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Back in the day MEMORIES OF ANOTHER TIME ... NOT SO LONG AGO EDITION 75 JUNE, 2021 SUNSHINE COAST >> 100% LOCALLY OWNED

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ike it or not, we have entered the funeral notices stage of life. There was a time when we eagerly anticipated reading the engagement notices, then we moved to wedding notices and on to birth notices. Alas, these days the names we know are more likely to turn up in the funeral notices. Not that we have much of a classified section any more, much less the matched, hatched and despatched columns that were once the go-to for finding out who was doing what, with whom and when. The pages of wedding photos have disappeared, and funeral notices have become hard to find, now relying on word-of-mouth or trawling the web. For almost 40 years before he

Contents turned up there himself, my Dad had the habit of scouring the funeral notices to make sure there wasn’t a familiar name. But while so much else has changed, there is still no solution for the raw grief of loss. Nobody has come up with a magic way to deal with bereavement, or to set a date for when the pain will pass. It is all intensely personal, and we all have our different coping mechanisms. Russell Hunter, on the first anniversary of the death of his life partner, this month writes about bereavement and adapting to life after her death. The clear message is that there is no easy formula, and it has to be in our own way and in our own time. On a lighter note, I have to confess to an appalling error in the last edition, when I referred to “waste” rather than “waist”. As one who takes correct use of the language very seriously and constantly complains about its abuse, I was mortified when readers quickly let me know of my negligence. Apologies, but it’s great to know you are paying attention! Dorothy Whittington Editor

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The agony of farewell – moving beyond grief When the love of his life died a year ago, RUSSELL HUNTER quickly learnt that there are no rules for grief, and certainly no prescribed end date. He investigates the grieving process and varying responses to bereavement.

he formalities are done. The neighbours are no longer hovering around the doorstep every minute of every day and the kids have gone – as they should – to resume their own lives. That was when it dawned on me, finally and irrevocably, that I was the only person in this house – a house packed with memories and no one to remember them with. There’s a gaping hole in my life that can’ be filled. It’s a crushing moment in anybody’s experience – that instant when the cold finality of death enters our very being and alters us – probably permanently. At least that was my experience. Others who have been through the

trauma of losing a loved one keep telling me all too frequently that I’ll mend in time. Yes, time is the common denominator in all my conversions of late. Time will heal you, I’m told. All it needs is, well, time to work. Maybe. I’ve now sold the house. It was haunted by those very memories that could no longer – after four decades – be shared. The incredibly supportive social worker attached to the palliative care unit where my partner died gave me a name and the number of a person who could help me. But grief is such a personal thing, isn’t

it? It was (and is) somehow my grief and mine alone. I couldn’t begin to share it. That would almost amount to betrayal. My conversation with Laura Panarello was a mind-opener. “Of course grief is highly personal,” said the Brisbane-based counsellor who works with Co.As.It Community Services. “And everybody’s grief is different.” There are no rules for grief, no timeline and certainly no deadline. It takes as long as it takes. There’s that time element again. But, essentially, there’s no “cure” for grief. And yet it’s a cataclysmic event that almost half of us are going to have to deal with, yet there is little understanding – or even recognition – of grief. “Quite often people just don’t know what’s going on,” Ms Panarello says. “They hear the word ‘grief’ and begin to learn to understand what it is. Finally, they might say ‘OK. Now I know’. “And ageism is alive and well. Australia still doesn’t understand the problems as well as they do in, say, Europe. We’re still a young country. The early migrants – and even more recent ones – didn’t see the old folks age. They left them behind in the old country.” As a result, the traditions of care and respect for the ageing have been eroded. Elizabeth “Liddy” Drane is no stranger to the grieving process. Having lost her husband of almost four decades in 2012 and her twin brother last year, she knows her way around grief. The death of her husband – he was killed in a road accident – left her with a feeling of devastation tinged with anger. “It was a silly combination that led to

Dave’s death,” she recalls. “But I was immediately surrounded by friends and family who were incredibly supportive. “The hospital offered support, but I didn’t feel I needed it. I don’t bottle things up, but my thinking was more like ‘what can a stranger really do for me?’ I soon discovered that you don’t suddenly stop grieving. Time helps, of course, and you start to remember the good times you shared together.” Friends and family were important for her at that time and since. “Family is vital,” she says. “Strangers less so. “I learnt that if you’re positive, people react well. Don’t moan to people outside the family. It really turns them off.” People sometimes don’t know how to deal with her grief, “but if people see that you’re trying to get on with it, they’ll support you, they’ll react positively,” Liddy says. The couple didn’t have children, but nephews and nieces keep in touch – and she’s still invited to dinner parties. “If there was any awkwardness about me being single, it’s gone,” she says. Much-loved Your Time writer Julie Lake is also no stranger to the grieving process. Having lost her husband and her son within the past year she’s still devising ways of processing the tragic experiences. “The first thing I learned is that the two losses are very different,” she says. “When we lost our son it was the most appalling shock. We were stunned by it, almost broken by it, but we were able to support each other through the first, worst days.

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“And the fact is he had for most of his adult life lived a long way away so that we didn’t share his life, which belonged mostly to his partner and children. We missed the annual visit, which was always so much fun, and we missed the weekly phone call. “We missed him on his birthday and our own; felt the subdued but everpresent ache of his not-being. To this day I do not quite believe it.” But, in her experience, the death of her husband of 56 years was even harder. “You have lost the companion of your every adventure and achievement, the one who made you feel loved and special

complete tragedy when someone dies at 85, but it still comes as a shock and shock carries you through those first few days. Then there’s the exhausting bureaucracy of death to deal with. It tires you.” But at the end of all that came the realisation that grief was, for her, a destructive emotion. “I cannot spend the rest of my life grieving,” she says. “I know that my life will never be the same and that I will never again be as quite as happy as I was when Bob and Robert were alive and we were all young and fit and forwardlooking. I will always miss them. “But the thing with grief is not to let it

“I know that my life will never be the same and that I will never again be as quite as happy as I was”

and with whom you made life’s plans,” Julie says. “For me, the worst things are coming home to an empty house and knowing that all your memories are no use any more without being able to share them with the one with whom you made them. They hurt rather than comfort.” With husband Bob she at least had some prior warning. “He was 85 after all, but that still doesn’t prepare you for what’s about to happen,” she says. “I mean it’s not a

overwhelm you. To be thankful for what you still have and not think about what you have lost. My grief is still very raw but I have to go on because life is still a great gift and not to be wasted. “I am not religious and would find no comfort in such belief but I have been influenced by Buddhism, as a way of living, especially its tenet that all suffering comes from attachment. “Thus one should practise nonattachment to things, people and memories. Enjoy them all but never

forget they can be taken away at a moment’s notice and you will lose them all in the end.” Eight days after her much-loved husband died, Julie constructed an imaginary cupboard in her mind. “I labelled it ‘Bob’ and threw away the key,” she says. That certainly does not imply that, after 56 years, Bob was not a vital part of her life. “One day I’ll be able to open that cupboard and enjoy the memories it contains,” she adds. Comfortable with Bob being reduced to “atoms and molecules, part of the environment” she feels a need to continue to do what she – and her husband – enjoyed. “I love music, singing and birdwatching among other things. You need a reason to get up in the morning, so I have a schedule that I follow.” Ms Lake’s friends were “a bit delicate at first” but as she showed a resolutely cheerful face they became not necessarily more supportive (they were already that) but more understanding. “If I grieve,” she said. “I grieve alone.” Julie Lake determinedly looks to the future: “I’ll continue doing what I do but I also want to seek out new challenges. I’m not afraid now to consider physical challenges – maybe more dangerous activities. I’m still thinking about that.” Her love of travel is undiminished “even though age can limit us.” “But life is a gift. Life is good. The sun does shine and I’m not going to waste it in grief,” she says. “We DO survive! And the unbearable does in time become bearable.” Julie and Liddy are a long way ahead of me and many others that I know. I’m still fixated – impaled more like – on the memory of that final breath. Maybe in time …

HELP SHOULD YOU NEED IT It’s not unusual for those seeking help online for their grief to be confronted by a bewildering array of choice – few if any of which appear to relate directly to what they might be looking for. Julie Lake, for example, recalls a forest of options none of which looked anything like what she wanted. “It was all just too hard,” she said. In the end she didn’t bother. Co.As.It Community Services, where Laura Panarello offers counselling to the grief stricken, is as good a place to start as any. This is a not-for-profit organisation that provides a wide range of services that include grief counselling in more than one language. “Most people just want someone to talk to,” Ms Panarello says. “So we listen. We have become very good at listening. We can’t cure people’s grief so we try to help them help themselves. We try to guide them to the right range of options available to them.” Some of her clients are recommended by carers while other reach her through word of mouth. “Our MO, if you like, is just to talk to and listen to people. We want to help them find their own way. And we need to recognise the wisdom that comes with age. “But the wisdom of your soul is ageless.” She lists a range of services that include Solace Australia (for those who have lost a spouse); Grief and Bereavement Australia. There are also apps: WrongTime; Breath; MyGrief; Mood Mission; Giant Mind that may be useful.

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WHO wouldn’t remember those magical days at Christmas when The Test was on? Until I came to Australia, I hadn’t really known about cricket but became a fan quite quickly. There are long stretches in a test match without much activity, just a slow back and forth of a little white ball. My friend Annette calls it “watching the grass grow!”. Itt’s a good time to get

another beer from the fridge for hubby. Back to the lazy days of watching sport and enjoying every minute of it. I have long lost the enjoyment of those days. Sport has become war. Cricketers now jump on each other’s back like soccer players when somebody gets out. What happened to the gentlemen in white who congratulated their opponents when they had a good hit? I do not know when sledging started but I find it abhorrent. Sledging is used like a physiological weapon to upset the opposite team. No wonder I call it warfare. Do we really need to stoop so low to win a match? However, I feel relieved that at least now immediate medical attention is being given to sports injuries, especially to rugby players suffering from concussion. Sadly, sport seems to be all about money today. Winning is no longer predominantly about honour but more about prize money, especially in tennis. And the amount of the prize is staggering. Even attendance money is substantial. No wonder players just hang in there even though they have little chance of winning. I also must confess that I yearn for the days when the players looked elegant in white outfits. Now anything goes and some of the clothes the tennis players wear are downright awful. Bad behaviour in tennis started with

John McEnroe, the young brat who brought “entertainment” to tennis courts. Now it is accepted that players behave like naughty kindergarten kids. The worst thing is that they get away with it and the fines they are given are in many cases ludicrous. I enjoy watching Roger Federer. He does not have to display atrocious behaviour to win his matches. Some sports now rely heavily on electronics, human skills no longer the only criteria needed. I am talking of course about the biggest of them all the America’s Cup. Once a sport showcasing and relying on the skills of the skipper and his crew, it now seems to rely just as much on electronics, sometimes even more than the human capability to steer a big boat to victory. Aggression in sport has become a well-accepted concept. Every time I look at a photo of sportsmen and women, advertising a game or a match, all I see are angry faces and raised fists, the atmosphere of naked aggression overwhelming. Losing was not the devastation it seems to be to-day. There can only ever be one winner. Nobody wants to lose but it seems that winning at all costs is now the modern creed of sport. It’s just not cricket! May you enjoy watching sport and back a winner

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LIKE it or not, we’ve all had to wear face masks in a bid to halt the potential spread of Covid 19. No country is exempt, though we Aussies seem to be meeting the virus challenge. Every state has tackled a round of pandemic roulette – New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria have all had a go and Western Australia’s border has been like a dunny door flapping in the wind – open, shut, open, shut. I thought they might tear along the dotted line on the map and isolate on a whole other level! Tassie is probably thankful for its ocean border. Queenslanders had their turn not so

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AGES & STAGES long ago with a two-week lockdown. We came out the other side with flying colours and high-fived each other as though we’d just won the State of Origin. This brings me to the pros and cons of the mandatory face mask parade: Pro: The obvious is the physical barrier to the spread of Covid 19. It also helps stop the escape of other nasties lurking in coughs and sneezes. Con: A friend related how a sudden sneeze resulted in a wet face with moisture trickling its way down to her chin. Pro: No need for make-up. Though if you must, you only need do above the nose. Con: Die-hard make-up wearers will find most of their foundation on the mask. I saw this once and thought it was nicotine stains. Pro: You can pretend not to recognise people behind their mask. Con: You actually may not recognise people you know. Pro: Fewer arguments! Most of us gave up when we couldn’t understand a word of conversation. Con: Frustration! We couldn’t understand a word of conversation. Pro: Stops the sharing of that nasty morning breath. Con: You are stuck smelling your own nasty morning breath. Donning a

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Will I or won’t I ... what retirement really means Should I retire? How do I know if I will be happier staying in my job or leaving it? JUDY RAFFERTY examines the big questions for the post-work world.

hould I retire is a big question and one we should ask and consider carefully. Please remember that as a psychologist, I do not address the financial considerations. Imagine a horizontal line. At the far end we have 100 per cent certainty to retire, at the other, 100 per cent certainty to not retire. Every employed person is somewhere between those two points. Where are you? It may not surprise you that I find younger people, for whom retirement is some way off, position themselves closer to the “will retire” end. One chap who was turning 50 said to me, do you have a scale with “200 per cent will retire as soon as possible” on it? Yet, the closer people come to having to make and act on the decision to retire, the more they move and slide on the scale. This is understandable. When you are in work you know what you have. Getting out is an unknown and therefore something of a gamble. Some people tell me they will never retire. This is a goal that is unlikely to be successful, but I appreciate the intention.

Except for a few, at some point people will usually have to leave work, with or without dignity, whether or not it is their decision. I believe that, for some people, they wish to continue to work as a way of staying in the game ... of life. Some folk have very rewarding jobs. They get a strong sense of identity from their work. Or they find their work fundamentally sustaining and engaging. I have frequently found this with people in creative industries. Or it gives them a sense of connection with others. Or it provides a sense of control. Or it leads to a self-perspective of having currency and relevance. And of course, there is always the other meaning of the word currency. Work provides money which provides many good things in life. We know that work is a way of getting things that make life good. But only some of these good things are ones you can buy. The problem is that staying in work provides good things but getting out does too. Perhaps the more good things that work provides for the individual the harder the decision to retire might be. For some the consideration is

whether staying provides less bad things than getting out. Julia told me with a sigh that she would rather go to work and put up with her demanding boss than stay at home with her equally demanding husband and resident adult daughter. Julia is close to retirement. On our scale she moves between 10 per cent and 50 per cent certainty of retiring, depending on what is happening at home. On the other hand, Paul could retire any time. He has had a long career, has adequate funds and a home life to which he is looking forward. How does Julia make her decision? How does Paul make his? One way of making the retirement decision is to start with the end. Firstly, acknowledge that you will ultimately retire. Who do you want to be as you move into that phase? What age will you be? Perhaps late midlife or early older age or late older age, or just old? What sort of mobility and enthusiasm will you have for making a new life? What do you need to have in place? What social connections will support you? How purposeful will you

feel? Why will life feel meaningful? How will you be having fun? What will you be doing and learning and consolidating so that it takes you through from retirement into old age? It is important to be able to answer these questions, to have a vision of yourself entering into and winning in this life phase. If you work until you are no longer relevant you may feel great while working but not be prepared for the challenges of retirement. Like all life stages, retirement requires preparation and readiness. This is why I wrote Retirement Your Way. As the subtitle says, it is a practical guide to knowing what you want and how to get it. Research has shown that preretirement education that addresses more than financial planning is associated with retirement wellbeing – no matter what your age when you retire. Judy Rafferty is the author of Retirement Your Way, A Practical Guide to Knowing What You Want and How to Get It. Available at all good bookshops and online.

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Clifftop home a launchpad for paraglider’s dream Peter Buch can walk on to his roof and, if the wind is right, sail off to wherever the breeze takes him. GLENIS GREEN meets the paragliding enthusiast.

s a child, Peter Buch’s ultimate dream was to jump off the nearest hill clutching a sheet at both ends and simply glide away with the wind. So it was natural that as a young man his fancy turned to hang gliding, which he took up with enormous enthusiasm at age 18 as the ultimate escape from his land-bound job as a carpenter. But not long after learning to fly, an accident at work damaged his knee, an infection set in, and he faced the grim reality that the days of wrangling a heavy hang glider and its associated gear were out of his reach. But disappointment soon became excitement as he tried a switch to a much lighter paraglider - basically his childhood dream of a sheet – but with a harness and manoeuvrable strings which enable the flyer to catch the wind and silently glide over often enormous distances. “My knee was bad but I could do it. It was like deja vu from when I dreamed I could fly by throwing a sheet in the air and taking off,” he said. Peter was hooked. But the trouble with paragliding is that takeoff and landing sites were few and far between around his Sunshine Coast home, so his new dream became one of actually

owning his own paragliding site. With his knee injury putting paid to a lot of his building work, Peter took over from his father running the family macadamia farm at Peachester for around 15 years and also did a stint as a taxi driver in Brisbane. He and his wife Sue, a school teacher, also caught the travel bug and travelled overseas extensively and went paragliding in exotic locations – before Covid-19 hit. Sue was also a keen paraglider until she hurt her back during a rough landing. Peter always thought his dream of owning a paragliding site was out of reach until they heard of about 12ha of land for sale directly below Gerrards Lookout along Balmoral Ridge between Montville and Maleny. Sue had just sold the family home she had inherited at Caloundra, and Mrs Gerrard who had inherited the steep acreage, had had it on the market for some time. The stars aligned and the Buchs bought the land, and engaged retired engineer Peter Parnell to solve the problem of building a home on the almost perpendicular site. The solution was an earth covered home tucked into the side of the hill, with the perfect paragliding site just above the roof and multiple landing sites accessed by a track in the valley. Fast forward 12 years and Peter, now 64 and fully retired, has realised the dream of a lifetime. He can walk out his front door any time the wind is right and simply jump off his roof and sail off to wherever the breeze takes him. “I’m on top of the world. I feel like I’m standing on the rail like they did in the Titanic movie.” If he’s feeling lazy, he can simply sit with a coffee on his front patio and watch his mates in the Sunshine Coast

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Sports Aviators Club whirl and twirl above him. The club has almost 900 members – some aged in their 70s and 80s – who glide at sites from Gympie to Redcliffe. On a good day there can be between 12 and 20 people taking off from Peter’s roof – sometimes flying as far as 250km west. Peter likens paragliding long distances to playing chess. “You’re flying and looking for thermals … looking at the sky for what is happening ahead of you. Thermals generate clouds and you follow the birds and the grass seeds as you see them go up and fly from thermal to thermal. “It’s just terrific, any time the wind is on.” While Peter Parnell did the engineering, Peter himself did most of the building on his unusual twobedroom home, working away gradually as time, health and funds permitted. Only the tiling and plastering was too much. With an outlook from every room that embraces the Sunshine Coast from Caloundra to Noosa, living on top of the world is never dull and Peter says he

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has to pinch himself every day that his dream is now a reality. While he has power connected, Peter hopes to eventually go off grid and use solar and a windmill to generate their electricity. He says the hardest part of building the home was underestimating just how long it would take – with huge boulder retaining walls, a massive steep driveway using hundreds of cubic metres of concrete and giant concrete skylights (pictured) which flood the home with natural light. A bonus when he was building – and had a temporary bedroom setup in the garage – was that he could lie in bed and look up through the skylights to see cows grazing just above his head. Now he and Sue can sit in bed and watch the sun rise over the Sunshine Coast or marvel as storms roll over the hills. They still have a hankering to travel again when restrictions lift, but Peter says that when they returned from their last overseas trip in 2019, they walked into their earth home with the magnificent view and realised there was nothing to beat it.

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ENROLMENTS OPEN FOR FREE GREY MEDALLION TRAINING THE Grey Medallion, a free Royal Life Saving Society course teaching skills that could save a life, is back. With backyard pools, dams, beaches and easy access to a variety of water environments, there are many ways to enjoy aquatic activities and keep grandchildren entertained – but do you know how to respond to an emergency? The two-day course covers how to respond on land or around the water, CPR and defibrillator use, basic first aid, and water safety. Dry rescue skills show how to help in an aquatic emergency without necessarily getting into the water. “The Grey Medallion is a not swimming course. You don’t have to swim, or able to swim, or even be fit to do it,” said trainer Patricia Barry. “This course is a must if you look after children, as we also include a section on water familiarisation. It aims to teach how to be emergency aware and what you can do to help in an emergency.” Ithaca Caloundra City Life Saving Club has been running the course for the past 11 years, and it has proven to be become extremely popular and beneficial. This year there will be two free, two-day courses at BreakFree Resort, Caloundra: July 31-August 1 and August 28-29, 9am-4pm.

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“Every year that we have run the course, places fill very quickly so you do need to pre-enrol,” Patricia said. “We’d encourage anyone over 50 to take part.” The course is sponsored by Grand Pacific BreakFree Resort in Bulcock St, Caloundra and Accountants United, and is run by fully accredited RLSS Grey Medallion trainers, first aid trainers and life savers.” Find out more and enrol at caloundracity.org.au or call/SMS 0402 454 644, or email secretary@ caloundracity.org.au

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Tracey G Prosthetics and Lingerie has moved to larger premises and now oﬀers an expanded range to cater to the needs of more women

reat news for women who find it diﬃcult to find a well-fitting bra on the Sunshine Coast – Tracey G Prosthetics and Lingerie has moved premises, expanding its range to now cater for maternity wear, larger cup sizes and sports bras, as well as its traditional postmastectomy wear, which will always be at the heart of what Tracey G does. On May 8, the popular boutique, known as the Sunshine Coast’s one-stop shop for breast prosthesis, beautiful lingerie and postmastectomy apparel, opened a new store at Unit 6, 1` Norval Court, Maroochydore. The new store is double the size of the previous store, allowing the business to cater to increasing demand for a great variety of bras and lingerie on the Coast. The expanded range will cater to cup sizes from AA to K and sizes 8 to 32, with Elomi large cup lingerie for fuller figured women. Panache Sport is the ultimate in sports bras,

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VIEW CLUBS VIEW is an acronym for Voice, Interests and Education of Women. Clubs raise funds for the Smith Family to assist with the education of disadvantaged children in the area, and the Learning for Life Program. Visit view.org.au or on Facebook. CALOUNDRA Evening VIEW Club members have this year celebrated with a friendship dinner, the AGM and a high tea for International Women’s Day, as well as monthly meetings with a guest speaker. Members are of all age groups and come from all walks of life and a wide range of life experiences. New members, including new arrivals to the Coast, are especially welcomed Call Enid 0428 136 308. MAROOCHYDORE View is now 20 years old and continues to welcome guests and new members. Monthly lunches are held on the fourth Friday of each month at the Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club, with a beautiful view, an interesting speaker, a delicious lunch and good company. While having fun we are also contributing to the community by volunteering at a local school and supporting 10 disadvantaged children together the most out of their school life. Call Maggie 0418 793 906. GLASSHOUSE Country View Club’s May outing had to be cancelled because of the bad weather but it was an interesting lunch meeting when president Jill Mitchell gave a talk on her Fortunate Life. This month’s lunch meeting on June 16, is the club’s 16th birthday celebrations. The theme will be Pearls and Tiaras and members are encouraged to dress formally. There will be raffles, a trade table and lots of fun. Gather at 11am for an 11.30am start at Glasshouse Country RSL at 1 Reed St, Glasshouse. The club currently supports four Learning for Life students. New members and guests welcome. Call Janet 0448 845 303.

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CWA STILL HOLDS ITS OWN PUT your hand up if you think the Country Women’s Association is a tea and scones group of women who sit around tables and chat. Wrong! Well, they do but they are also big-hearted practical women who are the backbone of communities throughout Australia – drought relief, rural health programs, outback education and women standing up to speak out and with international reputations. Caloundra CWA meets monthly at its hall at 17 Kalinga St, Caloundra. Wednesday is craft at 9.30am and children’s sewing classes are Friday 3pm, $5 a session. Bookings essential. For craft information call 0450 062 543 and sewing classes, 0412 665 938 or check the Facebook page.

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Scone Time comes to Buderim as Martin Duncan (centre) joins, from left, Errol Richardson, Amiee Russell, Donna Niazov and Brenda Bailey. owners over fresh hot scones loaded with home-made jam and whipped cream. Buy a ticket for our next Sconetime for yourself, neighbour, mum, dad, nan or pop at sunshinecoastfoodie.com.au If you would like to volunteer or donate tea cups and side plates or sponsor Scone Time, email me at martin@sunshinecoastfoodie.com.au

FAMILY HISTORY GROUP ZOOMS IN ON TALK ASSOCIATE Professor Jon Prangnell will be speaking at the Caloundra Family History Research general meeting on June 17, at 1.30pm via Zoom. His areas of interest include archaeology, heritage and museums. Visit caloundrafamilyhistory.org.au or call June 0409 932 229.

LITTLE VILLAGE CHOIR REHEARSES FIRST CONCERT THE Girl Guide hut in Palmwoods comes alive with the sound of music and singing on Monday afternoons as the Little Village Choir rehearses for its first public performance for the year. The Little Village Choir promotes emotional wellbeing and genuine friendship. They are now preparing for a

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Tracey G Prosthetics and Lingerie, Queensland’s largest prosthetics and lingerie store, has celebrated moving to larger premises in Norval Court, Maroochydore, which doubles their range of products for women after breast cancer surgery. Read more about it this issue. Pictured at the opening are, from left, Brian Ehlers, Dean and Cathy Briggs and Marilyn Summer-Hayes.

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Fragile, porous bones are a common problem as we age. TRISTAN HALL explains the dangers and offers ways to improve the chances of avoiding a fracture.

bout half of all women over the age of 60 will have at least one fracture due to osteoporosis. Men also experience bone density loss and by the time they are 70, may have the same bone loss as women and be equally susceptible to hip and spinal fractures. So what can you do about it? Many risk factors such as age are a given. There are others that can be addressed. If you are inactive, smoke or drink alcohol excessively you are at a higher risk. Some medications also put you at risk. Prednisolone can cause bone loss. Sara Meeks, an American physical therapist, has developed an evidence-based program to help people with osteoporosis and osteopenia build stronger and better aligned bones. She is the author of the book Walk Tall! A Program for the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis. According to Meeks, It doesn’t take long for bone mass to deteriorate. In just one week of

bed rest a senior citizen loses bone mass. Meeks also states that one fracture is a strong predictor for another fracture. The good news is you can increase your bone density and strengthen the muscles that support your bone structures with some regular attention. Here are a few ideas to get started. Tip 1 - Keep your spine straight in everyday activities. Instead of leaning over the bathroom sink to brush your teeth, bend your knees. To check if your spine is straight, imagine a 1-metre ruler

placed along your back. It should touch your back at the base, the middle and the top. Be aware of how you bend to open cupboards, weed the garden and so on. Use stools to sit on or bend those knees rather than curving your spine. Tip 2 - To strengthen your bones, you need to give your body different challenges. For instance when you go walking, vary the surfaces you walk on. Try walking on the grass or on the sand. Go for a short bush walk where you have to step in unexpected ways. Your body will reap the benefits. Tip 3 – Weight-bearing activities will build bone strength. Get started with kitchen bench or wall push-ups. As you get stronger, move to a lower surface or add repetitions. Stand on one leg for 20 seconds. Walk heel to toe across your lounge room. Climbing the stairs is another useful and safe weight-bearing activity. Tristan Hall is an exercise physiologist with Full Circle Wellness. Call 0431 192 284 or visit fullcirclewellness.com.au

THE list of benefits of keeping yourself fit could fill a book. From my own experience, maintaining a good level of health and fitness means I can still operate as an active fitness instructor in my 60s. Obviously, I am not as capable as I was when younger, but I am a lot wiser and know many things now that I didn’t when I was younger. I can pace myself better, seldom get sick and if I do, tend to shake it off quickly. I work every day, not a full day, but nonetheless I do work every day. I still get up every morning at 4am ready to tackle the day. I snatch a nap in the middle of the day as I work early and late most days. I feel terrific and put it all down to maintaining a positive outlook on life and living a moderate and healthy lifestyle with plenty of exercise. You can do the same. It is fair to say that improvement in movement and flexibility may not occur as often as it did when we were younger but maintaining

what we have is the most important thing now. Sometimes it is difficult to get up out of a comfortable chair to move our body but it is important to do so. One senior citizen mentioned the importance of making exercise part of the daily routine. It becomes second nature to move your body every day if possible. I have no doubt genetics play a big part in how we get through this life but attitude and willingness to live as good a life as you can play an equally big part. I recently met a 96-yearwho didn’t need spectacles and was a picture of health. He had recently given up riding a motorbike and was as bright as a button. He had a great attitude to life. He also had a caring wife who made it a point to tell me she looked after him and that was one of the main reasons he was so active in his 90s. Tom Law is author of Tom’s Law Fit Happens.Visit tomslaw.com.au

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WELLBEING

Tune into the healing frequency Sound frequencies have a healing effect for physical illness or injury and for mental and emotional issues. TRUDY KITHER explains how tuning in can have real benefits for mind and body.

ound waves can be detected in the human ear at a wide range of frequencies from approximately 20Hz to 20,000Hz. A sound below this frequency is called infrasound and above is an ultrasound. A dog’s frequency detection levels are as low as 50Hz and as high as 45,000Hz, while cats can detect frequencies as low as 45Hz and as high as 85,000Hz. For centuries, humans have understood the profound effect that sound has on the mind and body. Physicians in ancient times knew enough from their observations to realise a connection between sound and healing. It wasn’t until the 21st century that scientists began to measure the powerful impact music and sound frequencies consistently have on mind and body. Now, it is understood that there are precise healing frequencies of our bodies. Specific frequencies are used in healing therapy to manipulate human cells and brainwaves to promote healing. Sound frequency healing is used for all sorts of health issues, including physical ailments and psychological disorders such as depression, insomnia, and anxiety.

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Depending on the frequencies used and its vibration and rhythm, frequency healing works on a cellular level by triggering genetic changes and can even damage dangerous cells. Therapeutically, exposure to specific sound frequencies has been found to alter brain and body activities. This activity promotes lower stress levels and high self-healing immunological responses. Because lower frequencies cause irritation, disease, and other negative effects on our bodies, high frequencies are used for healing purposes in natural medicine. Here’s a guide: 40Hz – sounds at this level have been used in Alzheimer’s therapy studies to stimulate an increased neural response and fight symptoms of dementia. This is the

frequency of gamma brain waves and stimulation of memory. 174Hz – one of the Solfeggio frequencies, which is a series of tones used to have different positive effects on our health, including reducing pain and stress. 285Hz – another Solfeggio frequency, heals physical wounds, including cuts and burns. This frequency activates your body’s cellular regeneration and encourages it to recover from injury and illness. 396Hz – is associated with removing fear and other negative feelings, including guilt. It transforms negative emotions into more joyful and positive ones. 417Hz – focuses on removing negative energies, such as energy surrounding a past trauma or negative energies in the environment. It dissolves emotional blockages. 432Hz – leads to higher levels of emotional and mental clarity. 440Hz – is considered “cerebral” (brain) music, as it helps your cognitive development. 528Hz – this is probably the most popular of the Solfeggio frequencies. It is known as the “miracle note” due to being

associated with blessings. It has been used (since before written history began) among native populations as their sound healing therapy. 639Hz – used to produce positive feelings and greater attunement to harmonious interpersonal relationships. It encourages more precise communication practices and situational awareness. 852Hz - helps redirect the mind away from overthinking, and intrusive and damaging thought patterns, leading to anxiety and depression. 936Hz – activates the pineal gland and higher spiritual development. Known as the “frequency of the gods” and the “pure miracle tone”, 936Hz activates the crown chakra and a connection to the source of all humanity. As you can see, there are many different vibrational/sound frequencies used as healing treatments. Their ability to produce physical healing effects to counteract illness or injury, can also change negative thoughts associated with mental and emotional issues. Trudy Kither is a naturopath and owner of Nature’s Temple. Visit naturestemple.net

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BREAST cancer is the highest incidence cancer – ahead of melanoma – affecting Sunshine Coast women, with 450 being diagnosed here each year. One in seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. For the past decade, Tracey G Prosthetics and Lingerie has been offering specialised products, including prosthetic breast forms and mastectomy lingerie and swimwear, and is now the state’s largest prosthetics and lingerie store. Relocating to larger premises in Norval Court, Maroochydore, has meant the extensive range of transformative products for women after breast cancer surgery has been doubled. Owner Tracey Grills identified the need for such products in 2010 while volunteering for the McGrath Foundation. Breast care nurses would tell her that patients did not have many options for prosthetic and bra fitting services and products. Tracey started the business from her garage and worked nights and weekends for several years before quitting her day job and opening a commercial premises in Maroochydore in 2016. “It honestly is an absolute privilege to assist and support women, and their families, during one of the most difficult times in their life, after going through breast cancer diagnosis, surgery, treatment and into their next chapter of survivorship,” Tracey said. “One of the biggest worries we see among women following breast cancer surgery is the unknown. “Many women are worried about post-surgery changes to their appearance under their clothes or when exercising or swimming and our role is to offer a range of practical solutions during this difficult time.” Tracey G Prosthetics and Lingerie offers a wide range of prosthetics and specialised mastectomy lingerie to assist

women becoming comfortable and confident after surgery and provides multiple options regardless of breast shape, body shape and type of surgery. Relocating to larger premises in Norval Court provides access to an extensive range of large cup lingerie from AA to K and band sizes from 6 to 30. The store is also one of only two Amoena outlets in Australia with a team of qualified prosthetic fitters. “What I love most is seeing the transformation in customers who visit the store and discover that every garment on display was made with them in mind,” Tracey said. “Initially many are unsure of what’s available and when they see the range of mastectomy lingerie, swimwear and clothing, they become very emotional with relief.” The team at Tracey G can also assist with submitting a claim through the Australian Government’s External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program. All women who have had breast surgery as a result of breast cancer and who are permanent Australian residents or holders of an eligible visa and are eligible for Medicare, can claim the reimbursement. Qualified prosthetic fitters are available for in-home and hospital visits as well as after-hours appointments for greater privacy upon request. They are also welcome to bring a friend or family member with them for support during a fitting appointment. “There’s no such thing as normal as every single woman is her own person with her own story and her own needs,” Tracey says. “Our job is to figure out how to help her best self. Every individual body is treated equally and everyone is encouraged to wear what makes them happy.” Call in at Unit 6, 1 Norval Court, Maroochydore, shop online at traceyg.com or call 0466 828 144.

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HEALTH

CLINIC PIONEERS CATARACT TREATMENT A BRISBANE clinic has become the first Australian practice to offer a surgical laser procedure that improves the vision outcomes of standard cataract surgery. Described as a clouding of the lens in the eye, cataracts are a leading cause of impaired vision for Australians over 55, with surgery the only treatment. CAPSULaser, a pain-free, noninvasive procedure that uses laser to perform a critical component of the cataract procedure, uses new intraocular lens technology which can be integrated into current cataract surgery. It eliminates the need for a two-staged procedure, making it faster and more comfortable for patients. Ophthalmic surgeon and founder of Brisbane’s OKKO Eye Specialist Centre, Dr Matthew Russell, said it was the first time Queensland residents had access to any type of laser technology that could be used to perform cataract surgery. Dr Russell, who has performed more than 20,000 surgical procedures over the last 15 years, said CAPSULaser would likely become a routine part of cataract surgery over time. It enables surgeons to perform highly accurate and consistent capsulotomies in less than one third of a second, ensuring precise size, circularity and position of the lens implant.

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POOR SLEEP TAKES ITS TOLL THE Sleep Health Foundation estimates that poor sleep costs Australia $14.4 billion each year, with a further $36.6 billion related to loss of wellbeing. A new report, Rise and try to shine: the social and economic costs of sleep disorders, found that around 1 in 10 Australians have a sleep disorder that can have a serious effect on their health, wellbeing, safety and productivity. The costs were distributed across three major sleep disorders – obstructive sleep apnoea, insomnia and restless legs syndrome. The report calls for action to address the significant costs of poor sleep by implementing the 11 recommendations of the federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness.

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THE Caxton Street Jazz Band will present two shows for the Sunshine Coast Jazz Club. This swinging jazz band elicits enthusiastic responses from both listening and dancing audiences and appeals to everyone, not just jazz enthusiasts. Members include some of Australia’s leading jazz players and vocalists. While their roots are firmly planted in the hot jazz of the early 1900s, many other influences are represented including big band swing, mainstream jazz, folk, country, rhythm and blues and popular tunes from 1930s, ’40s and ’50s. Book as soon as possible to ensure a place. Caloundra Power Boat Club, Golden Beach. Sunday, June 20, noon and 4pm. Tickets $25, concessions $22.50. Bookings call Richard 0427 782 960

THE Jazz and Blues Collective presents Peter Uppman and All That Jazz Band. This group of highly-regarded professional musicians will bring an afternoon of great jazz from fun-filled Dixieland to sing-along favourites, delivered with superb musicianship and humour. A Coffee Crew van will be on site from 12.30pm or bring your own food or nibbles. BYO Licence (no glass). Millwell Road Community Centre, 11 Millwell Rd East. Maroochydore. Sunday July 4, 1.30pm, doors open 1pm. Tickets $26, seniors $24. Bookings ticketebo.com.au Call Graeme 0417 633 734

QUEENSLAND’S premier gardening event, the three-day Queensland Garden Expo is coming up next month. Manager Marion Beazley said while it was disappointing that the 2020 Expo was cancelled by the pandemic, the resulting increase in gardeners provided an exciting opportunity for this year’s event, the 36th annual expo. There will be 350 exhibitors, including 55 nurseries, and up to 45 guest speakers presenting an action-packed program. “Back to basics” talks are held each day for visitors who are new to gardening, and also many topics for the more experienced. Speakers include ABC Gardening Australia gurus Sophie Thomson, Costa Georgiadis and Jerry Coleby-Williams, as well as event favourites Adam Woodhams, Dr Kevin Redd and Phil Dudman. Others include Claire Bickle who loves

all things about keeping chickens; Dr Tim Heard who specialises in bees; fruit fly expert Professor Richard Drew; and Peter Young who knows everything about growing fruit trees. Nambour Showground. July 9-11. Tickets $20. Visit qldgardenexpo.com.au

BACK TO THE GOOD OL’ DAYS RELIVE the good old days when the Robertson Brothers present the 1960s Variety TV Show! with special guest Simon Brook McLachlan from the original cast of the hit musical Jersey Boys. Take a trip down memory lane with this interactive live TV vVariety show featuring hits from The Seekers, Bee Gees, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Neil Sedaka and the Everly Brothers. The Robertson Brothers grew up in a home that appreciated the variety TV so

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Hades and plans to travel into the land of the dead, but will he be able to revive his beloved wife? And will Eurydice even want to go home? There will be table seating and the Belfry Bar and kitchen will be open, or BYO nibbles. Buderim War Memorial Hall, cnr Main and Church Streets, Buderim June 25-26 and July 2-3, 7.30pm; June 26 and July 3, 2pm. Tickets $30; concessions $26; group (table of 8+) $24. Bookings batstheatre.com or call Alice 0427 856 680.

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Keep it in the family – but be sure to document it It is not uncommon for loans to be made within families. DON MACPHERSON warns that it’s important to get it all in writing to avoid heartache down the track.

oans can be made from parents to children, or from children to parents. Recently we have met a child lending money to a parent to buy into aged care or a retirement village; and a parent lending a child money to buy into a home. Sometimes, down the track, there is uncertainty when things don’t work out as planned, as to whether the payment was a gift, or a loan. Financial circumstances change, planning changes, and suddenly what appeared simple and straightforward becomes fraught with confusion and dissension. Was it repayable? When? On what notice? On what terms? A recent case involved a woman who put $200,000 into a property owned by

her daughter on the assumption she would live there for the rest of her life. In time, mother and daughter didn’t get on, mum moved out, and wanted her money back. Nothing was documented. Was it a gift, a loan, an investment? There are conflicting versions between the parties and a court must now decide. Another recent example involved two (of four) children lending money to mum and dad to move into aged care. They asked for the loan to be documented so that there could be no misunderstandings down the track when the estate ultimately needed to be managed. This was prudent and ensures there is no confusion when the day arrives to deal with the refund of the aged care RAD

when the estate needs to be administered. Another example was parents lending monies to a child to buy a house. The loan was documented to ensure that if the house was sold there was no confusion that the loan was owing. The parents may choose to roll it over to a new property or may, depending on their circumstances at the time, choose to have the loan partially or fully repaid. Loans to children are particularly problematic. There can be a mind set of

“inheritance impatience” where the feeling is that “it’s coming to me eventually anyway” so there’s no need to repay it. This may place the parents in a difficult position when they need funds for aged care, retirement living, or health needs. The bottom line is to put loans between family in writing if you want to avoid confusion and dispute down the track. Don MacPherson is at Sunshine Coast Elder Law. Call 1800 961 622 or visit sunshinecoastelderlaw.com.au

AGED CARE PLANNING IS A SKILL Whether for a family member or yourself, the process of organising aged care can be overwhelming. BRUCE BAYNES gives the four top tips for aged care planning. Prioritising the essential tasks and beginning preparation early will ensure that you have everything in place to make the transition into aged care as smooth and stress-free as possible. Ready to begin planning for aged care? Here’s a recommended start: 1. Get ACAT approved. Your ACAT (Aged Care Assessment Team) approval is your “ticket to the concert” so to speak. If you don’t have one, you can’t get in! To qualify for subsidised residential aged care, ACAT will need to assess your eligibility. Approvals for permanent residential care do not expire. For more information see myagecarecare.com.au 2. Have an enduring power of attorney. Without a valid enduring power of attorney, family members are not permitted to make health or financial decisions for you. Organising an EPA once someone has lost capacity is a logistical nightmare that requires an application to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, a process that can take months.

3. Ensure asset information is easily accessible. Understanding your investments and having documentation of assets on hand is essential when it comes to Services Australia Income and Asset Assessment, the form that determines aged care fees. Ensuring access to the balances of all investments will speed up the paperwork. 4. Employ a professional to handle the finances. Aged care is affordable to everyone, you may just need an expert to show you how. Australian Aged Care legislation is complex, and in-depth knowledge of not only the legislation but of superannuation and estate planning is often necessary to develop the best possible aged care funding strategy for an individual situation. Employing a specialist will save time and money and give the confidence to make informed decisions. With a little preparation and support you can avoid stress at an emotional time. Bruce Baynes is an Accredited Aged Adviser and director of Sage Care Advice. Call 5322 5333 or visit sagecareadvice.com.au for a step-bystep guide to aged care.

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NOSTALGIA Thanks to Gwen Shipp, Vivienne Ferguson, Jan Lever, Carmel Harris, Noel and Maxina Williams, Christine Thelander and Eloise Rowe for their memories. If these have whet your appetite, email editor@yourtimemagazine.com.au

Our trip down memory lane continues as readers share their memories of the things that have disappeared from our lives without a goodbye. Remember when milk, bread, fruit and vegetables and ice were delivered, the insurance man called monthly collecting premiums, the dunny man and the garbage man came to the house to empty bins, and the salesman from Rawleighs opened his case of potions? Remember Bex powders, Vincent’s APC powders, Californian Poppy hair oil, curry combs, hat pins, McRobertson’s Snack chocolates and Small’s Club chocolates? What about when backyards had an incinerator and an outhouse, and cars had dipper switches on the floor, bench seats, external sun visors and the driver indicated by putting an arm out the wind-up window?

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Bedroom:

Mosquito nets, frilly bag to hold pyjamas, highboy and lowboy (wardrobes), dressing table with a main mirror and 2 side mirrors, kidney shaped dressing table with curtains, quilted nylon bedspread.

Dining:

In the kitchen: kit h

Distasteful: Brains, rabbit, lamb’s fry, chokoes, chicken giblets, liver and bacon, turnips Favourite: Junket, pineapple or lemon sago, tapioca, stewed rhubarb, stewed prunes, instant puddings, Spanish cream, jelly, lemon delicious.

Wood stove, dripping jar, glass tube of junket tablets stoppered with cotton wool and a cork, pressure cooker, flyspray atomiser, ribbon fly catchers.

Grocery shopping: The corner store, string bags, frozen food was ice cream in cardboard box called a family brick, Dad picked up the order from the corner shop in a cardboard box, handing your list to the grocer and standing at the counter while he got everything, the grocer weighing sugar, flour, biscuits and nuts, broken biscuits sold at half price.

Expressions:

“It’s snowing down south” (petticoat showing), “Strike a light”, “wait until your father gets home”, “woe betide”, “I’m off to bash my back” (have a nap).

Lounge:

TV lamp, magazine rack, ashtray stand, kerosene heater, religious pictures hanging on the walls.

Laundry:

Concrete tubs downstairs and outside, a copper, Reckitt’s blue, box of starch, bar of Sunlight soap, wooden scrubbing board, Lux Flakes, Persil, Rinso, rag bag on a hook.

Christmas:

Roast chicken, 3d or 6d in Christmas pudding, cracking nuts, lining up at the phone to speak to interstate relatives.

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Being self-employed and on an age pension can be tricky, as with running a “company”. Centrelink looks at your annual tax return (plus financials for companies) and base the income for the following year on the previous year’s results. For companies, assessments can take some time as they are referred to the Complex Assessment officers, whereas self-employed income can be adjusted at the front line, but that will depend on the experience of the Centrelink officer you are taking to. If you do not make enough to submit an annual tax return, then you will need to submit a profit and loss statement. The issue for 2021-22 is that a lot of business for both self-employed, and companies will be assessed on income during Covid — either inflated due to job keeper or deflated due to covid implications. Assessing this year’s income against what you expect to earn during 2021-22 will depend on how you keep Centrelink updated. Adjustments can made during the financial year however getting it wrong can be expensive. CAPA Services can help.

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If you have recently moved to Queensland from another Australian state or territory, it may be time to review your Will and Enduring Power of Attorney. The legislation regarding Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney differs between each of the states and territories. In Queensland, a Will or Enduring Power of Attorney properly executed in another state or territory can be recognised as still valid in Queensland in certain circumstances. A move to Queensland not only provides you with an opportunity to start supporting the Maroons in the State of Origin, but may also provide a perfect opportunity to review your existing estate plan with a solicitor. Not only can you confirm if existing documents from another state or territory are still valid, you can ensure your estate plan still reflects your wishes, particularly if your family or financial circumstances may have significantly changed as a result of the move. If you do update your documents as a result of the move to Queensland, it is also sensible to obtain your previous original documents.

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BOOK REVIEW

BILL MCCARTHY GOOD luck, bad luck, frying pan, fire. These oscillations of fortune seem to rule young Eddie Jaku’s life from 1933 when his father enrolled him, with a false ID as a gentile, in a school which would not accept Jews. His subsequent exposure, capture, escape to Belgium then France, recapture, escape again and then finally recaptured for good makeS a harrowing story. He was finally sent to Auschwitz knowing that all his family, except for a sister, had been murdered by the Nazis. His life depended on his skill as a technician and his very strong will to survive. He survived the hell, left the fire and lived from 1950 in Australia, a successful and happy man. An inspiration for everyone and reminder that bad things happen when good people do nothing.

SUZI HIRST THE Happiest Man on Earth is an engaging read from the first page to the last. I would love to be able to sit with Eddie and just chat. The book is a very quick read, very sad, often brutal, thought-provoking and in all, a lesson on how to live your life from one day to the next and be happy no matter what. The treatment of the Jews by the Germans is well-covered by the history books but as we get further along in years from World War II, the survivors are few and their stories will be lost. Eddie was a gentleman, a clever man, and had a strong will to live and forget, but maybe never forgive. 10/10

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Eddie Jaku considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed in November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on a Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country. Finally, he was released by the Allies and in 1950 moved to Australia. Grateful for his survival, Eddie vowed to smile every day. Published on his 100th birthday last year, this is a powerful memoir of how happiness can be found even in the darkest of times.

JOHN KLEINSCHMIDT AS A young man Eddie Jaku, at his father’s insistence, completed an apprenticeship in precision engineering. It was before his arrest as a Jew and being sent to Nazi concentration camps. Eddie was very skilled and was valuable to the German war effort. He was sent to various locations to utilise his talents. This may have contributed to his determination to survive the horror of day-to-day existence in the concentration camps. I have read other holocaust survivor stories that follow a similar pattern. Holocaust survival is often described as a “miracle” but in this case, Eddie’s belief in humanity during his darkest days and life after the war have made him the happiest man on earth.

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MARY BARBER EDDIE Jaku was 13 years old when Hitler came to power in 1933. His family were proud Germans but that did not matter. They were Jews. Eddie’s family sent him away to study engineering under another name and hopefully a safer identity. This story is well worth reading. It is factual and told in neat historical order. This happened and then this happened. There’s no need for bold adjectives. The story speaks of horror without embellishment. Eddie Jaku OAM turned 100 in 2020. His book is an important contribution to the historical record of the Nazi years.

THIS simply written biography describes the hardships and horror of the Nazi regime on the Jewish population of Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. Emerging from incredible suffering in Auschwitz, Eddie’s determination to not only survive but also help his fellow victims, demonstrates his decency and humanity contrasting with that of his oppressors. The themes of this book are survival against incredible odds and the importance of goodwill, love of family, friends and mankind. In his own words: “May you always have lots of love to share, lots of good health to spare, and lots of good friends who care.” 7/10

JO BOURKE THIS book depicts the holocaust in all its horror and cruelty and is well worth the five stars accorded by most, if not all, internet reviewers. More than any other story it exemplifies the power of the human spirit and the will to survive. Eddie Jaku has risen to well-deserved prominence with his television appearances and his work with the Sydney Jewish Museum. His most powerful presentation is his TED talk lasting just 11.53 minutes. I urge everyone to take that tiny amount of time from the day to watch the YouTube video of Eddie talking simply from his heart and urging each of us to realise that “happiness does not fall from the skies … it is in your hands” and “if you are happy and healthy you are a millionaire!” One of the most powerful books I have read and one I will be buying for my friends in the future, especially teenage ones!

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

SUDOKU (EASY)

2 1 6 4 5 7 3 9 8

3 7 4 8 1 9 2 6 5

8 9 5 2 6 3 1 4 7

9 8 7 6 4 1 5 2 3

5 4 1 3 2 8 6 7 9

6 3 2 9 7 5 4 8 1

SUDOKU (MEDIUM)

7 2 3 5 8 4 9 1 6

1 9 2 4 7 5 8 3 6

CODEWORD R OD T H F B X L E U K C 15

5 6 8 9 3 7 4 2 1

9 1 7 2 4 8 6 5 3

3 2 4 1 5 6 9 7 8

2 7 9 3 6 4 1 8 5

4 8 5 7 1 9 3 6 2

6 3 1 5 8 2 7 9 4

Secret message: Working hot metal

9-LETTER WORD

8 5 3 6 9 1 2 4 7

WORDFIND

M S N I Q P J V GWY Z A

7 4 6 8 2 3 5 1 9

WORD STEP THANE, THANK, THINK, THICK, CHICK, ClICK

abase, ABASEMENT, abate, abates, abeam, abet, abets, absent, bane, bans, bantam, base, baseman, basemen, basement, bast, baste, bate, bates, batman, batmen, bats, batsman, batsmen, beam, beams, bean, beast, beat, beaten, beats, been, beet, bent, beset, best, beta, bets, samba, stab, tabs

1. Which historical figure is credited with saying, “History is more or less bunk”? 2. What laboratory machine spins rapidly to separate liquids of different densities? 3. What motorcycle, originating in England is often called a “Trumpy”? 4. What are the given names of the swimming sisters Campbell? 5. Besides Queensland, which other Australian state has a town called Maryborough? 6. Which numeral is the only one with a letter “x” in its spelling? 7. What kind of living thing is a tench? 8. What body of water is referred to in Australia’s National Anthem? 9. How many dollars in 5000 cents? 10. Which figure is the female personification of the British Isles? 11. Which continent bordering the Pacific Ocean has the greatest population? 12. According to the Bible, who was the first human to die? 13. Where in the human body is the femoral artery? 14. What do Anthony Griffin, Wayne Bennett, Ivan Henjak and Anthony Seibold have in common? 15. What colour Tuesday did the Rolling Stones sing about in 1967? 16. In astronomy, what is the name for a giant cloud of glowing dust and gas? 17. What Italian greeting means “good day”? 18. What zodiac sign is a person born on June 1? 19. On a radio, what does “AM” stand for? 20. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union who had a birthmark on his forehead?

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS QUICK CROSSWORD

4 5 8 1 9 6 7 3 2

With Quizmaster Allan Blackburn

1 6 9 7 3 2 8 5 4

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There may be other correct answers

1. Henry Ford; 2. Centrifuge; 3. Triumph; 4. Cate and Bronte; 5. Victoria; 6. Six; 7. Fish; 8. Sea; 9. $50; 10. Brittania; 11.Asia; 12. Abel; 13. Leg; 14. Coaching Brisbane Broncos; 15. Ruby; 16. Nebula; 17. Bon giorno; 18. Gemini; 19. Amplitude Modulation; 20. Mikhail Gorbachev.

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PUZZLES

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 End soccer game with a gradual increase in force (9) 8 Messenger may covet love somehow (5) 9 Look in the igloo, Mister. See the darkness (5) 10 They appear more unctuous when they sat out of solitaire (6) 11 Water collection made of bent wire (4) 13 One of the upper class meets a boy with a question (4) 15 The price necessary to redeem the manor’s disrepair (6) 18 Royal dog corps sends out postscript and ﬁnally takes the soldier (5) 19 By which the jeweller values a vegetable, I hear (5) 20 The rodeo mare frolicked where the ﬂiers come down to earth (9)

CODEWORD

No. 2574

DOWN 2 Party with a bit of retrospective leverage (5) 3 Certain ways of doing things are yet left floundering amidships (6) 4 Constructed gypsum amalgam on tenterhooks (4) 5 One of the piper’s pipes can only fly for a short time (5) 6 Remember to pass the plate around again (9) 7 Unprepared and unexpected, but I’m on time you say (9) 12 Chopper tracks down computer saboteur (6) 14 Negotiate the ridge while singing a song (5) 16 The holy man takes an alcoholic drink while they pluck the strings (5) 17 The car leaves the airlock with a specific quantity (4)

No. 047

WORDFIND

WORK IT OUT!

K C

The leftover letters will spell out a secret message No. 047

ANVIL

OIL

APRON

QUENCH

AXE

SHAPING

BELLOWS

SMITHY

BLADE

SMOKE

COAL

SOOT

FORGE

SPARKS

HAMMER

STEEL

HEAT

SWORD

IRON

TEMPER

KNIFE

WROUGHT

SUDOKU Level: Medium

1 7 8 2 4

9 1 9

No. 874

6 9 7 2 1

3 2 1 6 7

4 8 6

2 7

5 2 4

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PUZZLES

QUICK CROSSWORD

No. 3675

9-LETTER WORD

No. 047

Today’s Aim:

20 words: Good 30 words: Very good

A E

41 words: Excellent

Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”.

WORD STEP

ACROSS 1 4 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 19 22 25 26 27

Clear (5) Female killer (9) Having a small piece broken off (7) Examiner of accounts (7) Turn to use (7) Virgin Mary (7) Inscribing onto a hard surface (9) Paraphernalia (4) Counterfeit (4) Central American country (9) Unopened rose (7) Changed (7) Continuing (7) Strain (7)

28 Release (9) 29 Rate of progress (5)

DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 18

Orator (8) Limit (7) Copy (9) Infuriating (9) Kingdom (5) Closed (5) Baltic country; capital Tallinn (7) Story in instalments (6) Promise (9) Signs of welcome (9) Blue (8) Appoints (7)

20 Travel business (7) 21 Actor, — Schwarzenegger (6) 23 Scottish child (5) 24 Ism (5)

No. 047

SUDOKU Level: Easy

No. 873

5 2 3 7 1 4 5 2 4 9 3 1 8

7 8 4 5 7 6 9 6 3 8 5 2 5 6 2 7 7

WORK IT OUT!

Complete the list by changing one letter at a time to create a new word at each step. One possible answer shown below.

THANE

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