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SeniorsToday.com.au Working with the ‘mother lode’
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A hand for iconic duo Ranger Stacey will join Agro and his good friend Jamie Dunn for a couple of shows at Redlands and Ipswich during the next few weeks that are definitely not for the kids. STORY PAGE 5
Guy’s take on food PAGE 7
The heat is on Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other natural disaster and more than a hundred lives are lost each year to exposure to high temperatures in Queensland. However, Griffith University’s Ethos Project (Extreme Heat and Older Per-
sons) is aiming to change all that - they just need volunteers. Researchers are hoping to partner with older Queenslanders to develop an in-home early warning system for heat. Doctor Shannon Rutherford from
the University’s School of Medicine said using small senors to monitor home temperature and humidity, the Ethos system will alert users when these levels become dangerous and provide personalised cooling recommendations to reduce heat health risks.
“Without taking the right steps to protect ourselves and keep our homes cool, extreme heat can lead to heatrelated illnesses such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke,” she said. STORY PAGE 3