onthe first Sunday in eachmonth from 4pm to 6pm.For more informationabout this fun service youcan call the church officeon 5443 2133 on morningsor just come along onSunday 1st April, 2012,4pm to 6pm. If you can’tmake April’s service, therewill be another MessyChurch on 6th May.

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IF either French music or dancing is to your taste, come tothe Sunshine Coast Concert Band’s “April in Paris” Dance at7.30pm on Saturday 14th April at the Kawana CommunityCentre, Nanyima St., Buddina.Featuring many French tunes, there’ll be plenty of Quick-steps, rock’n roll, waltzes and foxtrots, along with favouritessuch as Gypsy Tap, the Merilyn, and Pride of Erin. So whetheryou want to just listen to the toe-tapping sound of the bigband (approx. 40 members) or dance the night away, why notorganise a party of up to 12 people and book a table for just$120 - that’s either 12 people @ $10 or 10 people @ $12. Thelast dance booked out early, so please make up a table, orcome with a partner, and book with Denise [email protected] or phone her on 5492 5386.Individual entry will be $15, and BYO drinks, nibbles andparty are encouraged!Save the Date for the Band’s “Maytime Melodies” concert atNambour Uniting Church at 2pm on Sunday May 20th. Allproceeds will be for the S.C. Hospice’s Katy Rose cottage.For details of the band and their activities, check out theirwebsite http://www.sccb.org.au/

IF you think you would enjoy a delicious lunch in arelaxing atmosphere with a group of happy, friendlyladies then you are cordially invited to attend thenext Luncheon Meeting of the Kawana WatersVIEW Club to be held on Wednesday 18th April atHeadland Golf Club, Golf Links Road, Buderim.Time - 11 for 11.30 a.m. Our Guest Speaker for thismonth is Author and Historian, Chrissy Fletcher.Chrissy will speak on “The Gallipoli Landing 1915”.Kawana Waters VIEW Club is a friendship groupfor women of all ages who enjoy meeting andmaking new friends. We have our LuncheonMeeting, with a Guest Speaker, on the fourthWednesday of each month at Headland Golf Club,Golf Links Road, Buderim and a monthly social get-together at a variety of destinations around theSunshine Coast. Non members and visitors will bewarmly welcomed and may attend any of ourfunctions.VIEW stands for Voice, Interests and Education ofWomen. VIEW clubs are a national women’sorganisation formed by The Smith Family as aservice to women and the community. As a valuedpart of The Smith Family, Kawana Waters VIEWClub is committed to helping disadvantagedAustralian children by unlocking opportunitiesthrough education.If you require any information about VIEW Club orwould like to attend our Luncheon Meeting pleasephone Sandra 5493 7138 or Pat 5438 1896. (Lun-cheon bookings please phone before 10.00 a.m. onThursday before meeting).

AGLOW - Sunshine Coast will meet at 9.30am on Fri-day 13th April, in the CWA Hall, Kalinga Street,Caloundra. Aglow is an international Christianwomen’s organisation and is in 172 nations. Womenfrom all denominations are made welcome. Comealong, bring a friend and enjoy an inspirational mes-sage and worship.Our speaker is Leonie Smythe, president of RedcliffeAglow. Entry is $7.00 which includes morning tea.For more information contact Isabella: 5476 8463 orDorothy: 5476 4190.

Here’s 20 good reasons to consider the move to Laguna Estate today!1. No stamp duty on purchase.2. Plenty of new friends to meet.3. Organised social events and outings.4. Flat grounds for easy walking.5. 24 hour emergency call system.6. Courtesy bus.7. Library.8. BBQ areas.9. Billiards Room.10. Three swimming pools.11. Three Community Centres.12. Boat & Caravan Storage.13. Indoor and Outdoor Bowls.14. Regular security patrols.15. Aldi Shopping Centre around the corner.16. Minutes to new German Bakery.17. Walk to restaurants and cafes.18. Close to Noosa River.19. Klms of scenic walking paths.20. Close to golf courses, fishing, sailing, bushwalking,

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IF you’ve ever tried to access aged care servicesfor yourself or your family you’ll know the systemcan be a minefield. It’s hard to know where to start, it’s inconsistentand very complicated. In-home support services areextremely limited and residential care based onarbitrary ratios not demand. Yet we know our population is ageing. By 2050over 3.5 million Australians are expected to useaged care services each year. This is more than athreefold increase on a system that is alreadybuckling under pressure today. How will we afford it? How can we fix the systemtoday so it can provide all of us with the choice,quality and dignity we deserve as we age? In 2011 the independent Productivity Commissionreleased the Caring for Older Australians reportrecommending comprehensive reform of the agedcare sector. The suggested changes would result in a muchmore people-centred system with more choicewhich is fairer for everyone across the country. Neither the Gillard Government nor the Oppositionhave officially responded to the report or commit-ted to its recommendations.The age well campaign is driven by an alliance oforganisations in the aged care sector whorecognise the urgent need for reform.Source: agewellcampaign.com.au

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LEND Lease’s BellflowerRetirement resort is cel-ebrating the incredibleachievements of one itsresidents, Terry Dillonwho has served Legacy,and the hundreds whorely on the service, for 33years.Terry has recently de-cided to stand down fromhis position of Chairmanof the Sunshine CoastLegacy Group after join-ing the Mornington Pen-

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insula Legacy (Vic) in1979 and becoming Chair-man in 1983.Terry and Dorothy, hiswife of 53 years moved tothe Sunshine Coastseven years ago. Terryhas always been passion-ate about his involve-ment with Legacy, helpingto make a difference tothe lives of widows andtheir dependents.“We provide supportwhen needed to Legacy

Widows of Returned Ser-viceman from Australian& Allied Forces so wid-ows aren’t alone in facingthe challenges of life”, hesaid. “I currently support33 Legacy widows in Bell-flower and the surround-ing areas.”Terry joined the Army asa Fitter and Turner at theage of fifteen and laterchanged to an InstrumentFitter because he said itpaid 1/9 pence more a fort-night. “I was in the armyfor twenty years, servingin Vietnam in 1968/69 andwas responsible for therepair of all instrumentsranging from watches tosighting equipment.”On leaving the Army,Terry became TrainingOfficer and ApprenticeMaster for BHP, estab-lishing two training cen-tres. Later he became theinaugural President of theVictorian Training Offic-ers Association.The role of President leadTerry into becoming in-volved with a competitionbetween young tradespeople which evolvedinto the World Skill Olym-pics. The competition isheld every two years invarious countries withAustralia holding the Skill

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THE Sunshine Coast Ar-thritis Support Group willmeet at 12.45pm on Thurs-day 5th April at theMaroochydore RSL Sub-Branch, RSL House, 106Memorial Ave,Maroochydore. ContactMary on 5441 2259, 0403

THE Sunshine Coast MS Self Help Group meet every4th Saturday of the month at 2.00pm at the Day Re-spite Centre, George Street Maroochydore. Furtherinformation can be obtained by phoning Maureen on5443 2215. There is no cost and Partners/Carers arealso welcome.

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ONE of our new residentswho recently moved intoEmbracia in GlasshouseCountry Retirement Vil-lage commented “its likebeing on holidays every-day”. He had been on theland all his life, workinghard and now is revellingin his change of lifestyle.He didn’t think he wouldhave enough to do and

SUNCARE Community Services invites family mem-bers to the Carers Network Luncheon, held on thefirst Wednesday of every month.The Carers Network is a monthly meeting for carersto network with each other, enjoy a light luncheonand listen to guest speakers providing informationon relevant issues to support family members whoprovide support to someone who may be frail aged or

ON Wednesday April 18th at 2pm in the CWA Room,Memorial Avenue, Maroochydore (opposite the RSLClub) Dying with Dignity Inc. will hold our monthlymeeting. At this meeting our guest speaker will be arepresentative of the Regis Retirement Village on theSunshine Coast.The aim of our society is ‘to have the law inQueensland changed so that, subject to appropriatesafeguards, residents suffering intolerably can re-

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ceive assistance to diepeacefully and painlessly.This help must be in ac-cordance with thatperson’s expressed direc-tion.’We lobby politicians tochange legislation to givepatients control andchoice in their end of lifedecisions. If this subjectis important to you pleasecome along and supportthe cause.Parking is available andafternoon tea will beserved. Any enquiriesplease phone Joan on5443 5576 or June on 0402988 433 or [email protected].

Carers Network luncheonhas a disability to maintaining their own Health andWellbeing. April’s guest speakers will present onassistive technologies in the home, speaking aboutwhat equipment is available in general to make caringmuch easier at homeAssistive Technology is any item, piece of equip-ment, or product system that is used to increase,maintain, or improve the capabilities of an individual.Knowing what products are available can assist car-ers in their caring role and consequentially supporttheir health and wellbeing.The luncheons are an initiative of the Carers Healthand Wellbeing Program and Commonwealth Respiteand Carelink Centre, auspiced by Suncare Commu-nity Services.Next luncheon is on April 4th from 12 noon to 2pm atthe Maroochy Surf Club, 2nd floor 34-36 AlexandraParade , Maroochydore.Please RSVP by March 29th Paul Zeeland- Health andWellbeing Facilitator(07) 5409 5944 [email protected]

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birthday.All were very impressedwith the size and facilitiesin the clubhouse.When choosing a Retire-ment Village it’s importantto consider your current,and future, health and

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THERE is no one answerto this question thatsuits everyone as we allhave different needs orexpectations for ourretirement. Some peopleenjoy working and try tostay in the work forcefor as long as possiblewhile others are tryingto “get out” as soon asthey can.Many people arecurrently reluctant toretire due to economicconditions that arebeyond our control andas a result are deferringretirement – but at whatcost?It is no secret that as weget older our healthbecomes of greaterconcern and thepercentage of peopleenjoying good toexcellent health starts toshrink rather alarminglyas each decade of lifepasses by. People whoretire early have moretime and energy toexplore options and

OLDER single women on low incomes and in poorhealth have borne the major brunt of the recentglobal financial crisis (GFC) in Australia, accordingto new research released by National SeniorsAustralia.The results of a recent survey, conducted by theNational Seniors Productive Ageing Centre,showed that 40 per cent of participants consideredthemselves to be “worse off” after the onset of theGFC in late 2007, despite Australia weathering thefinancial storm better than most other countries.Of those living alone, a total of 45 per cent ofwomen reported being negatively affected by theGFC, compared to 38 per cent of men.Around half the employed baby boomers surveyed,who had not yet retired, said they had beenaffected by the GFC and therefore needed to delaytheir retirement because they did not have enoughmoney to give up working.Those who were already retired but unable toreturn to work to restore their bank balance,because of poor health, said they had no choicebut to cut spending and wait until economicconditions improved.“Women, older baby boomers, retirees, and thosein poor health reported the lowest levels ofhousehold income and have been identified as themost financially insecure following the GFC,” the

When is the right time to retire?activities that they mightreally enjoy.Of course financialconsiderations play alarge part in the retire-ment decision and it maywell be about finding theright balance betweenenjoying a good lifestylein retirement while weare healthy, andmaximizing our retire-ment funds.Superannuation plays alarge part of mostpeople’s retirementincome and this comesin two main forms. Youmay have an ‘accumula-tion account’ wherebyyour money is investedin an investment optionwithin your super fund,or you may have a‘defined benefit fund’that is a calculationbased on your salaryand years of servicewith your employer. Ifyou have an accumula-tion fund your balancewill fluctuate with themarkets and your

investments havealready been purchased.Alternatively if youhave a defined benefitfund your money is notinvested until you retire.In the case of thedefined benefit fund, theideal scene is to beinvesting your moneyinto the investmentswhen they are ‘cheap’so as to purchase moreshares or units withyour funds.One could make a verystrong argument at themoment that AustralianShares represent verygood value and ifpurchased at currentlevels would serve youvery well over thecourse of your retire-ment. The risk ofwaiting until economicconditions improve andshare markets rise, isthat unit holdings couldbe less if invested at thetop of a market, andfurther subject toreduced value should

we suffer a share marketfall.It’s worthwhile viewingyour retirement decisionin the bigger picturekeeping in mind all thefactors that may comeinto play. Some people,once they turn agepension age, qualify foradditional income andwon’t be so reliant ontheir superannuation.Many people at retire-ment are also ready todownsize their homeproviding additionalfunds from which toderive their income.Whatever your situationthere comes a time whenthe balance of retirementincome and desiredlifestyle dictate a goodtime to retire, and this isa good thing to reassesswith a financial adviserfrom time to time.For more Informationcontact Tim Maher atMaher Digby SecuritiesPty Ltd - FinancialAdvisers – AFSL No.

230559 (see advertPage 3). Ph: 07 54411266 or visit ourwebsitewww.maherdigby.com.auThis document wasprepared withouttaking into account anyperson’s particularobjectives, financialsituation or needs. It isnot guaranteed asaccurate or completeand should not berelied upon as such.Maher Digby Securitiesdoes not accept anyresponsibility for theopinions, comments andanalysis contained inthis document, all ofwhich are intended tobe of a general nature.Investors should, beforeacting on this informa-tion, consider theappropriateness of thisinformation havingregard to their personalobjectives, financialsituation or needs. Werecommend consultinga financial advisor.

Older, single women at financial riskreport states. “It is these groups that are most at risk for povertyin later life, particularly if financial markets are slowto recover or new financial crises arise.” The aim of the report, Ageing Baby Boomers inAustralia: Understanding the effects of the globalfinancial crisis, was to examine the effects of theGFC in order to better inform positive action forprotecting baby boomers’ well-being in retirement.According to the research, the GFC “undoubtedlytriggered working baby boomers to rethink theirretirement plans and preparations and, to a lesserextent, retirees’ plans to return to the workforce”.The GFC also impacted upon baby boomers’ lifesatisfaction, retirement optimism and expectationsof health care. “Whether their retirement will be as good asexpected will depend, in part, on the health carethey are afforded by future governments.The Benevolent Society’s general manager forageing, Barbara Squires, said the National Seniorssurvey results come as no surprise.“It’s well known that women enter retirement withless superannuation than men,” Ms Squires said.“The most severely affected are women who werein and out of the workforce raising children, oftenworking part time and who then separate from theirpartners.

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Editorial copy is always welcome.Deadline for the May edition of

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THE Dolomites in Northern Italy are now included onthe World Heritage List by UNESCO. As we drovetowards them, tall forests had the backdrop of thecraggy rough mountains. Beside the road was a gorgewith water rushing along and we continued to seethe Dolomites, craggy and sharp as we drove up andup and round and round. Alongside the road largebunches of black grapes hung from their vines. Un-fortunately the day was not very clear and some ofthe time the trees seem to go up into the clouds. Weoccasionally drove past little picnic spots and in onevalley even a golf course and I wondered how manyholes it had in this terrain. During the afternoon westopped at Lake Carezza. It is quite a tourist stop andwe walked from the car park to see this charming brightgreen lake surrounded by forest. Again those craggyDolomites were showing above the trees. We stayedat the Hotel des Alpes in Soraga di Fassa for threenights. It was a very nice hotel just on the edge ofthe Village. My room looked out onto a field coveredwith tiny blue wild flowers and small wild deer cameinto the clearing at dusk. The following day started with blue skies, but even

at 9 am it was only 6 degrees. We left early to drive toBolzano which is in a valley 28 metres above sea level.We drove past signs in English “LIFE IS BEAUTI-FUL, DRIVE SAFE”. We saw much stacked timber,and also a ski jump. Eventually looking over a wideglacial valley, we could see Bolzano in the distanceon the floor of the valley. We drove passed appleorchards and vineyards laden with fruit. Once thegrapes were picked it would be the turn of the apples. Bolzano is University Town and as we approached

it we could see the spire of the 13th century Cathedral.Our local guide Luciano met us in the attractiveWalther Square. His enthusiasm knew no bounds.Although he didn’t mention the darker side when,during the war, Bolzano was the site of a Nazi campfor Jews and political prisoners. It is now a crossroadbetween Italian and Austrian cultures. After our tourwe had some free time to visit shops and have lunch.There was a busy market in the old part of Town andmany of us took the opportunity of buying fruit and

THE Lake Eyre Basin is a very special part of Austra-lia. It covers one sixth of the continent and holdssome of the rarest, least exploited ecosystems on theplanet. It is quite simply one of Australia’s naturalwonders, with a basin area that stretches across threestates, covering roughly 1.2 million square kilometres- about the size of France, Germany and Italy com-bined!Early explorers encountered incredible hardships intheir search for Australia’s inland sea but we of the21st century can travel in style.Drenching rains over the huge catchment areas havetransformed the often arid Channel Country into lushcattle pasture and flowing waterways. La Nina hasbeen busy, with this criss-cross network of water-ways all now flowing towards Lake Eyre.While the destination of Lake Eyre is breathtaking initself, like all great trips the journey is a major part ofthe experience. The only way to get the full impact isfrom the air and here Graham Reid, co-owner of TravelWest Air Safaris with wife Debbie, comes to the forewith his expert commentary.As Graham says, “The only way to really see theenormity of Lake Eyre is from a plane. It’s not justabout the water in Lake Eyre; it’s the journey of thewater in the river systems, the properties, deserts androads along the way.”Graham is passionate about the western river sys-tems. He is on every flight giving a full commentary

The Italian Dolomites and the Iceman in Bolzano

The wonder of Lake Eyre beckonsand it this rich mine of local information that givesTravel West Air Safaris the edge over other flights toLake Eyre.Travel West will fly you through the vast catchmentarea of the Queensland Channel Country and acrossLake Eyre in a 36-seater Dash 8 aircraft. ‘Hostextraordinaire’ Graham will meet you at Brisbane asyou board your full day flight. There are refuellingstops in Charleville and Birdsville and on the returntrip you can even slake your outback thirst at therenowned Birdsville Hotel!As you gaze down at a swathe of green, interspersedwith waterways wending their way south west to-wards Lake Eyre, Graham will fascinate you with hiswealth of knowledge and obvious passion for thisarea. Breakfast, lunch, morning & afternoon tea and alight evening meal are served on board – these mealsare specially catered for and not the usual ‘plastic’airline food.If seeing Lake Eyre is on your ‘bucket’ list, now is agreat time to do it. Spread your wings with TravelWest and take this captivating flight - check out theadvertisement in these pages. Call 1800 654 541 andyou will speak to either Debbie or Graham or you canemail to [email protected] for a prompt reply.In next month’s newspaper issue we will take a lookat another of Travel West’s outback tour options,which include a 4WD tag-along, a 9 day air safari anda VIP personalised 4WD trip.

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watching the locals pass us by as we ate. Bolzano houses the South Tyrol Museum of Ar-chaeology and there is no doubt that the discoveryof “Otzi” the Ice man has done much for tourism ofthis quaint University town. In 1991, on Thursday, September 19th two hikerssaw something brown on the gully bed, on closerinspection they saw it was a body. Before leaving thescene they took photos. When the authorities ar-rived it was thought the body belonged to a hiker.Embedded in the ice it was difficult to release thebody. It was finally extracted on the following Mon-day. On the Tuesday an archaeologist was broughtin, eventually establishing that the body of the manwas Early Bronze Age, later fined down to 5300 yearsold. When at first taken to Austria, there was some con-troversy about whether the mummy belonged to Aus-tria or Italy. Eventually it was established that thebody was found 92.56m beyond the frontier in theSouth Tyrol i.e. Italy. The Museum in Bolzano has an excellent display ofthe artefacts found with the body. We were able toview Itzi though a window 40 x 40cm where he is laidout at a temperature of -6 c and 98% air humidity. Amodel has been reconstructed showing that duringhis lifetime his height must have been 1.60m andwould have weighed 50 kg (today the mummified bodyweight is 13 kg.) and that his age would have beenabout 45. By Stone Age that was old age. His eye-balls had dried out and remained in their sockets. Hehad many small tattoos located coincidently to corre-spond to the pressure points of today’s acupunctur-ists. His bearskin hat was excellently preserved. His coatwas made of domestic goat hide with alternate lightand dark strips stitched together. Nothing remainedof the sleeves if indeed there had been sleeves. Leg-gings were also made of goat hide, covering the thighand calf. The top could be laced to a belt and thebottom to his shoes. A pouch contained tools, ascraper, drill, flint flake and a bone awl. Also, a tinderfungus. The loin cloth was also made of goat leather.The iceman’s shoes are the oldest real shoes everfound. The Ice man’s tools were also found as well as theremains of his back pack. They consisted of a1.82 cm longbow, an axe, dagger and sheath. The flintof the dagger came from quarries of the Lessini Moun-tains, east of Lake Garda. Our guide at the museumwas very good and all was well presented with lim-ited numbers at each presentation. This was our last day in Northern Italy with themagnificent Dolomites and clear blue skies alwayswithin our sights.


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RECEIVING personalattention is an importantfactor for seniors whenchoosing a holiday.Travelling in a smallgroup of between 10 and15 people means thatyour tour manager andtour guide consider youas a person, not just oneof the crowd.Toursgallery has createda series of escortedtours, designed espe-cially for mature agepeople seeking apersonalised travelexperience.“The market is floodedwith bus tours that allvisit exactly the sametourist attractions.”

THE Goomeri PumpkinFestival is held annuallyon the last Sunday inMay, and this year it willbe on Sunday 27 May.Around 15000 visitorsflock to the tiny town toenjoy the fun-filled daywhich includes great en-tertainment, fun noveltycompetitions, deliciousfood and warm, friendlycountry hospitality.Goomeri will be full of ac-tion with up to 200 qual-ity market stalls lining thestreets. A variety of mu-sic plays throughout theday, Goomeri’s specialityshops are open for theday and local wineries arein attendance.The highlight of the festi-val is the legendary GreatAustralian Pumpkin Roll.At 2.00pm pumpkins of allshapes and sizes go roll-ing (and splattering)down Policeman’s Hill.Plenty of fun and laugh-ter fill the hill with com-petitors trying to win thegenerous prize money.More pumpkin fun can behad with Shotput Pump-kin, Pumpkin Bowls, aDecorated Pumpkin com-petition, Giant Pumpkincompetition and justabout any pumpkin activ-ity you can have fun with.

Mature age travellers enjoy small group toursaccording to KenOsetroff, director ofToursgallery.“Discerning travellerscan now avoid thecrowded bus parkinglots, queues at entrygates, frenzied dinnerhalls and being passen-ger number 55.”Small groups can gainaccess to off the beatentrack places, that areoften more attractiveand meaningful than thecommonly known ones.Since 1983 Toursgalleryhas been creating andoperating escorted smallgroup tours for peoplewho appreciate beinglooked after.

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All types of temptingpumpkin delights areavailable including soup,damper scones, pie andthe delicious pumpkinfudge.Goomeri and its sur-rounding areas havemany things to interestvisitors. As you driveinto Goomeri you will seethe town clock which wasbuilt to commemorate sol-diers who served in war.Goomeri became knownas the ‘Clocktown’ as aresult. The interestingthing about the clock isthat the time is indicated

by the words ‘Lest WeForget’, instead of num-bers. The first L beginswhere the 11 would be.The town’s Heritage andInformation Centre hasdisplays of Goomeri’s his-tory as well as many bro-chures about places tovisit in the surroundingarea. A walking tour is agreat idea and you canview commemorativeplaques, where particularbuildings were in the earlysettlement of the town.Visit the website atwww.goomeripumpkinfestival.com.aufor more details.

tours every year.” saidOsetroffJapan, Costa Rica, USA,UK and Burma are just afew of the Toursgallerydestinations.Even for a group of only15 guests Toursgallerystill provide a private 45seat coach for touring.Itineraries are relaxingwith accommodation fortwo or three nights inspa resorts, top qualitywestern hotels andtraditional ryokans.There are no strenuousactivities, just aprogramme of pictur-

esque and culturallyrewarding visits to outof the way places thatare not accessible byindependent travellers.With so much politicalunrest around the world,Japan’ The Land of theRising Sun’, is consid-ered to be one of themost peaceful countriesto visit.The combination ofcomfort, safety, diversecultural attractions andpicturesque scenery putJapan on the wish list ofmany mature agetravellers.

“We take all the hardwork and worry out ofour guests visit toJapan, with an Austra-lian Japanese tour escortand off the beaten trackitineraries.” Osetroffsaid. Visits to privatehomes and gardens,pottery kilns, craft andart studios, discoveringrural villages and even aprivate audience with amonk are all part ofToursgallery’s softadventure programme.Nature lovers can alsoenjoy exploring CostaRica with Toursgallery in

June, to see wild orchidsand bromeliads, hum-mingbirds and macawsalong with such exoticwildlife as the ThreeToed Sloth.A 26 day tour of USA inAugust covers most ofthe central and northeastern states andfeatures attractions inNew York, WashingtonDC, St Louis andNashville.Highlight of this tour isattending two of thebiggest antique machin-ery rallies in America.Burma today still offersvisitors a look back intime to the days of TheBritish Raj, with many ofthe Tudor mansions andgrand city architecturestill intact.A two night leisurelycruise up the IrrawaddyRiver, Rudyard Kipling’s‘Road to Mandalay’, in areplica 1940’s luxuryriverboat will add anostalgic AgathaChristie feel to this tour.For more details phone 1300 307 317 or send anemail [email protected]

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GET out and about with your four legged friendsand help those animals who are much lessfortunate than your own. The RSPCA will holdits annual Million Paws Walk on Sunday 20May. Whether you have a dog or not, you canwalk on Sunday 20 May and fundraise to helpmake a real difference to the lives of the 18,000dogs who end up in RSPCA shelters each year.Sign up to attend your local Million Paws Walkevent and start fundraising by logging on tomillionpawswalk.com.au. You can also registeron the day. Even if you can’t attend a walk, youcan still fundraise! Simply create an onlinefundraising page atmillionpawswalkfundraising.com.au and askyour family, friends, colleagues and neighboursto help you reach your target goal.Enjoy a healthy walk, mingle with other petowners, enter fantastic competitions and end theday by relaxing with great entertainment, avariety of food and drink, exhibitor stalls andanimal demonstrations. Sunshine Coast walkevents will be held at Happy Valley Park, WarneTerrace, Caloundra (walk starts 9.30am) and atLions Park, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville (walkstarts 10.00am.) How many paws will you gathertogether to make this day a success?

THE days of pets living outside are over withnearly 90 per cent of Queensland residents givingtheir furry friends free rein of the house, accordingto research by NRMA Insurance.Dogs and cats may be best friends to many, buthouseholds could be putting their pets andbelongings at risk by keeping their pets indoors,according to NRMA Insurance spokespersonSusan Hawkins.“We’ve seen some unfortunate cases where petshave either been injured or they’ve damaged itemsaround the home,” she said.“Keeping pets indoors is generally safe but, just aswe child-proof our homes, we should also takesteps to pet-proof them,” she said.“Keep cleaning products and other chemicals outof reach, make sure valuables can’t be toppled overand secure electrical cords so your cat or dogdoesn’t accidentally cause havoc.”NRMA Insurance home claims involving pets overthe past year have included: a dog injuring itselfwhen it ran through a glass sliding door; a dog whoknocked over and smashed a plasma TV when itpulled on the cord; a family member accidentallystepping on and injuring the pet cat while it slepton the stairs; and a dog getting wound up bysomething on TV, jumping at the screen andinjuring itself.For more information on the NRMA Insurance PetLover’s Pack visit: http://www.nrmaqld.com.au/home-insurance

A CHARITY auction for Destiny Rescue is beingheld on Saturday 21st April from 3pm at the NoosaChristian Outreach Centre Auditorium.It is a free entry event for the whole communitywith the Lions Club hosting a sausage sizzle andBunnings Noosa hosting children’s face paintingand balloon’s.Thousands of dollars worth of items have beendonated.For more information contact 1300 738 761 orMelinda on 0450 467 581.

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SUNSHINE Coast Orchid SocietyThe Sunshine Coast Orchid Society Caloundra Inc.will present Orchids in April 2012 on Friday 13th April9am to 5pm and Saturday 14th April 9am to 3pm at theCaloundra Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Queen & UlmStreets, Caloundra. There is ample parking availableand wheelchair accessibility.Features include: Orchid Displays by ten Orchid So-cieties from Gympie to Bribie Island. Talks on OrchidCulture. Sales of Orchids, Bromeliads, Anthriums,Ferns, pots etc. Flowering orchids raffled each day.Entrance fee is $3. Morning & afternoon teas $4.Lunch $6. For further information contact Gerry on5492 8867.

CALOUNDRA’S indoor-outdoor market is held at theCurrimundi State School, Buderim Street, Caloundra.Open every Sunday 7-12noon. Plenty of Parking atthe Currimundi Hotel. We have a treasure chest ofcollectables, coins, arts & crafts, jewellery, clothing,kids clothes, books & furniture. You will find a greatselection of fruit & veg, Asian vegetables, olives andMaleny yoghurt, cheeses, eggs and Jams. Also or-ganic skin-care and pesticide free vegetables. For thegarden there is plants, herbs, palms & pots andhandyman tools. Have coffee and breakfast and atreasure hunt in the car boot sales. Funds raised goto Dicky Beach Surf Lifesaving Club. For more infor-mation phone Bob 0401 482 949.

THE Sunshine Coast Branch of the Australian Hibis-cus Society will hold its next meeting in the WoombyeSchool of Arts Hall, Blackall Street, Woombye, onSunday 1st April (not the 8th April due to Easter) at10.30am with morning tea provided prior for bench-ing blooms and chats. Come along and get to knowthis happy band of hibiscus lovers! The Annual Showwill be held on the 12th May at the same venue. Morein the next edition.

THE Coolum Beach Uniting Church, Elizabeth Street,Coolum Beach is having a Car Boot and Table TopSale on Saturday 31st March from 7am till 11am. Sitesare $12 each. There will be tables set up in the churchhall for people to rent and car spaces in the parkinglot for people to display their wares from the boot oftheir vehicle. Sites may be booked by phoning PaulGibson 5446 4157. Sites fill quickly so it’s importantto book early. This is a great way to get rid of un-wanted goods, arts & crafts, plants etc.

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LOOKING for something to do in May and help bringhope and healing to some of the world’s poor, andhelp improve women’s health in Africa.Mercy Monday in May is an initiative of theCaloundra based Australian support office for theinternational charity Mercy Ships, which operates theworld’s largest charity hospital ship in the poorestnations of West Africa. The ship provides the plat-form for volunteers from around the world providinga range of surgical, health and development servicesfree of charge. Monday, May 14, has been desig-nated as Mercy Monday to coincide with three eventson the Australian calendar. International Nurses Dayis recognized on May 12, the anniversary of FlorenceNightingale’s birth, to acknowledge the dedication,compassion and care provided by nurses. Mother’sDay is on May 13, and over the last few years hasbeen central in generous financial support towardssurgery provided by Mercy Ships to African motherssuffering childbirth injuries. National Volunteer Weekruns from May 14-20, celebrating the contributionand work of all volunteers as Mercy Ships relies al-most entirely on the support of volunteers.Gary Regazzoli, CEO of Mercy Ships Australia, saysMercy Ships wants to do more to lower the alarmingstatistics associated with deaths and injuries duringchildbirth in Africa. “The statistics show that a womanliving in sub-Saharan Africa has a 1 in 16 chance ofbirth injury during pregnancy, compared to a 1 in13,000 risk for a woman in Australia.” “Exact figures for obstetric fistula prevalence areunknown because of the stigmas associated, and due

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THIS marvellous play will be the firstproduction in the newly refurbishedNoosa Arts Theatre. It is one of thebest loved plays by the patron of NoosaArts Theatre, David Williamson.One of its central themes will resonatewith those who have “travelled north”to seek a better life in beautiful warmsurroundings, but who still have fam-ily obligations which take them awayfrom their cherished retirement retreat.Also ill health can shatter dreams of aneasy life. How do we struggle to bal-ance family obligations with personaldesires and should we keep promiseswhen circumstances change?The main characters Frank and Franceshave a twilight love affair and travelnorth to find a new life together awayfrom burdensome family obligations.Their escape is short lived when familyissues and ill health intrude on theiridyll. They also score a pesky over-friendly neighbour who pops in to theirsecluded retreat at any time.This is David Williamson in top formwith sharp, spiky and witty dialogue inabundance and themes that are at theheart of all our lives, particularly as weget older. Travelling North is being di-rected by Steven Tandy, best knownfor playing Tom Sullivan in the hit TVseries The Sullivans. Steven has di-rected many plays in Brisbane and theGold Coast and performs regularly onstage and screen.Steven has chosen a very strong castwith Tim Murfin playing Frank, YvieSomerville playing Frances and FrankWilkie, Xanthe Coward, StephenMoore, Andree Stark and Julia Verburgt

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Three Women …. No Frontiersdaughters, Pauline andPamela, it also celebrated10 years of artistic excel-lence from this interna-tional visual artist, sinceher first solo at the NoosaRegional Gallery in 2001. Focusing on the conceptof frontiers through lifeand artistic expression,Three Women No Fron-tiers presents three per-ceptions of a sharedworld and frontiers. Community Policy andPrograms Portfolio Coun-cillor Jenny McKay saidthe exciting exhibition isthe first time Christine hascollaborated with her twodaughters. “The exhibition looks at

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LAZY Rocker/reclinergenuine leather ForestGreen. Paid over$1,000. Warranty to2016. Price $495.Exc.cond. Ph 54795657LOUNGESUITE uphol-stered 2 seater + 2 arm-chairs ivory, self-pat-terned Warwick fabricVGC $450. Ph 54379587. Kawana Island.MASSAGER Sunbeamelectric rolling seat andback massager pluschair. Exc. cond. $85for both Ph 5479 5205.Maroochydore.SCOTS heritage soci-ety magazines issues 1-40 exc. cond. $80. Ph0421 271 303.Marcoola.STOOLS 4 solid woodbeige, look good $20each. Ph 5437 7388.Wurtulla.

TENT 2 person nylon,old fashioned, with fly,VGC. All pegs and guyropes. Great for thegrandkids to practicetheir skills. $35. Ph5494 3376. Maleny.

TRAILER 140cm x79cm goes behind rideon mower, suits gardenor acreage, GC $100.Ph 0409 573 206. Sun-shine Coast.

VCR recorder will playbut not record, splitterbox and cable. Giveaway. Ph 0424 484 594.Maroochydore.

WANTED Lift Bed forgentleman with manyhealth issues. If youcan help please call Ianon 5449 7885.

ROLL up! Roll up! Roll up! Pomona &District Community House in conjunc-tion with Dept. of Communities is pre-senting ‘Out there & loving it’ – a se-ries of free circus skills workshops foryouth 11 years and over.Event spokesperson, HeatherManders, says the ‘Out there and lov-ing it’ workshops will be a fantasticopportunity for young people to de-velop some great skills and to show-case their talent.The workshops will be facilitated byAndrew and Wendy Flanagan fromSunshine Unicycles, and Brad and KateSmith from Clownman. Danielle Gonsalwill be teaching hoola hoops. All ac-tivities will be available at each work-shop. Andrew and Wendy recommenddoing the unicycling at each workshopto gain some proficiency. Participants

“THE Australian Outback” is the theme for ourannual Noosa Arts & Crafts Watercolour Exhibitionto be held at Wallace House, 7 Wallace Drive,Noosaville.Everyone is invited to attend the opening on Friday13th April at 5.30pm. The exhibition will continueuntil Friday 20th April, open 9.00am to 4.00pm daily.Enquiries phone Linda 5474 1211.

KENILWORTH Arts Council Weekend LeadlightingWorkshop 19 & 20 May with Witta Leadlight ArtistBill Hood. For full details see website - orwww.kenilwortharts.org.au and follow links toweekend workshops. Contact: Phone: 54723223(Please leave a message if the office is unattendedand we will get back to you.) Email:[email protected]

THE first concert in thePleasant SundayAfternoon concertseries for 2012 will be at2pm on Sunday May6th, in the CCSA Hall,Nutley Street,Caloundra.There’ll be lots of talent,fun, variety, andhopefullyeveryone willthoroughly enjoy thisconcert.For further information,check outwww.caloundrachorale.com.au or ring Bev on5444 8675.

National Youth Week2012 is coming to town!

must bring their own helmets and wearclosed in shoes.“Our event reflects the great enthusi-asm and support for local activities”,says Heather. The workshops havebeen made possible with support fromthe Queensland Government, SunshineCoast Council and our own young vol-unteers.The preview session will be on Satur-day 14th April 9.30am at PomonaMarkets. Workshops will be held atPomona Memorial Hall from 4.00pm –5.30pm on 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th Apriland from 3.00pm to 4.30pm on Sunday22nd April.Show Off Day will be on Saturday28th April from 9.30am – 11.30am atPomona Markets.Call 5485 2427 to book in. Bookings areessential

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Sunshine Coast Seniors Newspaper April 2012