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My dear old dad died at the grand age of 91, when, despite having six children,

he could boast only 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pretty poor form when you think about it.

I had contributed three of those grandchildren and yet there’s still no sign of the offspring producing offspring in this direction either.

However, despite coming from a line of slow breeders, I have plenty of friends who are experiencing the joy of little bundles that they hand back.

As Julie Lake discovered though, when researching this month’s recycled parents feature, there are a lot who don’t get to give them back or

who really have the grandkids around much more than they intended. For some, it’s great news but for others, it seriously cramps their style, such as the couple who had the caravan packed ready for the trip around Australia but then had to park it in the shed when their daughter went back to work.

There are couples who heartily agree that the pleasure is all theirs, while for others, mum is thrilled to have the kids around but dad would prefer to be out in that caravan. It’s a tricky emotional balance and a growing phenomenon.

Also this month, Russell Hunter sheds some light on that vexed question of whether it is worth paying extra to travel in Premium Economy and escape the leg cramps of cattle class.

His experience was mixed and makes an informative read. Of course there is always the option of cruising so it’s not an issue at all.

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It used to be said that the joy of grandchildren was being able to give them back but today, increasing

numbers of grandparents are doing just the opposite and taking responsibility for their children’s children on a regular part–time and sometimes full-time, basis.

Some are very happy to do this, especially the empty-nesters who see it as being given a second chance to raise children and do it better, with the

look forward to their visits once or twice a year, but I don’t consider it my responsibility to bring them up. Or even babysit on demand as some of my friends do.

“I was a stay-at-home mum as most of us were in those days (Trish is in her late 60s); we put our children first and our careers and material possessions second.

“My daughter-in-law chooses to work and that’s her choice. She finds it hard to get good child care but Paul and I are loving our retirement and raising one set of kids was quite enough!”

Trish says she feels like Maggie, as played by acerbic British actress Penelope Keith in the British comedy Next of Kin, who, when faced with the prospect of raising three grandchildren, cries frantically: “I know what my duty is but I just never expected to have to have another go at it and I don’t want one!”

The word “grandparent” retains a cosy image of a rosy-cheeked old woman baking biscuits while her kindly white-haired husband whittles wood and dispenses wisdom to his younger kin.

The Baby Boomer nannas and poppys, however, are likely to be wearing jeans and texting on their smartphones while rushing from yoga class to the golf course. That’s if they are not still working. Yet, a surprisingly high number appear ready, willing and able to go beyond a bit of occasional

So much for giving them back! JULIE LAKE investigates the growing number of grandparents who, willingly or otherwise, find themselves looking after their family’s family.

Recycled parentsCOVER STORY

assurance of experience and without the worry of building careers and incomes.

Others do it because they have no choice.

Mo and Henk Houtkamp look after their two grandchildren aged 16 months and three years, five days a week and love every minute of it.

“It keeps us young,” Mo says.Denise M. (full name withheld)

agrees. She is 74, never worked outside

the home and now looks after her three grandchildren during school holidays, and sometimes after school and at weekends so her daughter and partner can enjoy time away together.

“I always wanted a career but wasn’t able to have one because there was no ‘nanna’ to help me raise my kids. I wanted my daughter to feel free to have both,” Denise says.

“She has a very responsible job with lots of stress and just doesn’t always have the time she needs for the kids. She’s a very caring and conscientious mother and I’m proud I can step in when needed and help take the load”.

For these recycled parents, it may be comforting to know that scientists at the University of California, have discovered what they call the “grandparent gene”, which indicates that humans have specifically evolved so that older people can care for grandchildren and pass on wisdom to future generations.

Others, however, still defiantly buck the trend, gleefully announcing their independence by posting signs on the back of caravans proclaiming they are “Escaping the grandchildren”.

“I think my son thought that’s what we were doing,” says Trish Wadman who, with husband Paul, has recently moved from Melbourne to a beach suburb north of Brisbane.

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babysitting and become either part- or full-time surrogate parents. Usually because they have no choice.

Fran Stone has raised her 10-year-old grandson from birth after her daughter and partner decided not to abort the unwanted pregnancy, but instead to have him adopted.

After visiting the baby in hospital Fran says: “I just fell in love with him” and she and her husband decided to take responsibility for him, both legally and financially. Fran soon realised the baby was “different” and he was later diagnosed with high-functioning autism.

Coping has not always been easy but never, she says, since one early moment of doubt, has she regretted it and says that raising an autistic child “doesn’t get any easier, it just gets different”.

The Stones have never had a holiday away from their grandson and as both have jobs, they find they get very little time alone together.

“Disability really tests relationships,” Fran says.

Being a surrogate parent can be a bit lonely, too, because you are a generation older than other mothers (Fran is now 55) and therefore “don’t get invited for coffee”.

Friends your own age don’t necessarily want an active child around.

Fran strongly recommends that grandparents raising grandchildren seek as much support as possible from organisations such as Time for Grandparents.

It offers a range of programs

parents ranged from the death or illness of their children to domestic violence and child abuse.

Not surprisingly, substance abuse was a major factor in the majority of cases – a problem of our times.

Grandparents who step in to save their grandchildren from inadequate parenting often make considerable sacrifices in terms of income, time and their own primary relationships.

Too often they don’t understand the social and legal ramifications and find themselves in the precarious position of having responsibility without adequate authority to make decisions about their grandchildren’s health, schooling and future well-being.

According to Backhouse’s report, government support is generally inadequate and confusing because of the number of agencies involved.

The good news is that grandparents caring for grandchildren are not entirely alone.

Support groups are available as well as government financial assistance such as the Grandparent Child Care Benefit.

It’s important, as Fran Stone points out, to check out your rights and legal entitlements even if your family arrangement is informal and amicable.

Useful websites and phone numbershumanservices.gov.au, grandparentsqld.com.au or dial 1300 131 500, Grandparent Adviser Line 1800 245 965, Time for Grandparents 1300 135 500.

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conditions have

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in the number

of children

being raised by

grandparents”

including “grandfamily” recreational camps where grandparents get to share their experiences and problems and children learn they are not alone in being raised by their parents’ parents – which Fran says can be quite important.

Her only worry now is what will happen to her grandson when she and her husband are older, but she’s hopeful that he will one day be able to

officially at risk and don’t include the many thousands being cared for by grandparents through an informal family arrangement.

Researcher at the Centre for Children and Young People at Southern Cross University, Dr Jan Backhouse, says Australia is following the international trend towards placing children at risk into “kinship care” rather than foster care.

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lead an independent life.During the past 30 years, changes in

family structure and social conditions have led to a marked increase in the number of children being raised by grandparents, due primarily to the inability of parents to effectively meet their responsibilities.

It is impossible to know the exact number because statistics only take into account those children considered

Dr Backhouse, fond grandmother of 12 grandchildren and NSW Grandparents Day Ambassador, is now writing a book based on her doctoral thesis: Grandparents raising their grandchildren: An uneasy position.

She interviewed 34 sets of grandparents and says their stories were about “endurance, great hardship and great love”.

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grandparents to study the depth of issues encountered by grandparent carers.

She found that while research had previously focused on the wellbeing of children in kinship-care arrangements and the problems faced by custodial grandparents, there had not been a lot of investigation of protective factors that helped grandparents fare better in such circumstances.

“The problem is that little work has been done exploring grandparent experiences in terms of what works, as most prior research has focused on what is not working,” Dr Doley said.

She said the most common reason children were placed in the care of a grandparent was due to the parents’ incapacity to provide appropriate care for their children.

Consequently, children placed in these arrangements were more likely to have experienced early trauma, hardship or deprivation than children

IT’S GRAND PARENTING – a growing issueA Gold Coast researcher says grandparents need more financial and social support to deal with the challenges of looking after grandchildren.

In 2006, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimated that there were up to 63,000 families headed by grandparents in Australia.

Compared to other types of families, these households were significantly more likely to experience financial disadvantage.

About 66 per cent of custodial grandparents have a government benefit or pension as their main source of income.

who remained in the care of their parents.

Dr Doley’s study also found grandparents with greater access to support from family and friends experienced less depression.

“Grandparents that maintain friendships and have an active social

life fare much better than their more isolated counterparts,” she said.

Her research also found that despite the stress of raising a grandchild, there was a psychological benefit for grandparents who decide to bring a child under their care.

“Grandparents frequently see their

custodial role as a protective factor, which may insulate them from stress precipitating psychological distress,” she said.

“I can’t actually recall one grandparent saying they regretted the decision, despite the challenges.”

She is calling on policymakers to focus on providing better financial relief and access to informal support networks, as these have the greatest impact on grandparent caregivers.

“I can’t actually

recall one

grandparent

saying they

regretted the

decision”

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LettersFOR the first time this morning I read Your Time magazine and had to congratulate you on an all-round good read – so many various articles.

We have a few magazines circulating aimed at seniors, each in its own way aimed at different topics and this is wonderful, all recognising that people over the age of 50 are really interesting people and catering for the interests of us oldies. I think this is all marvellous.

How very gratifying it is to be defined as people who need to be reached and talked to, as well as about; to be recognised as a large audience of people with good brains and intelligence.

It detracts from the feelings that so many ageing people have of being uninteresting, useless and overlooked.

The world is changing to so many digital devices. It is important that us oldies can still get hold of PAPER and read, as we have been used to doing all of our lives.

We are all dragging ourselves into the digital age and are trying to learn computers, laptops and ipads but it is still rewarding to be able to sit down with a cuppa and a good read, such as Your Time.

One endeavours to be modern and up to date but it is also important to recognise that “old” doesn’t always mean “forgotten or useless”. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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SIXTY years ago, most workers were looking forward to retirement. So what’s changed?

We now live in a society where people of all ages aren’t allowed to be content.

The Americans tell us (and they know everything) to find happiness in life we must earn more, be better parents, be slimmer, be more successful, banish depression, be useful citizens etc.

However it comes at a high price. There’s a terrible unfulfilled emptiness inside people these days.

Who, in their right mind, would continue working after 65 if they didn’t have to?

Let’s face it, retirees haven’t the superannuation to retire and are forced to keep going. I doubt most people 65 or more would be employable, which is why voluntary work is so popular.

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Being better versions of ourselves is the only true goal. Tony Crossley

I speak as the 84-year-old owner of an SUV. Mine is a KIA Sportage front-wheel drive with a magnificent wheel lock and lots of other goodies. Its current price is less than $30,000.

Forget your BMWs, Audis, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus and all the other expensive versions.

BMW, we’re told have “two new cheaper… wagons on offer, starting at $49,900”.

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I really enjoyed reading “Watch Your Language” by David Parmiter.

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BADEN and Elaine Hitchcock of Pelican Waters celebrated their 60th Wedding anniversary with a cruise to Fiji, the French Polynesian islands and Hawaii.

Elaine was an Easter bride when they married on Saturday, April 7, 1956 at St Paul’s Cathedral in Rockhampton.

As well as good wishes from family and friends, they received letters and cards of congratulations from the Queen, Governor-General and Prime Minister.

A Montville Garden will be open to the public for the first time to raise money for the Fijian village of Ovalau in the wake of Cyclone Winston.

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FIRST there was one, then there were two and then there were 30 delighting the café set.

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Soon, the whole area was filled with powerful voices.Noosa Chorale provided 30 singers and a pianist for a

“flash mob” to promote the Noosa Longweekend.This year’s festival will be even bigger and better

following last year’s success when tickets for most events sold out long before July. The Noosa Longweekend opens with a massive Carnivale and grand parade down Hastings Street on July 15, followed by 10 days of music, theatre, food and fun entertainment fromsome of the best performers in Australia and the world. The line-up includes Max Gillies re-creating Aussie leaders, the Queensland Ballet Company, the Dame Joan singing competition and Judy Nunn.

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WORKERS DELAY RETIREMENT

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GLASSHOUSE Country RSL sub-branch president Kevin Beasley has called on 20 years experience in the army to muster local volunteers to help veterans and Sunshine Coast youth organisations.

The Caloundra Power Boat Club, Bunnings and Radio FM104.9 has recognised his initiative and hard work with their monthly award.

Mr Beasley, supported by his wife Margaret, has been president, vice president, and secretary of the Glasshouse Country RSL which has 58 service and 200 social members.

“Our volunteers raise funds every Friday with a street raffle and open the

AUSTRALIANS aged 45 years and over are intending to work longer than ever before, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

In the survey conducted in 2014-15, 71 per cent intended to retire at the age of 65 years or over, up from 66 per cent in 2012-13 and 48 per cent on 2004-05.

The survey also found that 23 per cent of those aged 45 years and over are intending to retire at the age of 70

THE University of the Third Age annual state conference will this year be held at the University of the Sunshine Coast on June 2-3, to recognise the 30th birthday of the U3A network on the Sunshine Coast.

More than 30 years ago in a coffee shop at Moffat Beach, Caloundra, a group of friends met to discuss setting up a new organisation for seniors on the Sunshine Coast.

From that meeting, the first U3A group was formed in Queensland. It was followed soon after by the formation of another group in Brisbane.

The two groups now have more than 5000 members between them and there are more than 35 groups in Queensland catering for more than 20,000 members. Each group is autonomous and relies almost 100 per cent on volunteers to deliver their teaching programs.

The state conference will bring together members from Atherton in the north, south to Twin Towns and west to Roma and Goondiwindi.

The U3A Sunshine Coast also initiated the formation of the Queensland Network of U3A to promote and assist development of the movement. A Memorandum of Understanding for the formation of new U3A in regional Queensland was recently signed with the Local Government Association.

The theme of this year’s state Conference is “Renew and Re-Connect” celebrating the social connections that U3A members can enjoy as well as the opportunity to renew acquaintances met at previous conferences.

Speakers will include author and adventurer Dale Robertson who will describe her fascinating experiences on a journey to Antarctica and Major Jim Campbell DFC (Ret) who spent more than 11,000 hours flying helicopters and helped establish the first Helicopter Rescue Service on the Sunshine Coast.

Rick Beasley will speak on how the Buderim Men’s Shed has become one of the largest groups in Queensland.

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The average intended retirement age is 65 years for women and 66 years for men.

“The majority of Australians intend to retire between 65-69 years, but the results show that now over a quarter of males 45 years and over plan to work past 70 years,” Jennifer Humphrys of the ABS said.

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alternativeageing), Jenny Kee (@jennykeeoz). They are confident in their own eclectic fashion styles and influence many of us to be individual.

There’s no strict adherence to any populist fashion trends, just mature and confident choices in body shapes and the mix of garments (old and new) that they use to create their individual look.

Style goes on forever. It’s never ending, though sometimes it may change course at the drop of a hat

pin. The secret is don’t be afraid of

change. And no more so than in our choice of what we wear and how we wear it.

Embrace it and make it your own … or ignore it.

For Super Boomers “refiring” and not “retiring” their lives, it sometimes appears the fashion industry has forgotten us.

But you are mistaken. There has never been a better time to embrace our age, minds and bodies.

We are healthier, living longer, embracing technology, new careers, and seeking stylish products that suit these projects and lifestyle.

We are members of the New Old Cool generation.

For inspiration check out the Australian super boomers on Instagram and Twitter: Sarah Jane Adams (@saramaijewels), Suzi Grant (@

Refire and relish your changing styleYou might think it’s getting harder to find a style that suits but there’s no need to despair because, as KAY McMAHON writes, Baby Boomers are members of the New Old Cool.

contemporary garments and are driving the new cool by curating and combining pieces that suit their bodies and lifestyles, not specific fashion trends.

Even the fashion industry is taking note and there are now marketing tactics known as multi-generational campaigns using models, customers and employees who are over 55.

Helen Ruth Van Winkle, an 87 year-old from the United States is currently being courted by advertising and fashion companies after posting photos of herself in various outfits on her Instagram @baddiewinkle.

Currently she has 1.8 million followers – that’s no mean influence you millennials!

For those of you who believe we’re talking about an elite group, think again.

All of us can have our own Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest accounts and derive inspiration from each other.

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shop in designer boutiques. It may require a little more patience

to find the fit and proportion you feel comfortable in for your body shape, but there is plenty out there.

Always check the variety stores such as Target and Kmart. Some of my

best-wearing and trend-driven shoes come from there.

And don’t under-estimate places such as ALDI.

International fashion designer Collette Dinnigan designed a unique children’s wear range for them, so I’m

hanging out for the big person’s collection which I’m sure must be coming.

When Boomers come complaining

about having nothing to wear and not being able to shop for anything I give them this advice: 1. Don’t only shop in boutiques and

department stores. Mix it up.2. Keep your eyes open constantly and

if you see something you love and it fits then buy it there and then. You don’t need to have a special occasion and sometimes it’s about the story behind the buy rather than the garment itself.

3. And finally – layering, lycra and laughter are your best fashion friends.

For Styleboomer answers and ideas drop Kay a line. Email [email protected] or visit styleboomer.com.au

Kay McMahon has worked in the fashion industry locally, nationally and internationally for the past 25 years and teaches fashion styling at the Australian Institute of Creative Design. Her Styleboomer focuses on projects that support those who are embracing the fun and messiness of life but will want to be confident of their fashion choices.

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More than 500 women will gather to swap yarns, enjoy tea or a tipple (depending on

the hour) and quite possibly put a dent in the credit card during the annual Red Hatters Girlfriends’ Giggle in Caloundra from July 22 to 24.

Julie Walker (or Kooljools as she signs her emails), “Queen Mum” of the Red’n’ Purple Ragers on the Sunshine Coast, says there are none of the usual seminars or lectures you might expect at a standard convention.

“That’s too boring,” she says.Instead, there will be shopping

shuttle buses, river cruises, jazz and high tea and, of course, dancing.

“Our girls don’t need to have guys there to get up and dance,” Julie says. “They’ll get out on the floor and really let their hair down.”

The Red Hatters are informal groups of women aged 50-plus on a mission to find fun.

Groups might have coronations to anoint “queen bees” or “chookie weddings” where members sing and dance.

Good times and giggles for the (old) girlsWhen I am old I shall wear purple with a red hat and so, ANGELA BENSTED reports, began a group that gives the girls a giggle.

There are no rules, just an expectation that members will wear a purple outfit and a red hat at get-togethers and outings.

Groups sprouted across America in the 1990s after founder Sue Ellen Cooper gave a vintage red fedora and a framed copy of Jenny Joseph’s poem I Think I’ll Wear Purple to a friend feeling glum on her 55th birthday.

Warwick resident Florence Slattery, the “supreme matriarch” who turns 100 this year, brought Red Hatting to Australia in 2001.

While it might just sound like a bit of fun, the Red Hatters fill a big gap in many women’s lives.

“We provide a community service,” Julie says. “There are ladies who are sitting at home, a number of them with husbands with Alzheimer’s and some with their own serious health issues, and it’s a break for them to get out and meet new friends and just do things.

“It’s fun and friendship and caring about each other,” she says.“That’s what it’s all about.”

And heading out to lunch or a bus trip looking fabulous in red and purple is guaranteed to turn heads.

“Too often in our age group ladies are invisible,” Julie says. “Families have their own lives to live, with their own children. So mum or grandma are very

often left at home. When they come out to do this, they become somebody important to their friends.”

Many members have volunteering commitments and community involvements, so the fun times have to be scheduled carefully.

But when the red hats are dusted off and the purple outfits retrieved from the back of the wardrobe, this flamboyant sisterhood lights up the local watering hole and gives the community a lesson in having fun.

Perennially snappy dresser Marie Ryan passed away in March aged 92 and was buried in her beloved purple and red.

About a dozen Red Hatters attended the funeral and smiled when they saw the coffin. It was purple, with a big spray of red roses on top.

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1. Talk about “a weather event”, “a rain event” or (in Queensland) “a flood event” will be banned. The word is “weather”, “rain” or “flood”.

2. There is constant talk about a “power outage”. What they mean is a “power failure”. There is no such word as “outage”. If the power is on, does that mean we have a “power inage”? This is verbal nonsense and must cease.

3. The word “person” or “persons” will be banned when you are talking about “people”. Similarly with the word “guys”. A group of females cannot be “guys” and that word is a Yankee leftover from World War II anyway, so we can get rid of it.

4. Police will be re-educated in the use of verbs. The phrases “the car has left the road and has hit a tree” or “two male persons have been found deceased at the scene” will become “left”, “hit” and “died”.

5. “The bottom line” is where your knickers end. It will not be used when referring to excessive profits made by

Trending a bad English event When he becomes Minister for Correcting Sloppy English, DAVID PARMITER plans to weed out the nonsense that is creeping into today’s language.

huge corporations and used to pay obscene bonuses to CEOs.

6. “Chair” and “chairperson” will be replaced with “chairman” and “chairwoman” depending upon gender – if they know which gender they are, otherwise, it will be “hey, you!”

7. “Continue on” will be corrected to “continue”; you cannot continue on, back or off. Same with “trending” = trend. And trend is not an intransitive verb, so nothing can “trend”.

8. You cannot “impact”, “action” or “diary” anything. They are nouns not transitive verbs and therefore cannot take a direct object. It’s called “grammar”. You can only “have an impact upon” or “take action against” or “put in your diary”.

9. “Differently abled”, “vision impaired” and “aurally challenged” will all be banned. A spade will not be referred to as “a manually operated agricultural tool for inverting sods of soil”. People are disabled, blind or deaf and it’s not their fault, so just use the correct term

that describes their condition.

10. “Focus group” will be banned. Getting together a group of people and making them focus on agreeing with your boss’s pre-determined decision is not on. Similarly, “an opinion poll” is clearly an oxymoron, just like the meatheads (ox-morons) who conduct them, and then publish it to prove whatever they previously wanted. The opinions are selective, cost consumers a fortune and are worth nothing.

11. “Going viral” is a double-badness, and will have to go. “Go” is not a transitive verb. You cannot “go” something. Being an intransitive verb it must be followed by a preposition or conjunction: “to, from, towards, away, and”. “Viral” is an adjective, from the noun “virus” meaning an infection. So anything to do with the internet cannot “go viral” although, come to think of it, like chicken pox and AIDS, the internet is a nasty infection, so perhaps it already has gone viral.

12. “Leverage” is what you gain when

you use a lever. You cannot “leverage” anything. The word does not exist as a transitive verb. Even worse, you cannot “leverage off” anything. This is just meaningless corporate jargon.

13. “Preferencing” similarly, is no such word. You cannot “preference” people’s votes. It’s a noun, not a transitive verb. 14. “In terms of …” is another piece of meaningless jargon. This just shows the user is deficient in vocabulary and incapable of using correct sentence construction. Ban it.

15. “Parenting” – the most rubbished word of the decade. You cannot “parent” anything; it just IS NOT a transitive verb. You know that a transitive verb takes a direct object, don’t you? “Parenting” is a gerund, a verbal noun. It is not a gerundive, that’s a verbal adjective. Don’t we know English grammar any more? No, we’re glued to the screen learning to ‘text-speak’. RU not totes OK with that?

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Gifted and itinerant artist William James Laing travelled the east coast of Queensland 140 years

ago making sketches of buildings that are now long gone.

No photographs survive of these buildings but his sketches give us a glimpse of a past we would otherwise not know. They have outlasted the buildings themselves.

So painstaking are his drawings that he most likely received training in art or architecture possibly from a relative, Melbourne architect Charles Laing. After his arrival in Victoria during the gold rush the 1850s, Laing travelled around the colony presumably receiving payment or accommodation in return for a sketch.

His Queensland sketches date from the late 1860s as he travelled along the east coast from what we now know as the Gold Coast to Gympie, focusing on homesteads, hotels and Cobb & Co stops.

It is surprising any of his work survived because he sketched in pencil and this medium could easily have just

Drawing on past talentsA picture paints a thousand words and, writes historian AUDIENNE BLYTH, that’s something that William Laing literally managed to do.

faded away. This meant he would not have had to fuss with paints as a pencil was much easier to carry, along with some good quality drawing paper.

We have no idea how many drawings he made. Of those surviving, some are held by John Oxley Library,

some by Gympie Regional Library and some privately.

Laing was 66 when he died at Tiaro, near Maryborough, on November 22, 1877. He was buried the following day in the Tiaro Cemetery and apart from his parents’ names on the death certificates, there is little detail about him. The sketches reproduced here were made in the 1870s.

Laing has seriously and fastidiously recorded each detail of the building,

shingles and slabs, post and rail fences, doors and windows. The details in each sketch tell us much about the occupants’ lives.

Almost playfully, he has drawn in farm animals - horses, turkeys, dogs, hens and chickens, a bullock team, geese, pigs, a bird in a cage, a swagman, a bird in the sky and farm workers in the foreground. They are his signature.

HISTORY

The sign says “Mooroochie House, James Low’s Hotel”, at Yandina. The hotel was built at South Maroochy Crossing and served Cobb & Co who operated a change station from 1868 to 1879. The Low family lived in the rear of the hotel. The hotel was licensed until James Low’s death in 1883 and then used as a boarding house for about five years until eventually it was pulled down and the timbers re-used for other buildings.

Redhall, the residence of John Simpson, was located in the main street of Caboolture but burnt down in 1875. It is believed Simpson had a vineyard on Bellmere Rd on Waraba Creek. Simpson joined his brother William in timber-getting. The Simpson families were some of the first non-indigenous families into the area.

William H. Westaway’s property known as Meridan Plains is dated August 1875. In 1862, Westaway took up 25sq miles of land, Moolooloo Plains. He later changed the name to Meridan Plains. In the detail, the bullocks show Westaway’s brand, W3W.

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This letter from a reader raises a problem experienced by many of, or nearing, retirement age:

She writes: “My husband and I love our home and don’t want to downsize but the garden is getting too much for us. What to do?”

The answer is simple yet few people think to do it: redesign your garden in the same way you would re-design the interior of your home.

Those of us who choose to stay in our family homes don’t hesitate to alter rooms and add features to make life safer, easier and more comfortable in advancing age and yet don’t think of doing the same thing in the garden.

The garden you’ve loved and tended for years can become a real problem to ageing knees and aching backs and the many tasks of mowing, weeding, feeding, trimming and controlling pests get harder to do – and often downright dangerous.

Once that becomes the case, it’s no use trying to do make just a few small improvements.

What you need is a complete

makeover that ignores everything presently in your garden by starting with a blank page.

Unless you are very talented at this, you’d be wise to get professional help from your local garden centre or

GARDENING

employ a garden designer. This will be one of the best investments you can make for your senior years.

The aim is to make an honest assessment of the type of garden you need to suit your health and fitness not

We don’t hesitate to renovate the family home to make it more age-friendly, yet overlook doing the same for the garden, writes GARDEN-EZI.

A neat, safe, easily-managed garden space ideal for retirees

only today but into the future. This means plants suited to the

climate that look good without constant maintenance, high quality infrastructure and fittings (for example hoses), unfussy and easily accessible garden beds full of good soil, and quality low-maintenance garden furniture.

Lawns are easy enough to mow but weeding and feeding them is hard work so consider alternatives. Hedges look good but need constant trimming.

Safety must be considered along with the aesthetics. Many an ageing gardener comes to grief tripping over a hose or a poorly-constructed path. Get rid of all that’s messy and hard work.

For the cost of, say, a sea cruise, you can have a new garden that will give you worry-free enjoyment for the rest of your life.

The gardenezi.com website has some useful information on this topic, with a link to the book Great Garden – No Sweat which shows you how to redesign your garden so it requires only two hours work a week.

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In the early 1980s, my wife and I lived in Yarraman, about 180km northwest of Brisbane and two

hours inland from the Sunshine Coast. It’s at the junction of the New England and D’Aguilar Highways.

The first impression most people gain when they enter Yarraman from the south is of a town in a valley, with cultivated fields of rich red soil and dark green pine forests on the hills above.

In Queensland’s pioneering days, the red soil and magnificent natural stands of hoop pine soon attracted the attention of settlers.

Yarraman became a town in the 1870s and by 1913 had its own railway. The town’s economy was built on farming, with peanuts, corn, navy beans, dairy cattle, beef cattle and pigs, as well as sawmilling.

At 400m above sea level, Yarraman also has really cold winters; mornings below zero and heavy frosts are common.

In the 1960s, when the town still depended on tank water, people always

Peace, power and the good lifeIt is only a small Queensland country town, but PAUL NIELSEN found living in the state forest in Yarraman a perfect place to raise a family in the ’80s.

filled jugs with water before they went to bed at night as frozen pipes on a winter morning meant no water.

During our time in Yarraman, we lived in a government-owned house on state forestry land on Tarong Rd. We had a large cornfield next door.

Our milk came fresh from a dairy

farm on the outskirts of town. In the winter, my wife Christine lit

a fire in the wood stove mid-afternoon and we kept it going until bedtime, then lit it again first thing in the morning.

Our neighbours included furred creatures as well as families living nearby. We regularly heard bush rats scratching around in the ceiling.

One night, there was the distinctive, unforgettable howling of dingoes nearby. Next morning, I went downstairs and found that the tongues had been ripped out of my work boots.

In the late 1970s, major change came to Yarraman. The Tarong power station was built, just 15 km away.

Large camps for construction workers were set up near Yarraman, Nanango and Kingaroy. Ultimately, two power stations have been built at Tarong. Together they generate 1843 MW of electricity for the Queensland grid.

The power station held open days for the public and naturally, these were well-attended.

We were able to wander through the huge generating hall and enjoyed conducted tours of the massive cooling towers and nearby open-cut coal mine.

Because of Tarong, Yarraman now has a population to 1400 and depends more on the long-term employment the power stations have provided.

In those days, the state government often provided quarters for its rural workers — typically timber houses with weatherboard cladding.

Today, many of these houses have disappeared or are privately owned.

After Yarraman, I was transferred to Imbil, where we again lived on the state forest.

When I look back, one of the happiest memories of our times at both Yarraman and Imbil was that my children were able to experience life in a forest when they were young.

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All this engineering, plus new models with swags of fresh technology, saw Subaru sales across Australia lift 7.6 per cent last year to 43,600 machines. Among showroom heroes in 2015, was the all-new, bigger and sleeker Liberty Outback wagon.

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Didn’t see that coming – it’s simply SubaSubaru is a well-established, well-respected name in the motor car business, and now it has EyeSight, writes BRUCE McMAHON.

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These two systems should add extra road safety and mean fewer bingles for Outback owners, adding to the Subaru’s good road manners, active safety dynamics and seven airbags.

Joining the all-new Outback this season is a revised Subaru Forester.

Smaller and boxier than its big brother, the Forester has a well-earned reputation as a competent tourer and rough road rider.

For 2016 there’s been style touches and suspension upgrades to this

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Inside, it’s tidier and quieter than before with thicker door window glass and new sound deadening material.

Ride and handling dynamics are better again, with changes to spring rates and dampers plus rear suspension geometry tweaks.

It sits a bit flatter and handling is more neutral than before.

There remains the choice of petrol or diesel engines, manual or CVT auto (Constantly Variable Transmission) with Forester prices starting at $29,990 and running through to a decent $47,990.

That seems a mighty leap but today many customers are on the hunt for all the bells and whistles.

From entry-level to top-of-the-tree, the Subaru Forester remains a mighty crossover machine - one for all manner of roads and tracks. It may not be the most stylish of SUVs in this class but it is one of the most honest and competent.

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In the early ’70s we took a road trip to Adelaide and on the way back one of those red signs outside Adelaide

would have been helpful. Arriving at Swan Hill we discovered

several things - no available accommodation, there was an escaped murderer on the loose in the district and the car was not a comfortable place to sleep. About 2am we gave up and left Swan Hill.

Shortly before sunrise we arrived at a small town and as we were getting low on fuel (no 24-hour roadhouses back then) we decided to wait until something opened.

The moment the car stopped we both fell asleep, didn’t even lock the doors.

Travel, lack of rest, anxiety and cold weather collided to create a major state of confusion and disorientation when we awoke.

Have you ever opened your eyes and not been able to remember what day it is? Multiply that by 200 and you will know how we felt at the time.

Bewilderment, perplexity and a muddled state of mind creates confusion and you don’t need to be away from home to experience it.

For many people, the hectic pace of today’s life has men and women working harder right up to the day they retire.

Then, the next day, it is all over - no clocking on or off, no meetings to attend, no sales targets to reach, no constant noise of people talking, no customers, workmates, patients, clients or even the office bird to talk to - just silence except for the sound the pages of the morning paper turning as you try to work out what you are going to do for the next 20 years or so.

The feeling that you are no longer needed and that you have fared no better than a horse that has been set free to roam the green pastures of life can cause frustration, anxiety and confusion.

Is it any wonder some folk find retirement the worst time of life? Is it any wonder some people become

withdrawn and lose interest in life, their family and the world around them? It has been my experience that many people did not plan their retirement and failed to realise their future would not have a nine-to-five routine.

“Now give me the hill country that has been promised me.” Strong words, spoken by an 85-year-old not some young man in his prime. Caleb went into battle and won.

I am not suggesting you march off to war but it’s not too late to defeat the enemy of confusion that threatens your retirement.

Help out at meals on wheels, visit old friends, volunteer at a hospital, start a hobby, join a club, be interested in your family, learn a new language, the list is endless but you have to read it. No one else can improve your retirement years unless you take the first steps.

You won’t have time for confusion when you face a new sign that says “Right way, come on”.

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Sitting in the study on what may not be your most comfortable chair may not encourage you to spend time challenging your mind.

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It doesn’t matter if its fitness or smarts, if you do fewer things or stop doing them altogether you tend

to lose your skills. I certainly know it when I haven’t

been swimming for a while and likewise, I can be a little slower with multiplication if I haven’t been doing any.

While some people can be quick to throw out the old “senior’s moment” line when they forget something, others are proactively stimulating their minds and keeping their memory sharp by playing games.

A recent memory study by UC San Francisco revealed that seniors who played computer games had better memory performance and increased multi-tasking skills.

Solving puzzles and playing games are excellent cognitive activities for anyone, but especially for seniors.

These types of activities engage your brain keeping it stimulated.

The problem with most computer games is they are on your computer.

Playing games is seriously good for youSome people think playing computer games is a waste of time. The iPad Man COLIN DUNKERLEY says it keeps your mind sharp.

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There are more than 500,000 games available in the App Store across every type of genre including board and card games, trivia games, jigsaw puzzles, adventure and action games, memory and word games, and so many other games that you are sure to find something that interests and challenges you.

You will find old-fashioned board games such as Monopoly and card games such as Bridge Baron and mah-jong and solitaire as well as new digital trivia games such as Lumosity, that have been designed to help train the brain to perform at full capacity while you, the user, feel like you are simply playing a game.

These games can also improve your motor skills. I have seen people’s ability to interact with an iPad improve dramatically after playing games.

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For many years now I have been setting up and helping clients use online banking.

It’s not necessarily because they want to use it but because they have come to a point where it’s too hard to get to the shops or the post office to pay the bills.

Many have been wary about the change, mainly because they are afraid that someone will hack their computer and steal their every penny.

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These days you are more likely to be mugged or have your credit card skimmed while out shopping than falling victim to online banking theft.

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AWARD-WINNING over 50s developer Halcyon has commenced construction on its third gated lifestyle community on the Sunshine Coast.

Heavy machinery has been onsite preparing the civil works and construction of homes in the first release and is progressing with frames that started going up in mid-April.

Halcyon Lakeside is set against a backdrop of natural bushland within the master planned Parklakes II at Bli Bli.

Along with an enviable 5-Star lifestyle, the new community overlooks two lakes with 450m of lake

frontage and access to 6km of walking tracks and local shopping.

Project Director Chris Carley said interest was so high that the first two releases of 52 homes in Stage One had already sold out off the plan.

“To date buyers have predominantly been from the local areas of Bli Bli, Buderim and Twin Waters, however some have been from as far afield as Canberra,” he said.

“They have been drawn to the fact they will be part of a peaceful pocket within a master planned community and the site’s water frontage is another major lifestyle drawcard.”

Plans recently were revealed for the first time of the community’s multi-million dollar lifestyle and recreation precinct, with championship bowling green, tennis court, pickleball courts, pools and health and wellness centre. Centrepiece is the recreation

club which houses the cinema, library and substantial lounge areas that open to a northern aspect and panoramic views.

Halcyon joint managing director Bevan Geissmann said the strong early buyer response reflected the demand for a new and sophisticated approach to seniors living on the Sunshine Coast.

“With the success of Halcyon Parks and Halcyon Landing we have broken the mould of typical seniors living on the Sunshine Coast. It’s all about lifestyle,” he said.

“Early buyers are attracted to our model of creating great home designs with a feeling of space and lifestyle facilities that are without peer in this market. We believe it is the right mix of location and product that will appeal to the lifestyle-oriented over 50s.”

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Life interests – friend or foe A life interest is often used as a tool to balance competing interests. Succession, superannuation and trust law specialist EMMA NISBET explains.

A life interest is a type of ownership interest in property which lasts

for the life of the party to whom it has been granted - the life tenant.

On the death of the life tenant, ownership of the property then passes to the ‘remainderman’ named in the life estate agreement, generally being a Will.

It can often be seen in the case of a second marriage, in which there is a need to provide for a spouse but also an equal need of the testator to preserve or quarantine the asset for the benefit of another party, often the children of the testator.

A life interest may also

arise when the testator and their spouse have young children and the testator is anxious that the survivor may enter into a new relationship in the future.

In this situation, a life interest could be viewed as beneficial to secure the family home for the upbringing of the children but transferring that asset to the testator’s children once they have become adults.

The disadvantages that can arise through the provision of a life estate or life interest are often amplified by the terms of the life estate agreement or relevant clause in the will.

In particular, difficulties often arise due to poor drafting and ambiguous provisions. When a testator is considering granting a life estate, both the testator and the will drafter need to give

special consideration to matters such as:• Who will be responsible for the payment of outgoings and liabilities affecting the property?• Who will be responsible for attending to and the payment of the upkeep and maintenance of the property? • What will be the consequences if the life tenant fails to comply with his or her obligations and responsibilities?• Does the will contain an exclusive right to occupy the property?• Does the will clearly provide an option to terminate the life interest, be it by the life tenant or the remainderman, and the steps and procedures that must be followed in order to effectively surrender the life estate?

• If the life estate is surrendered early, who will bear the costs of any capital gains tax, stamp duty or other liabilities that may arise in consequence?

Accordingly, when considering incorporating a life interest provision in the will, consideration needs to be given to the testator’s wishes, the intended beneficiary’s circumstances and the property in question.

There is no “one size fits all” approach and such provisions need to be considered and drafted on a case by case basis.

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DB3 leads the Jazz Sessions COOLUM Theatre Players presents The Addams Family musical in cabaret-style performances over two weekends this month.

Directed by Linda Gefken, following her success with The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the musical comedy visits the kooky world of the Addams Family where to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams.

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FEW would know that the writer of a Rod Stewart hit lives on the Sunshine Coast, but songwriter/musician, David Bentley will be heading into Nambour this month for the Jazz Sessions.

David is a noted jazz/blues pianist, singer and songwriter is globally recognised as the author of Python Lee Jackson’s still-smoking ’70s hit, In A Broken Dream.

The track features an anonymous Rod Stewart on vocals and rose to No.3 in the British charts before turning up on the soundtrack of films and documentaries and covers.

The David Bentley Trio, aka DB3, features the nimble and inventive acoustic bass playing of Andrew Shaw and the swinging percussion of Nathan Goldman.

Their performance at The Bison Bar in Nambour, will also feature guest artist Ric Halstead with his soulful sax.

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It’s a fusion of jazz standards, hip grooves, original songs and romping rhythm ‘n’ blues that evolves organically as the night unfolds. The Bison Bar, C-Square, 52-64 Currie St, NambourMay 29, 3pm. Tickets $15 at the door or online at trybooking.com/LCCP

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Coolum Civic Centre. May 20, 21, 27, 28, 7.30pm; 22 and 29, 2pm. Cabaret seating, tables of 8. BYO nibbles and drinks. Tickets $28, Concessions $25. Bookings coolumtheatre.com.au or call 5446 2500

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TIM Stimson will provide an insight into the work of Viennese artist Gustav Klimt at the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) Sunshine Coast’s monthly presentation.

The Klimt masterpiece portrait of Adele Block-Bauer features in the film Woman in Gold starring Helen Mirren. His highly decorative images of femme fatales have retained an enduring fascination.

The presentation about Klimt, his work and the social setting of Vienna is just one of the diverse topics presented monthly by experts.

ADFAS Sunshine Coast aims to enable members and guests to learn more about the arts in a friendly, welcoming environment, plus enjoy meeting new like-minded people over supper.

Drama Theatre, Matthew Flinders College, Stringybark Rd, Buderim, May 23, 6.45pm. Tickets $25. Bookings Karin 5479 0550 or visit adfas.org.au

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WHAT’S ON

FANCY learning the steps to line up for some great fun and exercise? Lets’s Go Linedancin’ has started a new beginner’s linedance class and all are welcome. It’s at the Uniting Church in Millwell Rd, Maroochydore on Monday and Wednesday at 1pm; Caloundra Bowls Club on Monday at 6.30pm and at the Caloundra Indoor Bowls Club on Thursday at 10.30am.

Call Karen 0438 779 787 or visit letsgolinedancin.com.au

ACCORDING to critics, Motherland is contemporary theatre at its best - passionate and gripping, weaving multiple strands of home, belonging, love and loss that span decades, continents and revolutions.

Based on the true stories of three very different women from different times and places, but for each of them the city of Brisbane is pivotal.

Maleny Arts Council (MAC) will present this important play which will be both nostalgic and confronting for many who will remember the names.

One of the women is Brisbane socialite Nelle Tritton, of the furniture emporium, who, fascinated by all things Russian, travelled to Moscow before World War II where she met, worked for and then married the

ACCLAIMED as the “Angel of Australia”, Mirusia gained worldwide fame as the featured soprano soloist with André Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra.

Born in Australia to Dutch parents, she studied opera at the Queensland Conservatorium and at 21, was announced as the youngest winner ever of the prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Opera Award. She then auditioned for Rieu in The Netherlands and since 2007 has been touring the world enchanting millions of people with her voice. Mirusia returned home in 2012 and now successfully tours the world with her own chamber orchestra.

Events Centre Caloundra, May 29, 2pm. Tickets $55. Bookings 5491 4240.

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BUDERIM Male Choir presents an afternoon with The Best of Stage and Screen at Caloundra this month.

The two-hour concert will include a selection of songs from My Fair Lady, South Pacific, The Student Prince, Oklahoma and others.

The popular male choir is led by music director Mitchell Meyer with accompanist Carina Frank. Caloundra CCSA Hall. May 15, 2pm. Tickets $10 includes afternoon tea or group bookings $8. Call Rod 5456 4473.

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deposed prime minister Alexander Kerensky. Later she helps him escape the Nazis.

Time and place interweave as the play moves from the chaos of a Russian military camp to the turbulence of Brisbane during the Fitzgerald enquiry.

MAC’s program coordinator Professor Peter Lavery said Motherland, by Brisbane playwright Katherine Lyall-Watson, was one of Queensland Theatre Company’s major offerings this year.

“Our patrons will see this Brisbane production and cast for less cost at Maleny and they won’t have to cope with city traffic,” he said. Maleny Community CentreMay 4, 7pm. Tickets trybooking.com or visit the Maleny Information Centre in

Maple St. MAC is also offering a free ticket for groups, senior secondary school or university students booking 10 seats at $30 each. Call John Marsden 5494 2584.

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ATTILLA Sautov returns from an inspiring tour of Italy to present a unique solo recital on the Sunshine Coast.

It will be the first time he is touring without a chamber orchestra or pianist. Attilla’s style demonstrates the incredible acrobatics that, in the right hands, can be achieved on the violin - techniques which are inherent in Paganini’s compositions.

TODD McKenney performs the songs of Peter Allen in a high-energy, vibrant and entertaining performance.

A multi-talented star who first put on his dancing shoes at the age of three, he landed the role of Peter Allen in Boy from Oz 14 years ago and hasn’t looked back.

Todd became a household name after taking on the role of Allen in the original 1998 production of the Boy from Oz.

He also includes songs from some of his earlier musical theatre performances and tells anecdotes including the goss from Dancing with the Stars. Events Centre, Caloundra. May 20, 8pm. Tickets $70. Bookings 5491 4240 or visit theeventscentre.com.au

LEGENDARY vocalist Eric Burdon and his band The Animals are in Australia for the first time in almost a decade and Caloundra is on the agenda.

Fans can relive songs that became part of the foundation of rock’n’roll, such as We Gotta Get Outta This Place, Spill the Wine, When I was Young and Don’t Let Me be Misunderstood.

Described by Rolling Stone magazine as “one of the 100 greatest voices of all time” Eric Burdon and The Animals helped start the British

ACCLAIMED VIOLINIST RETURNS TO PERFORM AT TWO VENUES ON THE SUNSHINE COAST

THE BOY FROM OZ IS BACKTHE ANIMALS TOUR ROLLS INTO CALOUNDRA

Invasion in the early 1960s with the timeless international hit, House of the Rising Sun.

From there The Animals produced a string of classics.

With a stellar cast of special local guests and thrilling renditions of the most timeless rock music ever recorded, Eric Burdon and The Animals 2016 Australian Tour will be a high mark on this year’s touring calendar. Events Centre CaloundraMay 21, 7.30pm. Tickets $89.90Bookings 5491 4240 or visit theeventscentre.com.au

In contrast, Bach’s music, although not quite as technically challenging, is extremely moving, and his solo violin works allow the audience to focus completely on the rich and versatile sound of the instrument.

Attilla performs with passion and warmth, and breathtaking technique and enjoys bringing his musical gifts to smaller communities, despite his vast experience in the world’s most

prestigious venues. He will also perform duets by Henryk Wieniawski (Etudes-Caprices, No 18), with fellow violinist Anna Moores.

Cooran Memorial Hall, 14 King St, Cooran. May 7, 2pm. St Mark’s Anglican Church, 7 Main St, Buderim. May 8, 2pm, Tickets $30, concession: $25Bookings 0417 619 915 or visit attillasautov.com

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At 68 years of age, Dr Paul Lam has the pulse rate of an elite athlete and is more flexible than

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While arthritis is often seen as a normal part of ageing, it is not a natural consequence of growing older. It is a disease state affecting the musculo-skeletal system, especially the joints.

It is Australia’s foremost cause of disability and chronic pain, with 3.85 million people affected.

“Arthritis” is actually an umbrella term covering about 100 different conditions. The most common are osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout, which account for about 95 per cent of cases.

These conditions are grouped together because of their similar effects on the body, including pain, stiffness, inflammation and damage to joints. This can lead to weakness, instability and joint deformities.

There may be increased difficulty with everyday tasks such as dressing, walking, driving and preparing meals.

Quality of life is affected as sufferers find it difficult to do things they previously did with ease. While arthritis is not curable it is usually manageable and many options are available to help deal with the condition.

One option that is proving to be effective in managing arthritis is tai chi.

There are now more than 30 studies showing improved health outcomes in arthritis patients from the practice of tai chi. The leading study in this field, conducted by Professor Leigh Callahan from the University of North Carolina, showed significant health benefits for people with all types of arthritis.

There were 354 participants assigned either to the tai chi group, who received eight weeks of lessons, or to a control group.

Results in the tai chi group included significant pain relief, reduced stiffness and better ability to manage daily living. They reported a greater sense of wellness and improved balance.

The tai chi for arthritis program has been designed by Dr Lam specifically for this population.

“Tai chi was originally a martial art, so you need a program designed for older people, and instructors who take care of people,” he says. “The movements are modified and safe.”

With only 12 moves, it can be learned quickly. The program focuses on good posture, abdominal breathing, gentle movements and relaxation.

“When people are using abdominal breathing they are more relaxed and feel better, their pain improves,” Dr Lam says. “Tai chi gently exercises all parts of the body, makes the fluid circulate in the joints and stretches the joints gently.

The program can be performed in a group with a trained instructor or at home following a DVD. A seated version is available for the more frail or debilitated. Dr Lam started tai chi to manage his arthritis and discovered many additional benefits.

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Millions of prescriptions for common medicines, treating everything from cholesterol to high blood pressure, have dropped in price by as much as $20 — or 60 per cent.

In an Australian first, the price of a large proportion of expensive combination medicines and patent-protected drugs listed on the PBS dropped to take the total number of

Debra Walz is 56. In October 2014, she was diagnosed with bowel cancer.

It was identified through the use of a bowel screening kit which she received from the Australian Government for her 55th birthday.

With this gift, along with a subsequent six operations and many months of medical/holistic healing, she survived. Debra has now written her story, saying she is living proof that a bowel screen can save your life.

“One of the risk factors associated with bowel cancer is age,” she says. “Bowel cancer in particular is more prominent in the 55+ age group.”

Her experience with bowel cancer was insidious.

“I was hospitalised for more than three weeks, underwent six surgical procedures in the space of 10 months, suffered with many side-effects, including a colostomy bag, and infections,” she says.

“However, my story is one of triumph as I have survived and am living a happy, grateful and active life.”

Debra says she believes her book, titled A Whole New Me - Getting to the Bottom of Bowel Cancer is her purpose and a way of meeting an obligation to pass on her experience in an effort to support bowel cancer sufferers, or at least raise awareness of bowel cancer and the importance of undertaking a

It’s Australia’s foremost cause of chronic pain, but there’s good news for arthritis sufferers, writes physiotherapist SOPHIA AULD.

price-cut medicines to more than 400.Health Minister Sussan Ley said the

changes were key elements of the PBS reform package.

“With one-in-five Australians now living with multiple chronic conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure, eye disease and depression, this could save patients as much as $500 a year,” she said.

bowel screen. The Government sends free screening kits every five years from the age of 50, but they are often discarded or shelved.

“The majority of people I have spoken to in relation to receiving the kit in the mail admit to not using it,” Debra says.

“I advocate for the use and the acceptance of a bowel screening kit as you would a gift from a friend. It may be the gift that saves your life.”

Throughout her diagnosis, treatments, hospital stays and recovery she kept a journal, which evolved into her book, a story from “crappy to happy”.

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I’ve never been able to sleep on air journeys. I don’t know anybody who can, though there must be some

because I’ve heard them snoring on those long haul flights that feel as though they’ll never end, however much you yearn the hours away.

Back in the days when I had an employer willing to stump up for business class travel on the theory that I’d get off the plane after 28 hours and go to work, sleep was certainly possible.

Thankfully, I’m now able to keep air travel to a minimum.

The airlines seem to have stumbled on to the concept of business class, having started it in the late 1970s as a means of extracting an extra few bucks from those willing to pay for more leg and arm room.

My own first foray up the sharp end was in the early ’80s in Marco Polo class, then the business class brand of Cathay Pacific. Sure you got more room, but no sleep.

It didn’t take long though for the airline bosses to get the message: business class travellers would and could pay more for stretch-out comfort in an effort to arrive ready for work after a 30-hour journey.

A vital money spinner was up and away.

Meanwhile the rest of us cattle class flyers take anything up to three days to recover.

Cue premium economy class. Have the airlines stumbled on

another bright idea to lift revenues? It’s probably too soon to tell but it’s unlikely that they can leave the premium economy concept as is.

Ever wondered if it’s worth stumping up a bit more for Premium Economy? RUSSELL HUNTER has your answer.

“It doesn’t matter where you sit in the plane, you all arrive at the same place at the same time,” was a favourite adage of a favourite uncle.

And on the Brisbane-Sydney or Brisbane-Melbourne run he was dead right.

But if you have to go from Brisbane to LA or, worse still, London, the accuracy is still, strictly speaking, intact but those down the back can in effect add another couple of days of recovery to their travel time.

So does premium economy justify the cost in reduced jet lag?

Probably not but it does make the journey easier, especially for those of us who are less resilient than we might have been a few decades back.

So here’s some personal experience.Back from five weeks in the UK

with daughter (her 21st present), we travelled premium economy both ways via Hong Kong from Brisbane – non-

stop outwards to be in time to satisfy said daughter’s wish for a Scottish Hogmanay and breaking the return journey in HK to visit friends.

It was Cathay Pacific on the Brisbane-Hong Kong sector and British Airways to and from London.

You’d normally expect to pay somewhere around $5000 for the two of us in cattle class.

We paid a total of $9200 for premium economy seats.

So what do you get for the extra four grand?

You get a separate cabin right behind your business class betters, bigger seats and more, but not much more, personal space.

There’s priority boarding (most of the time).

You get a printed meals menu though the food’s the same as economy.

And, well, that’s about it – though it must be said those little extras make a difference.

Having scored bulkhead seats on the flight to Hong Kong, we arrived ready to face the 13-hour hop to Heathrow.

There’s no sensation of height on the upper deck of the BA Airbus A380 as the priority boarding airbridge means you see no stairs but arrive direct in the upper cabin where premium economy seats are arranged in a 2-3-2 configuration across the wide-bodied behemoth.

After the Cathay A330 haul from Brisbane (which stopped in Cairns) this was more like it.

While the food was airline – mine might have been part of a fish at some stage – the flight was comfortable thanks to those plush and roomy seats. Big tick BA.

I think I may even have slept a little.Coming back was, well, different.At the Heathrow gate our premium

economy tickets were waved away with an imperious backhand flick of an unbelievably arrogant ground attendant who wordlessly pointed us

The WORLD in Your Hands Travel in Your Time

Pleasure and pain in premium

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“‘You’ll all arrive

at the same place

at the same time’

was a favourite

adage of a

favourite uncle”

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towards the back of the queue.And when, eventually, we boarded

things looked different. The premium economy seats were in a 2-4-2 format this time and looked decidedly narrower and thinner than those on the outward trip.

A check of the safety card told all. This was a Boeing 777 – a fine

aircraft no doubt but it lacked the space and comfort of the big bird.

A rummage through the carry-on luggage told me the ticket didn’t say what type of aircraft would be servicing the route. Big black mark BA.

Ready to go home now after five weeks away we pitched up early at the Cathay Pacific check-in desk only to be told that the plane (another A330) was flying full and we might not be able to sit together.

My experience of such advice translates to “you will NOT be able to sit together.”

However. The check-in lady vowed she’d send an “urgent message” to the gate to see if this could be sorted. Yeah, right.

So we sat in separate rows in the middle four seats. All but one of the 24

seats in premium economy were taken – but with a bit of effort it surely could have been possible for father and daughter to sit together. Need to do better Cathay.

Premium economy, as its name suggests, isn’t quite business class but is a (small) step up from economy. You really do arrive in better shape.

You could shop around for better deals (we were restricted in dates of travel) but be wary of what’s really on offer for your extra bucks.

Remember, what you spend on the flight usually has an impact on what you’ll be able to spend at your destination. Think before you buy.

But if you decide to splash out, I’d go for the big bus every time.

Ask the airline which plane they’re using on each sector of your journey and if they can’t tell you, worry.

Emirates uses the A380 on all its long haul flights so it may be worth a look.

But, apart from the fish, I had no complaints with the BA big bus flight Hong Kong-Heathrow.Russell Hunter travelled as a guest of

nobody. He paid his own way.

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Mulanah Gardens (ph 0427 643 142) a short drive from Kingaroy, has two nights in a cosy two-bedroom cottage with a spa bath and wood fire for $420 a couple or Kingaroy Country Motel is (ph 4162 1966) $250 for two nights.

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Diamondvale B&B Cottages and Lodge (ph 4681 3367) is a country escape in a one-bedroom cottage filled with little luxuries. Prices start from $410 for two nights.

At Warwick, stroll through town, stop at the eateries or see the peaceful Condamine River.

Abbey of the Roses (4661 9777) country house manor, has old world charm and opulence. Sink into a luxurious bed, read in the garden amid autumn leaves, relax in one of the gazebos or wander through the Five Walks of Warwick.

Imagine staying in heritage B&Bs, cedar cottages, converted churches or mountain cabins, while you visit

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In Toowoomba, you can feel the change of season in beautiful Queens Park, visit the Empire Theatre, restaurants, galleries or take a short drive to the Ju Raku Japanese Garden to see Japanese maples, liquidambers and a riot of autumn colour.

The First Coat Street Art Festival, May 20-29, has artists from around the world transforming the city’s walls and alleyways into a vibrant outdoor art gallery.

Ravensbourne’s Forest Chalets at Palmtree (ph 4697 8185) is a romantic getaway for $450 a couple two nights which includes a bottle of wine, chocolates, a hearty breakfast hamper and cosy log fires.

In South Burnett, sample fine local wines, enjoy tours of the Kingsley Grove Estate winery, go star gazing with astronomer James Barclay at the Kingaroy Observatory, take the South Burnett wine trail or enjoy a leisurely drive to the Bunya Mountains.

The Abbey has a two-night midweek package from $510 a couple, which includes private dining for two in the Vestry on the first night, with a bottle of local wine followed by a sherry or port in the drawing room; and private tour of the ground floor.

It’s a short drive to Queen Mary Falls or the wineries, dining and attractions of the Granite Belt.

Southern Queensland Country is a world away on the doorstep.

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Down by the old Millstream

We were heading to Karratha after camping for a week at Karijini National Park

(that’s another story) when we stopped at Tom Price to get a permit to travel on the Rio Tinto mining road from the Tourist Information Centre.

We were towing a caravan and while the road was dusty it was well maintained.

This private road is a mining lease and travellers are required to adhere to conditions as specified under the permit, such as an 80kmph speed limit, lights on and being prepared to be stopped for random breathalyser/radar tests.

You need to be careful as heavy rail/mining maintenance vehicles use the road.

There are steep grades and sharp curves but as long as you are sensible you should find it a good drive.

The rail link from Dampier/Karratha to Tom Price runs parallel to the road where you see some very long trains – an incredible sight as they seem to stretch for miles.

Roads in the park are suitable for two-wheel vehicles only in dry weather and may be impassable after heavy rain.

Our stopover was at Millstream Chichester National Park some 210km from Tom Price and 140km from Karratha.

The Millstream wetlands is one of few places in the Pilbara where water flows all year round, with permanent

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Millstream Chichester National Park in Western Australia’s Pilbara region is truly an oasis nestled in the desert, writes grey nomadBEVERLEY EVERSON, who ventured out on the Rio Tinto mining road from Tom Price.

The Homestead Visitor Centre was built as a tavern in the 1920s.

One of the pretty walking trails.

pools fed by springs that draw water from the underground aquifer within porous dolomite rock.

Millstream Chichester NP is a 200,000ha park surrounding the Fortescue River with rugged gorges, tropical rock pools, meandering watercourses and waterlily wetlands. Stretching from the Hamersley Range foothills and Fortescue Valley in the south to the Chichester Range escarpment in the north, it is of great Aboriginal significance.

It is the sacred heartland of the Yindjibarndi people who still gather here as the traditional custodians.

Millstream palms blanket the wetlands and are found in few other places in the Pilbara. The road in is dotted with spinifex and gums and

does not prepare the visitor for what awaits.

Millstream was named by the explorer Francis Gregory. Pastoralists occupied the country from 1865 until 1967, when it became a national park to protect the Millstream aquifer within the catchment.

Perhaps odd, but a tavern was built in 1920. It operated on and off in the 1900s but is now the Homestead Visitor Centre which offers interpretive walk trails. These are a great resource to learn more about its inhabitants and the diversity of the wetlands, woodlands and arid rocky plains and ranges.

The bird life is amazing. In one day you might see Rainbow bee-eaters, sacred kingfisher, blue-winged

kookaburras, bustards and spinifex pigeons. The Euros (hills kangaroos) roam the camp and surrounding areas.

In mid-winter (June-August) spectacular wildflowers are abundant including the Sturt desert pea, mulla mulla, cassias and wattles, along with hibiscus, bluebells and desert yam.

The Homestead Visitor Centre is open daily but not staffed. Rangers patrol the park and during the dry season, April to October, campground hosts are a wealth of information and assist with collection of camp fees and maintaining the facilities.

Camping can be booked online and during the peak season it is advisable to book early. Millstream camp areas are at Milyanha close to the Old Homestead. They are generator friendly and suitable for all vehicles

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large and small, and have bush toilets and camp kitchen with hot water. Stargazers, the strictly non-generator sites, are mainly suitable for smaller vehicles with bush toilets and gas.

Solid fuel fires are not permitted under any circumstances. Both campgrounds have barbecue facilities. Fresh water is available at the Homestead and Miliyanha campground but it is untreated and there’s a phone card telephone.

We stayed at the Milyanha where the facilities were spotless and modern.

Park fees are a day entry fee plus your camping fee.

Details can be obtained from the parks website and do offer concession for seniors.

Swimming is not permitted at Jirndawurrunha Pool or surrounding streams because the sites have deep cultural significance. There are day areas at the Old Millstream Homestead and Deep Reach Pool on the Fortescue River where swimming is permitted. Walking trails vary from 300m to the 18km heritage camel trail.

Not far from Millstream and back on to the main Karratha road there is another turnoff, still part of the Millstream Chichester NP, which is a spectacular journey along a dirt, well-graded road high up on Chichester Range.

Looking down, you expect to see dinosaurs roaming in the valley. Further on is Python Pool nestled at the base of a seasonal waterfall.

No camping is permitted here but the day picnic area has a bush toilet.

The trip is highly recommended.

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Why you would choose to cruise

Organising a holiday with family and friends has never been easier.

The vast range of cruise options and destinations are endless so you’ll be able to find the perfect cruise for every occasion, from short weekend getaways to round-the-world voyages.

Cruising means exploring while relaxing in comfort.

Some travellers might be uneasy about taking a cruise but seasickness or feeling claustrophobic are a thing of the past with new and improved ships that are like stepping into a floating city.

Here are the top five reasons to take a cruise holiday.1. AMAZING OVERALL VALUE:

Cruises are great value. The overall fare covers almost everything you’ll need for your entire vacation. Some cruises can be as little as $150 a day, which covers food, accommodation and on-board entertainment.

It’s much more affordable than booking all this as well as

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Cruising is an easy way to explore Australia’s coastline or an international destination of your choice. KATE DEVER lists the top five reasons for choosing to cruise.

transportation on land. Choose a luxury cruise line and get even more inclusions such as alcohol, gratuities, shore excursions and onboard credit – sometimes even early bird airfares!

2. EASY TO PLAN WITH SOMETHING

FOR EVERYONE:

Cruise vacations are the total holiday package. All you need to do is choose your cruise line, destinations and cabin type then away you go.

You eliminate the hassle of booking hotel rooms, transportation between destinations, day tours and findingsomewhere to dine every breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Group bookings are easy – no need to worry about coordinating 15 family members, just book enough cabins and let everyone sit back and enjoy what the ship has to offer. Some cruise lines offer group discounts too!

3. VISIT MULTIPLE DESTINATIONS

BUT UNPACK ONLY ONCE:

Look at your cruise like a floating hotel, bar, restaurant and entertainment centre. No need to cart your suitcase around airports and cities in search of your hotel.

Unpack once and let your cruise take you from city-to-city or island-to-island. You’ll wake up in a new place to explore almost every morning.

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There are also movie screens, swimming pools, nightclubs, theatres and more – cruise ships have it all.

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DETAILS AND DEALS AT MAROOCHYDORE CRUISE EXPO CRUISE travellers will have the opportunity to speak directly with cruise line representatives plus pick up a special or two at the fourth annual Sunshine Coast Cruise Sale Day at Maroochydore RSL.

The event, on Sunday May 15, will run for strictly four hours only, from 10am to 2pm, with all specials to expire as soon as the clock hits 2pm.

All visitors will go into the draw to win a Mastercard Multi Currency Cash Passport loaded with $1000 cash while those who make a booking will go into

a draw for Mekong River Cruise with APT. Most major cruise lines will be present on the day including, but not limited to, Scenic, Princess Cruises, P&O, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, APT, Azamara, Celebrity and Avalon Waterways.

There will also be a host of niche cruise suppliers offering itineraries to South America, Antarctica, Galapagos, Asia River cruising and even domestic expedition cruising.

Event organiser and Ucango Travel and Cruise managing director Dave Hulsman said the success of the last three events had demonstrated just how popular cruising had become.

“It has been interesting to watch the industry evolve over the past five years,” he said.

“Not only do we have a large market of cruisers heading overseas for cruise options but each year we see more and more vessels coming out to our waters which is opening the market up to more and more demographics.”

Mr Hulsman said Cruising among Australians had grown exponentially during the past decade and passenger numbers in Australia were expected to double in the next four years.

“This event is a great opportunity for anyone, whether they’ve cruised before or not, to find out what options are available and perhaps save a buck or two,” he said.

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EVER wondered what it’s like to spend a week or two weeks on a river cruise, drifting along pristine waterways and exploring another country and culture at leisure?

Cruiseabout is hosting a series of free information sessions across Australia and will offer Sunshine Coast locals the opportunity to learn everything they need to know about river cruising as well as have access to exclusive discounts during the free events this month.

Cruiseabout’s Queensland state leader Tim Harrison said the information events would be both inspirational and informative for would-be river cruisers.

“Cruising is becoming the most popular way for Australians to holiday and river cruising is a fantastic way to enjoy a laidback holiday experience while soaking up the culture, cuisine and countries along some of the world’s famous rivers,” he said.

Cruiseabout Caloundra’s information sessions will explore everything from the who, what, where and when of river cruising with

sessions dedicated to South America and Antarctica, Kimberley cruising, Europe river cruising, Canada and Alaska and Asia river cruising.

There will also be special guest presentations from river cruise specialists APT, access to exclusive Cruiseabout deals that are only available at the events and the opportunity to receive great advice from the team of cruising specialists at Cruiseabout Caloundra who can answer any questions.

The Cruiseabout Caloundra information sessions with APT will be held on Tuesday, May 10, from 10am-5pm at Caloundra Power Boat Club, 2 Lamerough Pde, Golden Beach.

Call Cruiseabout Caloundra 5445 2726 or visit cruiseabout.com.au

TAUCK has been a pioneer in escorted travel since the company took its first tour through New England in 1925.

Three generations and 90 years later, Tauck applies the same formula to more than 140 unique worldwide journeys and cruises – to do the right thing. The aim is to craft a life-enriching travel experience, at a single all-inclusive price ensuring there is great value for money. Its guarantee is that it relies on recommendations from satisfied travellers.

Join a Tauck cruise along Europe’s rivers and expect to see the sights a bit differently than you would travelling with other companies.

For a start, Tauck river cruise ships accommodate the least number of passengers of any European riverboat. There are no more than 130 guests.

And onboard every Tauck river cruise there are four Tauck directors, including the cruise director to make every moment of your day count.

You won’t simply take guided tours, but go beyond the tourist trail to talk with locals, experience their passions and cultural traditions, and gain your own new perspectives.

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after attending a presentation in London by Celia Sandys, granddaughter and biographer of Sir Winston Churchill. Maybe your transformational moment will come during a private wine reception, dinner, concert and art collection tour at Lobkowicz Palace in Prague Castle.

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This is a story about love and redemption exquisitely told. A freckled faced daughter, Marie-Laure Le Blanc, is six years

old at the beginning of this story and her father Daniel who is the keeper of the keys to all the cabinets in the Natural History Museum. At home Daniel, is whittling a small replica of their house and training her to memorise her surroundings so that she will be able to go outside by herself.

In Germany lives a slightly built, white-haired boy called Werner and his younger sister, taken into an orphanage after their father is killed by coal dust.

Time passes, World War II has begun and life has changed forever. It’s an opportunity for Werner. This novel took 10 years to write and it is splendidly written. The sentences fly off the page. It is a long book and a tour de force. Highly recommended. 5 stars.

This extremely well-crafted book was a delight to read. Set during World War II, the parallel lives of two very different children, a blind French girl and very intelligent orphan German boy, move quickly back and forward in time and place and finally intersect near the end of the story.

Themes of family love, natural history, humanity and man’s inhumanity to man run deeply through the story.

The oppression and greed for power and wealth by the Nazi party are also well explored through other minor characters in this book.

For me it was a sit up all night book. Highly recommended. 9/10

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEEBy Anthony Doerr

A Pulitzer prize winner and instant bestseller, this is the story of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths cross in occupied France as they try to survive the devastation of World War II.

Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris. She is six when she goes blind and her father builds her a perfect miniature of their neighbourhood so she can memorise it and navigate her way. She is 12 when the Nazis occupy Paris and they flee to Saint-Malo.

Werner is an orphan in a German mining town. He becomes an expert at building and fixing radios, skills which make him valuable to the Hitler Youth. He is aware of the human cost of his intelligence. He travels through the heart of the war and into Saint-Malo, where their stories converge.

I’m tired of so much literature about war, the wasted lives, “the flower of youth cut down”.

The cynical side of me says, what would authors do for inspiration if there were no wars? But, that rave aside, this is a book worth reading. The language is beautiful.

I’d read it again just for the description of how sunlight is made into coal.

Young Werner is playing with his homemade radio when he hears a science program for children. He’s hooked by the melodious voice that explains this mystery. It reminded me of Professor Julius Sumner Miller. Werner’s innocent enthusiasm for knowledge is shattered when his skills are put into the service of the Reich.

MARY

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It’s a little disconcerting to be confronted with more than 20 rave reviews before even reading the first page, almost enough to make one want to disagree! But I found myself agreeing with the reviewers. Even the minor characters in the powerful parallel stories of Werner and Marie-Laure live on in my imagination due to the incredibly descriptive prose.

There was no sugar coating in this story, in particular the brutal training of Hitler’s Youth and the fate of Werner’s friend Frederick. Overall, it is a reminder of the struggles of ordinary people swept along in the inevitable surge of carnage and struggle that war produces.

Despite being slightly confused by the year headings in some chapters, I enjoyed this book and recommend it strongly.

JO BOURKE

JOHN

KLEINSCHMIDT

I found it difficult to get into this book for the first 120 pages or so, but then it became absorbing and something of a page turner. Marie-Laure navigates her way through the war, lovingly guided firstly by her father then a great uncle. Werner Pfennig is a talented young German orphan cared for by Frau Elena then recruited into a Hitler Youth program.

Their destiny is driven by Werner designing a system to locate radio transmissions and Marie-Laure and her great uncle’s involvement with the French resistance.

I enjoyed this book and particularly Doerr’s writing style, good sub-plots, short sentences, sharp and relevant.

The parallel lives of two young people is the central theme of this well researched novel.

Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, an orphaned German boy, have their young lives deftly woven together before and during the German occupation of France.

I particularly liked that the chapters were short and pointed – a device which kept me alert to the development of the characters. There is a fable-like quality to the writing in this book - the innocence of the blind girl, the mistreatment of the orphan boy by those in authority, and the quest of the odious Nazi relentlessly chasing the precious but cursed jewel.

In my opinion this is a good book, but is it a great book? No. It leaves me wondering what are the selection criteria for choosing Pulitzer prize winners.

BOOK review

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corrupt (9)10 Pleads desperately for

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13 Apparently used to admonish people by the sound of it (4)

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