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Festival of the Walks

THE beautiful Sunshine Coast hinterland will be the backdrop for the inaugural Festival ofthe Walks on August 29-September 13.The extensive program of walks covers the Blackall Ranges’ most scenic areas from sub-tropical and wet eucalyptus forests to picturesque waterfalls. Visitors can choose the walkthat suits them by viewing the website at www.festivalofthewalks.com.au and can even

download maps for self-guided walks from a program that offers many easy options includingseveral that are wheelchair-friendly. One walk takes you to Mary Cairncross Park by a wheel-chair accessible 1.2-1.75km walk through one of the best remnants of sub-tropical rainforest inAustralia with amazing views to the Glasshouse Mountains.

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Emu Heaven provides an answerGolden Emu elixir helps ease the pain

Try It Emu Farm at Marburg/Redcliffe provides analternative approach to natural medicine.

Traditionally. The Australian Aborigines used Emu oil to treat muscle and joint pain. Today thousandsof Australians from all walks of life enjoy greater health benefits of the omega 9,3 & 6 combinationwithin Emu Heaven Golden Emu Oil capsules. Emu oil is a natural anti-inflammatory, very penetratingand natural carrier and contains the essential fatty acids needed by the body daily to maintaingood health. Further research has shown Emu oil to be natural anti oxidant and also has showngreat results for hair regrowth. Stephen Schmidt, owner of Try It Emu Farm – Marburg believes hisEmu Heaven Golden Oil capsules is the forgotten traditional medicine of the twenty first century! (With the recent discovery of the balance of theomega fatty acids found in Emu oil he may just be right!).Since 1995 Stephen discovered amazingbenefits his customers constantly reported to himabout their improved health and wellness after taking hisprecious Emu oil capsules. He set out with sheerdetermination to show everyone the power of hisnatural health products. Steve spruiked at shows all overAustralia spreading the news of the “good oil” Once acustomer gets to the bottom of a 500 jar of my capsulesthey then tell all their family and friends how great theyare and they look forward to their next jar he says.Stephen, Sarah and staff may be considered “The Emu Oil experts! After all “We get our customersrunning like Emus!” ha ha he saysWe learnt in school many years ago that aborigines, Japanese and Eskimos didn’t suffer fromdiabetes or heart disease because of the raw omega fatty acids found in their food. These dayswith the invention of a stove and processing of foods we may have a loss of those raw essentialfatty acids. With the balance of Omegas 9,3,& 6 combinations the 10 essential fatty acids theanswer may be found in Emu Heaven Golden Emu Oil capsules which sounds much better thaneating raw food!

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THROUGH the generosity of the RSL and DrysdaleFunerals, funding was provided to build a gazeboin the grounds of NoosaCare (Carramar site). Thegazebo is situated in beautiful bush surroundingsand provides a shaded area and a place to reflecton family, friends and past residents.

Swine flu shouldn’t scare you off eating porkPEOPLE shouldn’t have any qualms about eating pork because swine flu is notspread through food, according to Australia’s vets.The Australian Veterinary Association has also confirmed that domestic pigs aresafe from the swine influenza because Australia does not import live pigs.“People should have no qualms about going ahead and eating pork, as swine fluis not spread through food,” association president Mark Lawrie said in a state-ment.“Also, Australia doesn’t import any pigs, so we’re not worried about animalsgetting sick or spreading this disease.”Dr Lawrie said the real concern was human to human contact, particularly withsomeone who had visited a country dealing with an outbreak of swine flu.The World Health Organisation says properly handled and prepared pork doesn’tpose any danger.“The swine influenza virus is killed by cooking temperatures of 70 degrees Cel-sius, corresponding to the general guidance for the preparation of pork andother meat.”

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Doing Dads Proud Event Bigger than Ever!

The 30-minute Obi Boardwalk takes walkers througha recreation of a sub-tropical forest where, if youare very lucky, you could see a platypus.As well as a feast for the eyes, your other senseswill be tantalized by a rich array of events.The celebration will feature music, food, art and wineevents at Montville and Maleny town centres.Montville will be the venue for all forms of musicover the festival’s two remaining weekends (Sep-tember 5-6 and 12-13) and Maleny will be home tothe lively music of buskers.On both weekends visitors can choose between at-tending a belly dancing workshop, pottery demon-strations, lampwork beadmaking, furniture makingand artists at work.During the day catch up with the musical strollthrough Montville and a street cavalcade ofhorseless carriages, and in the evening tune yourears to the sounds of Strings at Sunset with Tulip-wood String Quartet at Flame Hill Vineyard.And most importantly remember to sample the new-est Colin James creation - rainforest ice cream!Just the thing after a walk through the forest.

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THE biggest Father’sDay event on thecoast is coming toCotton Tree Park onSeptember 6 10am-

4pm. “Doing DadsProud” organised byLifeline CommunityCare Sunshine Coastwill be held in con-

junction with CottonTree Pool.The day promisesmusicians, danceperformances and

workshops, drummingworkshops, a ChineseDragon and RheeTae-Kwon-do dis-plays, an Aboriginalperformance from theGubbi Gubbi, localbands Hari BandhuTrio and SiennaSchool Drummers,Gordon School ofHighland Dancing,Maroochy HighSchool Concert Bandand more.Attractions includelocal food and marketstalls, more than 10rides and amuse-ments, laughterworkshops, facepainting, communitygroups and this yearLifeline has intro-duced an OfficialLifeline Showbagsponsored by mem-bers of the SunshineCoast businesscommunity.Sponsors Mix FMand Channel Seven

will have a majorpresence on the day.With free entry toeveryone on Father’sDay activities in thepool include an AquaAerobics class, acircuit class on thenew Out Door Fitnessequipment, and at2pm Dad’s Dive Compfor kids and theirdads.Throughout theevent “The Rocket”and “Da Ball” will beset up in the 50 metrepool, and inflatablesfor the under-sevensin the 25 metre pool.Patrons can enter thedraw to win a six-month Swim FitMembership whichincludes full accessto the complex andfull access to all OutDoor Equipment,valued at $214.Phone 5443 5366 orSwim Fit Cotton TreePool (5443 5601).

Front row: Roberta Shallis representingDrysdale Funerals; Dorothy Ward (Centre)and Blanche Wood, NoosaCare Committee

Members Back row: Dean Harlow, Treasurer& Board Member (Tewantin RSL Club);

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LIFELINE Community Care, Greater Sunshine Coastare urgently seeking volunteers to lend a couple ofhours at the best Father’s Day event on the Coast“Doing Dads Proud”.Whether you are happy to: sell merchandise orshowbags, manning the donation points,setting up chairs and tables, mini market place coor-dinator, lunch break rotation,community stage helper, Swimming Pool games and

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How a toilet seat changed my lifeI was visi ng a friends place a couple of days ago and I

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Once again a member’s “This is Your Life” storyproved to be interesting and entertaining. Megg Topp{nee Williams] described her teaching career, at vari-ous schools. Her father was one of the originalAnzacs. Ashley Robinson is a former pupil, we pre-sume that she notes his items in the S.C. Daily! Shehad a 13 year break from teaching until she and Alanmoved to a dairy farm at Eudlo. She asked the Educa-tion Department for a job and was informed that therewas a vacancy at Eudlo! She taught there for 16 years.Cittimani Hospice is our nominated charity for 2009/2010. The Hospice has problems with getting enoughfinance.Meals on Wheels gave the branch a certificate ofappreciation, thanking us for our donation in June.N.S.A. Policy Office has responded to our letter abouta suggestion that drivers over 75 be required to havedriving tests, which we presume would involve re-verse parking. We have members who are safe driv-ers, but have difficulty with that method of parking.Both July trips proved to be popular, the “PerformingParrots” at Beerwah and the musical “Cats” atBrisbane.Coming events: Tuesday, 15th September, bus trip toToowoomba to visit the Cobb & Co Museum andother points of interest. Names and money before 31st

August.Tuesday, 27th October, bus trip to visit Murgon Dairyand Museum and the Moffatdale Winery. Names andmoney before October 12th meeting.2010m Esk “Bush Bashers”, more details later.Please note that our Xmas meeting is on the 30th No-vember at the RSL.Card afternoons are held at 1pm on the first Tuesdayof the month at the Nambour Heights Bowls Club.Entry fee is $3.Nambour Meals on Wheels, in association with JustDevine Fashion Boutique, will hold a fashion paradeat Nambour Heights Bowls Club, 54 Isabella Avenue,Friday 18th September, 9.30am. Cost $5 includes morn-ing tea. Phone Meals on Wheels on 5441 3543 toconfirm your attendance.Our next meeting is on Monday September 14th at

1. Who was the male star of the film flop “WaterWorld”?

2. How many humps does a bactrian camel have?3. What sea is the largest in area?4. By what name is the Mausoleum of Aggra bet-

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Storybased?7. How many dice are used in backgammon?8. By what technique do yachtsmen sail upwind?9. By what name was Marion Morrison better

known?10. In what year were the Prince and Princess of

York divorced?11. What is the unit of mass used for precious

stones?12. Who is generally regarded as the patron saint

of travellers?13. Which group starred in The Magical Mystery

Tour?14. What was the name of the rabbit in Bambi?15. What is the official language of Egypt?16. What iconic Australian landmark was erected

on the site of an old tram shed?17. What was the first manned Apollo flight?18. According to legend, what kind of structure

did Greek soldiers hide in at Troy?19. What fabric is made from flax?20. Who is Yogi Bear’s sidekick?

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countries for mature age workers andcontinues to have a lower workplaceparticipation rate for mature age work-ers than most OECD countries,” MsBroderick said.“We should not be made to feel we havereached the scrap heap of working lifewhen we turn 45, particularly whenmost of us would consider we have atleast 10 to 25 working years left in us.”In her role, Ms Broderick said she con-stantly heard that from 45 onwards,people face being discriminated out ofthe recruitment process, out of employ-ment, out of training opportunities andinto forced early retirement.“We live in a world where generalisedstereotyping of age groups, such as theuse of generational labels like Gen Yand Baby Boomers, can make age dis-crimination acceptable and en-trenched,” the Commissioner said. “Forexample, it is an accepted and incorrectstereotype that older people are slowerto learn and harder to train.”Commissioner Broderick said one of thebiggest problems with age discrimina-tion was its entrenched and implied so-cial acceptance, and thus, invisibility.“We need to make this invisible prob-lem visible,” Commissioner Brodericksaid. “We need to invest in researchinto this problem, we need to commit tocommunicating the existence and extentof this problem to the wider communityand we need to look at legislative andpolicy reforms to address it.”

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THE Maroochydore VIEW Club meets on the 4th Fri-day of each month at the MaroochySurf Club, 2nd level, Alexandra Parade, Maroochydorefrom 11 am for its luncheon meeting. There is ampleparking , lift availability and a beautiful coastal out-look from the venue room. Cost for the two courseluncheon is $19.00. On September 25th LauraMonaghan who works at the Maroochydore officeof The Smith Family will be our Guest Speaker.VIEW Clubs of Australia are a nationwide self-gov-erned women’s organization, formed in 1960 by TheSmith Family to promote the Voice, Interests and Edu-cation of Women. Membership is nearly 22,000women.All proceeds generated from VIEW activities are do-

TO serve as a Volunteer is to acknowl-edge and give something back to yourCommunity.Volunteering Sunshine Coast is anOrganisation which facilitates the de-ployment of Volunteers to not-for-profitOrganisations..As a Volunteer, you could be assistingin areas such as Aged Care, Child Care,Retailing, Car and Bus Drivers, HomeVisitations etc..

OUR friendly meetings are held on the first Thursdayof the month. The next meeting dates for your diariesare 3rd September, 1st October, 5th November and 3rd

December and after this meeting we will hold our greatChristmas Party.The Association’s birthday luncheon for this yearwas held on Thursday 25th June, 2009 at the newlyrenovated Maroochy RSL and Services Club. Theday which included a fashion parade was well at-

THE Twin Waters VIEW Club (Voice, Interest andEducation of Women) a friendship club for women ofall ages, will hold their next monthly luncheon meet-ing at Twin Waters Golf Club 11.00am, Thursday 10thSeptember. Guest Speakers will be Francis and JohnWindolf - their topic - Local History. You are assuredof a warm welcome, come along, have some fun andmake new friends. Please book with Carol 5450 5721.Please make a note of the interesting social functionscoming up the next couple of months.Saturday 26th September Social will be a Partner’sevent. A rocking 60’s night with food of the era. Time:5.30pm-9.00pm. BYO drinks. Cost $22/head. Bookwith Gail and Jeannette, please pay by Septemberlunch meeting due to catering requirements.VIEW Clubs of Australia support the work of TheSmith Family in assisting underprivileged families.

NOOSAVILLE VIEW Club’s next lunch meeting willbe Thursday 24 September, 11 am for 11.30 start, atthe Noosa-Tewantin RSL.Visitors and guests are always welcome. Membersare automatically on the luncheon list so if you needto cancel or bring a guestplease telephone the Vice President, Maryan Stew-ard on 5449 8360 at least 4 days in advance. If youwould like to join or know more about the activities ofthe club, please call Maryan.All proceeds generated from the VIEW club activi-ties are donated to The Smith Family to help disad-vantaged children

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In assisting us for a few hours eachweek, you would be providing a mostvaluable resource to the cause of help-ing othersSo why not give it a try?Appointments to discuss your involve-ment can be made at our Offices situ-ated at Caloundra, Noosa orMaroochydore.To find out more, please contact one ofour friendly staff on 5443 8256.

nated to The Smith Family. These funds are used toprovide education scholarships for over 500 students.In addition money is generated each year to providepersonal support for disadvantaged children withinthe Learning for Life programs so that they can fullyparticipate in Australian life.Our club always welcomes newcomers. Come alongand experience the friendship of interesting, friendlywomen. We also enjoy smaller social outings to-gether which are planned and as well we have a MovieGroup and two book clubs.Members are reminded that you are automatically onthe luncheon list so if you wish to cancel, bring aguest or you are new please phone Jocelyn 54795014 befpre 6 pm. Tuesday 22nd September.

Maroochydore Ex-Servicewomen’s Associationtended by our members and many visiting ex-servicewomen.RSL Sub Branch Memorial Drive Maroochydore isstill the place to be and there is a cuppa and a chat at10am with the meeting commencing at 10.30am.We look forward to seeing all our older members andhope for many new members.Contact Janice on 5444 5248 or Margaret on 5445 1584for more information.

FRIENDS of Kawana Library are hosting their nextbook sale over four days during the September schoolholidays. As always, there’ll be reading to interesteveryone, including magazines, picture books, non-fiction and fiction from adventure and intrigue to ro-mance and chick lit.Everything will be sold at reasonable prices and pro-ceeds from the sale go directly into enhancing libraryservices.Be at Kawana Library, Nanyima Street, Buddina from9.00 am to 5.00 pm between Tuesday 29 Septemberand Friday 2 October.Contact details: 5444 8022.

Seniors Coffee ClubWISHING to meet friends, female or male. Will meeteach Sunday at the Food Court Coffee Shop, Buddina,between 11am to 2pm. Please wear a small white rib-bon on your lapel, then we will know who you are!Phone 5452 6408 for further enquiries.

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HISTORIC aircraft including a YAK 52Russian Trainer flew into SunshineCoast airport on Friday August 14 whenthe airport and Maroochy Aero Clubjointly celebrated 50 years of aviationhistory.The event is a precursor to the 50th an-niversary celebrations of the openingof the Sunshine Coast Airport terminalto be held in August 2011.Former pilots Roy Kassulke and StanLetchford were present on the day.Roy Kassulke was the first pilot to landan aircraft on the strip.The HT-2 Hindustani Trainer was onloan to Airwork Co (where Mr Kassulkewas manager) from the Indian Govern-ment. Stan Letchford, then a pilot forDawson Valley Airways, flew toMarcoola for the opening in August1959.A handful of council officials and their

A NATIONAL Congress for grandpar-ents and kin carers and those deniedaccess is to be held at Bond Univer-sity, Gold Coast, on 4, 5, and 5 Novem-ber 2009. The Council of Grandparentsis delighted that entertainer DebraByrne will be patron.It is hoped that some consolidation re-

PETITION to stop increase of CarRegistration in Queensland byanother $250 extra a year! Pleaseforward this on to everyQueenslander you know. Do youknow we will pay $800 a year for regowhen Victoria only pay less than

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families were the only witnesses tothose first test flight which precededthe official opening on Sunday August16 1959.Several thousand people turned out forthe opening of the airstrip which tookplace on the same date as the officialopening of the David Low Bridge at BliBli. In the early days the airstrip wasused fortnightly by Maroochy AeroClub and Queensland Parachute Club.The open day launched a public drivefor memorabilia connected with theopening of the Sunshine Coast Airportterminal in 1961.Sunshine Coast Airport general man-ager Peter Pallot said it was hoped thedrive would net enough memorabilia toprovide an extensive range of items fora complete history of the airport to beexhibited during the 50th anniversarycelebrations in 2011.

Grandparents Taking Care of the Futuregarding a national body for grandpar-ents will be achieved at the Congress.Consultation has been going on forsome time and is expected to broadenshortly. For more information, contactTracey Douglas, Council of Grandpar-ents, on 5506-5523, or email:[email protected]

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QUEENSLAND companyJubilent Health is chal-lenging Sunshine Coastsenior residents toToneUp this month aspart of the national launchof their new clinically-tested bodycomposition changeproduct.In a first in Australia,Jubilent Health is invitinga select number of seniorCoast residents to takepart in the ToneUp Chal-lenge this month at nocost and share their sto-ries beforethe product is made avail-able across the nation.ToneUP is JubilentHealth’s new health prod-uct that has been shownin clinical trials to help re-duce body fat, enhancemuscle mass and increaseenergy without the needtochange your lifestyle.

THE Australian Institute of Sales Mar-keting and Management (AISMM) iscalling out for mature-age workers tofill regional director positions Austra-lia wide.Institute chief Tom O’Donnell heardNational Seniors chief executiveMichael O’Neill talking on radio aboutmature-age employment and wanted toinform workers aged over 45 that roleswere going begging in the sales andmarketing industry.“We have and are actively recruiting

BUDERIM VIEW Club meets on thefirst Wednesday of each month. Thenext luncheon/meeting will be Wednes-day 2nd September 2009, at Petrie Gar-dens, 246 Petrie Creek Road,Rosemount.Ladies are requested to be there at11.00am for 11.30 start.Our guest speaker this month will beMs Elizabeth Palk from Alzeimers Aus-tralia, speaking on Dementia & aging& how to cope with those who are af-fected.We will also be having our SeptemberToy Appeal at this meeting.

ARE you over 55 and would you like to meet a friendly group for social outingsand evening dinners? We meet at the Tewantin Noosa RSL Club at 6.15pm on thefirst Wednesday of each month (table 17) for a casual meal and chat, where wethen organise and decide on a night out at an agreed local restaurant in a fortnight’stime. For more information please ring Jim on 5448 0473 after 6.30pm.

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ing. I am proud to be amember of the NambourHealth Precinct WorkingGroup which has been setup to look at ways of re-lieving car parking prob-lems near the NambourGeneral Hospital andSelangor Hospital.One of the things I’m keento see, and strongly sup-port, is the extension ofthe existing hospital carpark or a new high rise carpark at the hospital on thehospital land that thegovernment purchasedrecently (facingNambour -Map l e t onRoad). An alternate out-come would be a multi-level car park on theCouncil land opposite thehospital.

Koala habitats:A number of residentshave expressed concernthat there has not beenenough protection of ko-ala habitats in the WestCooroy Forestry. Lastweek in Parliament I wasable to organise alocalised map of identi-fied koala habitat areas inthe West Cooroy StateForest, ranging from highvalue bushland throughto low value habitats. Ihave copies available inmy Currie Street Nambouroffice.South East QueenslandPlan:I have copies of thenewly-released SouthEast Queensland Re-gional Plan 2009-2031 in

my Currie Street Nambouroffice for anyone inter-ested in how the Govern-ment proposes to managegrowth in this region.This is a 170-page docu-ment includes regionalmaps and proposals re-garding communities,transport, rural planning,residential developmentpossibilities and climatechange.Resolve disputesthrough free mediation:Recently I have heardfrom many people withsmall disputes with em-ployers, landlords,neighbours or others.One of the avenues opento residents with unre-solved disputes that theydon’t want to take up in

court or can’t afford totake to court, is the Dis-pute Resolution Centreestablished by the StateGovernment.The Dispute ResolutionBranch of the JusticeDepartment provides analternative way of set-tling disputes, through aconfidential and impar-tial mediation servicewith trained mediatorswho will help all partiesto read an agreement.This process is free toQueenslanders and canoften save time, legalfees and court costs.For more informationabout mediation ser-vices contact the disputeresolution centre on 1800017 288.

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Residents who are cho-sen to take part in thechallenge will receive 30days worth of ToneUp atno charge and will be su-pervised by a healthcareprofessional while takingpart in the Challenge.Jubilent Health’s founderand director Norman Ohlsaid the results offeredsignificant health benefitsfor seniors, including re-duction of fat mass andan increase in energylevels.“I have been researchingsenior health for manyyears and have involveduniversities and clinicalscientists in the develop-ment of ToneUp,” Mr Ohlsaid.“The results speak forthemselves, and we’vehad many positive testi-monials from peoplethroughout the countrywho have used it.”

“We are all getting olderand obviously a bettershaped body with moremuscle mass and moreenergy means you canstay active and lead amore fulfilling lifestyle.”ToneUp is an efferves-cent drink that comes ineasy to use sachets thatare taken twice daily dis-solved in water. It has avery pleasant citrus taste.“ToneUp is not a weight

loss product,” Mr Ohlsaid. “It is a unique bodycomposition change for-mula containing Lipovor.“Clinical trials on seniorsusing Lipovor’s active in-gredient have resulted insignificant improvementsin the reduction of totalfat mass; an increase intotal muscle mass; anddecreased mental andphysical fatigue – with-out the need for any

change in their daily rou-tine.”ToneUp will be trialled byyounger age groups infuture but is not restrictedfor sale and will soon beavailable Australia-widethrough pharmacies.To register for theToneUp Challenge regis-ter go towww.toneup.com.au to-day. But be quick as thereare limited opportunities.

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mature age business people to workwith us to utilise the life experience andcommercial acumen they bring to thecorporate table,’’ he said.Mr O’Donnell said they were not dis-criminating against younger workers,rather they required people with skillsets gained from life experience.For further opportunities with theAISMM email [email protected] orapply online at www.aismm.com.au.Courtesy National Seniors AustraliaConnect

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VIEW stands for Voice, Interests &Education of Women. VIEW Clubs area valued part of The Smith Family andis a wonderful place to meet and makefriends. We also have a social outingfor members in the middle of eachmonth. Funds raised from these gath-erings go to the Smith Family and TheLearning For Life program.Members are placed on a permanent listfor our luncheon/meetings so to can-cel or bring a friend please phone Meldaon 5476 8787 by Sunday previous tothe meeting. Visitors and new membersare always welcome.

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Are you at the stage where you have family and a lotof people you associate with who talk about theircomputers and you wonder whether you should getone! You probably ask “What would I do with it?”Computers can do so many different things. Mostpeople in your age group say they only want it forsending e mails to family.You need the Internet to do this and that opens up alot of possibilities. It makes it much easier if you arefinding it harder to get out and about – you can payyour bills from home over the internet, you do nothave to go to the post box to post the letters youwrite.Write an e mail and just press a button and the mail isat its destination in a matter of minutes. Receive areply to your e mail much quicker than waiting for areply letter posted to you. Talk to friends far awaywithout expensive long distance bills Read the pa-

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pers from home over the internet. You could evenorder your groceries from the local supermarket andhave them delivered if you cannot get to the shops.Check availability and compare prices for any majorpurchases you intend to make from the comfort ofhome instead of trekking around the shops. The usesa computer can be put to are endless. When you useyour computer there will be times when you needhelp with this new technology.The Sunshine Coast Computer Club welcomes visi-tors to come to a meeting to see just what happens atthese meetings to see if what is on offer will help themif they become members of the Club. To find out moreabout when and where the Club meetings are heldand how you too can join the Club and get help -Telephone the club information line 5492 1005, visitthe club website: http://www.sccc.org.au or e mailthe Club at [email protected]

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From 24th September to 4th OctoberKenilworth, the heart of the Mary Val-ley, becomes the heart centre of theSunshine Coast.Events include the $15,000 KenilworthArt Prize and exhibition in partnershipwith the Sunshine Coast regional Coun-cil, the ‘Kenilworth Celebrates’ 12th An-nual Art Exhibition with $4,400 worthof prizes, twelve artists workshops,bringing together some of the best tu-tors in Australia, (see website atwww.kenilwortharts.org.au for details),the ever popular Poets Breakfast, Bik-ers Art, street entertainment and muchmore. The Kenilworth Symphony Din-ner features the 40 piece SunshineCoast Symphony Orchestra, but you’llneed to book early for this popularevent.

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The “Masters at Work” Exhibition willbe open to the public from Thursday24th September till Friday 2nd October and artists will be in residence andpainting from Thursday 24th to Sun-day 27th September inclusive.The “Masters at Work” brings fourmaster artists from around Australia topaint the Mary Valley for posterity.Visitors can watch Ross Paterson (Vic.),Terry Lewitzka (SA), John Wilson(NSW) and Graham W Smith (Qld) atwork creating their masterpieces withinan exhibition of their works.An exhibition of four renowned artistsin this type of setting is a first in Aus-tralia. For more details of this calendarlandmark check out the website atwww.kenilwortharts.org.au or phoneRod Bloomer on 5472 3088.

DICKY Beach Surf Club had twogroup bookings for MorningMelodies with Renaldo held onJuly 2, 2009 at Dicky Beach SurfClub. Guests were from Kook-aburra Village and Halcyon Parksalong with some local residents.Everyone had a great time!Morning Melodies withRenaldo is held on the firstThursday of each month, from10.30am. For $13.95 you will re-ceive coffee, cake and a roast ofthe day lunch. If anyone wouldlike to make a booking or bookthe courtesy bus they can con-tact Justine on 07 5491 6078.

BLUE Care Auxiliary will be holding a fashion paradeon Thursday 24th September, at the Uniting ChurchHall, Queen Street, Caloundra.The fashion parade starts at 10am, come along andenjoy a lovely morning tea at 9.30am and see thewonderful fashions, presented by Susannah’s Fash-ions of Caloundra. Shoes supplied by Shannon’sshoes of Caloundra. Admission is $6 per person andincludes Lucky Door Prizes and lucky Numbers. Forfurther information and bookings please call Gloriaon 5492 3318, Lesley on 5492 5979 or Blue Care Cen-tre on 5438 5000.

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Medals and Awards, held annually to recognise theextraordinary contribution of individuals andorganisations committed to human rights, social jus-tice and equality.You can nominate yourself, or an individual ororganisation for the 2009 Human Rights Medal, theYoung People’s Human Right Medal or one of theseven award categories: Law, Community(organisation), Community (individual), Literature(non-fiction), Print Media, Television and Radio.Nominate online at www.humanrights.gov.au/hr_awards. Nominations close on 2 October 2009.Courtesy National Seniors Australia Connect

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KINKARE is a not-for-profit community organisationthat has been working since 2002 to assist relativecarers, particularly grandparents, who find themselveswith the responsibility of bringing up grandchildren.Based in south-east Queensland, its aims are to as-sist relatives and their loved ones to meet their ev-eryday needs; to promote community awareness andgovernment understanding of this new family phe-nomenon; raise issues of concern; seek solutions andkeep abreast of legislation and family assistance.KinKare is auspiced through Connect the Coast As-sociation Inc. and has representation on the Councilof Grandparents.Many relative carers keep informed through KinKare’smonthly newsletter and family social activities. Allrelative carers and their families are welcome to at-tend meetings and receive newsletters. There is nosubscription fee. Donations are always welcome.For more information about KinKare—”caring for rela-tive carers and those denied access”—please phoneMaree Lubach on 3287-1664; [email protected], or seewww.kinkare.com.au.If you need someone to chat with, KinKare is alwayshappy to hear from you. Phone Danni, 3299 1764, orMaree, 3287 1664.

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THIS year our Club lun-cheon for 85 Seniors,‘Christmas in July’ washeld at Tanquil Park, nearMaleny and was reallyenjoyed by all. The Se-niors loved all being to-gether at a social eventand could join in the funof Christmas. Crackerswere soon heard popping

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and jokes were all around,followed by a deliciousXmas Dinner. This eventwas assisted by the Sun-shine Coast RegionalCouncil.We have a bus tour to theTeamsters Hall of Fameand Cobb & Co. at Glass-house Mountains, at theend of August and go up

to Silky Oaks in Septem-ber.Cost of being in thisfriendly Club is just $2.50per morning & yearlysubs of $5. Each morningyou will receive a LuckyDoor Ticket that couldwin you spins on ourwheel or one of 2 fruit

trays. There is a meat trayraffle also. Periodicals andbooks are available foryou to take home, too.The Kawana Seniors,start at 9.30am on Thurs-day mornings with musi-cal entertainment for 1hour and a delightfulmorning tea to follow.

Games are then playedthroughout the morning.Join this very friendlySenior’s Club, who meetat the Kawana Commu-nity Hall, just behind theKawana Shopping Worldin Nanyima St. Buddina,near the Kawana Library.

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HOW can you get your life story put into a book forfamily and friends to read and cherish? The answer isas simple as picking up the phone and ringingAnne, a retired university lecturer has been writingthe life stories of her clients for a number of years inMelbourne, and now on the Sunshine Coast.Personal History Scribe’s clients come from all walksof life. Every story is as different as every person isunique. Anne says, “to write someone’s life story isa privilege because for a little while I’ve been let intoanother person’s life. And while I’m there, I’m able toget a “feel” for that life, which allows me to portray itwith integrity. When a client says to me, ‘I’ve been

COAST Guard Noosa is holding a Trivia Night onSaturday 29th August at Noosa Heads Bowls Club atNoosa Junction behind the IGA starting at 7 pm.This will be a night of FUN-d-raising for the localCoast Guard and there will be lots of prizes donatedby local business.So come and test your knowledge both general andnautical against the best Coast Guard has to offer.It’s not going to cost much either, only $5 per person

TWO lucky winners will receive a copy of “CartersEverything Vintage Post 1950’s price guide 2009"hardback ABC publication. \These are the lucky doorprizes at the Spring Collectorama Fair on SaturdaySeptember 5th at the Nambour Showgrounds. Justpop your name & phone number in the box upstairsin the main pavillion.Collectorama extends to Seniors’ paper readers theopportunity to sell or value their items free of charge.Pre decimal coin collections and sovereigns wanted.All enquiries see the office tent at the main gate.

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Coast Guard Trivia Nightentry and of course the Bowls Club has meals andbar facilities.So come and make of a night of it and have some fun.All monies raised will go towards the safety of mari-ners in the River and up to 50 nautical miles offshore.The Coast guard is entirely manned by volunteersand your help is vital in its success.There is ample parking and teams are welcome. Forbookings telephone 5474 3695.

Free Give Away!Come to the Spring Fair for a trip down memory lane.There’s 160 dealers with all sorts of antiques andcollectables. Vintage clothing and accessories becom-ing ever more popular, as well as retro items and prac-tical things that look good as well as serve a purpose.Cakes, and cappuccino (available for the first time),feature with a professional barista in attendance. En-joy the country town atmosphere where everyone’sfriendly and relaxed.There’s plenty of amazing bargains here! Admission$5, and parking is free.

PLEASE join us on Thursday 8 October atsunset as we walk to Remember, Celebrateand Give Hope for those touched byleukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and relatedblood disorders. Thousands of people areset to Light the Night at celebrations inBrisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Gold Coast,Mackay, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba andTownsville.You can help create a beautiful sea of lightsby lighting your own balloon. Each colouredballoon contains a tiny light and has a specialmeaning.Light a gold balloon to Remember a lovedone lost.Light a white balloon to Celebrate being asurvivor.Light a blue balloon to Give Hope and showyour support.Before you Light the Night, enjoy a familyfun atmosphere with entertainment and in-spirational stories.For further information or to register pleasevisit www.lightthenight.org.au or call 1800500 088.Light the Night will be held on 8 October atSunshine Coast, Stockland Park, Bokarina5pm - 8pm

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waiting for someone like you to do my story for years,and now I’ve found you,’ I feel privileged andhumbled’.Anne says she has structured her fees well belowthose of others in this industry. As well, she offers aNo Obligation visit with her colleague, Liz Moresi,for discussion to assess the client’s needs, decide onstructure and format, and bring samples of her work.The details for contact are:Anne Langdon, Personal History Scibes, P.O. Box133, Noosaville, 4566Phone: 07 5470 2418 Email:[email protected]



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THE Australian Securities & InvestmentsCommission’s changes to hardship withdrawals forthose affected by frozen mortgage funds have beenwelcomed by Australia’s leading seniors’organisation.But National Seniors believes this is only a tempo-rary fix with hundreds of thousands of investors stillunable to access around $25 billion of their savings,which have been fully or partially frozen after fundswere locked down in October 2008.ASIC announced the changes last night which willsee fund members able to access $100,000 a year fromtheir accounts (instead of the previous $20,000), upto four times a year.The hardship withdrawals changes have also beenextended to include the beneficiaries of deceased

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their acts togetherMAYOR Bob Abbot recently launched the SunshineCoast’s 2009 Senior Superstar talent quest at theHealthy Ageing Expo at the Lake Kawana Commu-nity Centre.Now in its fourth year, the talent quest is open to soloperformers, duos, trios and groups. Competitors cansing, dance, play music, or do stand-up comedy–whatever they do best to entertain a live audience.The expo and talent quest launch was opened by lastyear’s Senior Superstar winners, female ensembleQuintessence, with their performance of “If I lovedyou” from Carousel and finalist, Michael Wouters,performed his winning version of the James Brownclassic “I Feel Good”.Anyone aged over 50 is invited to attend the audi-tions being held on Wednesday 16 September start-ing at 10am at Living Choice Retirement Village, TwinWaters.The grand final of this year’s talent quest will be heldat the Caloundra RSL on Saturday 7 November from2pm. The public is welcome to attend the heats andespecially the grand final, which last year attractedmore than 600 people.Heats will run on the following dates and locationsfrom 2pm each day:Heat 1 Saturday 3 October at the Tewantin-NoosaRSL; Heat 2 Saturday 10 October at the MaroochyRSL and Heat 3 Saturday 17 October at the NambourRSLLiving Choice, Queensland Government Departmentof Communities, The Public Trustee, Sunshine FM104.9, Sunshine Coast Daily, Channel 7, National Se-niors Australia, TravelTrain Holidays and the Sun-shine Coast Regional Council are joining together toensure an exciting and fun-filled program as well aslots of great prizes!

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for caringTHANKS to the generosity of Queensland families,businesses and individuals the LeukaemiaFoundation’s Doorknock Appeal is well on its wayto reaching its fundraising target of $1.2 million!From 18 July – 31 July, more than 700,000Queenslanders across the state opened their doors,hearts and wallets for the Foundation’s DoorknockAppeal bringing us one step closer to a leukaemia-free world.To everyone who supported the campaign, thank youfor helping us raise the funds needed to continue toprovide patient support services such as accommo-dation, counselling/emotional support, education andfinancial assistance, all at no cost to patients andtheir families. The money raised from this year’s eventwill go directly towards allowing us to continue ourwork in these areas.Funds will also be used to fund cutting edge medicalresearch aimed at finding the best possible treatments,and ultimately cures for patients.The Leukaemia Foundation relies entirely on the gen-erosity of individuals, businesses and communitiesto continue its vital work – without the generosity ofQueenslanders, we wouldn’t be able to continue toreach out to the people we do.So, once again, thanks Queensland for helping makethis year’s Doorknock Appeal a great success andmaking a difference to the lives of patients and theirfamilies living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myelomaand related blood disorders.

Seniors welcome frozen fund changes but still waryestates and the long-term unemployed.National Seniors chief executive Michael O’Neill saidthe changes were necessary and long overdue.“Many retirees have not been able to access theirlife’s savings and they’ve had to survive on meagreincomes,’’ O’Neill said.“The changes to existing relief provisions, which in-crease flexibility for operators, will make it easier forconsumers to access their funds if they meet the cer-tain criteria of hardship.”However O’Neill warned the Government should ex-pect a backlash from retirees if the issue was not re-solved soon.“What consumers really want is for the Governmentand industry to work on unfreezing assets as soon aspossible,’’ he said.“Retirees have been very patient to date, but thiscan’t go on indefinitely, particularly as economic con-ditions improve.”The Investment and Financial Services Association(IFSA) is claiming it may take a further three or fouryears before assets are unfrozen.

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THE Probus Club of Cooroy celebratedChristmas early this year with a Yule-tide feast at the Kingston House,Gympie. Delicious food, fine wine andgreat fellowship mixed in with a chal-lenging trivia quiz created a most en-

NATIONAL Seniors Australia has cautiously wel-comed proposed discussions on improving safety inthe use of motorised scooters. Minister for Competi-tion Policy and Consumer Affairs, Dr Craig Emerson,has issued a notice warning consumers of the poten-tial dangers associated with the use of motorisedscooters. New figures from the National Coroner In-formation System suggest accidents from motorisedscooters have been directly linked to 71 deaths na-tionally since July 2000.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commis-sion is expected to form a reference group to developa national approach to problems involving motorisedscooters. NSA chief executive Michael O’Neill saidbanning scooters was not an option, but more aware-

Safety of scooters under the spotlightness of safety issues was required. “These scootersplay a valuable role in ensuring older Australians re-main mobile and engaged in their communities so theydo not become socially isolated,’’ he said. “So ban-ning these scooters certainly isn’t an option, per-haps enhancing education and awareness amongstscooter users, and amongst drivers generally wouldbe more appropriate.”O’Neill also urged local councils to ensure footpathsand surfaces of ramps and sidewalks were up to stan-dard. “There needs to be a much greater commitmentto creating age friendly towns and cities, and as partof this, local government has a clear responsibility toensure pedestrian walkways are well maintained, wideenough for wheelchairs or scooters and have droppedcurbs to road level.”O’Neill said it was also a timely reminder for seniorsto review their own safety before using a motorisedscooter. “Even though no licence is required to oper-ate a scooter, seniors should speak to their GP orcommunity occupational therapist before buying ascooter to see if they are able to properly operateone.“Seniors are also encouraged to attend a trainingcourse wherepossible at their local council.’’Courtesy National Seniors Australia Connect

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Cooroy Probus Club celebrating Christmas in July. L to R Lyn Williams,June Kemp, Margaret Rutter

joyable day – one to be repeated nextyear.Our Probus Club meets on the firstMonday of each month at the CooroyRSL. Enquiries please ring Carol on 54426671.

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TED Kazmierski had anything but a normal childhood.When he was eight years old he faced a German fir-ing squad.The year was 1939 and Ted’s native country of Po-land had been invaded by the German army. For sev-eral hours Ted and his elder brother were threatenedwith death if they did not disclose where their fatherhad hidden 55 rifles. There were no rifles but the SSofficer would not accept this. His body shaking un-controllably, Ted waited for the bullets to kill him.Incredibly, the German officer relented and allowedboth boys to live. This was just the first time that Tedwould cheat death.The war years were an especially dark time for Tedand his family. His father operated a fodder plant andthe Nazi occupiers insisted this continue its opera-tion to support the war effort.His family was devoutly Christian and his father drilledinto Ted that if he trusted in God then nothing willfail.His family continually supplied food to Polish fami-lies worse off than themselves and maintained an

Then Nothing Will Fail

by Allan Blackburn

active resistance to the Nazis. Ted played an integralrole, ferrying supplies and contraband right underthe noses of the oppressors. He could have beencaught on many occasions but miraculously escapeddetection. Several times he was beaten up by HitlerYouth gangs but nothing extinguished his remark-able character.To gain some solace during these horrific years, Tedwould wander into the forest bordering his familyproperty.There he found peace amidst the madness.On one occasion, an SS officer heard Ted speakingPolish, the family’s native language. The officer wasso incensed at this affront to Germany that he gaveTed one week to learn and speak German. From thatmoment, Ted’s mother began teaching him the newlanguage. The lessons were intensive and exhaust-ing. Precisely one week later the same SS officer ar-rived and demanded to speak to Ted. Ted felt he was“facing a black satan in human form”. For severalminutes the officer grilled the boy who responded inflawless German. The officer left satisfied. Anotherordeal was over.Ted’s narrow escapes continued after the war. Onone occasion he was due to catch a boat on the BalticSea. He had attended a party the previous night andoverslept.In his haste to get to the boat on time, he rememberedhe had not said his morning prayers. He paused forthis important ritual. When he arrived at the port hewas denied access to the boat as it was full. It sailedand not long after was cut in two by a Swedish tanker.Only a few were rescued.In 1951, while serving with the Polish army, he and 13others were sitting around a camp fire at night. Tedleft the gathering for just a few minutes to go to thetoilet.In that brief interval, a hidden mine under the fireexploded. Ted was the only survivor.After the war he worked for a time in Poland but han-kered to live in a free society.He visited East Berlin and crossed illegally into WestBerlin, later settling in the south of West Germany.Ted married his Polish wife Halina in 1960 and soonafter decided to move to Australia, “as far away fromEurope as we could get”.He is now retired in Caloundra and has never regret-ted the move. He has returned to Poland for visits,both under the Communist regime and since thecountry’s independence.In retirement, Ted had time to reflect on his experi-ences. Friends urged him to publish his story. It firstappeared in 1998, entitled “Then Nothing Will Fail”.The book has since been reprinted five times. Copiescan be ordered by phoning 07 5447 7882. Ted alsoundertakes speaking engagements with clubs,schools and other organisations.Incredibly, Ted does not hate Germans. He has lotsof German friends. But he will never forget what hap-pened. His strong Christian faith continues - he stillwonders about his many close calls.

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YOU are invited to ournext meeting at 1.30pm,Thursday, 17 September2009, to be held at theGuides’ Hut, ArthurStreet, Caloundra. Ourguest speaker will beLouise Howard from theQueensland State Ar-chives. Louise will begiving a talk on “Willsand Probate”. Genealogydiscussion groups areheld before and after themeeting plus at othertimes on Scottish, Ger-man, Irish and English/Welsh ancestry - ex-change information andideas with fellow research-

INNOVATIVE investment products, such as the Gov-ernment lifetime annuities idea being considered bythe Henry review, have been welcomed by NationalSeniors Australia. NSA chief executive MichaelO’Neill said there was a need for more secure sourcesof income that addressed longevity risk. “This hasbeen well illustrated by the global financial crisis asAustralian superannuation funds experienced reallosses of 27 per cent in 2008, which was the secondworst investment performance for private pensionsout of 30 OECD countries,” he said. “A more innova-tive approach to retirement incomes will provide re-tirees with a greater level of choice.”The average superannuation payouts show that mostretirees do not have sufficient funds to live off inde-pendently, with 2006 average payouts of $130,000 formen and $45,000 for women, according to the Asso-ciation of Superannuation Funds of Australia. “Thisillustrates there is a gap in the market for other in-vestment vehicles to help boost retirement income.”

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Fiona Simpson MPTHE latest South East Queensland Regional Plan hasbeen released with a concerning lack of alignmentwith timely infrastructure delivery. This affects notonly the Sunshine Coast but all of South EastQueensland. The SEQ Regional Infrastructure Plan,which was released a few weeks earlier, is supposedto address this with a timeframe for infrastructure thatsupports sustainable growth. However, it fails to dothis. It started as a good idea but went off track, evolv-ing more into an aspirational rather than an opera-tional document. Timeframes and costs have blownout throughout SEQ. This program needs to be ur-gently audited otherwise growth will continue to rollover the top of our communities without the rightchoices being made.Soaring power prices are making budgets harder tobalance. Receiving the wrong bill can make thingseven more difficult. I am still receiving complaintsfrom people about problems with their power billsand difficulty in fixing these issues. If this is yourexperience, I would urge you to contact the energyombudsman on free call 1800 662 837 or [email protected], I would like to thank those who came along tomy first community BBQ held in Coolum this month.It was great to catch up with local residents and busi-ness owners over a sausage sizzle in the park! I planto host a number of these over the next year in vari-ous locations across the electorate so keep your eyeout for more details in the future.If you would like to raise a local concern with me or ifyou have any questions, please don’t hesitate tocontact my office on 07 5443 7995 or visitwww.fionasimpson.com.au.

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O’Neill said in the current economic climate, peoplewere looking to the perceived safety of Government-backed investments rather thanthe vagaries of the market.“No matter how small a person’s super nest egg is itneeds to be maintained for a long period of time, es-pecially given increasing life expectancies.” He saida 2006 Newspoll survey of baby boomers found thatonly 12 per cent expected to be fully reliant on theage pension, while 50 per cent expected to be partlyreliant. By contrast, Treasury projects that by 2047,three quarters of Australians aged 65-plus will receivean age pension, including 45 per cent who will re-ceive the full pension. “No matter how many futureretirees will rely on a full age pension, there will alsobe a significant portion of people who will be partlyreliant on a pension, making a ‘top-up’ product likelifetime annuities another important choice in themarket.”Courtesy National Seniors Australia Connect

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Pam Scanlan who steps down as Vice Presidentafter holding the position for the past 8 years.Thank you Pam for a fantastic job.

ing members.Research your family his-tory with the help of thevolunteers from ourGroup. Research hoursare: Thursday, 9.30am to4.00pm (except generalmeeting days which areheld on the 3rd Thursdayof the month) and Satur-days, 9.30am to 12.30pm.Members pay $2 and nonmembers $5 per session.Researchers are able toaccess “Ancestry UK”via the internet. TheGroup’s library containsmaps, over 1200 books,more than 3,000 micro-fiche, 600 data CDs and100’s of genealogicalmagazines from 75 societ-ies worldwide. Bookingsrequired for internet re-search at a cost of $2 per

hour. Bus trips to variouslocations including theState Library and StateArchives occur through-out the year. Cost is $25per person which in-cludes hire of coach.For sale: “Who’s beenWorking on the Rail-ways” - CD-Rom indexcontains over 33,000 en-tries, in alphabetical or-der, of staff employed invarious Qld GovernmentRailway Departments andStations for the period1889-1912. Cost is only$60.00.To book or for more infor-mation on any of theabove, please call Jocelynon 5494 9807 or Valerie on5437 3879 or [email protected].


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ON Wednesday August 12th at 10am, Noosa CivicShopping Centre launched its brand new Seniors Clubwhere many local seniors were delighted with a com-plimentary Devonshire Tea and a performance by therenowned Buderim Male Choir.Heel tapping and finger snapping were on the agendaas the crowd got involved in the choirs performance,a landmark for Ross Jelf, Musical Director. The con-cert at Noosa Civic was his last with the choir, asRoss has been accepted into the Royal Academy ofMusic in London, a wonderful achievement for some-one so young and testament to his vital contributionto the choir throughout the years.The performance, kicking off senior’s week, ties inwith Noosa Civic Shopping Centre’s Seniors Clublaunch. The Club is designed to offer over 55’s ac-cess to discounts at many retailers in the Centre andspecial events like the one hosted Wednesday.‘I think shoppers, staff and our senior guests were alldelighted with the sound of the choir through theCentre.It’s a good launch for the Club. We’ve had a great

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Committee Trivia NightFOLLOWING the raging success of our last TriviaNight, The Noosa Tewantin Local Ambulance Com-mittee will be holding another fundraising Trivia Nightto be held at the Tewantin Noosa RSL on Tuesday8th September commencing at 7:30pm.Tickets are $10 per head and tables of teams of trivianuts are invited to attend and have a bit of fun, whilehelping to support local community education initia-tives being undertaken by our Local AmbulanceCommittee. There will be prizes and raffles so comeand test your wits against our Quizmaster. Bookingscan be made by contacting the club on 5447 1766

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show of support from retailers contributing offers anddiscounts and we’re confident members will see valuein joining’, Marketing Manager of the Centre, CorinneMikkelsen continued, ’It was an honour to have Rossconduct his final performance with the choir on theCoast and we wish him every success in his career inthe UK’.The event was followed by a surprise visit fromWallum Froglet who once again ‘hopped in to help’some customers by paying for their purchases. Wallumwas nearly knocked off his suction padded feet whenhe visited Healthy Life at Noosa Civic and came acrossFyn and Laila Pollari who were celebrating their 65th

(no that is not a typo) wedding anniversary! He wasonly too happy to pay for their vitamins...not thatthey need them! Congratulations Fyn and Laila.The Noosa Civic Seniors Club offers Centre-wide dis-counts for members across all participating retailers.You must be 55 years old and over to join. To getyour own ‘Seniors Saver Card’ contact the CustomerService Desk. Membership is free. noosacivic.com.auor phone 5440 7900.

“AMMAN - I have heard the call to pray before dawn.Today we journey to Petra.“The group have been eagerly looking forward tothis highlight; the tour of Jordan.”Antoinette O’Connor jotted down her notes as sheprepared to visit the Rose City in just one of her for-ays into the unknown as she travelled the world.“Travelling the World” captures the freshness andenthusiasm of the first time traveller.She recalls how, when she started travelling, shewrote for her own enjoyment and the stories appearmuch like a diary in that they record the immediacy ofthe excitement.She journeyed far and wide, to places exotic and fa-miliar.Sometimes alone, and suddenly concerned to findherself a lone female, sleeping in a tent in a bushcamp in the middle of Africa in the company of twomen; sometimes with a group learning that when youvisit a Turkish bath you should inquire if there ismixed bathing and sometimes home in Australia hav-

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Travelling the World

ing Earl Grey tea with a friend at Miss Marples’ TeaRoom in Sassafras in the Dandenongs.Her “I am a camera” technique puts readers in thepicture as she tells readers how it was whether shewas staying in Wadi Rum, visiting Werribee Park,camping in Morocco, sleeping over in convents inItaly where the sisters spoke little or no English, soak-ing up the glories of Monet’s garden at Giverney ortripping around the many un-travelled towns and vil-lages of the British Isles.She says she writes for the “ordinary” traveller, notthe high-end tourist nor the pared-down back-packerbut for anyone who has dreamed of one day travel-ling to corners of the world where their fancy takesthem, and taking what comes.No story is more than three pages and not in anyparticular sequence or order, not so much a narrativeof a journey as a pastiche of experiences.She does not intrude but lets reader experience thejourney and discover for themselves with enoughhistory to color the background.Antoinette O’Connor has been a regular contributorto Sunshine Coast Seniors Newspaper for many years.A writer, speaker and traveller, Antoinette O’Connoris available to speak at your event about her travelsfrom Africa to Italy and beyond.For people who have travelled and those who wouldlike to travel “Travelling the World” is available fromBooks of Buderim (ph 5445 1625) and from other localbookshops.


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Emergency .................................................................................................................................... 000Seniors Card ........................... 131-304 or 1800-175-500 (free call outside Brisbane)Centrelink: Retirement .................................................................................................... 132-300Disability, Sickness and Carers .................................................................................... 132-717Employment Services ....................................................................................................... 132-850Retirement Village Association Australia ...................................................... 1800-240-080

Seniors Enquiry Line ........................................................................................... 1300-135-500Elder Abuse Prevention Unit Helpline ......................................................... 1300-651-192Department of Veterans Affairs .................................................................................... 133-254Veteran Affairs Network ...................................................................................... 1300-551-918National Information Centre on Retirement Investments (NICRI) ..... 1800-020-110Commonwealth Carelink Centres ..................................................................... 1800 052 222

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Beerwah TravelShop 6, Turner Park Shopping Village21 Peachester RoadBeerwah QLD 4519(07) 5494 [email protected] for 25 years with 1 staffmember.Cooroy TravelShop 4, 2 Emerald StreetCooroy QLD 4563(07) 5447 [email protected] for 28 years with 2 staff.Global Travel CoolumMatlow Place19 Birtwill StreetCoolum Beach QLD 4573(07) 5446 [email protected] for 8 years with 3 staff.Kawana Waters TravelShop 2, 115a Point Cartwright DriveKawana Waters QLD 4575(07) 5444 [email protected] for 16 years with 5 staff.Tewantin TravelTewantin Plaza (opp Royal Mail Hotel)113 Poinciana AvenueTewantin QLD 4565(07) 5447 [email protected] for 15 years with 6 staff.Traveltime NowShop 5 Oasis Arcade12 Grebe StreetPeregian Beach QLD 4573(07) 5448 [email protected] for 8 years with 4 staff.Ucango TravelBuderim Central Shopping Complex(Post Office Complex)Buderim QLD 4556(07) 5409 [email protected] for 2 years with 18 staff acrossall branches.

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Wellbeing through Light ExerciseThe Noosa Leisure Centre and Noosa AquaticCentre offer great ways for Seniors to stay fit.

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TRAIN buffs wait all year for this. Caloundra andDistrict Model Railway Association will hold the an-nual Sale and Display Day at the Arts & Crafts Cen-tre, Golden Beach (opposite Rydges Oasis Resort)on Saturday October 10 from 10am.The train show is bound to bring back childhoodmemories to many visitors.Among the attractions are model rail layouts includ-ing a TT track system; these layouts are completewith buildings and scenery.On sale will be an assortment of pre-loved railwayrolling stock, engines, track, buildings and electrics,

HMAS Brisbane: It is now more than 4 years sincethe HMAS Brisbane was sunk as a dive wreck off theSunshine Coast. Scuba World, at Mooloolaba, re-ports that the ship is now almost entirely coveredwith oysters and barnacles, which have provided awonderful environment for the many fish and othermarine life that is taking up residence in and aroundthe vessel. It has also become home to many softcorals and is now a thriving and colourful underwa-ter environment.Reports from dive companies are that the ship con-tinues to be an extremely popular destination forscuba-tourists, including back packers.I am pleased to have been involved for many years inthe community effort to secure this wonderful assetfor the Sunshine Coast region.Family Violence inquiry: A Government inquiry hasbeen launched to investigate the issue of family vio-lence, particularly violence against women and their

A WEB-based questionnaire that helps Queensland’solder motorists assess their driving skills is availablefrom the state’s peak motoring body.The Older Driver Self-Assessment Questionnaire(ODSAQ), developed by RACQ’s road safety experts,poses more than 30 questions about health, drivingand related issues and automatically generates infor-mation on safety issues which participants mightneed to address.The older driver questionnaire is designed to helpolder drivers maintain their freedom and indepen-dence, as well as their safety on the road.The 31 questions fall under 3 categories – health is-sues, driving, and other factors to consider. A score/rating will be calculated, and a list of tips will then be

BLI BLI’s Edgewater Village will be holding its annualBazaar on Saturday 24th October. Bookings are now

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being taken for stalls andsites. With more than 60stalls, morning teas,breakfasts, trash & trea-sure, plants, cakes, craft,books, car boot sales,buskers, entertainment,and a jumping castle andmore it will be a hugemorning. To book a stallor site phone Joy on 54508704. For Bazaar informa-tion please phone 54486872. This year’s recipi-ent for a donation fromthe Bazaar will be theCittamani Hospice.

RACQ helps senior motorists stay safe on the roadsautomatically generated based on your responses tothe questions.Motorists can access the Older Driver Self-Assess-ment Questionnaire free of charge atwww.racq.com.au/motoring_advice/safer_drivers/education/. For more information contact RACQDriver Education on 1800 680 039 or [email protected].

From the office of Peter Slipper MPchildren.The terms of reference focus on the relation betweenstate laws and various Commonwealth laws as wellas the affect of inconsistent interpretation of the lawsin cases of sexual assault in family violence matters.The report is due to be finalised by July 2010. Thoseinterested in making a submission to the inquiry canvisit: www.alrc.gov.au/inquiries/current/family-vio-lence/comment.htmIndigenous Heritage: Submissions are now invitedinto Australian laws to protect Indigenous heritage.A discussion paper has been released on the topic.A copy of the discussion paper and details about theconsultation process are available atwww.heritage.gov.au/indigenous/lawreformThe Department of the Environment, Water, Heritageand the Arts will be visiting some 30 regional destina-tions across Australia to explain the proposals andprovide information on how to comment.

Nostalgia “trip” on model trains

plus large layouts and lots of bargains such as booksand model equipment.This exhibition has been staged over many years andalways attracts a wide range of visitors from enthusi-asts to beginners as well as families.Club members will be on hand to offer friendly ad-vice. Light refreshments such as sausage rolls, sand-wiches and drinks will be available.Raffle tickets will be sale to win a boxed train set, anOasis dinner or a Mary Valley Heritage Railway Fam-ily Ticket.Phone 5445 1225 or 5491 9213 with any inquiries.


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Exit International was founded by

Dr Philip Nitschke in 1997.

About Exit International:

• Exit is Australia’s largest VE

support/ advocacy group

• Exit holds 2x yearly workshops

on Gold/ Sunshine Coasts

• Exit boasts over 30 local groups

nationally & internationally

• Exit is an Australian non-profit

organisation who believes end-

of-life choices are a basic human

right.

Do you support

Voluntary Euthanasia?Come and meet others of like mind at Exit International’s friendly, informal

meetings held regularly on the Gold & Sunshine Coasts.

Enquiries;Please call Elaine on

07-5535-1151 [email protected]

Dr Philip Nitschke

Annual Literary lunchAFUW Sunshine Coast (Australian Federation ofUniversity Women)is holding its annual LiteraryLunch at at 11.30 for 12.00 on Thursday 1st October atConnexions Bar and Restaurant, Red Bridge Motel,Nambour Connection Road, Woombye. Guest authoris Anne de Lisle, former Sunshine Coast resident andauthor of 6 books. Anne’s interesting life, experiencesand compelling story telling are sure to appeal. Costis $32.00. Visitors or potential members are most wel-come -please phone President Bev on 54947668 byThursday 24th September if you would like to attend.

XMAS in July was celebrated at “Food at Eumundi”by many of our Cooroy View Club ladies on 28th July.After a fabulous two course meal we were all readyfor a Nanna Nap or back to work but not before afew Xmas carols, some photos and some jokes fol-lowed by a ditty from Betty Waters - always fun.Our August Luncheon meeting will be on the 11thwith Guest Speaker Debbie Lewis from the “Asia Dis-ability Advocacy” and the Social in August our an-nual “Soup and Crusty Bread “at member BettyWater’s home on Tuesday 25th August.

Left: New MembersMary Lawson andMaureen Yates andMaureen’s daughterStacey with ourforever smiling GretaWilcox enjoying themeals chats andlaughter

Cooroy VIEW Club

The September Luncheon meeting will be held onTuesday 8th September, at the Victory Cooroy with afabulous two course meal and guest speaker to beadvised .Our social will be “Mad Hatters” and Gal-lery at Landsborough on Tuesday 22nd September.Also in August we are holding Mobile Phone educa-tion Course on the 13th and a Card Making Craft Dayfor those interested in the Ferrell’s Rd , RetirementVillage Hall . If you want to know more about the clubplease contact Clytie Glass on 54476912 or Larraine(Lal) Vider on 54491902

It has recently been

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ARE you considering retiring to theSunshine Coast? Kookaburra Village atCaloundra is a gated over 50’s lifestylevillage, set in sub-tropical palm filledgardens. Resort style facilities include2 pools, bowls green; 2 recreation halls;barbeque areas and bocce court; pooland dart room a Social committee ar-ranges interesting activities includingCraft; bowls and functions and a News-letter. The popular wood-work craftworkshop is available for residents use.The Village has a second gated entranceat Lancewood Street which providesvillage residents with easy access toSugarbag Road and onto the northernbeaches. Visitor access is only avail-able at the Mark Road entrance to theVillage. Your small dog or cat is wel-come at Kookaburra Village and a cus-

NOOSACARE Inc (incorporating Carramar at Tewantin and Kabara at Cooroy) ispleased to announce that both Carramar and Kabara aged care facilities haverecently passed the Accreditation Process and have once again received the full

OUR motto is ‘Enjoyment of Crafts with Friendship’Mondays, Needle work, patchwork, crochet & othercrafts; Thursday for Handwork Pottery; Gas firings;Tuition is available in the various Crafts.Our building has Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays

A FREE course in Adult Literacy/Numeracy tutoringfor volunteers commencing in August at SolutionsAdult Learning Centre, Nambour. Enquire/enrol now– limited places. For more information please ring Dion 5476 2511.

WE are retired business ladies who would like to meetretired business men to join us in a social group. Wewant a balance of men and women to enjoy socialoutings.Couples welcome For further details please phone5443 7663 or 5478 1936.

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todian lives on site. A Translink busservice on Mark Road runs hourlywhich affords resident’s easy accessto shopping facilities.At present there are several 2 – 3 bed-room homes for sale priced from$232,000 to $245,000 and 3 Villas pricedfrom $249,500. No rates or body corpo-rate fees are payable instead a site rentis paid fortnightly. For inspections, JudyGoode is available at the Sales officeon No appointment is needed on aWednesday or a Saturday between10am and 2.30pm phone 07 54372394 orPhone 07 54915888 to arrange an inspec-tion at other timesAn information pack is available on re-quest, or visit the Kookaburra Villagewebsite www.kookaburravillage.com.au.

Noosa Care obtains accreditation

three year approval from the Aged Care Standards &Accreditation Agency.NoosaCare is a non profit organization providing ahigh standard of care to the community, offering “Age-ing in Place” meaning the resident can progress fromlow to high care without having to move to anotherfacility. This kind of security combined with a home-like environment ensures our residents are happy.Continuous quality improvement is essential to pro-vide high quality care to our residents. For further information contact Vivian Catalani on5449 8799.

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TUESDAY, 28th July wasa special night for threemembers of MooloolahMasonic Lodge No. 334.On this night, the threebrethren were presentedwith their 50 year servicejewel.The Most WorshipfulGrand Master, Most Wor-shipful Bro Graeme Ewin,accompanied by GrandOfficers, attendedMooloolah Lodge and af-ter the meeting adjournedto a Christmas in July fes-tive supper.Eighty-one brethren at-tended the meeting afterwhich they then joinedthe 35 ladies and guestsfor a delightful supperprepared by the Lodgeladies. It was very pleas-ing to have guests fromlocal Lodges on the Sun-shine Coast as well asfrom Brisbane, Esk andMurgon.During the festivities, theMost Worshipful GrandMaster presented 50 yearservice jewels to Wor-shipful Brothers RayDorr, Don Gowans andFred Coates. Wor BroDorr was initiated inKedron lodge No 459 on10th February, 1959, WorBro Gowans was initiatedinto Moorvale Lodge No426 on 25th April, 1959whilst Wor Bro Coateswas initiated into GuthrieLodge No 255 on 4th July,1959.The Most WorshipfulGrand Master was verygracious in his remarksand congratulations dur-ing the presentation toeach of the recipients. In

From left - Wor Bro Ray Dorr, and his wife Frances, Wor Bro Don Gowans,and his wife Susan, Wor Bro Coates and Most Worshipful Bro Graeme Ewinfollowing the presentation.

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response, the three breth-ren each thanked theGrand Master for his kindwords and for makingtime in his busy scheduleto visit the Lodge andpresent the jewels.A surprise was then

sprung on all when theMost Worshipful GrandMaster conferred the rankof Past Deputy Grand Di-rector of Ceremonies onWor Bro Bob Hannell.Mooloolah Lodge meetsin the Caloundra Masonic

Centre, Third Avenue,Caloundra on the fourthTuesday of the month at7.30 p.m.Further information maybe obtained by phoningAlan, the Lodge Secre-tary, on 5493 2745.

Historian forTewantinHeritage &HistoricalSociety GeorgePearce picturedhere with hiswife Joan at theAnnualPioneersLuncheon (inconjunction withSeniors Week).

Enjoying the Tewantin Annual Pioneers Luncheon are Ethel Betts &Val Buchanan who share a connection with the early

pioneers of Tewantin.


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THE Nambour ProbusClub entered two teams inthis years Bob MartinShield bowls day held atthe Buderim Bowls Club.Team one was Rex Kerr,John Killip, Jim Achurchand Bruce Kerr. Team twowas Jim Stewart, GordonGreen, Jean Coleman andMartin Coleman. RexKerr’s team had two winsand Jim Stewart’s teamhad a win and a loss. Theoverall winner on the daywas the Blackall RangeProbus Club. This annualevent is always well sup-ported by Probus clubsthroughout the SunshineCoast Region.

RAW recruits from theseniors ranks joined moreseasoned paddlers from theNoosa Outriggers SocialClub recently in a con-certed effort to try a newand invigorating activity.There was fun aplenty asthe newbies learned how toeffortlessly haul the boatinto the water, paddle inunison, switch sides andgenerally get with therhythm.

PETER Wellington and Paul Tatton were on hand with edi-tor Carolyn Slade to launch “People of Maroochy” at theAGM in August at the Resource Centre in Petrie Park,Nambour. The book was compiled as a tribute to some of thepeople who helped shape the history of the Maroochy Shireand it was published to mark Queensland’s 150th year. Theincoming committee consists of Lynne Callaghan (President),Ray Chiltern (Vice President), Joan Dennis (Secretary) andGlenn Wiseman (Treasurer). Many thanks go to past Presi-dent Alan Jeffery for his years of service and he is not leav-ing us, but will remain on the management committee. Therewas a room full of people at the AGM.The Open Day in August was a great success with an en-thusiastic crowd of would-be genealogists digging up rela-tives all over the place, helped by volunteer members. Thenext meeting is for Saturday, 13 September, 9.30 – 11.30am atthe Resource Centre, Petrie Park Road, Nambour. All wel-come.Workshops at the Resource Centre on Saturday 26 Septem-ber, 9.30 – 11.30am : Ross Kelly will show how to createfamily tree shows using Powerpoint slide shows, with ani-mation and music. Afternoon session 1.00 – 3.00pm: A classon Beginning to Use the Computer. This class has beenrequested and we can all learn something new. The work-shops are not just for members. All welcome, but pleasebook by phoning the Centre at 5441 4266 or [email protected] Cost is $5 per session or $8 forboth. Morning tea is included.Scanning working bees are on Tuesdays and Fridays start-ing September, to transfer those filing cabinets full of news-paper cuttings on to the database. It may take three years ata conservative estimate, so let’s get moving now we havethe scanners. Marg is our leader on this project.Denis, the Membership Secretary, is hoping that we remem-ber to renew subscriptions soon, as the new year for GSCmemberships starts on October 1st. It would save him re-minding us if we renewed in September.It is $30 per annum with a one-off joining fee of $5. This isvery reasonable on comparison with other societies. Formore details and opening times go to the website http://genealogysc.googlepages.com/gscFor research queries phone Merle on 5444 4648.

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FOR many mature women,moving to a new area isan exciting time and thebeginning of a new life.Once the unpacking hasbeen done though andthings settle down to anordinary day to day exist-ence, it becomes apparentto them that the one im-portant thing that theydidn’t bring with them andthat they seem lost with-out, is the former friendsand acquaintances thatmade up the very fabricof their everyday life.Where younger womenwith small children or teen-agers naturally form a so-cial network oft throughnecessity, the olderwoman when situating ina new environment oftenfeels isolated .After all,one can hardly go up to a

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A 73 year friendshipis very special and atJoy Buchanan’s 80th

recently she caughtup with Coral Nicholas(far left) and OliveDonaldson (right) whoshe attendedTewantin State Schoolwith.Also pictured secondfrom left is goodfriend Myrtle Friend.

Sunshine Coast Ladies Probus Members, “Waiting For Their Ship To ComeIn” and take them on yet another outinglikely looking person inthe shopping centre andenquire if they would like

to be your new friend.Joining a local club orgroup is the obvious an-

swer, but for most womenit can be a rather daunt-ing experience walkinginto such a group for thefirst time and that ,is ex-actly where the ladies ofthe Sunshine Coast La-dies Probus Club feel thatthey have the advantage.They like to boast thatthey’re sure their club isone of the friendliest andmost welcoming clubs inthe area.A non fund raising socialclub for retired ladies, TheSunshine Coast LadiesProbus hold their meet-ings which commencing at9.30am on the first Fridayof each month, at theHeadlands Bowls ClubAfter a short informalmeeting, the ladies take abreak to enjoy a deliciousmorning tea as they chatwith friends both old andnew, before relaxing to lis-ten to an interestingGuest Speaker. Other op-tional activities include amonthly outing to someplace of interest or a lun-cheon at one of the manyfine restaurants in ourarea. An “after meeting”luncheon invitation isalso extended to any la-dies who would like to at-tend...Any lady wanting tomake further enquirieswould be most welcometo phone their Club Presi-dent Judith Brunes at 54389197.

Happy 80th

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FOR the first time, Southport Croquet Club, GoldCoast, was host to the annual State Gateball Champi-onships, held earlier this month.Teams from Canberra, Rockhampton, Caloundra,Toowoomba, Ipswich, McIlwraith (Auchenflower),Broadbeach and Southport participated. Ages of par-ticipants ranged from 10 to “in the 80s”. Pictured isthe Toowoomba team on the left and Ipswich on theright, with referees from Caloundra in the centre.Jim Northcott, president of the Southport club, ex-plained the history of gateball, “the Japanese ver-sion of croquet”.“After WWII, there were limited sports facilities, par-ticularly for young people, in Japan. A high schoolteacher with some knowledge of croquet, devised aversion of croquet that required minimal space andequipment and could be played by two teams of fiveplayers, with everyone getting an equal number of

POMONA had a double win in the 2009south-east Queensland Tidy Townsawards, receiving a Bush Spirit Awardfor the way the community handled thefloods earlier in the year and an Indi-vidual Outstanding AchievementAward for the Majestic Theatre’s RonWest. The president of PomonaProgress Art Tourism Inc, Stephen

Free Bowls CoachingARE you bored, are you watching too much TV? Are you wasting your days?Are you ready to try a new sport?Why not try Lawn Bowls. Free coaching at Caloundra RSL Memorial Bowls Club.For more information contact Coach Ken on 5492 5780 or 0419 783 078.

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turns during the 30-minute game period.“Gateball can be played by any age, though every-one plays on an equal basis. This game requires hand/eye coordination, stick and ball skills, and an under-standing of the strategies of the game. It is a combi-nation of chess and snooker played standing up ongrass.“Gateball was introduced to Australia about ten yearsago. Some sixty million people play the sport world-wide, more than any other sport. The National Cham-pionships will be held in Rockhampton in October ofthis year.”For more information about croquet or gateball (‘gate’referring to the hoops), please click on CroquetQueensland: www.croquetqld.org, or call CaloundraMallet Sports Club on 5492-7789; Ipswich CroquetClub, 3282-2156 or 3282-2156, or McIlwraith CroquetClub, 3870-3771 or 3300-6124.

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Hilditch accepted the awards on be-half of the community. Ron West, 76,former owner of the Majestic Theatreand now its resident organist, was de-scribed by Mr Hilditch as “truly a Liv-ing National Treasure”. The heritage-listed Majestic is now owned byPomona Inc and remains an operatingsilent film venue.


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If you’re wholly or partly self-funded in retirement orabout to retire, consider joining the Association ofIndependent Retirees. (A.I.R.) There is a branch atNoosa Heads.A.I.R. provides the opportunity for members to hearguest speakers, participate in the activities of theInvestment Discussion Group, contribute to submis-sions to Government and importantly, to interact so-cially with other members. Visitors welcome. Call JohnCox 5474 4727 for further information.A.I.R. is a not for profit organisation fighting for theinterests of self funded and partly self funded retir-ees.

THE Australian Securities and Investment Commis-sion (ASIC) has released a new guide and class orderrelief that will enable millions of Australians to ac-cess low-cost, simple advice on their superannua-tion investments.Announced in July, the Regulatory Guide 200 - Ad-vice to Super Fund Members provides guidancearound what is factual information, general and per-sonal advice.Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation andCorporate Law, Chris Bowen, said superannuationwas the largest area of unmet need for financial ad-vice, and the government was determined to changethis.“This innovative solution will encourage superan-nuation trustees to engage more with their membersand help them understand their superannuation in-vestment.”To find out more go to www.asic.gov.au and click onthe link in the ‘What’s New’ section.Courtesy National Seniors Australia Connect

ARE you or is there someone youknow over 60 that is being abused?Suncoast Community Legal Service ispartnering with the Seniors Legal Sup-port Service (“SLASS”) of Caxton Le-gal Centre Inc in Brisbane and fundedby the Queensland Government Depart-ment of Communities to deliver moreservices to the Sunshine Coast Com-munity.SLASS has commenced an “outreach”service to the Sunshine Coast, with anexperienced lawyer attending each al-ternate Friday, which began on 10 July2009 and is situated at the premises ofthe Suncoast Community Legal Ser-vice, 7 Ocean Street Maroochydore.SLASS is a free service to assist se-niors 60 years and over, or in the caseof Indigenous People, 50 years and over,who are subjected to, or are at the riskof, elder abuse, mistreatment or finan-cial exploitation.Elder abuse occurs when an older per-son is mistreated or harmed by some-one they trust.Often the person who mistreats an olderperson is their partner, child, grandchild,carer, neighbour or friend.The abuse may include physical,sexual, financial, psychological and/orneglect.Elder abuse often goes unreported be-cause the older person is dependantfor care and or company.They are fearful that if they report theabuse, they will experience further harmas punishment, they will lose their rela-tionship and feel alone and isolated orthey will be put in a nursing home be-cause they will have no one to care forthem. Often older people feel that the

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that there will be a bodycorporate manager (BCM)who collects the levies,controls the bank account,(that’s your bank accountwe are talking about)helps the committee withbudgets, insurance, runsyour Annual Meetingsand in general attends toyour administrative needs.Many BCM’s are courte-ous, helpful, honest andefficient. Mine certainly is.But unfortunately manydisputes in bodies corpo-rate arise because of dis-satisfaction with either thecaretaker or the BCM andsome of these disputescan become very nasty.Almost every week the

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DYING with Dignity, is that a subject which interestsyou? Do you want choice in your ‘end-of-life’ deci-sions or are you content to leave this important deci-sion in the hands of politicians, your doctor and fam-ily? Discuss the aims and objectives of the Dyingwith Dignity Queensland organisation (formerly Vol-untary Euthanasia Society of Qld) and how to reachthose goals; how to pursue ‘My life, my choice’ andlisten to the news regarding what is happening inother states and countries toward legalising end-of-life decisions.Why not attend a meeting of the Sunshine Coast Carebus in your area

CAREBUS is only on site when not rainingFree information for members of the community onrespite options, aged care, disability care, medicalconditions, health and well-being, also friendly staffto assist.The Carebus will be at the following loca-tions during September.Tuesday 1st Nambour General Hospital, 8.30am – 1pm:Wednesday 2nd Maroochy Library, 9am – 1pm: Friday4th Coolum Shopping Centre, 9am – 1pm: Tuesday 8th

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NATIONAL Stroke Awareness Week2009, Monday 14 Sept to Sunday 20Sept, is the basis for continuing publiceducation about stroke awareness andprevention in the community.What is a stroke?Stroke (also known as CVA, or cere-brovascular accident) occurs when thesupply of blood to the brain is suddenlydisrupted.Blood is carried to the brain by bloodvessels called arteries. Blood may stopmoving through an artery because theartery is blocked by a blood clot orplaque (ischaemic stroke), or becausethe artery breaks or bursts(haemorrhagic stroke - bleed in thebrain).What is a TIA?A Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) issometimes termed a minor stroke or‘mini’ stroke. When the signs of strokeare present but go away within 24hours, the term TIA is used. The causesand symptoms of a transient ischaemicattack (TIA) are similar to those of astroke.TIA episodes usually last only a few

A SITE in Primary School CourtMaroochydore has been selected for anew Sunshine Coast radiotherapy on-cology centre.Greenslopes Oncology Ltd, part of theOceana Group, has been granted HPGapproval for the new service.The facility will include external beamradiotherapy facilities, CT simulationand interfacing planning system,brachytherapy facilities and clinicalspace with a dedicated multi-disciplin-ary room which will be used for dis-ease-specific meetings and discussion,separate rooms for new patient orien-tation, a counsellor, nurse practitionerand consulting rooms for the radiation

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cancer patientsoncologists.Sunshine Coast Division 8 councillorand former health professional DebbieBlumel said the new centre will createadditional capacity to treat patients onthe coast and help reduce current wait-ing times in the public health system.At present Sunshine Coast cancer pa-tients who cannot afford private treat-ment in Nambour have to travel toBrisbane for radiation therapy.The new centre will service areas in-cluding Brisbane northside, SunshineCoast and Cooloola, Fraser Coast, WideBay, Central Queensland and Mackay.The developer will lodge an applicationwith council in the near future.

National Stroke Awareness Week 2009minutes but may last for several hours.They generally disappear quickly and,unfortunately, are often ignored.Just like a stroke, a TIA will require emer-gency treatment. About 1 in 5 peoplewho have a TIA will have a major strokewithin the next three months and a largepart of the risk occurs in the first fewdays. TIA, therefore, should never beignored. The new FAST campaign willbe launched during National StrokeAwareness Week to help peoplerecognise the early warning signs ofstroke. The FAST campaign has beenimproved to include new visual imagesand the wording has been simplified tohelp people remember the signs moreeasily. The FAST test involves askingthree simple questions: Face – Checktheir face. Has their mouth drooped?;Arms – Can they lift both arms?; Speech– Is their speech slurred? (Do they un-derstand you?)Time is critical. If you see any of thesesigns in anyone, call 000 immediately.For more information, call Strokeline on1800 787 653 or seewww.strokefoundation.com.au.

FAST … Face, Arms, Speech, and Time to act FAST!The FAST test involvesasking three simple questions.Face: Check the face. Has the mouth drooped?-Arms: Can the person lift both arms?Speech: Is the person’s speech slurred.(Does he/she understand you?)Time: IS CRITICAL. If you see any of thesesigns in anyone,call 000 immediately.For more information, call Strokeline on 1800787 653.

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my choice’. O’Neill saidfuture aged care wouldhave to cater to morepeople from culturally andlinguistically diversebackgrounds and highermorbidity rates. “Theaged care industry needs

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WHAT is a dental practice that haschosen to furnish its reception areawith uncharacteristic café-style loungechairs and modernist artwork doing inNoosa? It is simply welcoming clientswith open arms, that’s what.Simply Dental, at 42 Mary Street,Noosaville (corner James Street) hasbrought from a successful four-surgerypractice in Christchurch New Zealand,a focus on proactive and protectivedentistry that focuses on makingpeople relaxed and comfortable whilein its care.Principals Paul and Dr Diane Dawes feeltheir brand “great dentistry, greatpeople, simply put … Simply Dental”encapsulates the friendly, dynamic ser-vice they bring to the local community.There is a point of difference here, fromthe general run of practices that haveall the gadgets but where proposedprocedures are often outlined in mysti-fying technical terms.From her experience in the UK and NZduring 17 years as principal dentist, DrDawes speaks openly and honestlywith her patients, explains the optionsin easy-to-understand language, gives

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Three days in MoscowRUSSIA has been such aremote destination in allmy travel planning that Istill need to “pinch my-self” to know I have beenthere. At the tail end ofmy journey to China andMongolia, Russia wasthe icing on the cake. Our group had onenight in a hotel in Mos-cow, before joining ourcruise ship. We had twomore days of shore excur-sions in Moscow, beforetravelling Russia’s GoldenRing to St.Petersburg. After three nights onthe Trans Siberian Rail-way it was quite a changeto find ourselves at the

By Antoinette O’Connor.Cosmos Hotel. A three orfour star hotel with 1700rooms. The foyer wascrowded making it hecticeach time we walkedthrough. The Hotel fea-tured a casino, nightclub,bowling alley and the big-gest indoor swimmingpool in Moscow. Not thatany of these features in-terested me. Although itwas only a one-night stayI was keen to see what myroom was like. I wasn’tdisappointed. I had awonderful view over thecity and the Soviet SpaceObelisk. On a more prac-tical note the hotel had apharmacy, newsagency

and a house doctor. Inthe street opposite therewas a 24 hour pharmacyas well as a supermarket,close to the Metro sta-tion. The following daywas a free one. Our tourleader suggested that wecould go on the Metro.About six of us acceptedHugh’s offer as our es-cort. “It will be fun,” hesaid. And it was as Hughworked out just what trainwe were to get to go tothe Ulitsa Arbatarea.(Ulitsa meaningstreeet) The Metro is atourist destination in itsown right. Some of theSoviet Union’s finest art-ists were employed todecorate the Metro. Eachstation was different,some with marble col-umns some even withchandeliers. The realistart depicted soviet lifeand some of its history.One station had life sizedbronze figures, redguards, sailors, heroeswho allegedly made theRevolution possible. An-other station had paint-ings of people working inthe fields and factoriesmeant to inspire peoplecelebrating abundance(ignoring those who suf-

fered from famine). Thestation with the hugepanels of ceramics wouldhave to be the most out-standing, one entitled“Lenin speaking to theRed Guards before theirjourney to the front.” We dashed from plat-form to platform as wechanged trains, down,down deep in the under-ground world of fast loudtrains. The old Arbat isa pedestrianized streetlined with antique shopsboutiques pavement ca-fes and souvenir shops.AND a Macdonalds, andyes a convenient toiletstop. There was a streetmarket selling fruit andvegetables, ribbons, andsome household items.We enjoyed the walk andleisure time until it wastime to get back to ourhotel and transfer to theship in the late afternoon. We were welcomed onboard the ship with thetraditional Russian cer-emony of welcome.Dressed in National Cos-tume a beautiful girl pre-sented us with bread andsalt. We broke off a pieceof bread dipped it in thesalt. The bread expresseshospitality, the salt

friendship. There wasappropriate music playedas well. More about the shiplater on. The followingday we went on a shoreexcursion showing us theRussian Capital of Mos-cow. The highlight of thetour was a visit to theKremlin and Red Square.What can one say justbeing there overawed me.Cathedral Square, StBasil’s Cathedral, Lenin’stomb and of course theGum. We went into the Cathe-dral of the Assumption tosee the magnificent fres-coes and icons. Built inthe 15th century, replacingan earlier Cathedral. Alasin 1812, Napleon’s armystabled their horses there.In 1918 the Cathedral wasclosed and servicesbanned for the next sevendecades. It was finallyopened in 1990 as a mu-seum. We also went into KazanCathedral. not in Cathe-dral Square but in RedSquare. This Church wasoriginally built in 1636.Alas it was destroyed in1936 when Stalin orderedRed Square cleared of

churches. FortunatelySt.Basil’s was saved fromdestruction. During thedemolition of Kazan Ca-thedral secret plans weretaken as the building wasbeing torn down. Whenin the late 1980s it wasdecided to be rebuild thechurch these plans wereused. It is very beautifuland is actually a “Living”church , that is it is not amuseum as many of thegreat churches are, buthas services. It was inter-esting to see that many ofthe congregation in “liv-ing” churches that we vis-ited were often youngpeople in their twentiesand thirties. We didn’t go intoLenin’s mauseleum but wedid go into Gum. Once astore known for longqueues and emptyshelves, today it is glam-orous to the extreme, fullof boutiques stocking allthe great fashion storenames known to the west. The Armoury is in theKremlin and we were for-tunate not to be rushedthrough the amazing ex-hibits. We enjoyed thewonderful Faberge eggs,saw the beautiful corona-tion robes of royalty and

even the sleigh whichElizabeth rode from St.Petersburg to Moscow forher coronation. It waspulled by 25 horses at atime. Another interestingitem was the joint throneused by the boy tsars Pe-ter the Great and his halfbrother Ivan V. I couldgo on and on, but it wastime to leave Moscow, ourship was waiting. How-ever on the last night inMoscow some of us wentto the Moscow Circus.No bears , but we wereamazed to see they stillhad lions, who shouldhave been in Afrca ratherthan performing for us.On a more positive note,the stunts by the horse-men, contortionists andhigh wire performers weregreat. A night at such a tradi-tional venue was theclose of our time in Mos-cow. We were looking for-ward to the ship to takeus on the cruise of theGolden Ring toSt.Petersburg.

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ONE of Australia’s larg-est kite festivals will seethe skies over CoolumBeach on Queensland’sSunshine Coast trans-form into a kaleidoscopeof colour. The 9th annualIGA Coolum Kite Festival,which is expected to at-tract over 40,000 people toits spectacular beach set-ting, will be held from Oc-tober 3-4.The vibrant event, whichhas grown in popularityover the years, will attractsome of the best nationaland international kite fly-ers who will showcasetheir impressive skillsover the two days.Kites of all shapes andsizes will be on displayincluding some massivecharacter and theme-based kites and specta-tors will also have theopportunity to participatein a series of windsock,kite and lantern-makingworkshops.There will be plenty ofaction in the water too,with a number of top qual-ity kite surfing demon-strations on all weekend.The 2009 festival will fea-ture 60 top kite surfersbattling the waves in oneof Australia’s biggest

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Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival is on againHELD on the beautiful Tin Can Bay foreshore, the Festival is a popular and enter-taining way to spend a Saturday. The festival program is jam packed with entertain-ment for all the family. Kids are guaranteed to be grinning from ear to ear when theysee the myriad of fun activities at their disposal! There will be crazy clowns, trickyjugglers, rugged rock climbing walls, casual camel rides, and a whole section filledwith amusement rides. A lot of the activities are free and, unlike most family outingswith the grandchildren, this one won’t break the budget.For the ladies, there’s aFashion Parade, yummy seafood cooking demonstrations and loads of retail stalls.And the guys will enjoy the great food, the wine tasting, the beer tent, show cars,motorbikes, or a helicopter ride over the Tin Can Bay inlet. There are also art andcraft stalls, the ever popular prawn eating competition and the entertaining mulletthrowing competition. Don’t miss out on the new Waiters Race, Kite Flying demosand the Bagpipes Band leading the Harley Owners Parade at noon.The increasingcrowds each year prove that the loads of free activities are welcomed by the numberof families that spend the whole day wandering the beautiful parklands enjoyingthe entertainment while waiting for the raffle draw of a Boat, Trailer and Outboard at4.30pm.Take the drive up to Tin Can Bay on Saturday 26 September. The action starts at9.00am with the Fireworks Finale timed for 7.00pm.

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library computersused by visitors to the libraries in 2008.Mayor Bob Abbot said councilrecognised that the safety of commu-nity members was paramount.Cr Abbot said this had to be balancedwith providing the community with ac-cess to legitimate information.“Library staff are continually lookingat ways to improve public safety whilekeeping this great community asset asuseful as possible,” he said.“Once it is installed, we will continueto monitor the effectiveness of the fil-ter services.”The Mayor said staff would also con-tinue to use a number of other measuresto discourage inappropriate use of theinternet in council’s libraries, such asplacing computers in public spacesaway from the main children’s areas andstaff training.

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TO freshen bedding that is difficult towash, place it in a large, strong plasticbag. Insert the vacuum cleaner nozzlein the neck of the bag; gather the plas-tic tightly around the nozzle and turnthe cleaner on. This helps get dust andmites out of pillows, wool underlaysand sleeping bags.Placing an onion in the freezer for about5 - 8 minutes before peeling and chop-ping it helps avoid teary eyes.Use less detergent when washingdishes by adding ½ cup white vinegarto the water. The vinegar also cutsgrease. Unpleasant odours left behindby oven cleaner will disappear if youput some orange peel on an oven tray

OUR next meeting of the Australian Hibiscus Society, Sunshine Coast Branch,will be held in the Woombye School of Arts Hall, Blackall Street, Woombye on13th September 09, at 10.30am. Competition and floral art. Come along and enjoythe blooms, a cuppa and a friendly get together. A warm welcome can be ex-pected. Call Val on 5478 4272 or Allan on 5493 0309 for more information.

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September.A peaceful atmosphere is engendered by the natural-istic woodland-style garden surrounding the polehouse. Naturalised orchids including oncidiums,vandas and cattleyas are constant delights and con-trast with the textural lichen and moss covered volca-nic rock bordering pathways.Water tumbles over a waterfall before proceedingalong a pebbly creek and into a pond, appearing com-pletely natural in this garden. Orchid Grove hasproved its drought hardiness over many seasons.Mossy rocks and old logs play host to bromeliadsand groundcovers and old farm machinery have beenincorporated amongst the plantings.Orchid Grove is open from 10am-4.30pm Entry $6 -Under 18 free. This garden is not suitable for wheel-chairs

A SUNSHINE Coast resident is behind a petition tochange the current water restrictions as applied tomulti-dwelling complexes.Joy Sandham of Wurtulla urges residents of retire-ment and multi-dwelling complexes across the Sun-shine Coast region to sign a petition to the state gov-ernment to change the regulations.The petition requests the state government to useunit numbers instead of the street number so thatunits with even numbers would water on differentdays to odd unit numbers.Mrs Sandham lives in a village with an even streetnumber. “All 86 units would have to water their gar-dens and wash their cars etc during the half-hourallocated on the even two days a week,” she said.“There would not be enough water pressure for thisto occur.“In villages where there are many more units the situ-ation would be worse.“Although water restrictions on the Sunshine Coasthave been deferred to December there is no doubtthey will be introduced here in the near future, andthis is why we need to ensure the regulations arechanged.”Copies of the petition are available from the office ofthe Member for Kawana Jarrod Bleijie. ‘Phone 54781189 and ask for Nathan Ruhle (Research and MediaOfficer).Not all multi-dwelling complexes are rated as one prop-erty for water consumption purposes.A simple check with your manager or body corporatewill verify if you would be affected.

AFTER 30 years in the building industry Phil Courtneyhas amassed many skills.Consequently Phil is able to turn his hand to any jobyou might want done around the house, whether thatis changing a lock, building a deck, fixing a cupboardor un-sticking a door.The best thing about Phil is that given his broad ex-perience he has a lot of creative insight that enableshim to suggest solutions that are not apparent toeveryone.For example, recently he had finished a job for a ladyand she said she was going to get rid of a bookcasebecause it was too big.Phil suggested that for a few dollars he could cut itdown and voila! Problem solved and another happycustomer.He is that rare builder, one who is happy to tackle thesmall jobs that older people often collect, and cannotfor love nor money get someone to come and fix thisside of six weeks.As he says, no job is too small and he is willing tohelp with any little “fixit” jobs that the householdermight want done while he’s there.Phone Phil Courtney, Carpenter & Joiner on 0417 724183.

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ST Peter’s AnglicanChurch, Maroochydore isholding a Relaxing Sun-day Afternoon Concerton Sunday 13th Septem-ber.The concert features thevocal harmony group“Out of the Blue” singingclassical, folk and popmusic. Support acts in-clude a Classical GuitarOrchestra and otherpopular local artists at StPeter’s Anglican Churchcnr Church St & BeachPde Maroochydoreon Sunday 13th Septem-ber at 2pm. Cost: Tickets$10.00 includes afternoontea. For more information;Joyce 5443 1009 or churchoffice 5443 2133.

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OUTSTANDING soloist and chamber musician, DianaDoherty will perform in concert with celebrated pia-nist Bernadette Balkus, for the Noosa Music Societyon Sunday 6th September. Diana Doherty has heldthe position, Principal Oboe of the Sydney SymphonyOrchestra, since 1997. Bernadette Balkus has appearedextensively for Musica Viva and has performed withthe Australian Chamber Orchestra and at the Austra-lian Festival of Chamber Music. The programme willinclude: Cesar Franck – Sonata; Manuel De Falla -Suite Populaire Espagnol; Dutilleux – Sonata; a pre-miere of Tim Dargeville’s new work for oboe and pi-ano and a selection from Gilles Sylvestrini’s 6 etudesfor oboe. The venue is the Good Shepherd LutheranCentre, Eumundi Road, Noosaville and the concertwill commence at 7.30pm.Tickets will be available atthe door from 6.30pm or you can phone the NoosaMusic Society 5455 3500 to reserve your seat. Ticketprices remain well below those of capital city venues.Individual tickets for non-subscribers are Adults $36,Pensioners $27 and Students (under25) $9

The Sunshine Coast Jazz Club Inc is Proud to PresentA Tribute to ‘Benny Goodman’ – ‘Lionel Hampton’One & Only Show in Australia!On Saturday 12th September 2009, 8.00 pm start –11.00 pm finish. The line up will be John Harrison –Leader, Drums, (Gene Krupa) (Billy Hide Drum Clinic),Lothar Schildhort – ‘Vibes (has shared the front linewith Lionel Hampton, he was presented with a pair ofLionel’s mallets), Paul Williams – Clarinet & Saxo-phone, (Benny Goodman), Kathy Sander – Piano(Teddy Wilson), (has played the ‘Vatican Organ’)Bryan Pearson –Bass (played on Queen Mary 2). AsGene Krupa said ‘We never play the same thing thesame way twice’ – John Harrison, said ‘We arelooking forward to the gig! What a Privilege!’Tickets on sale now – For this special club event, it isdinner & show all inclusive (Choice of 3 mains &sweets) All tickets $55.00!All bookings 07 5491 5200 Ask For Peter, Ross OrWayne, Currimundi Hotel/Motel Function, Room, 32Buderim St Currimundi.

THE excellent line-up of talent for theSeptember 6th’s Pleasant Sunday Af-ternoon (PSA) concert will be headedby Sarah Sullivan, who won theQueensland Champion of ChampionsAward for the 2nd year in a row at theEaster Eisteddfod. Sarah is the Musi-cal Director of the Caloundra Chorale,and is also currently the M.D. for theChorale’s “Boy from Oz” production -which opens at the Caloundra Eventcentre on October 7th. Sarah will singa diverse selection of songs that willshowcase her magnificent sopranovoice.For something completely differ-ent, there will be a unique opportunity

Film morningTHE Sunshine Coast Pri-vate Hospital Auxiliary isholding a fund raisingfilm morning on Thurs-day 1st October at 9.45amfor morning tea before10.30am start at BirchCarroll & Coyle Cinemas,Sunshine Plaza,Maroochydore. The filmshowing is titled: “MaosLast Dancer”. The costwill be $15 per personwhich includes morningtea. For tickets and fur-ther details please con-tact Erica on 5445 6892 orRia on 5450 1010.

MEMBERS of Saint Peter’s Anglican Church invite you to attend a parade ofMillers Spring Fashion on Friday 14th August at 1.30pm at Saint Peter’s ChurchHall, Corner of Ocean and Church Streets, Maroochydore. Admission is $7. Insupport of Spiritus Nursing Service. There will be a trading table; entertainmentand raffles. A delicious afternoon tea will be served. Gentlemen are welcome.RSVP Pat on 5444 0830 or Margaret on 5443 8863.

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EVERY Wednesday evening, enthu-siastic singers from many parts of theSunshine Coast and Hinterlandgather in North Buderim to sing, asmembers of the Sunshine Coast Cho-ral Society.From Mooloola, Caloundra, Noosa,Mapleton and many areas in betweenthey make the effort, no matter whatthe weather, to join others of like mindto sing the great choral music, mainlyoratorio, in four-part harmony underthe direction of a highly experiencedprofessional conductor.Typical are the group from theMapleton area who car pool, takingturns in the driving.They include Roger Pilcher, Chris-tine Gallagher and Katherine Butlerfrom Kureelpa, and Kaye Butler fromHighworth. All are active in their local community,and Roger (a retired Finance Executive), Christine,(owner of the Mapleton Book Store) and Kaye (anEnglish as a second Language teacher) also sing inand serve on the Committee of the Mapleton Choir,of which Roger is Secretary. Katherine is a retirednurse.When asked why they make the effort to come so far,they all answered similarly. Roger summed it up bysaying: ‘I am involved with SCCS mainly for the ma-jor works and the challenge of singing complex musicwith a skilled and enthusiastic music director and withother talented singers….’Currently the Choral Society is rehearsing PetiteMesse Solennelle by Rossini, a Mass neither littlenor solemn. Of it Roger commented ‘ ..it certainly issome of the most challenging music that I have par-ticipated in, and I think it is stretching all of us. It isproviding a wonderful experience’. The others all

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agreed ‘….we love it – the rhythm and the melody,almost jolly at times...’ ‘It’s just such beautiful music,especially the piano accompaniment. Exciting really’added Christine.For this performance of the Rossini Mass, conductedby Adrian King, the choir will be accompanied byaccomplished local musicians - Natasha Koch andJanet Brewer on two pianos, and Neil Booth onHarmonium. Soloists will be talented and experiencedyoung Opera singers from Brisbane - Jennifer Turnbull,soprano; Georgia Hawes, contralto; Robb Conaghan, tenor; and Sam Elliot, bass.The concert will be at Lake Kawana Community Cen-tre Bokarina, at 7pm on Saturday 12 September.Tickets are now on sale and can be obtained fromJennifer over the counter at Northwind Apartments,Mooloolaba, or booked by telephone on 5444 3899.They will also be available at the door.Prices are $28, Concession $23, Students $15.

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Very Good Condition

$2,200 ONO

5442 5806or 0401 558 717

ADULT TRICYCLE 3wheel bike good condi-tion good tyres andbrakes blue with carrybasket $300 CaloundraPh: 0432 403 004

ANCHOR sand. Suit 14'tinny $20 Ph 5485 2115

AUDIO CASSETTES

Louise Hay (ChildWithin), David Hurst(Self Healing), Medita-tion through colours $7Golden Beach Ph: 54922902

AUTO GEAR BOX suitHillman Hunter, fully re-conditioned never beeninstalled $250 ono Ph5479 0903 or 0488 594860

BAR FRIDGE Omega130 litre, brand new, stillin carton, modern greycolour. cost $275, sellfor $185 Ph 5445 8327

BBQ with hood onwooden trolley, withundershelf plus sideburner $50 Phone: 54742189

BED King single 75 x42cm Baroness Lulabymattress and basebrand new, never used.$450 Ph 5474 2161

BEDROOM CHAIR,Custom built, Beautiful,Excellent Condition $30Ph 5477 5659 Buddina

BEDROOM SUITE pow-der coated, bedhead,side drawers, mirror,queen bed, large draw-ers. Eumundi. Bargain$300. Ph 5442 8212 or0400 550 761.

BEDSPREAD as newreversible pale greenmotifs, 2 matching de-signer pillows. Fit Kingsingle or double bed $60Ph 5474 2161.

BICYCLE RACK WallMount, Holds 2 Bikes,Unused Excellent Con-dition $20 Ph 5477 5659Buddina

BIKERCOMM , new in-tercom system inde-pendent volume con-trols, top audibility dy-namic earpieces, pullrelease connections$175 ono Ph 5479 0903or 0588 594 860

BIKE HELMETS newSeus brand plus 2 ex-tra tint visors flip stylesizes 56 & 58 $280. Ph5479 0903 0r 0488 594860

CASIO CTK651 elec-tronic keyboard andstand, new cost over$600.00, very good con-dition sell for $350.00Ph: 5453 4331

CAR COVER excellentcondition 2 months old,medium size 4110 onlyPh 5491 2085

CLEAN FILL Soil Bringa trailer Coondoo Mtn$50 Ph 5486 7072

COFFEE TABLE solidtimber with drawers, balistyle, 2 matching lamptables all ex.cond..$400the lot or will separate.Ph.5445 5975

COMPUTER Pentm4,3.0Ghz, 250Gb harddisk, 1Gbram, WindowsXP,DVD burner, 17" crtmonitor keyboardmouse, $270 Ph 54921786

COMPUTER DESK.Grey, 180cm wide, 6drawers with keyboarddrawer, Very good con-dition. $100 ono. Ph5492 0924.

CABINET, brown,120cm wide, 3 doors, 3shelves, very good con-dition. $100 ono. Ph5492 0 924.

CRAFT sale many var-ied items includingbeads, papercraft ,cards etc,cheap.Maroochydore Ph 54433734

CUTLERY Silver – 6large forks, 6 dessertforks, Set 40, GC,Golden Beach Ph: 54922902

FOLDING bikes x 2 in-cluding nylon carry bagas new.$200 each Ph5445 5975

FAX: Brother - 817.Brand New - still in car-ton $50.Ph: 5485 3333

FRIDGE smallWestinghouse, full widthFreezer 7 months old,excel condition with ex-tra lead $80 Tewantin Ph0410 137 966

FRIDGE Westinghusemoist cold all fridge,works well, Eumundi.$100. Ph 5442 8212 or0400 550 761.

GOLF clubs ladiesPGF full set woods,irons, driver and rescueclub plus bag $120 Ph:0408 809 430

GOLF CLUBS full setleather bag trundlegood order $200Currimundi Ph 54376114

GIVE AWAY Navy BackPack & Black Lap TopBusiness Shoulder BagWith Black TrolleyCase, All In ExcellentCondition $20 BuddinaPh 5477 5659

LACE CURTAINS.Ivory. 4 Bedrooms &Large Loungeroom. In-cludes Linings &Hooks. Ex Quality &Condition. Were$1,500. Sell $500.Ph5478 6332

LAWN MOWER elec-tric, good condition,100w, Eumundi. $60.Ph 5442 8212 or 0400550 761.

MUSIC STAND.

Handcrafted. Solid Tim-ber. Fully adjustableAngle & Height. Por-table & Sturdy. In ExCon. $75. Ph 54786332

NEW AGE: BEADS

FOR YOGA/MEDITA-TION; Disc to counter-act negative and elec-tromagnetic energy $5each. Golden BeachPh: 5492 2902

NISSAN Cargo barriersuit GU – DX Model$350 Ph 5479 2683

PANASONIC 68cm TVflat screen remote book-let, excellent condition$150. Ph 5437 7949

PATELLA left leg sup-port brace med. blackfrom Orthapaedic medi-cal supplier, worntwice.$45 Ph 54743291.

OLIVERI KITCHEN

SINK – great quality -large double bowl withhuge draining section$50 Ph: 5474 2189

OLYMPUS FE 270camera. shutter speedslow, needs work, com-plete in box, selling forprice of chip xD h512mb. $20.00. Ph5474 3291

OUTDOOR SETTING

glass top table and 6chairs, sun lounge &umbrella $350 Ph 54792683

OZITO cordless l inetrimmer plus shoulderharness, used threetimes. $50. Ph 54853333.

PERSONAL STEAM

SAUNA - Priorrior -$50.00 Ph5448 9264

ROOF RACK A.R.B forNissan Patrol G.U, goodcondition $750 Ph 54792683

ROVER muncher.Electric $120.Ph 54853333

SOFA BED 3 &1/2seater, metal action dblbed, innerspring mat-tress never used, wo-ven fabric neutral tonesexc. condition $320 Ph5491 5897

SOLID PINE TABLE

900mm x 1500mm, asnew condition. Very wellmade. $100 cash. Ph5441 7764.

TABLE 92cm glass topcane and 2 chairs in topcondition $175 ono. Ph5492 2380

TABLE round for Gar-den or Patio. & TwoChairs. Moulded 19thCentury Design. VeryDecorative. $120 ono.Ex Con. Ph 5478 6332

T E L E V I S I O N

CENTREX COLOUR51cm - as new $75Chancellor Park Ph:5476 5949

THREE PIECE

LEATHER lounge suite,2 recliners 1 double$400 ono Currimundi Ph5437 6114

TILTTABLE, cedar, En-glish, oval, turned cen-tre leg, 90cm x1.3m$500 firm. Ph 548 52115

TV.LARGE 80 CM ,greycoloured 80 cm screencolour tv with remoteabout 3 years old . ex-cellent condition .$95ono . Bli Bli. Ph 54500891

TRUNDLE-BED as new,single metal base, legsfold under, roll-a-way.90mm foam mat-tress. $60. GoldenBeach. Ph5437 3803

WEED KILL 20 HR’s ,Surplus great buying at$230 Ph 5486 7072

YAMAHA music key-board E303 and stand.61 keys, 482 voices,record and other fea-tures $180 Ph 0408 809430

WANTED GRAND PI-

ANO medium size ifyou know anyone whohas one for sale. (NotJapanese.) Ph: 54853333


SENIORS NEWS

ACROSS

1 Make beer or ale

5 Infant

9 Call to mind

13 Droops

17 River in central Swit-

zerland

18 Off-Broadway theater

award

19 6th month of the Jew-

ish calendar

20 Bone of the forearm

21 Republic in South

America

23 Ribbon worm

25 The Lion

26 Nephrite

27 Tides that attain the

least height

28 Mountain ridge

29 Solitary

30 Authenticating mark

31 Wood sorrel

32 Place for beehives

35 Honey insect

36 To endure

37 Eccentric shaft

40 Stinking

41 Intrepid

44 Festive occasion

45 Impressed

46 Female rabbits

47 Exclamation of surprise

48 A loom attachment

49 Outer edge

50 Small songbird

51 Statute

52 Teenage lout

53 Trouble

55 Bring civil action

against

56 Weirder

59 Label

60 Tree of genus Quercus

61 June 6, 1944

62 To be unwell

64 Fragment

67 Resinous deposit

68 City in NW France

69 Look at amorously

70 11th letter of the Hebrew

alphabet

71 Reduction in price

Little Mountain Mechanical are offering all seniors a10% discount on all their vehiclesí mechanical repairsand services

Great News for Seniors!

• We will drop you off and pick you up when the vehicle is finished.• We guarantee all our workmanship and parts.• We wonít void your new car warranty.• We are here to take all the hassles out of vehicle servicing and repairs.• Call to speak to our friendly helpful staff.

10 Sydal Street, Caloundra Ph: 5491 1869

10%discount for

SENIORS

How’s your Radiator going?

69 Coronation Ave

Nambour

Ph: 5441 2669

or 5441 5562

Fax: 5441 2669

Do you know we• Supply new & recore radiators

• Aluminium & Copper. All brands

• Service of all types of Aluminium & Copper

• Cleaning & Repairs

• Regassing of Airconditioning

• Air conditioning repairs

• Repair petrol tanks

Same Day service to

most jobs where

possible

We use our own pick-up and

delivery service from Caloundra

to Noosa (Inclusive)

The German Club Sunshine Coast is having a Hal-loween Dance on the 26th of September in the Com-

Seniors Monthly Crossword

August Answers

73 Primp

74 Upper limb

75 Chatter

76 Hurried

77 Broken fragments

78 Castrated male cat

79 Second son of Adam

and Eve

81 Metal

82 Governor in Mogul In-

dia

85 Vomit

86 Prejudice

87 Mineral spring

90 Not elegant

92 Massive

94 Fruit of the pine

95 Double curve

96 The villain in Othello

97 Land measure

98 Finishes

99 Small dabbling duck

100 Alcoholic drink

101 Greek goddess of the

earth

DOWN

1 False god

2 Admirable

3 Therefore

4 Very small

5 Plant science

6 Tolerate

7 Twining stem

8 Affirmative reply

9 Capital of Crete

10 Standard of perfection

11 Compact by pounding

12 Before

13 Collection of Hindu

aphorisms

14 On sheltered side

15 Midge

16 Having a sound mind

22 Norse god of winds

24 Suggestive

27 Never

29 Put down

30 Oceans

31 Observation

32 From a distance

33 Lapwing

34 Units

35 Part of verb to be

36 Powdery residue

37 Taxicab

38 Long-sleeved linen

vestment

39 Month

41 Enemies

42 Ornamental fabric

43 Consume

44 Desert in E Asia

46 Bit

48 Small boat

50 Enclose in paper

51 Diving bird

52 Bring forth young

54 State in the W. United

States

55 Large bag

56 Paradise

57 Enthusiastic

58 Angered

60 Lever for rowing

61 Daybreak

63 Optical device

64 Jamaican popular mu-

sic

65 Automobile

66 Rotational speed

67 Laboratory

68 Carbonized fuel

69 Toward the mouth

71 Fairy queen

72 Sketched

73 Facet

75 Deride

77 Privateer

78 Strong winds

79 Suspension of breath-

ing

80 East Indian pepper

plant

81 Language

82 Pleasing

83 Soon

84 Travel

85 Wise

86 Male swine

87 Caribbean dance mu-

sic

88 Free from contamina-

tion

89 Seaward

91 Obtained

92 Hog

93 Worthless piece of

cloth

I’m getting so old that all my friends in Heaven will thinkI didn’t make it.

German Club Sunshine

Coast

munity Centre, NanyimaStreet, Buddina. Doorsopen at 5.30pm. Wewould like all our Mem-bers and Guests to dressup. “Not to be missed”!!It is a BYO-BYG (bringyour own glasses) dance,so don’t come without.Food and non alcoholicdrinks can be purchasedfrom the kitchen. TheBand “Horizon” will playuntil 10.00pm. For book-ings and more informationplease call Maria on Ph:5445 3323.

Editorial

Deadline

Contributions are

welcome

October edition

deadline

Sept 16th, 2009

Wise Sayings• A smooth seal never made a skilled mariner.

(English Proverb)• Do not resent growing old. Many are denied the

privilege. (Unknown)


SENIORS NEWS

If you are ...Consider this, one of our readers may very well want to buy it!You can now advertise your home in the Sunshine Coast SeniorsNewspaper’s Property Section.A one-off discounted outlay of $110.00 inc. GST gives you a (4cm x6.5cm) sized advertisement - over 4 editions. Approximately 50 words.Post advertisements to Property Section, Sunshine Coast SeniorsNewspaper, PO Box 1062, Tewantin. Qld. 4565by the 15th of each month.Conditions apply:This discounted offer is only available to our ‘Senior readers’.Private adverts only.The $110.00 must be paid for by cheque, money order or by creditcard prior to advertisements appearing.(No refunds given on this discounted rate.)

Having trouble selling your house,unit, villa or relocatable home?

Homes for Sale from $169.000OvOvOvOvOver 50’er 50’er 50’er 50’er 50’s Relocatas Relocatas Relocatas Relocatas Relocatabbbbble Home Ple Home Ple Home Ple Home Ple Home Parararararkkkkk

Inspection by appointment only

Phone Kellie or Sacha on 5492 5959

www.empresshomepark.com.au

• Family owned and operated

• Only 3 km’s from the centre of town

• No entry or exit fees

• Swimming Pool and Shopping Bus

• Cheapest site fees on the coast

• No pets

Code:2286

Retire To The SeasidePermanent onsite van with solid annexe in

Caloundra park next to patrolled beach. Shops& bus opposite, roomy kitchen, lounge, A/C,phone & Austar dish. 1 bdrm plus utilities

room, shower & toilet, front porch plus carportwith workshop area. 17 year lease in place.

$87,000Ph: 0427 918 408C

ode:2285

Caravan & Hard AnnexSituated at Landsborough Pines Caravan Park

Air Con, Refrigerator, 4 burner gas cook top.

Annex has TV point, toilet, shower & washing

machine.

$40,000Ph 07 5439 9190or 0422 156 344

Code 2283

Brick/Cedar Two Level VillaTweed Heads

Beautiful 2-bed, 2-bath villa in peaceful over 55s village amidstlush tropical gardens. Spacious home, huge en-suited master

bdrm, lovely enclosed garden room. Recently refurbished,nothing to spend. Low body corp, local bus service at door,

use of pool & amenities.

$325,000 onoPh. Owner (07) 5599 9339

Over 50’s Home ParkOn river Maroochydore. Bus service, 10 min.

Plaza-Bowls Club. Swimming pool, rec. & library

facility. 2 bdrms, BIR’s, ceiling fans. Bathroom &

toilet separate. Lots storage space.

Immaculate condition.

Price: $165,000.00 neg.Phone: 0447 733 921

Code:2271

Code:2268

Relocatable Home in Hervey BayRelocatable home in quiet over 50’s park at Point Vernon (Big

4) 2 bdrm carpeted, BIRs, s/s ceiling fans, 2 way bathrm,lndry. Lge kitchen off lounge & dining area. Living areas tiledthroughout, RC aircon. Lge verandah with cafe style blinds.

Paved courtyard , lge carport, 2 garden sheds. Site Fees $107p/w, no council fees. Pool, very friendly Park.

$170,000Ph 0410 462 856 or 07 4194 1563

Code:2275

Over 50’s LivingThis 2 bdrm home backs onto parkland & creek in Shell

Villages & Resorts, Cooroy. The home features open planliving areas with a/c, lge kitchen with breakfast bar, 2 lgebdrms close to b’room & lndry & well placed undercover

courtyard for all weather entertaining overlookinggarden & creek.

$239,500Ph 5447 7767 or 0407 476 333

Code

:228

0

Over 50’s Village CaloundraBeautifully maintained a/c home close to CBD &

beaches. Features good size loungeroom, main bdrm,small sunroom or 2nd bdrm, kitchenette, ample storage,floating timber floors, modern bathroom, 2 car carport,

sep laundry, deck o’looking small tropical garden.$150,000 neg furnished or unfurnished

Ph: 5491 6296 or 0424 410 201

Hervey Bay Over 50’sPrice Reduced

Large 3 bdrm home with many extras. Walk to shops,banks, P.O. cinema, bus terminal etc. Gated community

with indoor heated & outdoor pools, bowls, tennis,community hall & many varied activities.

$265,000Phone owner 4124 2956 Co

de 2

278

For Sale2 bedroom relocatable home situated in a quiet park on theMaroochy River, 10 mins from the Plaza. Kitchen, dining,lounge area, bathroom, laundry, split aircon & fans, enclosedveranda, large carport, shed. Close to transport & shops,must sell owing to illness.

$60,000 or offerPh: 07 5451 0448

Code:2288

Call for inspectionPh 5476 6646

Homes For Sale

Forest Glen1, 2 and 3 Bedroom homes for sale

Priced from

$155,000 to 229,000View homes now onwww.buderim.com

then click Retirement Living

Code:2287

PRIVATE SALESpacious Home in Over 50’s Resort. 2 Bed. Lge Lounge/Dining.Aircon MPRoom.Patio.Ex.Lge Bathroom.Sep.ToiletGarage+Laundry & generous storage + bench space.Hsebacks onto reserve. Complex incls Pool,Lake,Rec.Hall,

Library,Gym,Bowls etc.

PRICE $395,000.Please Ph: 54381183

or Mob: 0434524621

Set in an Over 55 Retirement Village is a well maintained2 bedroom unit with numerous features such as

airconditioning, spacious kitchen overlooking the dining &living rooms, lge wheelchair friendly bathroom, separatelaundry, single carport with full width 4 door locker and a

rear verandah looking north into a beautiful rainforestravine. All this, and just 50 metres away from the

community hall and swimming pool.

Neat & Tidy Two Bedroom Unit

Realistically priced at $189,000Col Dyson

0418 747 233

Slim lady 65+ would like to

meet nice gent Sunshine

Coast, NS, 5’10 at least , view

to outings. Ref 587

Petite Attractive lady

WLTM well spoken present-

able man in 70’s with GSOH,

who likes walking, talking,

picnics, dining out, finding out

new things together all with a

view to a lasting friendship and

mutual caring. Ref 590

WLTM retired gentleman age

THE MEETING PLACE

Women Seeking Men 60’s, tall, financially secure

and interested in travel. Must

be genuine and sincere. VTPR.

Ref 591

Are you 60’ish, tall gentle,

well groomed, well spoken fi-

nancially secure and a true

gentleman and still haven’t

found true love – I am wait-

ing for you. I love romance,

travel, good food, wine, en-

tertaining, reading, walking,

theatre, music and having fun.

You could be my man !! Ref

592

English gentleman com-

panion, well spoken 70 plus

sought by slim, active, widely

travelled lady interested in

current affairs, quality theatre

and film, classical music, read-

ing, ballroom dancing, NS &

SD. Ref 594

Lady early 60’s slim caring

sincere nature who enjoys

camping walking day trips ex-

ploring 4wd dining in/out, pic-

nics WLTM a guy with simi-

lar interests and values who is

spontaneous and is able to get-

away on the spur of the mo-

ment. Ref 595

Lady 62 yrs WLTM country

gent for travel outings TLC,

NS, SD, GSOH, understanding,

honest and adventurous, 60 –

66 yrs Ref 596

Caring Lady, practising

Christian from ‘The Range’,

NS,SD GSOH, 5’3", 59 yo,

young at heart, slim build, en-

joys Bible study, reading, mu-

sic, art, animals, dining out,

movies and country drives,

WLTM similar gentleman for

mutual friendship and caring

ALS. Ref 597

Caloundra lady late 60’s ,

petite, attractive, slim, with a

happy disposition WLTM in-

teresting gent who enjoys

similar activities to me. I like

travel, eating out, home din-

ners for 2 with a bottle of wine,

movies, walks and gardening.

I own my own home and car

and am financially indepen-

dent. Ref 599

Is there a young 70+ guy

Who will read my words &

sigh

We could touch the stars, if

you are tall,

Hold my hand, I shall not fall.

Ref 603

Unattached 58 yo lady 5’4"

curvaceous NS, SD, honest

caring, romantic WLTM well

spoken gent for genuine com-

pany, friendship first. I like

dinners, movies & outings. Ref

604

I’m a petite attractive,

educated lady who likes

witty and interesting conver-

sation, who can enjoy the

simple as well as the sophisti-

cated life. I WLTM an edu-

cated gentleman in his sev-

enties for companionship,

outings and friendship to start

with.

Ref 605

Men Seeking Women

Good natured gent late 60’s

well presented fin sec many

interests seeks slim to mid

build lady for P.R interest in-

clude travel, musi, beach, din-

ing out, movies ,NS, SD. Live

on SS Coast. Ref 586

Unattached 71 yo retired re-

spectable gent NS SD fin sec

WLTM slim lady to 70yo for

outings and travel, VTPR. Ref

593

Nambour gent 65yo edu-

cated, easy going, NS, SD,

WLTM 60-68yo SSC lady

with GSOH who enjoys walk-

ing, movies, country drives,

travel, dining out and the good

things in life. Ref 600

I am 6ft, slim, energetic, ad-

venturous, witty, well educated.

Love the beach, physical pur-

suits, good music, the Arts. Is

there a NS, slim, mid sixties

lady out there who likes travel,

has similar interests and an ac-

tive mind. Ref 601

Friendship

WLTM nice lady, slim, NS

to accompany lady as friends

to clubs age 60+, Sunshine

Coast Ref 588

Lady pensioner WLTM lady

pensioner to share, own bed-

room bathroom no rent to pay

in exchange for some light

work around NS unit. Must be

honest, reliable, sincere, SD

age 68 to 76. Ref 589

Practising Christian lady,

age 59 NS, WLTM other

Christian ladies from ‘The

Range” for sharing faith,

prayer, caring and coffee ALA

Ref 598

Retired Christian Gent

WLTM similar person for

friendship and to share com-

fortable home in SC Hinter-

land, share expenses in lieu of

light duties, genuine persons

only. Ref 602

How to Reply

Place your reply in a sealed

STAMPED envelope (please

don’t write on this envelope).

Enclose this envelope inside

another envelope and write

the reference number adver-

tisement you wish to respond

to and post it to “Seniors

Meeting Place”, P.O. Box

1062, Tewantin. Qld 4565.

We will then forward your

message on to the person who

placed the advertisement.

To place a FREE ad

Send your free advertisement

(up to 40 words) with your

name, address and phone

number to “Seniors Meeting

Place”, P.O. Box 1062,

Tewantin. Qld 4565. (No

names, addresses or phone

numbers are printed in the ad-

vertisements, only a refer-

ence number).


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Sunshine Coast Seniors - September 2009