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Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004) Near the Hall of Records, New York 1947. Gelatin silver print, 15 5/16 x 22 13/16” (38.9 x 57.9 cm).
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the photographer. © 2012 Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum, courtesy Foundation HCB, Paris.
Above: Just one of the many images on display at the exhibition
by Josephine Allison
IT was a labour of love for Art
Gallery of WA project curator
Lucy Harper when she visited
New York last year to work with
the Museum of Modern Art on
the spectacular Picturing New
York photographic exhibition just
opened in Perth.
Harper joined the museum’s
curator of photography Sarah
Meister, to ne tune the details of
the exhibition which showcases
150 photos and 90 artists culled
from a 25,000-strong collection
spanning more than a century.
The works, which cover the
years 1888 to 2005, are iconic
photographs from some of the
world’s most celebrated photographers including Berenice Ab-
bott, Diane Arbus, Henri CartierBresson, Nan Goldin and Cindy
Sherman. They give a deep and
meaningful insight into a fascinating city of many moods, at once
vibrant and compelling but also
dreamy and poetic, depicting a
slice of the city’s history and culture down the years.
The oldest photo in the exhibition dated 1888 is by Dutchman
Jacob August Riis and shows a
bandit truce in the Lower East
Side. The most current is several
photos by Michael Spano depicting the Big Apple and its modern
day splendour.
Harper says the exhibition shows
the evolution of modern photography
and that relationship with New York
which really developed together.
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“It’s a credit to Sarah
Meister who made the
curatorial selection of the
works, based on bringing
to Perth the work of many
of the most legendary and
highly regarded artists and
photographs of New York
through the 20th century,”
she says. “But Sarah also
brought in some of her personal favourites.
“She started with some
of the most iconic and precious works of the collection then eshed it out as
the story she wanted to tell
unfolded.”
Sarah Meister, who visited Perth for the rst time
for the exhibition opening,
says it was especially tting for the exhibition to
travel to Perth, literally
half-way around the world,
to test one of its central
premises: how photography played a critical role
in developing the image
of New York City in world
imagination.
Meister curates the
works of some of the living artists featured in the
as the long and enduring
tradition of photography in
New York.”
Carboni, who has lived
and worked in New York,
has a strong relationship
with MoMA director Glenn
Lowry who was more than
happy to send the big collection of photos to WA.
With Perth on the verge
of evolving into a dynamic
cultural centre, Harper says
the exhibition is timely.
“I encourage everyone to
come and see this amazing
exhibition,” she says.
“It’s an absolute coup
for Perth to have this calibre of show and precious
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Above: Another iconic image from the collection
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10 Style
18-20 Food & Wine
21-36 Let’s Go Travelling
37 Property & Finance
38-39 Where to Go?
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42-46 Healthy Ageing
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48 Great Home &
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50 Puzzles/Trades
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51-53 Arts
54 Friend to Friend
55 Scene Socially
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THIS is the nal in our
series of Grandparent’s
Favourite Clicks Competition.
Thank you so much to
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have taken the time and
effort to send in photos of
their grandchildren.
While we all know
there can be only one winner in each category, every month we have had to
make some hard choices
when selecting the winning photos.
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photographs
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It’s been a busy couple
of weeks here at Have a Go
News with each of us attending many enjoyable outings,
both personal and work related.
Two standout, but very
different occasions were
milestone parties for two
dear friends with each celebrating a 50th and 60th
birthday.
Both parties were fabulous.
One was held at a rural
property in the hills with a
sixth birthday theme that
included jumping castles,
water slides, fairy oss machines and dress-ups - the
other was at Ascot Racecourse: no need to expand
on what we enjoyed there.
Thank you to our dear
friends for including us in
their special celebrations.
During the month, we
also went along to Channel
Seven’s 2013 programme
launch.
The station has some
wonderful shows lined up
for the year including their
extremely popular cooking
series My Kitchen Rules
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At the launch were several MKR contestants including WA’s Andi Thomas and
Josh Maldenis. See Scene
Socially for a photo of the
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Forty-one Black Anzac soldiers outside the AIF headquarters in Horseferry lane, London 1916
a book about them, which were not so keen.”
photograph of 41 of them.
“I would like to be able to he hopes to publish on the
There was little action
join up the names with the 100th anniversary of the raid for the rst two months but
in four years time.
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In May, 73 volunteers beDoug has been researching French were keen to regain gan training advised by two
the exploits of the Black territory occupied by the experienced Canadian ofAnzacs. He plans to write Germans, but the British cers. They practised mock
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MANDURAH resident,
Stan Fennell and his wife,
Aileen, were guests of
Cycling Australia for its
prestigious Awards night
last November, where
Stan was presented with
Cycling Australia’s Volunteer of the Year 2012 Western Australia award,
at Sydney’s Wentworth
Sotel Hotel.
It was icing on the cake
for Stan after being a nalist for the ANZ Sports
Star of the Year in 2011.
He has also been granted
four club life memberships.
Stan has been involved
in cycling both as a competitor and ofcial since
1953, when he together
with some workmates
joined the Floreat Park
Amateur Cycling Club.
He later moved to
Mount Helena, and became a member of the
professional cycling club,
Midland – Bassendean.
In 1985 Stan competed
in Austria in the World
Veteran’s
Championships in the 45 to 49 age
division. He rode in three
events, coming 9th, 14th
and 18th, with large elds
in each race. He and Aileen have also attended the
Tour De France.
Stan said it is pleasing to
see the growth of both recreational and competitive
cycling in Australia in the
last seven years. However,
interest in cycling in West-
attacks and trained for various roles.
On 4 June, 64 diggers,
their faces blackened with
charcoals (hence known as
the Black Anzacs) set out to
raid the enemy position.
“It was the rst Australian action on the Western Front. The attack was
aborted when they found
the German listening posts
were occupied, but the party
Doug knows the names
of the Canadian ofcers:
both were killed later in the
war and of the Anzacs who
took part. He also knows the
burial places of those who
did not return from the war.
“My interest is to identify those in the photo. I only
know the names of two or
three, including my father.
I’m hoping Have a Go News
readers can help me with
personal information from
their family records.
“I’d also like to know
more about the German prisoners.”
For more information
Doug has launched a website
blackanzacs.org.au with further information on the raid.
Editor’s note: Readers
who may be able to identify
those in the photo, can call
us on 9227 8283 and we will
pass on your information to
Doug Walsh.
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was able to withdraw undetected.”
The raid was repeated the
following night, this time under the cover of an artillery
barrage. They reached the
German trenches and met
with little resistance.
The raiding party retired
after a few minutes with
three prisoners. Another 15
Germans were killed by
mills bombs thrown into the
dugouts or by the artillery
barrage.
The Anzacs lost two men
from an artillery shell that
fell short during the retreat.
The intelligence collected
from interrogation of the
prisoners and documents
seized proved invaluable.
As a reward the Black
Anzacs received eight days
leave in London. The photograph shows 41 of them
outside the AIF headquarters
in Horseferry lane, London.
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which will be followed up.
Over the last year since
I have become the coordinator in WA for British Pensions in Australia
I have been delighted to
voluntarily assist many
members claim money
from various UK Departments to which they
did not know they were
entitled. It is very satisfying to hear someone’s
delight upon their receipt
of a large cheque from the
UK.
However, while talking
to UK expat pensioners,
I have noticed a considerable increase in the
volume of claims that we
have been making against
the Department of Her
Majesty’s Revenue and
Customs (HMRC) for tax
that has been deducted
in the UK when pensions
should have been paid
tax free or for tax that
has been overpaid due to
incorrect tax codes being
issued. The correct tax
code for most pensioners
in Australia (except 410
and 405 retirement visa
holders), should be “NT”
(i.e. nil tax)
All permanent residents and citizens of Australia should only be paying tax in Australia; there
should be no tax liability
in the UK. This is also the
case even if the income is
not sent to Australia.
It would appear that
this problem affects
mainly expats who are in
receipt of both a UK State
Pension and a Personal/
Occupational
Pension
from the UK.
As we approach the
end of another UK tax
year at 5 April 2013, this
means that there will be
another deadline passed
for claiming back tax that
has been incorrectly handled by HMRC. We are
currently only allowed to
claim back to the UK tax
year 2008/9. Time is running out.
I recommend any UK
pensioner who is a permanent resident or citizen of
Australia who has either
been written to by the UK
HMRC or Tax Coding
departments to contact us
for an immediate assessment as to whether they
are paying taxes that they
shouldn’t be paying or
paying too much tax.
Anyone who has any
queries about whether
they are entitled to receive
a UK State Pension, how
to boost their pension income before retirement
and what they are entitled
to claim as pensions, tax
rebates and in some cases
bereavement benets, is
welcome to contact either Mike Goodall the
local BPiA Coordinator
in Western Australia on
6364 0859 or Jim Tilley
on our free phone number
1300 308 353. www.bpia.
org.
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DEAR Jen
On behalf of my husband and myself
I wish to say ‘Thank you’ [to] Have a
Go News for giving us the opportunity
to win the wonderful prize of a trip to
Kuala Lumpur with accommodation and
spending money.
We enjoyed the Air Asia ight out of
Perth on 2 January and really appreciated
a pre-arranged taxi to take us to our hotel right in the centre of bustling Kuala
Lumpur. Christmas trees and lights were
still glittering in the streets and shops
with familiar Christmas Carol music
which made us feel most welcome as
we sauntered around the huge shopping
Meccas.
The amazing array of choices on every
material thing, shoes, watches, perfume
and clothing left us agog.
Our three grandsons now have the latest basketball boots and our daughters
and granddaughters are now the proud
owners of batik designed blouses and
dresses which we purchased during our
half day city tour of the town.
WE RECEIVED the following letter from one
of our Mandurah readers who became lost on
Christmas Day in the
Kelmscott
Armadale
area. She was helped out
by two residents who, although they were about to
sit down with friends for
lunch, offered their assistance.
When we were not shopping we visited landmark sights like a walk in the
covered and air-conditioned walk/tunnel to the Petronas Twin Towers and the
beautiful park beneath them.
On another day we taxied to the National Park to observe the dazzling display
of orchids, then to the KL Bird Park and
further down to the Buttery enclosure
which was a photographer’s paradise.
The weather was perfect with mild
days and some rain at night.
We used our spending money to
lengthen our time in KL to seven nights
and our home was a great hotel, the Melia, which was very restful with pleasant
and attentive staff.
Reluctantly we packed our bulging
bags for the return ight home, both
agreeing that Malaysia has more attractions to check out on another visit.
Again, Jen, many thanks for a wonderful week away.
Yours faithfully
Adrianne and Bryan Tulloch
Following is her letter to
the good Samaritans.
True Christian Spirit
Thank you for your
kindness to me on Christmas Day .
I was lost, completely lost
and very hot and thirsty.
I am 76 years old and
[had] come up from Mandurah into the new suburbs,
where [when] I became lost
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The 18-month-old has
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Get the winning edge
Parkinson’s Disease
I called in at a strangers’
house to ask for help.
(Does that remind you of
that time so long ago?)
I was taken in, given a
cold drink and then taken
all the way to my destination
by the father and daughter
[of the family]. Oh so kind.
I sincerely thank you.
Passport photo lament…
Oh God I hate my passport photo
I always look so grim
But now I’m due another one
And this time I will win!
I’ve practiced now for days on end
To get around the rules
A hint of smile and laughing eyes
The mirror became my friend
So down the local post I went
Still practicing my pose
Stand there - ‘Chin up , no down’ they said
And snapped me there and then.
Oh God I hate my passport photo
I still look awfully grim
Just like the mug shots on TV
Not young at heart and trim!
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DURING December the
International
Consortium of British Pensioners
(ICBP) of which BPiA is
a founder member sent a
special Christmas card to
all of the UK Members of
Parliament and the majority of the Members of
the House of Lords.
It depicted a war veteran with all his medals
in a snow covered avenue
of trees. The caption read,
“Lest we forget? YOU
FORGOT ABOUT ME.”
It offered seasons’ greetings, a brief note to explain the injustice of the
current expat pension’s
policy and was signed by
John Markham UK Director of the ICBP.
We have received some
interesting
responses
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Election wish list for AIR
by Frank Smith
WITH A STATE election due
on 9 March, lobby groups are
queuing up to tell the government what they and their
members want from political
parties.
The Association of Independent Retirees (AIR) is no
exception.
“Our wish list of just four
items is achievable,” says
Charles O’Donnell president
of AIR Southern suburbs
branch.
“We are aware of cost
pressures on government.
for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. At present
this is only available to aged
pension cardholders.
The aim of this Royalties
of Regions was to compensate older people living outside the metropolitan area for
the fact they did not benet
from the transport concessions available in Perth. AIR
point out that the cost will be
minimal as only 6500 seniors
miss out at present.
AIR also call for the government to waive stamp duty
on seniors downsizing from
the family home to accommodation more appropriate
to the needs of older people,
such as a retirement village
home or granny at.
“We should encourage
seniors to downsize if they
are living in an older house.
It gets difcult to keep them
in repair and to modify for
things like wheelchair access,” he said.
“What the government
loses in stamp duty it will
recover from redevelopment
of many properties and from
reduced need for residential
care.”
AIR says relief from
stamp duty would encourage seniors to relocate at an
optimum time and have the
additional benet of releasing larger homes that are
currently in short supply in
Perth.
The association is also
calling for some parking
bays at railway stations to
be reserved for seniors and
volunteers. At present most
parking spaces are lled up
with commuters by 8.30am
discouraging seniors from
using trains in off peak periods.
“At my stations all parking
bays are lled by 9.05am so
my wife and I drive into town
to volunteer at Royal Perth
Hospital. It is expensive to
park in town and adds to congestion on the roads.
“We are not asking for a
freebie. We are prepared to
pay a reasonable fee; we just
want some bays reserved for
seniors close to the station.
Four hour limits would
allow seniors to travel to the
city, do their business or volunteer work and return in a
reasonable time frame.
AIR believes its suggestions would give the new
government an opportunity
to assist seniors in a practical way at minimal cost to
taxpayers.
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Paul Laver won the event in a blistering 20 mins 49 seconds. Second was Tim Hewitt in 21 minutes 19 seconds
and third, Ben Hewitt in 21 minute 51 seconds. First female
across the line was Jaime Bowler in 22 minutes 13 seconds
followed by Liz Bellis, 23 minutes 46 seconds and Alison
Hass in 23 minutes 54 seconds.
Carine Masters co-founder and club patron A/Prof Kay
Cox OAM presented winners with their medals and prize
packs.
The swim attracts many competitors in the over 45 age
groups.
Rod Baker from Mandurah was the oldest swimmer at 85
years and he nished the race in the great time of 34 minutes
and 7 seconds.
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event and the organisation will receive a donation from Carine Masters Swimming. This will be made up of donations
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OCEAN conditions were just perfect on Australia Day for the
23rd Australia Day Swim.
Carine Masters Swimming, in conjunction with Masters
Swimming WA and the Scarboro Surf Life Saving Club
hosted the event at Scarborough Beach. The annual event is
rated as one of the most popular open water swims of Perth’s
summer. Two hundred and fty swimmers took part and although numbers were down on previous years it was still a
very good turnout considering the multiple shark sightings at
metropolitan beaches over recent months.
Competitors gathered on the beach for the race brieng
and then sang ‘Advance Australia Fair’ just before the RAAF
planes ew overhead. Tony Krsticevic, MLA for Carine attended and started the swim. It is his favourite job on Australia Day!
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President of AIR Southern
suburbs branch, Charles
O’Donnell
AIR is not greedy, just realistic. Little things are important
to seniors.”
Top of the list is a Photo
Identity Card (ID) for seniors.
For most people a driving
licence is a de facto identity
card as it shows both photograph and address, but when
seniors give up their driving
licences as they age, or have
just never learnt to drive, the
only alternatives are a passport which is expensive, or a
proof of age card which costs
$25 and is not universally accepted.
“We asked for this in previous elections, but it has
become lost in bureaucracy,”
Mr O’Donnell said.
Ms Andrea Mitchell MLA
for Kingsley has raised the
senior’s ID issue in parliament several times and is in
regular contact with the minister’s ofce. She says the issue is still on the government
agenda but needs close examination because it impacts
on a wider section of the
community than just seniors.
AIR also asks that the
Country Aged Pension Fuel
Card should be made available to Seniors Card Holders
over 65 and who are eligible
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Brian French
“NO MAN is an island”, said
John Donne, poet and Dean
of St Paul’s in the 1600s.
How very observant he was.
So often in life, we place
our lives in the hands of
complete strangers!
We have just returned
from our 13 day cruise to
New Zealand on the Dawn
Princess, which we boarded
in Melbourne after ying
there from Perth.
We didn’t know the pilot
of the Qantas plane or the
captain of the Dawn Princess; we just accepted that
they had the skills necessary
to look after us which they
did admirably, I am delighted to say.
This was our rst visit to
New Zealand; a beautiful
country with hospitable people, but the weather could
have been kinder.
It was quite cold and
windy there, which gives
you an understanding of
how NZ acquired the name
“the Land of the Long White
Cloud”!
However, it did not interfere with the enjoyment of
travelling around this mountainous country where there
are no snakes and no spiders
- what a bonus.
To
quote
General
McArthur, “We shall return!”
The ship could not be
faulted, and neither could
the staff; nothing was too
much trouble. Of the nearly
2,000 passengers on board,
mainly Australians from
around Melbourne, it would
be an understatement to say
that many of them were very
overweight. However, they
all seemed to enjoy themselves, particularly in the
feeding stakes! (Or should it
be “steaks”?)
It’s a trip I would fully recommend, and sailing around
the Fjordlands was breathtaking.
New Zealand, with a population of only four million
French’s Forum
inhabitants certainly shows
incredible strength and expertise in its endeavours, and
reminded me very much of
the UK.
Well I think we are in for
a few weeks and months of
having ‘carrots on a stick’
put in front of us by all political parties in an effort to
persuade us to put them in
power either nationally or in
the State elections.
Of course we will also
hear plenty of “bad mouthing” from both sides – this
has already started, and we
now see the new image of
the Prime Minister with her
splendid spectacles to make
her look more intellectual.
(Actually, I do like ladies in
glasses, but this will not have
any inuence on the way I
Your greatest legacy
could be your parting gift.
must now make the most
of the diminishing years I
have left. It is our 60th wedding anniversary in May
and Mary’s 80th birthday
in July. So it is quite a year
ahead (preferably not the
last!).
On a lighter note here are
a few things that may bring a
smile to your face:
Signs on a Septic Truck:
CAUTION – This truck is
full of Political Promises.
Yesterday’s Meals on
Wheels.
The following comments
are from children including
their spelling:
In Wartime Children had
to be evaporated because it
was safer in the country.
Sometimes in the war
they take prisners and keep
I think on that note I will
“dry up”!
Have a safe and pleasant
month.
Brian French
[email protected]
THE OVER 55 Walking As-
sociation Inc. will open its
2013 season on Tuesday 12
March.
Come along and join the
fun of walking and socializing.
Membership is $10 annually.
The rst four walks are;
• 12 March, Perry Lakes at
Alderbury Reserve, Floreat
• 19 March, South Beach
at Car Park, Ocean Drive,
South Beach
• 26 March, Trigg Island,
Clarko Reserve (sea end
Karrinyup Rd) Karrinyup
• 2 April, Burswood,
Kagoshima Park, Burswood
Resort.
Walks start sharp at
10.30am. Come early to allow
time to register.
Wear comfortable clothing,
walking shoes and a hat.
Bring
water
bottle,
sunscreen, lunch and a chair.
We look forward to
welcoming you.
For
more
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9341 4131.
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them as ostreges until the
war is over. Prisners end up
in consterpation camps.
I asked my mum why we
said old men at the end of
prayers at school. I don’t
know any old men apart from
granpa.
The closest town to
France is Dover. You can
get to France on a train or
you can go on a fairy.
If it is less than 90 degrees
it is a cute angel.
Sir Walter Raleigh
circumcised the world with
a big clipper.
will cast my vote).
On another issue; I do
nd driving in the centre of
Perth quite irritating with all
the building going on. Let’s
hope that, in the long run, it
will be worth it and improve
our city.
I must be feeling my age,
because I nd this dreadfully hot weather really debilitating. I reckon our next
electricity bill is going to be
astronomical, but at least we
are not suffering devastating
oods like the poor folk in
Queensland and NSW.
The year 2013 has not
started too well for me! I
have lost two of my old
mates in UK, both of whom
were younger than me. I
suppose the consolation is
that I am still around, and
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Being Barker
Nigel Barker
AS I SAT down to write
my column, I contemplated the work that I have
had the privilege to lead at
Cystic Fibrosis WA.
For some reason, I recalled a line in a poem by
Alexander Pope, a famous
English poet from the 18th
century, who my English
teacher would quote as he
considered my miserable
efforts at English literature.
Looking at me over the
top of his half-moon glasses he would say, “Hope
springs eternal in the human breast, Barker,” as he
passed my essay back to
me littered with splodges
of red ink and a sigh which
appeared to be a mixture
of resignation but with just
enough encouragement to
ensure that I never gave up
completely.
Of course Pope said an
awful lot more than that,
but on this occasion, that is
the line that I remembered.
Many of our readers will
be involved in volunteering for small and not so
small, not for prot organisations. They really are hot
beds of hope. They often
present unrivalled opportunities to put something
back into society after a
lifetime of hard work using skills and talents that
have been honed over that
lifetime; an opportunity to
get a real return on investment which isn’t measured
in dollars but in smiles.
In July last year, Cystic
Fibrosis WA held a seminar entitled, “Cystic Fibrosis; Options for Having
Children”. That doesn’t
sound very signicant until you realise that even
just one generation ago,
the thought of having such
a seminar did not even enter our minds as sadly for
many of our members it
was just a bridge too far.
You see in the 1960s, the
average life expectancy of
a baby born with CF was
just ve years of age. Today thanks to the multidisciplinary teams at Princess
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of which CFWA forms an
integral part and the transplant teams at Royal Perth
Hospital, the average life
expectancy has increased
to 37.5 years of age.
As a consequence, today
for a growing number of
people living with CF, the
prospect of marriage and a
family are at last, a reality.
In 2012, we dared to
hope for a much brighter
future of those living with
CF as for the rst time; the
number of young adults
living with the disorder exceeded the number of children born with this disease.
We also witnessed the very
rst new drug that attacks
the underlying cause of the
disease rather than treat the
symptoms.
All this we could not
have been done in isolation.
The support of volunteers, be it in service delivery, special events or fund
raising has been outstanding. Everyone has contributed and continues to do
so.
On that note I would
like to encourage you to
support a very special individual in his attempts to
support CF: Gavin Pearce
is a 49 year old father of
three who lives with cystic
brosis. Remarkably he
has twice been the recipient of a double lung transplant. Times have often
been tough for Gavin and
his family, but his determination to never give up and
always look ahead is an inspiration to us all.
On Saturday 23 February
2013, Gavin and his team
of ‘Lung’ Distance Swimmers - Rob Pearce, Leanne
Bodley and Phoebe Robinson - will don their swimsuits, goggles and caps and
take on the epic challenge
that is the Rottnest Channel
Swim to raise much needed
funds for Cystic Fibrosis
Western Australia.
You can sponsor the
‘Lung’ Distance swimmers
by calling 9346 7333 or
donating on line by visiting
http://www.everydayhero.
com.au and searching for
the ‘Lung’ Distance swimmers.
We have great hope for
Gavin’s team and for the
future. Together we are
changing the world leaving
a legacy of hope for future
generations.
It is only working together that we will achieve
our vision of “Lives Unaffected by CF”.
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SOME of the state’s longest serving volunteers were honoured at the end of last year,
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Speaking at Parliament House, Mrs McSweeney said that the community should be
proud of the number of local people who spent
half a century giving their time to good causes.
“Volunteers are the heart and soul of local
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Since the 50-Year Volunteer Service Badge
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More information on the 50-Year Volunteer
Service Badge and how to get involved in
volunteering can be found at the Department
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Staying safe in the heat
With the country recently experiencing
record-breaking temperatures, the Department
of Health has issued advice on how to stay
healthy during the warmer months.
THE ROYAL WA Historical Society is holding a giant annual second-hand book sale over two days on Saturday 6
and Sunday 7 April.
This is the Society’s major fundraising event of the year
and will be held at Stirling House, 49 Broadway, Nedlands
with auctions and valuations.
Books for sale cover all subjects and age groups and in-
Learning to recognise the signs of heat
stress is important to staying safe during summer. If you experience headaches, dizziness or
weakness, nausea, muscle spasms or cramps
and are urinating less often then seek medical
attention by:
• contacting your GP
• calling healthdirect Australia on
1800 022 222 or
• going to the emergency department of your
nearest hospital.
More serious symptoms of heat stress,
such as vomiting, becoming confused or
having hot or dry skin (because sweating
has stopped) should not be ignored and you
should call for an ambulance by dialling 000
straight away.
Further information on how to cope and
stay healthy in times of extreme heat can be
found on the Department of Health’s website
www.public.health.wa.gov.au
clude non-ction, ction, crime, children’s, Australiana and
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You will also nd there, Travel guides, dictionaries, reference books DVDs, videos, LP records and magazines.
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Style
A guide to fashion and grooming with Zofia
Community NOTEBOOK
St James
ADVERTISING FEATURE
HI EVERYONE!
I hope the New Year has started really well for
you.
So far I have had a house move and am enjoying
real inner city living.
Although moving house (my apartment is up
three ights of stairs) is hard work especially in the
heat, it has given me a fresh take.
I have already had the pleasure of meeting up
with two ladies who regularly read this column, for
a style session.
Both were taking a cruising holiday and wanted
a ‘mini wardrobe’ makeover of some great pieces to
serve them well on the cruise.
I guess what surprised them the most was that the
clothes we selected provided style, comfort, easy
care and lots of wear options from summer right
through to autumn, plus the all important ‘wow factor’.
What’s more, all purchases were within the budget that they deemed was right for them.
Interestingly, the ladies who come to me seem to
have hit a wall in knowing what suits them. And,
some have actually been dressing in clothes a size
too big for them. Being styled is something I think
ladies (and gentlemen) are starting to really embrace
as a service. It’s a bit like being tted with the correct bra size and seeing the benets. Most people
are capable of making good choices for themselves
and I feel that most women have good intuition into
what colours suit them.
But being styled enables you to see yourself
through fresh eyes and helps you gain condence
and the ability to make a wider choice of what’s
available and suitable for you.
I’ve heard ladies say many times that fashion is
mainly geared to the young; but I disagree. There
are great options available but sometimes you need
help to be able see what can work for you. And when
that happens I just love seeing the reaction: it really
makes what I do very rewarding and satisfying.
It continually surprises me that women feel guilty
when they indulge, splurge or spoil themselves.
I overcame that years ago and regularly spoil
myself.
To use L’oreal’s catch phrase ‘Because I’m Worth
It” And we certainly are.
Feeling good is looking good from the inside out.
Make this your year to do all the things you have
ever wanted.
Make a list of 10 things you would like to achieve:
simple things from having a facial, to painting a canvas, or taking that holiday to a dream location.
Make this year the year that you nally make
yourself priority number one and then tick items off
the list as you make things happen. There is a lot of
power in writing a wish list as then it becomes real
and not merely just thoughts swimming around in
your head.
Start off from the inside and work outwards.
Become healthier and tter and then treat yourself
to a new hairstyle, massage, manicure and pedicure.
As we mature, a little more effort and maintenance is required; beauty starts from within and
blossoms as we feel better about ourselves.
New clothes that work with your body shape
and colouring will give you a lift as well as a new
blusher and lipstick.
This can be achieved on a budget that suits you. I
suggest that you buy the best you can afford. While
you do get what you pay for, many women feel
guilty about spending on themselves and then succumb to buying a cheaper version.
This is your year, so treat yourself...life is too
short to be miserly.
I have had many enquiries about my group styling tours.
To get the ball rolling gather together three friends
and have a shopping excursion with me to show you
how to start making the most of your assets...feeling
good can be quite addictive you know.
For those of you wanting a guide on how to get
started on a mini makeover, this is what you could
begin with, and with the bargains to be had at the
moment, this is the perfect opportunity to make
yours happen.
Suggested pieces for your new wardrobe:
1 pair of white/black linen or Capri pants (keep
the linen pants fairly straight and not too wide.
If you like the wide leg pants then the tops must be
Win a style session
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fairly tted to compensate).
1 sundress or maxi dress (patterned or plain).
2 casual tops or tees in the colours of your liking
(perhaps consider an orange and fuchsia pink).
1 kaftan or oaty blouse that can be dressed up
or down.
1 silk (or silk like) scarf that compliments the colours of casual tops as an accessory.
1 pashmina wrap (David Jones sell these in a fabulous array of colours for $39.95 - consider the turquoise) - great for evenings and can be tied around
your handbag strap.
1 pair of ats or low wedge sandals.
1 handbag/sunhat.
1 peach toned blush/lipstick/nail lacquer. (Cannot stress how important a good pedicure looks and
makes you feel).
This is not a shopping spree but a smart way to
shop in order to purchase items that work together.
Once you have your wardrobe established you
could then go back to picking up the odd piece
again, as you know what gaps you need to ll.
The most important thing is taking the stress out
of dressing daily and having the options there to
make it pleasurable and easy to dress yourself for
any occasion.
When my clients see these benets and how
everything comes together for the coming season
fashions, all in two hours, they bounce out of the
shops and can’t wait to get home and arrange their
wardrobes.
Ahhhhhh! I love my job!
Well enjoy February and do me a favour... buy
yourself a little something special for Valentines
Day...Because we’re worth it.
Love
Zoa
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To book a style session with Zoa simply call her
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back of an envelope together with your phone number.
Send to Zoa Competition c/o Have a Go News PO Box
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Cnr Fifty Rd and Baldivis Road
Sat 2 March 2013, 8am - 12pm
Car Booter $5 per car
Stall Holders $10 per 3+3m pitch
Gold coin donation.
PERTH WRITERS FESTIVAL FAMILY DAY
Sunday 24 Feb 2013, 9.30am - 4.30pm
Perth Writers Festival Precinct
35 Stirling Highway, Crawley
Hands on activities,games,workshops etc all in an outdoor
carnivale atmosphere.
All ages.
COTTESLOE SUSTAINABILTY
CALENDAR 2013
Calendar contains tips on energy saving, composting
and many community initiatives.
Contact administration at the Civic Centre on 9285 5000.
AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SISTERS
COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY
14 Feb 2013, 11am - 11.25am
Nurses Memorial, Honour Ave Point Walter Reserve Bicton.
Honouring the Sisters from SS Vyner Brook who drowned,
were massacred or died as prisoners of war.
The public are invited to attend and lay owers if desired.
GAMEX FISHING TOURNAMENT
Sat 9 - Wed 13 March from 12noon.
Exmouth Waters, Exmouth, Exmouth Gulf.
Educational sessions, social evenings, scientic studies and
great fun tagging and capturing various sh.
Visitors are welcome with free entry to the weigh in each
shing evening or any of the educational sessions.
CORYMBIA FESTIVAL 2013
Fri 8 March 6pm-10pm and Sat 9 March 2pm-8pm
Fleming Reserve, Newburn Rd, High Wycombe.
Free admission
REDIPLAN TRAINING AVAILABLE
People in the Town of Victoria Park can receive training for
emergency preparedness from the Australian Red Cross.
Rediplan training session attendees receive a free starter kit
containing water bottle, crank powered torch, ID lanyard,
Emergency Rediplan Folder, booklet and Australian Red
Cross pen.
To register call 9311 8111
Visit www.redcross.org.au.
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT RETIREES
LTD
Welcome you on the rst Wednesday of the month
at 9.30am Church of Christ Hall, 68 Waverly Street,
Dianella to enjoy socials and interesting speakers.
Ph 9276 1767 All retirees welcomed.
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People need people to rebuild their lives.
Rethink homelessness.
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PERTH Southern Suburbs Quit Cigarettes
Clinic has grown and is
changing its name to Your
Life Clinic.
Libby Stone, who has
several Australian University Psychology qualications and is an NLP
Trainer, Master Practitioner, trained in hypnotherapy and counselling
has also joined the team.
So now clinic services
have now expanded to include NLP Psychotherapy
and Counselling
Smokers, if you want
to quit, you can become a
non-smoker for life in just
one session!
Yes, this is a lifetime
guarantee
Call Stefan Galamaga,
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ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT RETIREES
The Peel [Mandurah] branch meets at Halls Head
Bowling & Recreation Centre at Sticks Boulevard Erskine
on the fourth Monday of the month.
Next meeting 25 Feb 2013 guest speaker Dorothy Lewis on
Perth Zoo.
Morning tea $2
Visitors and guests welcome
Ph Faye 9535 2681 or 0407 986 937.
ALFRED COVE ART SOCIETY
Meetings and demonstrations at Atwell Gallery
586 Canning Hwy, Alfred Cove at 7pm on the last
Thursday of the month.
Activities include gallery visits camps and exhibitions.The
Awards of Exellence exhibition will be held at the Atwell
Gallery 27 May - 3 June.
New members are welcome
For enquries phone 0402 965 506
or [email protected].
MT HAWTHORN RSL
New members wanted
Club activities include coach trips, dinners and many other
occasions are covered incl Anzac Day and Christmas.
Anyone who has served in the armed forces or
a relation is eligible to become a member.
Phone Mr Soloman at 9244 5210
BAYSWATER SOCIAL GOLF CLUB
FOR THE OVER 55s
New members wanted. Come and join us.
Tea and coffee provided.
Club meets every Friday, 8am, MacGregor St, Embleton.
Ph Marion 9349 6113 or just turn up and you will be
welcome.
CONCESSIONS INFORMATION SITE.
Western Australians can now nd information regarding all
concessions that they are entitled to.
Search the site www.concessions.wa.gov.au.
EXERCISE BODY AND MIND
Ring Bill 9319 1933 or Megan 9330 5815 East Fremantle
Croquet Club for fun friendly games and social activities.
www.CroquetWest.org.au
If you would like to promote your event through the
Community Notebook, please email Pat or Merrilee,
[email protected]
Retirement Property Guide / Summer 2013
Creating
Connected
Villages.
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Beating the heat
Karen Majer
by Karen Majer
TALK ABOUT a hot summer!
While heat wave records
tumbled in January, it’s no
wonder that so many conversations focused on the weather and the associated eastern
States’ bushres.
On 7 January the Bureau
of Meteorology announced
the hottest average maximum
temperature ever recorded
across Australia – 40.33 degrees. The number of consecutive days that the national
average maximum exceeded
39°C was also broken - seven
days, almost doubling the
previous record of four days
in 1973.
In anticipation of more extreme heat, the BOM added
new colours to the weather
map, deep purple (50-52°C)
and pink (52-54°C), to extend the previous temperature
range that had been capped at
50°C. The new upper range
of 54°C is 129.2°F in the old
measurements.
This isn’t a one-off event.
If you thought that summers are hotter than in your
youth, you’re right.
The CSIRO has found
Australian annual average
daily maximum temperatures
have steadily increased in the
last 100 years, with most of
the warming trend occurring
since 1970. According to the
National Climate Data Centre, nine of the 10 hottest years
on record have been since
2000 (the other was 1998).
Globally, the last four months
of 2012 were the hottest on
record. TIME magazine reported that ‘2012 was the hottest year in U.S. history. And
yes - it’s climate change’.
Reports of extreme events
have often played down
the connection with climate
change because it has been
difcult to attribute any single
event to global warming.
However New Scientist (7
July 2012) said that science
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is advancing rapidly and researchers are becoming able
to make cause-and-effect
connections between climate
change and weather events.
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Commission released a report in mid-January that conrmed this. The report, Off
the Charts: Extreme Australian Summer Heat, says the
heatwave and bushres that
affected Australia in early
2013 have been exacerbated
by global warming. Australia’s average temperature has
increased by 0.9 of a degree
since 1910, and while that
may not sound like much,
small changes in average temperature can have a signicant
impact on the frequency and
nature of extreme weather
events.
What climate change is
doing is worsening the conditions associated with heat
waves so it makes them longer and more intense.
The scientic advisor to
the Climate Commission,
Professor David Karoly,
has warned of an increased
frequency of hot extremes,
more hot days, more heatwaves and more extreme
bushre days in the future,
with a potential rise of two
or three degrees over the next
50 years.
If a warmer climate is the
‘new normal’, we’d better
nd ways to cope with it.
Before you rush out to buy
a new air conditioner (using
more energy, burning more
coal, putting more CO2 into
the atmosphere – now there’s
a vicious cycle), why not
look for ways to keep you
and your home cool without
breaking the budget.
A well-insulated ‘solar
passive’ home should need
little cooling, but even a less
than ideal building can be
managed to reduce heat gain.
Here are a few hints.
Make sure you have good
insulation. Try to create a
cool room during the day by
closing curtains and blinds to
reduce the amount of heat entering. At night, when the air
temperature is cooler, open
windows to let the breeze in.
Wear loose-tting cotton
(not synthetic) clothing. Fill
a spray bottle with water and
keep it in the fridge for a refreshing spray to your face.
Keep plastic bottles of water
in the freezer and grab one
when you go outside. As the
ice melts, you’ll have a supply of cold water. Take baths
or showers with cool or tepid
water. Put a container of ice
in front of the fan.
With an election coming
up, you might like to ask
your candidates about their
policies on renewable energy
and urban planning.
Toughening up building
codes for homes and workplaces together with creating
greener, more sustainable urban environments will be vital to keeping our cool without soaring energy costs. It’s
time to plan to beat the heat.
Sustainable hint
of the month
Check out the hints on
home cooling and insulation
on www.livinggreener.gov.
au.
For 15 tips to keep cool
and information on heat stress
see MedicineNet.com: www.
medicinenet.com/script/main/
art.asp?articlekey=52796
Climate Commission visit
www.climatecommission.
gov.au/
Book Review
The Walls of Delhi
by Uday Prakash
translated by Jason Grunebaum
Reviewed by Pat Paleeya
IT WASN’T easy for me to separate fact
from ction when reading The Walls of
Delhi.
In his short stories Prakash portrays modern India as a country full of corruption and
bribery, which may or may not be blamed
on the caste system which is still so prevalent there. Among the many interesting
characters who come alive on these pages,
Ramnivas and Mohandas are just two who
personify the innate system.
Ramnivas, a janitor discovers a cache
of black money hidden behind a gym wall
whilst cleaning. He spreads his money
around, especially on his underage mistress
whose dream was to see the Taj Mahal.
Although this story is farcical at times, tension arises when Ramnivas gets drunk and
condes his secret to two corrupt policemen
who he is trying to bribe. His life slowly
starts to unravel culminating into a tragiccomedy of errors.
Mohandas is a lower caste dalit who works
hard to obtain his certicates and diploma
to enable him and his family to live a more
comfortable life. At a job interview he hands
his documents over and never sets sight on
them again. The story follows Mohandas as
he tries to reclaim his life which was stolen
by an upper-caste identity thief. Mohandas
strongly believes that justice will be his, but
he is up against powerfully corrupt lawyers
and judges. His faith in social justice and the
outcome is heartbreaking.
Jason Grunebaum writes that, ‘Prakash
provides a harrowing portrayal of the caste
system and corruption that are still a powerful
force in India’. He adds that ‘after Mohandas
was published Prakash received many postcards that simply read “I am Mohandas”’.
I found Prakash’s storytelling very similar to the great Isaac Bashivas Singer, who
knows that one day Prakash may surpass
him. Prakash is that good.
RRP is $29.95 and the book is available
at all major bookstores or online at http://
uwap.uwa.edu.au/books-and-authors/tag/
ction-and-poetry/
Interested in ne literature - Shakespeare?
THE SHAKESPEARE Club of Western Australia was founded in 1930 and has functioned without a break since then.
Its main purpose is to foster interest and enjoyment in ne literature, mainly the
works of Shakespeare, but not limited only to those.
Members meet on the third Saturday afternoon of each month (except January) at
2pm in the State Library.
Interested persons are welcome to join at any time.
There is a small annual subscription, and a very small charge at each meeting to cover
rental costs.
For more information, please call 9444 9107.
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Claremont Masters Friday morning session participants having fun!
MASTERS
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a new two year partnership
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The change to the LiveLighter message will see a variety
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swimming public.
Masters Swimming WA
clubs and events are the focus
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Living lighter is about
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Executive Ofcer
Coin column - Australian currency
THE RECENTLY released 20th edition of Greg McDonald’s
‘Australian Coin and Banknote’ catalogue celebrates 30 years
of publishing by Greg and as a bonus he has included an extra
100 pages of content in what has become an almost 550 page
book. It’s a must have tool for collectors.
Along with the usual listings and their values for every
Australian coin and banknote issued, the new edition now includes a comprehensive treatment of banknotes issued prior
to 1910 by a multitude of private banks operating in Australia.
These notes, though privately issued, circulated as regular
legal tender currency throughout our colonies.
Then in 1910, nine years after the federation of the colonies, the federal government assumed responsibility for the
issuance of banknotes yet had none to distribute. As a temporary measure it acquired unused notes from the private banks
which were then overprinted with wording and serial numbers which deemed them to be an ofcial ‘Australian Note’.
There were about 100 different types of these overprinted
notes issued. Collectors refer to them as superscribed banknotes and they are now also listed in the catalogue.
The superscribed notes remained in use until 1913 when nally our rst ‘proper’ ofcial government printed banknotes
were made available for circulation.
I had the pleasure of talking to Greg a few months before
he published the 2013 catalogue.
During the course of our lengthy conversation we discussed, amongst other things, the continuing decline through
2012 of the values of Australia’s rarest coins and banknotes
- having enjoyed a 10 year bull run leading up to the GFC the
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Denis Martin
OK, I give in; that was a
good trick, where did it
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the rst month of 2013?
It went so quickly I even
missed the deadline for
that issue of this paper.
I’m beginning to believe
that there is a lot of truth
in the wise old saying,
“The future is what passes
you by whilst you are planning for it”.
The impact of a family
loss in the year 2012 gave
us many reasons to reevaluate all aspects of our
lives now and in the future.
I wish to highlight some
of my recent awakenings.
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my opening question, I
wandered back through
my computer diary and
viewed those elusive days
of January 2013. The key
words and headings read
something like this.
New Year reworks,
4WD and trailer tyres,
one week at Peaceful Bay,
planning a week in Busselton, set up house alarm
system, renew shing
gear, bike rides, kayak on
the river, a family funeral,
SES involvement and numerous other reminder
tags.
So it seems that I hadn’t
really missed January, it
has simply been absorbed
into a number of long
term plans that will continue to pursue (with a little help from my friends)
as I conrm to myself that
“Today is the rst day of
the rest of my life”.
Until next time…
Cheers
Denis Martin
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assumed ‘closeness and
understanding’ of each
other was carved in stone.
Then came the ood of
sincere contacts and expressions of support from
those people who we sometimes casually addressed,
in a collective grouping, as
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The
Strength
By Your Side
ing demand.
A couple of years ago this tapering off became evident in
prices asked by dealers and achieved in auctions.
Being a professional trader Greg acknowledged this trend
and as a responsible catalogue publisher he advised his new
catalogue would reect the current values.
Certain exclusive areas within the numismatic market have
been promoted and sponsored by investment dealers and their
clients, which are predominantly private super funds and
speculators.
The following is a general overall analysis of some of these
areas, the gure in brackets after each category is the percentage decline in value when compared to the previous 19th edition catalogue published in late 2011: Pre-decimal banknotes
in uncirculated condition (-16 per cent); Pre-decimal ‘Star’
replacement notes in extremely ne condition (-26 per cent);
Decimal ‘Star’ replacement notes in uncirculated condition (-18 per cent); Decimal ‘Specimen’ banknotes (-42 per
cent); Pre-decimal ‘Proof’ condition coins (-23 per cent) and
1919/21 ‘Square Kookaburra’ Pattern coins (-26 per cent).
One should bear in mind there are variables within each
category and there have been declines elsewhere in the market.
Unfortunately the harsh economic reality is always the
same when any commodity exceeds it’s true worth; a correction will surely ensure.
My fear is I suspect Greg will likely be sharpening his pencil again for the next edition.
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COTA WA NEWS
All news is good news
Secondly, we are busy preparing to advocate on behalf
of seniors in the forthcoming
state elections. In order to
make our representation as
meaningful as possible we
are engaging in a number of
strategies to canvass as wide
a range of views as possible.
For example, COTA’s policy
committee will have met
with the Seniors Alliance
for a round table to come up
with a common set of issues
on which we will lobby. We
will also be in the process
of seeking further input via
our usual channels on these
issues. The national body is
also preparing to undertake
consultation to develop a set
of agreed issues for lobbying
at the national level later in
the year.
Chris Jeffery
THE NEW year has started
with a urry of activity for
COTA WA. Firstly, Ken
Marston has ed our shores
for a much deserved break
until the end of April. We believe he is currently savouring the delights of India. Although previously, COTA’s
part time policy ofcer, I
will be acting in Ken’s place
during this time.
this newspaper is published.
We are also well ahead in our
planning and publicity for
the COTA State Conference:
Active Ageing: What is
Ageing Now, which will be
held at the Esplanade Hotel
in Fremantle in early June.
To encourage our regional
members to participate in
this conference we are in
the process of applying for
travel grants on their behalf.
I encourage you to look at
our website (www.cotawa.
org.au) to keep up to date
with all that’s going on in the
world of seniors. The website
also guides you in subscribing
to our newsletter for more information and news.
Our programs are continuing to gather momentum. Living Longer Living
Stronger staff are successfully engaging more providers
and, in an encouraging trend,
persuading them to take out
longer term contracts to deliver the program. The Seniors Housing Information
Centre is receiving many
requests to deliver seminars
which augurs well for the
year as a whole. Our other
major programs, Beyond
Maturity Blues, Crime and
Safety and Seniors Quality
use of Medicines, are also
gathering momentum.
Our policy forum, Ageing
in the Right Place, with leading international, national
and local participants, will
have been held by the time
Chris Jeffery
A/CEO
The WA Council on the Ageing (COTA)
Living Longer Living Stronger™ is coming
to the Cannington Leisureplex!
LIVING Longer Living
Stronger (LLLS) is a progressive strength and exercise program aimed at reducing the incidence of falls
and improving the health,
wellbeing and independence of people over 50 in
WA.
“The City of Canning is
recognised as a leader in the
depth and breadth of quality
care, services and facilities
that we provide to the more
senior members of our community,” Acting CEO Andrew Sharpe said. “We were
pleased to add this program
to our Care Services area
and to now make it available to more seniors in our
community.”
LLLS was originally
introduced at the Riverton
Leisureplex, where it has
proven to be a highly successful award winning program.
At the recent WA Council
on the Ageing (COTA) Living Longer Living Strong-
er™ Excellence Awards
Dinner, the Riverton Leisureplex won two of the
three State awards.
The annual awards have
been presented during Seniors Week since 2005 to recognise outstanding service
and achievements by Living Longer Living Stronger
providers and their participants.
“The Leisureplex was
awarded Most Outstanding
Provider and Gym Instructor James Hale was awarded
Most Outstanding Instructor
for 2012,” Mr Sharpe explained. “In acknowledging
these awards, I would like
to commend not only James
for his enthusiasm and passion towards the project, but
also Gym & Fitness Supervisor Ben Vause for all the
hard work, enthusiasm and
passion that he displays
about the program, and for
all the ideas he and his team
have brought forward.”
This is the second year
running the Riverton Leisureplex has been recognised as Most Outstanding Provider. In the 2011
awards, local resident John
Skudder was also named as
the winner of the Most Outstanding Achievement by a
Participant.
For all information, contact 6350 7321.
Citiplace Mondays are back
THE rst COTA Forum for 2013 will be held at 10.30am
on Monday 18 February at Citiplace Community Centre,
above the Railway station. Due to the many requests and the
overall need, the rst presentation will be beyond maturityblues: Anxiety, Depression and Older People This is a very
interesting presentation with four key messages
• Anxiety and depression are not a normal part of ageing
• Anxiety and depression are health problems not weaknesses
• Anxiety and depression are treatable illnesses
• Information and support is available
Please advise the COTA ofce on 9321 2133 if you will
be attending. Any further queries on this and our Medicines
and You program please call Marlene or Jane at COTA on
9321 2133 or email: [email protected].
“I made the worst decision of my
life - because I wasn’t informed!”
by John Millar
MORTGAGE and rental
stress: eviction; forced
downsizing;
punitive
charges from a reverse
mortgage; living in a retirement village that is not
liked; forced to sell the
family home...these are
some of the issues that I’ve
been presented with over
the last 12 months at the
Seniors’ Housing Centre.
How do reasonably intelligent people end up
in situations like this?
Everyone has a different
story, frequently tragic,
often sad and a few, downright silly. With housing
being expensive in many
parts of Western Australia and Perth rentals
heading to become more
expensive than Sydney,
it has never been more
important to plan for the
future. There is an often
quoted cliché in the business world, “Most people
don’t plan to fail; they just
fail to plan”, and this ap-
plies to accommodation
in WA in 2013. (How I
wished I’d bought a house
in Fremantle when I migrated here 26 years ago
when it was cheap. I’d be
a millionaire).
But how do you avoid
some of the problems and
issues that beset seniors in
the housing market?
By research, weighing
up the options and, making a sound decision.
That is what Phil Airey,
our Community Education Ofcer and I can
help you to do. The Seniors’ Housing Centre at
COTA WA presents free
Can Advocare assist you?
AS WE age, health issues may challenge our ability to do simple everyday tasks such as cleaning, shopping
or getting to dental and medical appointments.
Receiving support from Home
and Community Care is common
amongst older people to help them
live independently at home. Support
workers assist with the responsibility
of looking after you and maintaining
your home.
However, the standard of service
you receive may not be what you were
expecting. Perhaps a support worker
is never on time, scheduled visits are
cancelled without notice or you are
receiving a different support worker
each time. If you need help to make
a complaint to your provider, or have
made a complaint and aren’t happy
with the response, Advocare can assist.
seminars on a number of
areas of seniors housing
plus there is a free, condential appointment service where you can talk in
private to me about housing options for the future.
contact – John Millar,
SHC Information Ofcer
on 9321 2133 or visit our
website at www.cotawa.
org.au as you might learn
something you didn’t
know. The Seniors’ Housing Centre is open Monday to Friday during
business hours and Saturday mornings 8.30am
until 12.30pm.
Advocare is a not for prot organisation providing free, professional
advocacy services for older people
who are not satised with the service
being received. Advocates will inform
you of your rights, listen to your concerns and give you options to help you
achieve your preferred outcome.
Call Advocare for a condential free
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Exercise for the over 50s:
It’s easy as 1, 2, 3...
STEP 1 - Contact COTA WA now on 9321 2133
and we will send you an LLLS information pack
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form to your GP and get it signed
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and contact them to book in for your assessment
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FOOD & WINE
Juicy plums always
worth waiting for
AT LAST! Juicy Western
Australian plums are hitting
their peak and what a treat
they are!
With beautiful rich colour, soft smooth skin and a
sweet fresh aroma, just wait
till you taste them. Yes, it’s
been quite a wait for these
jewel coloured beauties but
now they are ripe and ready
and the prices are very reasonable.
Mid January to February
is the best time for plums
with an abundance of large
sweet and delicious fruit
coming from right throughout WA, including the Hills,
Donnybrook and Manjimup. There are around
200 different varieties of
plums to choose from at
various stages of the season
but right now it is the Purple
Majesty which is bound to
please.
In the coming weeks the
Black Amber and Amber
Jewel will take the spotlight
so there is no time to waste
if you’re a serious plum fan.
Although every plum differs to some degree in colour, size and taste, the two
main categories are; European plums and Japanese
plums.
European plums are
oval-shaped and about
5-6cm long with a range of
ADVERTISING FEATURE
Recipes for One:
Grilled Peaches with Vanilla Ricotta
pink to purple skins. Flesh
can range from yellow, to
creamy-white, to blood red.
Japanese plums are round
to heart-shaped, 5-8cm long
and their skin colour can
range from yellow to red.
Their esh can be yellow,
amber or yellow with red.
Plums do not continue
to sweeten once they are
picked so choose carefully.
Ripe plums lose their
glossy sheen, so this is the
best guide for the naked eye.
Also ensure smooth skin
that is free of blemishes,
soft spots or discolouration.
If you have purchased plums
that are a little rm they may
be left for a day or two at
room temperature to soften.
Fresh plums make a
quick, healthy and delicious
snack.
A cold plum straight from
the fridge makes a refreshing
treat on a hot day and ripe
plums should keep this way
for around ve days. They
are also ideal for juice, jams
and chutneys, and make fantastic llings for pies, tarts
and cakes.
Enjoy Western Australian
plums while they are at their
peak, right throughout summer.
Fresh Finesse:
freshf.com.au
...eat, drink and be merry...
Ingredients
2 yellow peaches, halved
and stones removed
½ tablespoon caster sugar
½ tablespoon maple syrup
½ teaspoon butter
2 tablespoons fresh ricotta
cheese
¼ teaspoon vanilla paste or
vanilla extract
Preparation: 5 mins
Cooking: 5 mins
Serves: 1
Chinese Stir Fry with Plums
Seniors’ Special: Meal and a Middy $15
(For bookings of 5 or more)
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HAGN#006/235
The Valencia Complex, 55 Benara Rd, Caversham
Preparation: 5 mins
Cooking: 5 mins
Serves: 4
Seared Rump
Strips & Salad
Greens
WHEN I do any version of this type of dish, I always feel
guilty with how good it is for so little effort. This gives you
more time with your loved ones and less time in the kitchen.
Ingredients (for two)
• 400 to 500gm Slice of MSA Rump approximately 2.5cm
thick that has been marinated in a bowl or plastic bag for ½
hour at room temperature in a mixture of.
• 50ml olive oil
• salt and pepper to your liking
• 2 sliced cloves of garlic
• some bruised rosemary (tap it with a mallet)
• 200gm of mesculin leaves
Ingredients for Dressing
• 2 tablespoons sliced shallots
• 1 tablespoon capers
• ½ cup red wine vinegar
• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
Ingredients
6 plums, halved and stone
removed
250g beef strips
3 cloves garlic, crushed
3 centimetre ginger, grated
2 bunches bok choy,
chopped
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
¼ cup plum sauce
www.
Your choice of one of the following;
Wood red pizza (small)
Chicken or vegetarian baguette
Salt ‘n’ Pepper Squid
Fish and chip basket with tartare sauce
Spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce
PLUS
1 x middy of beer/cider or 1 x glass of
wine or cup of tea or coffee
Method
PLACE peach on a grill
tray cut side up. Pour
a little syrup over each
peach and dot with a little
butter. Cook under a hot grill
until bubbling and heated
through. Mix together
ricotta, sugar and vanilla till
smooth and creamy. Serve
immediately with the grilled
peaches.
Vince Garreffa’s
Method
HEAT oil in wok or frying
pan over high heat. Cook
beef until well browned
on both sides. Add garlic,
ginger and bok choy. Stir
fry until bok choy is just
cooked, adding soy sauce
when required. Add plums
and plum sauce, and gently
stir until plums are warmed
through. Serve immediately
with noodles or rice.
Method
REMOVE the meat from the marinade and discard rosemary
and garlic. Now barbecue or pan fry the meat for 3 minutes
on each side at high heat. Remove from heat and rest covered
with alfoil for 10 minutes (cook longer if you don’t like it rare).
Prepare your plates with naked salad leaves. Slice meat into
strips that hold together and show pink or rare centre with a
well done outside and arrange strips lazily and artistically on
top of salad. Now dress meat and salad with a salad dressing
to your liking. To make the dressing whisk all the ingredients
together, whisking melted butter in last, salt and pepper to taste.
This is a great meal on a balmy night when the mind is willing but the body is not.
Buon Appetito
Vincenzo Garreffa
Letters to Vince Garreffa
HAGN#075/251
FOOD & WINE
...eat, drink and be merry...
Read us online
IF YOU want a particular recipe from me, don’t
hesitate to drop me a line at Have a Go News.
Address your enquiry to Vince Garreffa
c/- Have a Go News PO Box 1042 West Leederville 6901, or
email your question to [email protected]. Please
include your telephone number so Vince can call you!
PLEASURE IN THE TASTING!
ager’s Tearooms & Restaurant
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Hooper’s Winery
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Wine for hot summer days
by Frank Smith
FEBRUARY is the month for wine
bargains. It is too hot to shop and trade
is slow. It is also the time for wineries
to clear out slow moving lines at rock
bottom prices and free up space for the
2013 vintage.
This month we have specials for
Have a Go News readers from Fermoy
Estate a ve-star winery in Margaret
River. Readers can order mixed cases
(12) of Fermoy Estate Semillon Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot for $10/bottle and the Fe range
Classic White and Classic Reds for just
$8.
Fermoy Estate 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot is deep crimson in colour with aromas of leafy cabernet and
dried herbs and plum from the Merlot.
The palate is full of avour with ripe red
berries that develop into mocha/briary
avours on the nish. This wine was
awarded 92 points in James Halliday’s
Wine Companion 2012.
Fermoy Estate 2011 The Partnership
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc is light green
in colour with lifted grass and freshly
cut hay on the nose and punchy lime
with tropical and oral undertones. This
wine displays a fresh and lively palate
with considerable texture and length. A
oral front palate develops zesty lime
and nishes with crisp acidity.
The Fe Classic Red has an intense
nose of mocha, red berry and plums
with underlying sweet vanillin and coconut from the oak. The palate is full,
with a soft sweet cherry front palate that
develops into more savoury olive and
briary nish with well-integrated tannins.
The Fe Classic White nose is lifted
with fresh lime, orange blossom and
underlying grassy herbaciousness. The
palate is clean, fresh, lively and full of
avour dominated with zesty citrus and
gooseberry avours.
These specials are available only
through the Fermoy Estate cellar door.
Phone 9755 6285 or email cellardoor@
fermoy.com.au. Freight to Perth is $10
for the rst case. Second, and third cases
are sent at no charge.
The other wines we are featuring this
week is the Woody Nook folkloric series at $19.95 recommended retail price
per bottle.
These include Timber Cutter’s cottage 2012 Unwooded Chardonnay,
which has delicate aromas of pear, lime
and grapefruit, with a rounded, lingering nish. A great match for seafood
and grilled chicken dishes.
The Killdog Creek 2011 Tempranillo
has a striking deep purple colour and
a nose that is suggestive of cherries,
ve spice and sarsaparilla. The palate
is medium bodied with chalky tannins,
avours of dark plums and Morello
cherries, with a hint of spice. It is a great
accompaniment for Mediterranean cuisine and will cellar for up to ve years.
The Woodcote 2012 Chenin Blanc
has sweet tropical fruits on the palate with a honeyed smoothness and a
refreshing nish. Enjoy by itself, with
fruit-based desserts or as an accompaniment to moderately spicy food.
Lastly the 2012 Kelly’s Farewell
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc is fresh and
vibrant with tropical fruit, melon and
grassy aromas offer appealing intensity
of fruit on the palate, which is complemented by the long, lingering, crisp
nish. This goes well with seafood and
grilled chicken.
Woody Nook wines are widely available in Perth liquor stores or order direct
from the vineyard www.woodynook.
com.au/
Diabetes: a pathway
to improved health
by Brian Hooper
What’s Fresh
in February
A quaint tavern that sits alongside the historic Kep Track in
Mount Helena. Nestled in the centre of the township, this 100-year-old
taven and restaurant overlooks a large, family friendly beer garden.
Whether you are dining or just having a few quiet ales
you are sure to have a relaxing time...
WHAT’S ON!
MONDAY
Moo & Brew $22
TUESDAY
Parma & Pint $22
WEDNESDAY
Curry Night $18
THURSDAY
Jacket Potato Night $15
• THURS 14 Valentine’s Day
• FRI 15
The Upbeats LIVE MUSIC
• SUNDAY SESSION 17
Smokehouse Blues LIVE MUSIC
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Bad Penny LIVE MUSIC
*Hills Blues Club
Summer Series”;
SAT 9 March 5pm-10.30pm
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SUNDAY
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$12 jugs
Sundays
Hour
Happy pm
6
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Friday
$6 pints
Wednesdays
& Thursdays
HAGN#132/251
Mt Helena Tavern
& Restaurant
Amber Jewel Plums: A lovely large, red heart-shaped fruit
that was developed here in WA. The rich gold-coloured esh
is sweet and juicy even when the fruit is rm. Buy plums with
plenty of colour, a somewhat dull skin and just a little softness.
Ripe plums lose their sheen, so the best guide to plum ripeness is to look for plums with an all over dull colour. For great
tasting plums, correct storage and handling are important. If
your plums seem a little rm they may be left for a few days at
room temperature to soften. Store ripe plums in the refrigerator! Plums are ideal for juice, syrups, jams, chutneys and make
fantastic llings for pies, tarts and cakes.
Celery: Select celery with fresh looking leaves and tightly
formed stalks. Use nely sliced celery to add crunch and avour contrast to salads, especially a Asian-inuenced brown
rice version drizzled with sesame oil and a dash of rice wine
vinegar Sliced portions are the perfect New Year detox substitute for a cracker to dip into hummus and tzatziki.
Donut Peaches: A unique white eshed peach, small and at
with a sunken centre (shaped like a doughnut). Can be eaten
rm or soft and are naturally sweet and juicy. They’re a huge
hit with kids, as they are easy to hold in hand, easy to eat and
have great novelty factor.
Swiss Brown Cup Mushrooms: Plenty of avour and just the
right size for popping into summer salads, rice pilafs and pasta
dishes. These nutty brown mushrooms work well with Asian
avours such as chilli, ginger and coriander; try stir-frying in
the above plus a dollop of hoisin sauce and serving with honey
glazed pork and steamed greens.
Rod Evans Community Centre
14
is offering Gourmet dining...by Hartnell’s Catering
$
*
Three course lunch
commencing
12 noon sharp
*per person
Kids eat
FREE daily
12pm – 2pm
Mt Helena Tavern & Restaurant
an
nt
900 Keane Street West
Phone 9572 1221
OPEN SEVEN DAYS FOR LUNCH & DINNER
NE
ER
www.mounthelenatavern.com.au
u
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Phone 9325 1507
160 Hay Street, East Perth
HAGN#063/251
20
IN SEPTEMBER 2012 I
was diagnosed with type 2
diabetes.
After receiving this news
I was a bit dazed, puzzled
and annoyed to think I had
a disease known to cause
loss of eye sight and amputations.
Two days later I pulled
myself
together
and
thought I’m going to beat
this and decided to get help
and as much information
as possible and formulate
a plan.
After an appointment
with Diabetes (WA), I left
there with my” blood glucose meter”, the knowledge
on how to use it, an arm
full of brochures and was
signed up for the following;
• National Diabetes Services Scheme.
• Understanding Food Labels class known as “Shop
smart” (half day).
• Cooking class known as
“Cook smart” (half day).
• The Desmond (full day)
program where you meet
other people newly diagnosed with diabetes.
My local Pharmacy 777
in Hilton gave me printed
health diary sheets to complete, so I could record
what food I consumed during the day and on the reverse side an area to show
any exercise activity.
Taking blood samples
about two or three times a
week was not an issue and
after a few weeks it became
a challenge to see if I could
beat the previous blood glucose recordings.
The real test was nding
foods friendly for diabetes
and to resist the temptation
of fast food, chocolates and
biscuits.
With total support from
my partner we researched
and looked at foods with
lower GI, fats, sugar, and
salt and foods containing
higher bre content.
The “Shop smart course”
made things a lot simpler.
There is no need to remember dozens of numbers. When reading food
labels look at the “quantity
per 100 grams column”,
then aim for foods with
10 grams or less total fats,
500 grams salt or less and
consider foods with lower
sugar content.
The cooking class of 10
people diagnosed with diabetes took notes and sampled various foods prepared
by the diabetes councillors.
This two hour class was
most helpful and I was relieved to learn that food for
people with diabetes is not
always bland and uninteresting.
Food containing high
levels of fat leads to weight
gain and a diet of low levels
of fat and exercise leads to
better health was the message for those willing to try.
The full day course
touched on our health histories and symptoms such as
mental attitude, dry mouth,
erectile dysfunction, tiredness, peeing too much,
weight gain and stress, just
to name a few.
On the occasions when
my blood glucose levels
spiked I referred to my
Pharmacy 777 completed
health diary and was able to
trace back to my previous
meal or meal the day before
to see what food may have
caused the raised level.
This happened a few
times after a game of pennant lawn bowls when the
cheese, biscuits and salami
was passed around and I
could not help myself. My
blood test afterwards revealed these foods “caused
the spike.”
The other time when I
felt peckish about 9pm and
ate three plump Californian
dates, two hours later my
bloods shot up to a staggering ‘18’, the following day
I rang the diabetics help
line and after a few questions I discovered I had not
“washed my hands” after
handling the dates, the sugary residue was still on the
nger I took blood from,
“causing the spike.”
It is so important to
keep notes for the rst
three months and people
will quickly learn the does
and don’ts. My newly introduced life style and diet
of lower GI foods, salads,
vegetables, fruit, chicken
dishes, carbohydrates in
moderation, lower fatty
foods and some dairy, all
had positive results.
My three month blood
test revealed and conrmed
by my doctor a huge reduction in blood glucose levels,
reduction in total cholesterol, lower blood pressure
and an 8 kg weight loss.
I have found excellent
support from the Diabetes
WA and my local 777 Pharmacy.
Now armed with a plan
and knowledge I believe I
can keep my diabetes under
control and still eat a variety of interesting and nutritious food.
For more information call Diabetes WA on
9325 7699 email info@
diabeteswa.com.au
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magic of Switzerland.
CAMPING TOURS
ONE DAY TOURS
16 Day Central Australia, Lake Eyre
30 March .................................................... $2790
5 Day Albany Esperance
18 March ................................................... $1190
Busselton Jetty & Underwater Observatory
24 February ............................................... $89
14 Day Mt Augustus, Karijini, Pilbara
27 April ....................................................... $2390
4 Day Easter South West
30 March .................................................... $890
Alpaca, Wood Fired Pizza, Jalbrook Estate
10 March .................................................. $89
15 Day Birdsville Track,
Outback Queensland (6 days camping)
7 May .......................................................... $3990
5 Day Historic Goldfields
15 April ..................................................... $1190
St Patrick’s Day Mystery Tour
17 March .................................................. $89
8 Day Karijini, Exmouth, Coral Coast
14 May ...................................................... $2990
Pinnacles
24 March and12 May ............................... $89
8 Day Mt Augustus, Exmouth
24 May ...................................................... $1890
Mystery Tour
21 April ..................................................... $75
13 Day Cape York & Thursday Island
21 May ........................................................ $3990
14 Day Gibb River, Kimberley, Bungles
9 & 27 June ................................................ $3990
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5 July ......................................................... $4590
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6PR announcer Harvey Deegan and Travel editor Jennifer Merigan
WELL 2013 is off and running
and I am looking forward to
bringing you lots of interesting
travel information throughout
the year.
We will commence our Talking Travel group again next
month when the weather be-
gins to cool down and I look
forward to holding some interesting meetings for our travelling readers.
I will be organising a solo
travellers’ function a little
later in the year for those of
you who are looking for a
travel companion. Other meetings planned include a Perth
Airport ‘Q and A’ about the
changes which are coming to
our largest public transport
hub.
In January, I enjoyed a quick
trip to Kuala Lumpur and Jahor Bahru for the launch of the
Visit Malaysia Year 2014.
Last run in 2007, the Visit
Malaysia program, with its
many festivals, special offers
and tour packages available for
the visitor, proved very successful in increasing visitor numbers to the country.
I have been to Malaysia
many times and enjoyed every
visit there immensely. I often
say that KL is like my second home; it is a city I never
tire of and one where I relish
every moment of its unique
atmosphere – Malaysia’s catch
phrase; Malaysia – Truly Asia
describes the country perfectly.
On this trip we took a short
ight to Jahor Bahru for a visit
to Legoland and Hello Kitty
world and were not disappointed.
In the picture left, 6PR’s
Harvey Deegan and I brave the
roller coaster ride at Legoland
which really captures the spirit
of our visit.
I would certainly recommend a day out there especially
with the grandchildren. You
can read more about Legoland
on page 34.
This trip I utilised my
Iphone and took some videos
of my travels which you can see
on our Facebook page.
Fremantle Ports advise that
they have installed a free wireless connection for cruise ship
passengers and the visiting
public while they are in and
around Fremantle Passenger
Terminal at Victoria Quay.
This year, 18 cruise ships are
scheduled to visit Fremantle
Port with 60,000 passenger visits expected.
The ships on their maiden
visit this year include the Celebrity Solstice on 15 February
and Costa NeoRomantica on
13 December.
Don’t forget, I am accumulating email addresses so that
I can send out ‘travel’ deals to
readers on a regular basis. Just
email me Jen@haveagonews.
com.au with the subject Let’s
go Travelling E News.
Have a Go News is your
newspaper and I welcome
readers to feel free to contact
me about any travel issues or
enquiries. I will always do my
best to source current information or assist you with a problem.
The paper is available in
a digital format and readers
can access the digital version
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My contact details are on this
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The tour explores all the
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The Settlers House York Weekenders will be running throughout the year.
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available with a line-up of delicious
meals and entertainment.
Wine and dine under a starry sky
on Saturday 20 April, with a delicious meal prepared by Celebrity Chef
Miguel Maestre who will cook up a
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With an entrée, live demonstration
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Spanish chef Miguel has a spicy
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The Best of Turkey and the Black Sea
“WHEN you visit Turkey you can feel you are at
the crossroads of the Old
World!” says George Booth
Director of Sales Travel
Tree.
A wonderful history that
has seen the inuence of
the Romans the Greeks and
Turks on both the old and
modern history of Turkey
make it somewhere we all
want to visit at some time.
You can experience the
history of ‘Constantinople,
the signicance of Gallipoli, the city of Troy and
the Trojan Horse or perhaps
the magnicence of Ephesus
preservation with great stories of Roman times.
Cappadocia offers the
opportunity to explore the
volcanic landscape dotted
with caves and troglodyte
dwellings.
The Trafalgar 14 day Best
of Turkey tour has one and
two night stopovers with
breakfast included daily and
12 dinners including a farewell dinner on the last night
in Istanbul.
George and Josephine
Booth will escort a 23 day
tour from Australia to combine essential Turkey with
a seven night cruise on Silversea Silver Spirit into the
Black Sea ports of Yalta/Sevastopol/Odessa (Ukraine),
Constanta (Romania) and
Nessebar (Bulgaria) departing 11 September returning
4 October 2013.
The Silversea Silver Spirit
is the ultimate cruise ship
with just 540 passengers and
quality inclusions such as all
meals (even in the cabin if
required), theatre with entertainment, free alcohol (beer/
wine, soft drinks and spirits),
well tted suites and butler
service throughout the voyage.
Small ship cruising is the
specialty of Silversea; those
who have been on the larger
ships see the difference in
the on board atmosphere
with the personal service and
less crowded restaurants and
poolside.
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The escorted tour itinerary ying Singapore Airlines
covers: Istanbul, Canakkale
(Gallipoli), Troy, Pergamon,
Izmir, Ephesus, Antalya,
Cappadocia, Ankara (Turkish Capital) then onto the
seven night Cruise visiting
Yalta, Sevastopol, Odessa,
Constanta and Nessebar.
The 23 day Perth to Perth
tour costs from $8,295 per
person share twin with various cabin grades available.
George and Josephine
Booth have escorted many
tours worldwide and ensure
the content and services are
adhered to while making
sure no one is left on their
own, including during for
meals.
For information and
bookings phone Travel Tree
9382 5049.
The Travel Doctor’s advice for diving tours
issues which can happen anywhere.
A general health and tness check
prior to travel is a good idea, with
review of any ongoing medications.
For those who have not dived for
considerable time, a more formal
dive medical may be in order. A test
dive before travel checks that equipment is working and ensures the wetsuit is not two sizes too small!
Dental llings or root canal treatment should be avoided for a month
prior to diving, to minimise the risk
of dental barotrauma.
Immunisations for travel should
be destination specic, taking into
account time of year and relevant
medical history. Recommended vaccinations for remote locations might
include Hepatitis A, Typhoid, and
Hepatitis B. When malaria prophylaxis is advised the choices for divers
are limited; however Doxycycline &
Malarone are commonly used.
Diving in Lake Malawi risks bilharzia (schistosomiasis) although
some travellers are inaccurately told
that certain parts of the lake are bilharzia free. Divers from here should
be seen at least three months after
return for a check-up.
Conservatively, your last dive
should be 12-24hrs before ying to
avoid precipitating decompression
sickness (although modern dive computers may suggest shorter intervals).
The Travel Doctor Fremantle can
assist you in your health preparation
as well as putting together a kit for
you that might include rehydration
salts, tablets for nausea and motion
sickness, antibiotics for travellers diarrhoea, paracetamol, antihistamines,
drying ear drops and antibiotic ear
drops just in case.
Dr David Rutherford
The Travel Doctor Fremantle
ESCORTED PILGRIMAGE
TO ISRAEL
Gill Rookyard, an Anglican priest in the
Diocese of Perth will escort the Pilgrimage tour
from Perth to Perth*. Gill has visited Israel
previously and is passionate about sharing the
wonderful experience of the visit with the
participants. The tour will visit the most symbolic
cities and sites such as Tel Aviv, Jerusalem,
Dead Sea, Masada,Qumran and more with
a local guide to assist throughout the tour.
Departing Perth Monday 14 October 2013
15 nights/16 days Perth/Perth
$3,999 pp share twin $4,799 Single room sole use
Cost includes: Economy class airfares and current taxes
ying Thai Airways and El Al • 10 Full days touring with driver
and guide • Daily breakfast and dinner in Israel and breakfast
Bangkok • Airport transfers • Porterage at Hotels
• Pilgrim Certicate • 13 nights accommodation including
Bangkok (Balance ying) • Services of escort (subject to 20
full fare paying participants).
Not included: Meals other than stipulated • Passport &
Travel Insurance • Tips and gratuities • Any visa fee
(not required by Australian and NZ passport holders)
• Expenses of a personal nature.
For bookings to the information sessions or
details of the pilgrimage Maxiema 9382 5059
INFORMATION
SESSION:
Tuesday 19 FEBRUARY
6PM
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SCUBA diving takes people to exotic
locations to see extraordinary wrecks
and untouched coral reefs. Each destination requires a unique traveller
risk assessment and isolated locations require more self-sufciency
and travel insurance which covers
medical evacuation and hyperbaric
treatment. How the dive tour is conducted, accommodation, meal preparation, and the trip home all need to
be taken into account when planning
your trip.
This aside, the most common
problems for travelling divers are still
ear, sinus, dental and cardiovascular
License number 9TA 1041 ABN NUMBER 016 002
Guided Holiday of TURKEY & The Black Sea
23 Nights/24 Days from $8,295 pp twin share
Departs PERTH Wednesday 11 Sept 2013
Arrive back in PERTH Friday 4 Oct 2013
Cruise Silversea’s Silver Spirit - Visiting Istanbul & Canakkale (Turkey) • Yalta - Sevastopol - Odessa (Ukraine)• Constanta (Romania) • Nessebar (Bulgaria)
The Silver Spirit, with only a
540-passenger capacity, is the newest
vessel in the Silversea fleet and combines
distinctive luxuries and celebrated lifestyle
with six dining venues, large spa and
95% of suites with private verandahs.
Seven grades of suites available
on Silversea!
Join George and Josephine Booth (escorts) on a tour
designed to fully explore the crossroads of the
world. Visit Turkey (including Gallipoli) and
then cruise the vast Black Sea on the Silver
Spirit through the Bosphorus Strait, visiting
Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania. See lands
best known for their history, variety of terrain
and unique cultures, on a route less travelled,
during the short Black Seas cruise season.
We start in Istanbul, one of the region’s most
historical cities, with its mosques, markets and
museums, and then embark on a 14-day tour exploring the rest of
this exciting region, including Gallipoli, before returning to Istanbul.
Join us in this guided holiday from Perth, ying with Singapore
Airlines, with the opportunity to extend the trip at the end!
INFORMATION
SESSION:
Thursday, 21 February,
10am
Phone 9382 5049 for reservations
Inclusions:
• Economy class flights with Singapore
Airlines Perth/Istanbul/Perth via Singapore
• Current airline taxes and charges
• Guided tour from Istanbul visiting Gallipoli,
Çanakkale, Troy, Pergamon, Izmir, Ephesus,
St Mary’s House, Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Antalya,
Perge, Aspendos, Konya, Cappadocia, Ugrup,
Goreme, Ankara, Gordion, Bursa.
• 7-night all-inclusive, luxury Silversea cruise etc.
• Airport transfers
The inclusions on the Silver Spirit range
from a butler to all meals and beverages,
including wine and spirits from your
in-suite refrigerator. Even at night, if you
are not in the mood to dine out, dine in!
Important note: All costs are subject to currency
fluctuation, applicable airfares at time of travel and suite
availability. Escorts are subject to minimum 30 persons
travelling from Perth on published departure date.
For information and bookings contact phone 9382 5049 Email [email protected]
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The lowdown on Lygon
Lygon Street, Melbourne
by Jeanette Woolerton
AS IS COMMON in the month of February, Victoria has been besieged by bushres yet again.
This season’s relentless heatwave has taken its
toll on many rural communities.
In seems that the safest, coolest and most inspiring place to be right now is in the central business
district of Melbourne.
The inner city offers welcome respite from the
scorched landscape that surrounds it. The parks
and gardens remain verdant, detailed with vibrant
blooms and historical artefacts.
Melbourne is consistently cool, clean and green.
Ambling along the many laneways and sidewalks creates immense pleasure, for the incredible
variety of things to see and do there.
As you head north of the city, the cultural inuence becomes distinctly European.
A perfect example of this is Lygon Street, Carlton, one of the great food precincts of Melbourne.
Lygon Street has its origins in the early immigration of Italian migrants to Melbourne.
Located close to the University of Melbourne,
the area owes much of its growth (and popularity as a culinary destination) to the students of the
University, who frequented the street long before it
became fashionable with business people.
Lygon Street has the largest selection of Italian
restaurants and cafes of any located anywhere in
Australia.
It was also the rst suburb in Melbourne to promote eating outdoors. Tables and chairs line the
footpaths and it is challenging to manoeuvre around
them without pausing for a snack!
The precinct provides the perfect setting for
a summer evening’s gathering with a group of
friends, especially if you’re sitting in the garden
cafes, the birthplace of Melbourne’s unique ‘cafe
culture’
Immaculate Victorian terraces provide a backdrop for coffee lovers, dining al fresco and a variety of cake shops and gelato bars tempt visitors as
they spill out of the theatres, cinemas and galleries.
You can browse hidden fashion boutiques and book
shops, or meander through the Carlton Gardens to
one of Australia’s most important classical structures, the Royal Exhibition Building.
Dubbed “Little Italy’, it comes as no surprise that
the Museo Italiano, located at 199 Faraday Street,
Carlton, tells the story of the Italian community in
Victoria, with a focus on Carlton.
The Museo was developed as a focus of the
Lygon Street precinct, with funding from the Victorian Multicultural Commission’s Cultural Precincts
Enhancement fund and support from the City of
Melbourne.
The Museo Italiano displays and interprets the
experience of Italian migration, as well as the culture created by Italians in Australia. Italian people
come from many different backgrounds with strong
regional afliations that continue to form ItalianAustralian identities.
The original migrants departed from Italy for a
variety of reasons, but all were interested in seeking
better business opportunities and Italian-Australians have developed a unique culture by relating
their traditions, knowledge and customs to local
content and values.
The Museo Italiano is a living testament to the
rich, diverse and fabulous warmth the Italian community injects into our lives. Delicious food in
Lygon Street, wonderful company in the local
people and invaluable information in the museum
blend together to create an unforgettable European
experience!
Please contact the museum directly for further
information on (03) 9439 9000 or visit the website
at http://www.museoitaliano.com.au/
For a detailed peruse on what else this fantastic
precinct has to offer, please visit:
http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/PlacestoGo/
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CulturalPrecinct=Lygon Street Italian precinct
Lygon Street has everything that you could possibly wish for... And more!
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independent travel expo,
and this year, features a
more diverse array of travel
options than ever before,
covering destinations and
holidays to Europe, Asia,
Africa, New Zealand, Middle East and WA.
More than 100 exhibitors
will be on show, providing holiday ideas to suit all
tastes and budgets – from
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river and ocean-cruising,
and coach and rail holidays,
to skiing and adventure
trips, and relaxing resorts.
Travel experts will be
on hand across the weekend to provide the very
latest information, and you
can enjoy huge savings by
booking your next holiday
directly at the Expo. You
can also book your travel
insurance on the spot.
Attend free Travel Theatre presentations with leading industry experts discussing destinations across
the globe and giving valuable travel tips.
Sessions will run every
half-hour between 10.30am
and 3pm in Crown’s Botanical Rooms, accessible by a
lift, escalators and stairs.
Event organiser, Pat Strahan says the over 55s market had driven signicant
growth recently in nature
and adventure-based travel,
as well as rich cultural experiences.
“More and more people
in their later years are embarking on holidays with a
touch of adventure, excitement or unique culture,”
she said.
“There is a denite shift
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South West of WA are so
rich in. The very best of
these destinations and experiences will be on show
at the Expo, making it a
convenient way to research
and even book your next
holiday.”
Fantastic prizes
to be won
All visitors who attend
the Expo will receive entry
forms for some fantastic
travel prizes, including a
$4,500 Malaysia holiday
and a $1,500 car hire package in Europe.
Courtesy of Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines
and the Sabah Tourism
Board, you could win:
• Two airfares Perth - Kota
Kinabalu - Kuala Lumpur
– Perth, ying Malaysia
Airlines.
• Three days / two nights’
accommodation in Kuala
Lumpur.
• A half-day Kuala Lumpur
city tour.
• Four days / three nights’
accommodation at Pacic
Sutera Harbour Resort &
Spa, Kota Kinabalu.
• Return airport and hotel
transfers.
• A ve-hour Tunku Abdul
Rahman Marine Park Is-
Bungle Bungles Chopper
land excursion.
• A day trip to Kinabalu
Park and Sabah Tea Gardens.
Simply place your completed entry form in the barrel at the Tourism Malaysia
stand and, with a bit of luck,
you could be experiencing
your very own Malaysian
adventure.
Or put the cherry on top
of your next European encounter, with free car hire,
thanks to Renault Eurodrive. This prize package
includes 21 days use of a
brand new Renault Clio,
with 24-hour roadside assistance, unlimited kilometers, full insurance and
pick-up and drop-off at any
French depot.
Look for the Renault Eurodrive vehicle at the Expo
and enter there for your
chance to win.
Don’t miss this one-stopshop for all your holiday
needs. The 2013 Perth
Holiday & Travel Expo at
Crown Perth is open from
10am to 4.30pm on Saturday 16 February and Sunday 17 February. Entry is
$10 for Adults $8 for Aged
Pensioners / Seniors and
free for Children under 15
years when accompanied
by an adult.
Visit www.holidayexpo.
com.au for full details.
WIN WIN WIN
To be in the draw to
win one of 10 double
passes simply send an
email to hagncomps@
haveagonews.com.au with
Holiday and Travel Expo
in the subject line or call
the ofce during business
hours on 9227 8283. Only
over 45s eligible and competition closes 15/02/13.
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Cairns to Brisbane • 2 nts in Brisbane • Rail travel on The
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• 3 nights in Sydney
• Sydney Harbour Coffee Cruise
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• 2 nts in Adelaide
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the 2013 Perth Holiday &
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all around the world will be
showcased in the comfort
of Crown Perth’s Grand
Ballroom on 16 and 17
February.
The event is Perth’s
longest-running and only
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History of Cruising - Cruising Booms
by Chris Frame
Maritime Historian
CRUISING as a holiday
experience had many false
starts; however it nally
started to gain traction in the
1970s. Strangely it was the
demise of the transatlantic
passenger ship as a mode of
transport (replaced by the
jet aircraft) that saw cruising
take off as a holiday destination.
In 1972, Carnival Cruise
Lines commenced services
utilising a former transatlantic ocean liner which was
converted into a cruise ship.
Renamed Mardi-Gras, and
with the addition of swimming pools, lido decks and
buffet restaurants, the reborn
ship cruised from Florida on
short voyages to the Caribbean and the Bahamas.
Cruising was further
bolstered by the growth of
lines such as Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, as well
as Norwegian Cruise Line,
which elevated cruising to a
new level in 1979 when they
bought the laid-up former
ocean liner, SS France
and converted her into the
world’s largest cruise ship.
Re-named Norway, the
ship was more than 1,000
feet long and weighed
70,000 gross registered tons.
By far the largest cruise ship
in the world, and even larger
than the famed QE2, Norway’s success as a cruise
ship paved the way for a
boom in the construction
of even larger cruise ships,
many of which far exceeded
the size of the largest of the
transatlantic liners.
The secret to the success
of cruising was twofold.
Firstly, the home port of
the large American cruise
ships was moved from New
York to Miami and Fort
Lauderdale. These ports
were less than a day’s sailing from popular Caribbean
islands, and gave birth to the
idea of seven, four and even
sooner had Carnival Destiny
been launched than Princess
Cruises announced the construction of an even bigger,
and more expensive cruise
ship, Grand Princess.
Grand Princess was the
rst in a series of nine giant vessels, each between
107,000 and 113,000 gross
registered tons, which helped
Princess Cruises to become
one of the leading cruise lines
in the world.
The cruising boom wasn’t
restricted to just the United
States. As new ships came
on the scene in the Caribbean, cruise lines expanded
their horizons and itineraries,
penetrating the UK, Mediterranean and Asian cruising
markets with ease.
Closer to home, the veteran
P&O Cruises (based in Sydney) was acquired by Carnival (along with many other
cruise lines - including Cunard, Holland America, Princess, Costa, P&O UK and
Seabourn). With new funding the company has grown
and today operate three large
ships, two of which are close
to 70,000 tons in size!
Throughout this unprecedented boom in cruising, one
ship remained on the transatlantic run. Cunard’s QE2
became the sole survivor of
a bygone era. QE2’s unique
dual-purpose design allowed
for her to operate as a cruise
ship throughout the winter
months. However each and
every year of her unmatched
39½ year career she operated
regular transatlantic crossings.
When Carnival acquired
Cunard Line in 1998, they
committed to an unexpected
project to build a running
mate for QE2. Launched as
Queen Mary 2 in 2003, she
was the largest, longest, tallest, widest and most lavish
passenger ship ever built.
Sadly QE2 retired in
2008 after travelling close
to 6-million miles and carrying 2.5 million passengers.
However QM2, the rst true
large ocean liner built since
1967, remains on the transatlantic trade.
But even the giant QM2
has been eclipsed in size.
While QM2 weighs in at
151,000 gross registered
tons, Royal Caribbean’s
Oasis of the Seas and Allure
of the Seas tip the scales at
225,000 gross registered
tons each!
These mammoth cruise
ships are unlike anything
ever built before. With accommodation for 5,400
passengers, and 2,300 crew,
these ships are more than
ve times larger than Titanic and far more luxurious.
They boast water parks, a
boardwalk, entertainment
precincts, a ‘central park’
complete with trees, restaurants, bars and even two
surng simulators. Here, the
cruise ship has truly become
the destination.
So what does the future
for cruising hold?
Some industry experts
have proposed cities at sea
complete with airports atop
giant ships more than a mile
long. Others yearn for the
days of smaller ships, and
there has been a resurgence
of popularity in smaller expedition cruise ships such as
the Australian based Orion,
which can take passengers
into unique and unspoilt
locations the larger ships
can’t access. Time will tell,
but one thing is for sure, the
era of big ships has only just
begun.
We hope you have enjoyed the history of cruising
series. If you want more information please visit www.
facebook.com/chriscunard
Chris Frame is a maritime author and historian.
He and his wife Rachelle
Cross have co-authored
eight books about maritime
history. Their books QE2: A
Photographic Journey, The
QE2 Story and The Evolution of the Transatlantic
Liner contain further details of the time period and
can be bought via Amazon,
Fishpond, Dymocks and
other good book stores. You
can connect with Chris via
his website www.chriscunard.com or on Facebook
www.facebook.com/chriscunard
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Not to be outdone, Carnival Cruise Lines announced
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These ships were a precursor to Carnival’s next step,
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At more than 100,000
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largest ocean liner, Cunard’s
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These short, affordable voyages allowed for economies
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Secondly, the jet aircraft,
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allowing for a boom in travellers heading to Florida to
board their cruise ship.
The growth of passenger
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Royal Caribbean took this
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Norway. The design of the
ship was novel, including
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the funnel. This had become
a trademark design of Royal
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More staggering was that
this was just the rst in three
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History and Revolución
London
Calling...
Left to right; Jayson Mansaray - Ballet Revolucione
IN LONDON Calling’s illustrious history we have
covered some of London’s
big museums such as Tate
Modern, Royal Academy
of Arts, The London Transport Museum and Victoria
and Albert. But a continuing
theme has been to explore
the road less travelled, from
subversive art to alternative
theatre and cabaret.
This month, your intrepid
columnist has unearthed a
lesser known curiosity, ‘The
Horniman Museum & Gardens’ located in South London’s Forest Hill.
The story begins with
Frederick John Horniman,
a Victorian tea trader whose
fortune enabled him to explore the world collecting
natural history and curiosities.
This obsession with collections however, eventually depleted the Horniman
family fortune to the point
where it was forced to va-
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cate the family home and in
December 1890 the former
residence became the Surrey
House Museum. The adjoining gardens were ofcially
opened to the public on 1
June 1895.
In 1898 the museum was
closed and demolished and
architect Charles Harrison
Townsend was commissioned to build a bigger more
appropriate home for the vast
collections.
Upon reopening in 1901
the museum, collections and
adjoining grounds were given in perpetuity, as a free gift
to the people, with London
County Council as Trustees
and today the museum continues to ‘bring the world to
Forest Hill’.
The Horniman houses a
collection of 350,000 objects, specimens and artefacts
from around the world in galleries which include natural
history, anthropology, music
and the aquarium. Both the
aquarium and taxidermy has
garnered “designated status”
which means the treasures
held there are considered of
national and international
importance.
Like the Pitt Rivers Museum (Oxford University) the
Horniman collections appear
to be arranged thematically
rather than according to age
or origin. This and the classic architecture, old school
cabinets and high density of
objects gives the Horniman
an old world museum of curiosities feel.
Highlights for me were
seeing a Dodo and the extensive collection of butteries
and beetles, which is only
part of the incredible animal
kingdom collection on display.
Most appealing was the
aquarium in the museum’s
basement. Here, I was transxed by oating jellysh,
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touring regional Russia with visits to the ancient Golden Ring cities of Vladimir, Suzdal
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The price includes all accommodation,
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One of the attractions to
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that it not only mixes classical and contemporary dance,
it also has a live band performing popular music from
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Having a bit of ‘immature’
fun, I have had a wonderful
time playing with the name
Horniman, and if this seems
somewhat childish you might
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fairness, it is not just me!
Until next month; over
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A TOUR of the Kremlin, a visit to the Hermitage Museum and a cruise along the canals of St Petersburg are all part of a small
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The groups have no more than 20 people and are operated by Beyond Travel exclusively for Australian and New Zealand
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The difference between this tour and
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gardens – from food and
dye gardens to an interactive
sound garden – set among
16 acres of beautiful, green
space which offer spectacular views across London.
The exhibition opens and
presents from 16 February,
the Amazon Adventure – Vicious Fishes and Other Riches, which is an opportunity
to explore the world’s largest
and most biologically diverse
river. Designed by the Miami
Science Museum, this is the
rst time the exhibit has visited Europe.
The Horniman is a ve to
10 minute walk from Forest
Hill station and is signposted
from the platform one exit.
To get there, it is best to catch
a train from the London
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The daily hours are from
10.30am to 5.30pm (excluding 24 - 26 December) and
the gardens open at 7.15am
Monday to Saturday and
8am on Sunday and Bank
Holidays, closing at sunset.
Entry to the Museum and
Gardens is free but charges
do apply for the aquarium.
And … from curiosity to
performance, the next stop
for me will be ‘Ballet Revolución’, a dance fusing ballet, contemporary dance and
hip hop.
This concoction of Cuban, African and Spanish
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frogs, and living coral reefs
cultivated by the museum.
And the music gallery
was incredible, a true living
encyclopedia of instruments
from around the world and
throughout history.
As if that was not enough,
there are clever interactive
displays where you can scroll
through the instruments and
have their particular sound
played for you. I chose the
‘Cornett’, a favourite of
Henry VII - who seems to
be a protagonist of London
Calling lately, and the Standard Guitar where a recording
of Eric Clapton performing
Hideaway in London was
played. Who said museums
can’t be rock and roll?
There is also a chance for
you to experience different
instruments in the ‘hands on’
physical sense and I discovered that I am rather adept at
the ‘Samza’, aka the thumb
piano.
The last segment was the
centenary gallery where the
museum explores its own
history and style, including
a frank admission of how it
had presented ‘Western’ and
‘Non-Western’ cultures as
differing in their degree of
primitiveness/intelligence.
Fortunately this form of collecting and display ethic is
discredited today.
The indoor exhibits link to
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Going Fishing - Swan atties
by Mike Roennfeldt
Glen Host with Swan River athead before release
THE Swan/Canning river system has probably given me more happy shing memories than anywhere
else on the planet. We are so lucky to have such a
beautiful and accessible waterway on our doorstep,
especially during the spring to autumn months when
many of our favourite sh species move in to the
system and turn on some great shing opportunities.
Not that I’ve taken as much advantage of these
opportunities as I should have over the past couple
of years, but I still get a buzz wandering the shallow
sand ats downstream from Nedlands on a warm
summer’s morning or afternoon. The prime target
species are athead and black bream, the latter being
generally more obvious in the open shallows in late
summer to early autumn.
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extra bonuses coming up in the Swan/Canning this
year, the most signicant of which arise from recent
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Airline News
EITHAD has decided to put on hold its plans to
extend services from Perth and will take at least two
years to initiate the plan.
Air Asia has introduced a new ancillary offering,
the “Quiet Zone” which is exclusively for guests who
are above age 12.
The “Quiet Zone” cabin features a new ambiance
with soft lighting, offering a more relaxing cabin
atmosphere, which will ensure a more pleasant
journey for guests across all its long-haul ights across
China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Australia and Nepal.
Qantas has announced plans to drop many of its
Perth to Asia ights as its new alliance with Emirates
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Passengers will have options to y through to Asia
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Tourism Council WA has congratulated Garuda
Indonesia and WA Tourism Minister Kim Hames
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Jakarta to Perth which will commence on the 28 June.
Tourism Council WA’s Evan Hall said the new
service was a great result after months of negotiations
backed by both the State Government and Tourism
WA.
“This Jakarta air service is about bringing
Indonesian visitors to WA, rather than just WA
tourists going to Bali” said Mr Hall.
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son going longer. Like most species in a nite environment like a river, there are only so many sh to
go around, so it makes sense to have them go around
more than once.
I paid a visit to Claremont Bay recently, intent on
trying for yellown whiting on small poppers and
stickbaits. The tide was a bit high and the water a bit
choppy for what I had in mind, but I kept on trying,
while my shing mate Glen Host soon changed over
to a small hard bodied minnow lure and was quickly
rewarded with four atties. Those atsh only come
to the surface if they are really in the mood. And
speaking of atsh, I did have a couple of follows
from ounder, the rst I’ve seen in the Swan for
quite a while.
Flounder were once almost as prolic as atties
in the river, but they seemed to thin out around the
same time the river prawns disappeared. It’s good to
see them back, as it was to spot a big cobbler mooching along out in open water. River-wise, things are
starting to look up.
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This tour is operated by
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staff and is exclusively designed for the mature traveller who is seeking to travel
in a small group with every
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You will be guided by Select Travel’s manager Chrissie, art historian Rosa and
celebrated WA artist Jules
Sher who joins the tour to
enhance guest’s knowledge
of art and history of the regions explored in the tour.
Select Travel has been operating this tour for the last
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You will spend two weeks
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Villa Petrolo in the Chianti
Hills where you will know
instantly you have arrived
somewhere special.
They take guests, who become friends, on a journey
of discovery and embrace all
things Italian!
Tour through Tuscany
during the day, following
the path of Renaissance artist Piero Della Francesca
and then come ‘home’ to
the villa for mouth watering
meals prepared by the personal chef.
‘If it is not in season, then
it’s not on the menu’ – says
our chef Katrina Forrest.
Guests are invited to participate in the preparation
of meals in the kitchen and
learn Katrina’s secrets.
The local staff from Villa
Petrolo, have become like
family and are always popping in, full of cheer, Italian
enthusiasm and the odd bottle of Petrolo wine!
Towns that are included
on the tour are Arezzo, Siena, Monterchi, Montevarchi, Castelina in Chianti,
San Gimignano, Florence,
Montepulciano, Pienza, Assisi and Perugia.
Highlights include being
guided through The Ufzi
with Jules, a gourmet picnic at a secret location in
Montepulciano, gelato in
San Gimignano, an opportu-
way will be restocked into the system over coming
months. The potential benets of healthier stocks of
both these species are immense. Any angler worth
his or her salt relishes the opportunity to catch, a sh
that can grow to 30kg or more like a mulloway, and
those of us long enough in the tooth to remember,
will appreciate that dragging for river prawns on a
warm summer night was once a core element of the
traditional Perth lifestyle.
In the meantime, there are still the athead, bream,
ounder, tailor, yellown whiting, giant herring and
crabs to keep us interested. Some of the crabs coming from shallow water in the hottest part of summer
were absolute beauties, with nipper arms as thick as
broom handles. At the time of writing, bream reports
have been a little scarce but it has been a very good
season for athead.
Most of the anglers I know who sh for atties
in the Swan release all they catch. It is such an enjoyable shery and with so many people taking part
these days, it’s probably a good way to keep the sea-
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Come and visit WA’s
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One example of the prolic rock art at the Burrup Peninsula
A NEW national park, the Murujuga National
Park was announced recently. It is where Friends
of Australian Rock Art (FARA) offer an annual
guided tour of the spectacular rock art of the Burrup Peninsula.
This is the world’s most extensive rock art
collection and is estimated to be 30,000 years old
- well before the last ice age and much older than
the famed Lascaux Cave paintings in the south
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Most importantly, the petroglyphs on the
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years. The area is a wonderful record of human
culture adapting to changes in climate and landform.
Each year the volunteer-based Friends of
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opportunity to take a tour of the area in the company of expert guides, led by archaeologist Dr
Ken Mulvaney.
As tour coordinator June Moorhouse points
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out, “With so much industry on the Burrup there
are limited opportunities for people to visit the site
as tourists and very little information to assist people to see and appreciate the extraordinary heritage that is there. This Tour really does give people
an insight to this little known treasure.”
Participant Jane Leahy-Kane was effusive
about her experience of the tour last year, “It
surpassed my expectations in every way – the
organisation, the guides, the catering, and the
art itself. I just didn’t imagine we would be
able to experience so much,” she said.
The seventh annual tour takes place from 20
to 28 July 2013, and there are 38 seats available on the air-conditioned coach.
The cost for coach travellers is $2350 and
includes travel, accommodation, meals, expert
guiding and information.
Another 20 places are available for independent travellers who wish to join the Tour
from Karratha. The cost for independent travellers is $350 per person for the guided tours
only. All other costs are to be met by the participant.
For details, contact June Moorhouse on
0418 920 435, or email [email protected] or
visit the FARA website at www.fara.com.au
60 DAYS - GRAND AMERICA
35 Days - England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales
5 nights London Departs: 18 May
Chelsea Flower Show $7,993
27 July - Edinburgh Tattoo $7,995
35 Days - London, Jordan & Holy Land
3 nights Bangkok, 6 nights London, 4 nights Amman,
2 nights Dead Sea, 3 nights Petra, 1 night Aquaba,
3 nights Galilee, 4 nights Jerusalem
and 3 nights Hong Kong
56 Days - as above but with the addition of the 15 Day River Cruise
Visit; London, Amman, Jerash, Dead Dea, Petra,
- Amsterdam to Budapest
Aquaba, Jerusalem, Caesarea, Meciddo, Nazareth,
8 nights London + 4 nights Paris Departs: 18 May
Bethlehem, Tower of David, Israel Museum and much more.
Chelsea Flower Show $14,995
Departs: 27 July - DDB except Bangkok,
27 July - Edinburgh Tattoo $14,995
London and Hong Kong where B & B
Fare $8995 twin share
34 Days - 15 Day River Cruise - Amsterdam to Budapest
Shorter tour available:
5 nights London + 4 nights Paris
22 days Just Jordan & Holy Land
Departs: 10 June & 19 August 2013 $11,995
Return aire fares $6995 twin share
ALL TOURS INCLUDE RETURN ECONOMY AIR FARES, 3 OR 4 STAR ACCOMMODATION & SOME MEALS
23 Days - Rockies & Alaska Cruise
60 Days - Grand America
12 day Rockies & Western Canada + 7 night Alaska Cruise
Los Angeles, San Francisco, West Coast, Canadian
Departures: Sundays 28 April to 8 September 2013
Rockies,The Dakotas, Niagara Falls, Montreal, New York,
East Coast America’s South.
Fares from $6,895
Departs: 4 September 2013 Fares from: $14,895
19 Days - Route 66, Chicago to Los Angeles
Includes all breakfasts (except Banff),
Chicago, St Louis, Branson, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque,
11 dinners and 3 lunches
Grand Canyon, Las Vegas & L.A.
51 Days - East & West USA
Departures: April to October 2013 Fares from: $5,995
L.A, San Diego, America’s South, New York, Washington,
17 Days - USA National Parks
Niagara, Chicago, Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone, Bryce,
Zion & Grand Canyon National Parks.
Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks,
Jackson, Grand Canyon, Zion & Bryce Canyons, Las Vegas.
Departures: 10 April, 8, 22, 29 May
12 June and 17 & 31 July Fares from: $10,295
Departures: April to October 2013 Fares from: $4,895
40 Days - USA National Parks - Yellowstone & Alaska
Mt Rushmore, Cody, Yellowstone, Jackson, Grand Canyon,
Zion & Bryce National Parks, Las Vegas, Calgary, Alaska Hwy,
Dawson City, Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage,
Whitehorse, Skagway, Rockies, Vancouver, Victoria
Departures: 2 & 30 May, 20 June, 4 & 25 July 2013
Fares from: $12,895
60 Days too long?
Take any part of the tour for instance:
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22 Days - Los Angeles, West Coast, Victoria,
Vancouver, CanadianRockies
$6,895 per person Twin Share
27 Days - Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver, Canadian Rockies,
Mt Rushmore, Niagara, Falls, Ottawa, Montreal,
Boston, New York
20 Days - Calgary to New York or Orlando
from $7,495 per person Twin Share
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Fireworks, theme parks, roller coasters and a bike ride…
From left to right; One of the lego models at mini world at LegoLand - Travel Editor, Jennifer Merigan with Hello Kitty - Henna hand art - Delicious street food in Jalan Alor
by Jennifer Merigan
EVERY time I step off the plane in Kuala
Lumpur I feel as if I am returning to the
home of an old friend.
Travel by plane to KL takes just over
ve hours ying time.
Malaysia Airlines offers two ights a
day to KL and I always enjoy travelling on
this full service airline.
Part of the reason for my most recent
visit was to attend the launch of Visit Malaysia Year 2014 ofciated by Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Datuk Sri Mohd
Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak. This fabulous
event began the promotions to woo 28 million tourists to the country in 2014.
The evening showcased Malaysia’s
multi cultural ‘Malaysia - Truly Asia’
theme with much pomp and ceremony
culminating in a spectacular reworks display.
You can share in the excitement of the
event by joining the Have a Go News Facebook page where I have posted a variety
of videos.
As one of our closest neighbours, Malaysia offers the Australian visitor a wide
variety of options from beaches, islands
and eco tourism, some of the best shopping
and undoubtedly some of Asia’s best food.
Even though I have visited this country
regularly over the last 10 years, the enthusiasm by Malaysians to deliver the very
best experience for tourists means that
there is always something new and exciting to do there.
My rst new experience was a bicycle
tour of Putrajaya where we donned our
sports gear early on a Saturday morning
for a ride around this purpose built government satellite city.
The bike tour through the Indah wetlands in the early morning cool was exhilarating.
There are a variety of tours available. If
you love cycling but want to be able to do
it in a safe environment, then these tours
are perfect.
I have travelled to many places in Malaysia but I had not been to Jahor Bahru
(JB) which is just near the Singapore border and home to Malaysia’s newest theme
park attraction Legoland and Hello Kitty
World.
Now you may think these theme parks
are just for the kids, but that’s not so.
I, as a 46 year old, together with our
56 year old guide Su and 6PR’s Harvey
Deegan who’s in his 60s, took part in and
enjoyed the attractions as much as any
child.
Harvey Deegan and I surmised that Su,
our guide had a passion for rollercoasters
and in keeping with this, made sure we
rode on all of them at the park. We had an
absolute ball.
One of the highlights of the park is the
Miniland where Lego cities and towns
replicate some of Asia’s most famous
landmarks.
The Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat and the replica city of KL were truly amazing and so
realistic.
The displays are interactive and you
could easily spend many hours there.
Legoland is a must see, especially if
you are holidaying with the grandchildren,
whatever their age.
Hello Kitty world is also in JB and we
had a lovely time at this indoor theme park.
It is denitely targeted to the younger
child with lots of interactive games and
rides throughout the two oors.
I’m sure I regressed to my inner child: I
went on every ride and took part in all the
activities, from cookie decorating to the
Black Wonder Hello Kitty Rescue.
My tip for travellers to both parks is to
plan to go on either a Monday or Tuesday
or both days, as the weekends are extremely busy.
The other great thing about the theme
Volunteer to help visitors
THE SWAN Valley Visitor
Centre wants to hear from
Perth locals keen to assist
visitors to the region.
City of Swan Mayor,
Charlie Zannino, said this
was an exciting volunteering opportunity for highly
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motivated people who
have a passion for customer service excellence and
the tourism industry.
“The Swan Valley Visitor Centre is recognised
as one of the best in Australia, winning the Silver
medal at the Qantas Australia Tourism Awards in
2012,” he said.
“Last year the centre
was also inducted into the
WA Tourism Hall of Fame
and this is an exciting opportunity for volunteer
tourism ofcers to join our
award-winning team.
“They would get a lot of
experience, with the role
including handling front
counter, telephone and
email enquiries in addition
to making tour and accommodation bookings.
“As there will be a high
level of computer work
with the role, volunteers
will need to be computer
procient.”
Volunteers are required
to work a minimum of
one shift per week in addi-
tion to attending monthly
meetings, monthly familiarisations and periodic
training throughout the
year.
A minimum 12 month
commitment is required.
Fay Stockdale said the
three years she had been
volunteering at the centre
had been very rewarding.
“I enjoy meeting and assisting the many visitors to
the centre,” she said.
“Of course the staff I
work with are all skilled
professionals and a pleasure to work with.
“If you are a positive,
condent and motivated
person with computer
skills, I feel you would
certainly enjoy this position, too.
“It is a great working
environment.”
To nd out more about
volunteering at the centre,
contact Visitor Centre Coordinator Danielle Mowday on 9379 9400 or email
danielle.mowday@swan.
wa.gov.au
parks is they are very reasonably priced.
A visit to JB would not be complete
without seeing the myriad (more than 20 in
the area) golf courses there. And for those
who love to shop, a visit to Jahor Premium
Outlets for discounted labels is a must.
Our four-day visit was coming to an
end.
We ew back to KL for our nal
night where I squeezed in a quick trip
to Chinatown in Petaling Street and dinner with Harvey Deegan at the fabulous
street food market in Jalan Alor which is
just off Bukit Bintang.
I think our dinner of satays and delicious soups with a couple of beers cost
us about $15 for two but the highlight of
the night for me was when big hearted
Harvey bought a little singing bear for
the small child of local family who sat
next to us to enjoy their late night dinner. To see the appreciation expressed
by the child in being given this toy was
priceless and even more enjoyable was
the look of delight from Harvey when
the little girl hugged the toy with great
affection.
Harvey you are a true Australian gentleman!
As always, a visit to Malaysia never
disappoints.
FAST FACTS
Getting There
Malaysia Airlines ies daily
www.malaysiaairlines.com
Accommodation
KL
ParkRoyal Suites
Excellent apartment style
accommodation in the heart of Bukit
Bintang KL
www.parkroyalhotels.com/en/servicedsuites/.../parkroyal/index.html
Jahor Bahru
Pulai Springs Resort
www.pulaigroup.com
Activities
Visit the Tourism Malaysia Perth ofce
for brochures and tour options.
56 William Street, Perth 9481 0400
Cycling Tour
Legoland
Hello Kitty World
Activities can be pre booked from
Australia with local Asian
specialist My Travelshoppe on 9227 7288.
Back to Bali Dynasty Party
THE 20TH BACK to Bali Dynasty Party, to be held this year at the WA Italian
Club from 5.30pm to 10.30pm on Saturday, 9 March 2013.
Returnees of the Bali Dynasty Resort
will gather for the Resort’s biggest annual fundraiser; their charity effort to
help the poor children of Bali.
This was initially instigated back in
1993 by Athol and Jerry Higgins (the
former owners of the Higgins Hyde Park
Hotel) when they realised as regular
guests of the Bali Dynasty Resort, the potential for a reunion in Perth each year,
as 65 per cent of the hotel’s Australian
guests are from Perth and surrounding
areas.
For 14 years the Higgins family, (along
with son Paul and daughter-in-law
Joanne) hosted the Back to Bali Dynasty
Party at the Higgins Hyde Park Hotel in
Perth.
Each year they would accommodate a
team of chefs and staff who would prepare a formidable Indonesian buffet for
all the guests to enjoy.
Following the sale of the Hyde Park
Hotel in 2006 the event then moved to
another venue.
The draw card to the event has always
been the Bali Dynasty Resort staff, many
of whom had never own before or even
left Bali.
Guests ock in to meet up with the
staff and if possible entertain them while
they are here and show them around
Perth and surrounds to experience the
difference between Australia and Bali.
This year’s party will be held at the
WA Italian Club, 219 Fitzgerald Street,
North Perth for the sixth consecutive
year.
Similar to last year, a beautiful Rijsttafel (Traditional Indonesian Banquet) is
prepared for all the guests by a squad of
chefs and staff from Bali.
It is anticipated that more than 400
guests will attend the event to enjoy the
food, entertainment and most importantly to try their luck on winning any of
the more than 80 prizes available. These
include ights to Bali, holidays in Bali
and entry tickets for many of Bali’s top
attractions.
For tickets, which include entry to the
evenings’ event, Sit Down Dinner, rafe
with many prizes including holidays at
the Bali Dynasty Resort, airline tickets,
Bali tours and lots more, please contact
the WA Italian Club from Monday to
Friday between 9am - 5pm or call Vinnie
on 9328 4104 or 9328 4154.
Prices: AUS$40 for adults / AUS$30
for children (12 years old and under)
For more information visit the Bali
Dynasty Resort website at http://www.
balidynasty.com/hotel/backtobalidynasty/
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More fun than any other
Comfortable easy pace coach holidays
Across the Nullabor - an exhilarating journey you’ll enjoy
Perth to Melbourne 15 days
Departs: October 2.
This easy pace holiday takes you from one side of our
fantastic country to the other and the scenic journey in
between is amazing. There is plenty of time to enjoy the
beautiful landscapes and interesting towns and iconic
attractions along the way before arriving in Melbourne.
All inclusive fare: Ex Perth
$4,285 per person twin share. $845 single supplement.
Join tour day 4 pay $3,935 p.p.t.s. $635 s.s.
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Departs: September 11
Alternatively, this fantastic tour finishes in Brisbane.
Journey across the Nullabor before heading north to
experience the best of the New South Wales Outback,
including Broken Hill. Travelling in our luxury plus coaches,
with our friendly and experienced two person crew,
you will have the time of your life!
Join tour day 4 pay $4,835 p.p.t.s. $705 s.s.
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Flinders Ranges - a superb scenic holiday
10 days. Departs: May 1. September 5.
This holiday departs from Melbourne and includes Sky
Bus transfer from Melbourne Airport and one night
accommodation plus full breakfast in the CBD for all
interstate travellers prior to leaving.
The comfortable coach tour provides you access to the
ancient weathered rock of the Ranges and a wealth of
secret places hidden in this awe-inspiring landscape.
Visit Burra, Clare, Wilpena, Parachilna, Quorn and Port
Augusta where you will see the Wadlata Outback Centre,
an award winning ‘tunnel in time’ depicting the early
development in this area and the original Ghan Railway.
Travel from there to Adelaide via Port Wakefield. Enjoy
sightseeing in Adelaide before the journey takes you
through Keith, Bordertown and the Victorian towns of
Horsham, Stawell and Ballarat on the way to Melbourne.
A memorable experience.
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12 days. Departs: May 26. June 5.
Fly to Adelaide where you will board the legendary Ghan to
enjoy lunch and a relaxing afternoon/overnight journey
north to Alice Springs and on to Katherine and then finally
arrive in Darwin.
Some of the highlights include the Litchfield National Park,
Florence Falls, Nitmiluk National Park, Katherine Gorge,
Kakadu, Yellow Water, Jumping Crocs Cruise, Beatrice Hill
overlooking the Adelaide River, plus three days in Darwin.
This spectacular holiday combines air, road and rail and
offers every opportunity to enjoy the expance of outback
Australia and the magnificent tropical Top End.
Fares: Ex Perth
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Tree changer takes tree changing literally
Lindsay Jones with a day’s takings
by Frank Smith
AFTER 22 years as a high school teacher, Lindsay Jones decided on a tree change.
“I got claustrophobia. I wanted to be outside
and a free agent,” he said.
So he bought a 25ha block near Two Rocks
80 km north of Perth and began to develop a
business - West Australian Native Seeds. Twelve
years ago he became a full time farmer and native seed collector.
Half the block is Bush Forever and cannot be
cleared: Lindsay ‘farms’ the other half, which
was bulldozed by a developer 20 years ago.
He has allowed bush to regenerate and added
additional native plants and a reticulation system. To the casual observer his ‘farm’ looks like
bush, but it acts as a seed orchard. He has added
a bore, water treatment pond, sheds and a seed
treatment plant.
“Plants need help to grow even though they
are natives,” he says.
He has also planted some relatively rare native species, as well as colour variations of wellknown natives and some naturally occurring
hybrids.
He says most of his income comes from collecting seeds, under a Department of Conservation
licence, from reserves on the sand plain north of
Perth.
“My clients are wholesale – mostly organisations needing seeds for revegetation such as mine
sites, road builders, landscapers and a few nurseries.”
White tailed black cockatoos are both his
friends and foes. They eat seeds of Banksia,
Hakea, Dryandra but they also help by indicating when seeds on a particular tree are ripe.
He tries to nd enough seed on lower branches and leaves the more inaccessible seeds for the
cockatoos.
“It is almost impossible to predict what seeds
will be in demand next year.
“You must be able to identify each species;
know when they are ripe, how to collect them
economically and how to process them to extract
the seeds.
“You have the option of picking carefully and
spending less time cleaning them or picking
quickly and putting more effort into preparation.
“I run on bulk; for example picking 4-5 tonnes
of Banksia nuts or 2-3 tons Marri nuts at a time.
“Two tonnes of Marri nuts will only yield
some 20kg of seed.”
Picking is hard work. It is mainly done with a
good pair of secateurs sharpened every 20 minutes and a strong wrist. The other way is to use a
tennis racket or long stick to shake the seeds off
the trees on to a drop sheet placed underneath.
But it can be rewarding.
“I can pick $5000 worth of seed in two hours
sometimes.”
It is also hot work, often it is too hot to pick.
“On a hot day I pick near the beach,” he said.
Extracting seed is a major task. This may consist of drying by laying branches and pods on a
sheet in the heat of the day. Sometimes they may
need to be wetted and dried several times.
In other cases Lindsay torches the picked material to either crack the cones or pods open or to
get rid of leaves that make cleaning the seed near
impossible.
“I have to take great care to ensure that the
whole lot is not incinerated or I am not ambulanced off with smoke inhalation.”
The rapid development of Perth means many
native species are becoming rarer. Lindsay has to
travel further to nd sources of seed.
It is a hard life, but Lindsay would not swap it
for the classroom any time soon.
Naturalist to present
at WA Self Funded
retirees meeting
EACH MONTH on the
second Friday at 10am, self
and partly self funded retirees, hold a meeting at the
Cambridge Bowling Club,
Floreat Sporting Precinct,
Chandler Avenue, Floreat at
which they have a guest who
speaks on topics of interest
to retirees. The speaker at
the Friday 8 March meeting
is Margaret Owen.
Margaret, a naturalist,
will show members some
magnicent photographs
and talk about two species
of black cockatoo: Carnaby’s, and the forest redtailed cockatoo. She will
also present photographs of
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consumers. For what they do
and the lives they change they
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THE loan market has seen
a steady increase in reverse
mortgages over the last 10
years. The past six months
has seen a noticeable spike in
reverse mortgages.
Whilst there is no ofcial
data to tell us why, industry
experts believe it is a combination of people and government organisations having
a more favourable attitude
towards them and the rising
cost of living.
Reverse mortgages are not
free, they do cost more in
interest than a normal home
loan, they can limit your ability to go into a retirement
home, they reduce your kids
inheritance, BUT they only
cost a little more than a home
loan, you don’t have to pay
any money back during your
lifetime, they allow you to
have access to your money
to do all the things you want
to do.
Reverse mortgages are
now widely accepted. Accountants and nancial planners are using them as a real
option when planning a client’s nancial future. Government bodies will never
recommend a product…but
all of a sudden they are letting people know that reverse
mortgages are there and urging people to get professional
advice from a reverse mort-
gage specialist.
The government pension
seems to rise on a regular basis – but in such small increments. Often the small rise
seems to give some organisations a ‘licence’ or moral
justication to increase their
charges. On that basis a minor increase of $8 can do
more harm than good.
As evolving Australians,
we have become accustomed
to rely on costly items such
as air conditioning, hot water systems, security alarms,
clothes dryers, and the list
goes on. They all cost us
money to buy and maintain
and the pension hasn’t fac-
care and other stakeholders to identify housing and other accommodation-related issues. All responses
would be kept condential and
volunteers would not be identied,
Professor Webb said.
To volunteer for the study, contact Associate Professor Webb on
6488 2947.
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on the up
to suffer stress and anxiety about
housing and accommodation because they place a high value on
their home environment.
“They are less likely to be in fulltime employment and more likely
to spend more time at home and
in their neighbourhood than at any
other period in their lives.”
Researchers were also hoping to
recruit volunteers working in aged
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Unit, said researchers were looking for West Australians aged 60 or
older who may have experienced
problems with their accommodation.
“We want to ask them about their
experiences of current housing legislation and investigate any shortcomings or difculties they may be
facing,” Professor Webb said.
“Older people are more likely
HAGN#124/251
IS WA’s ageing population being
disadvantaged by laws governing
housing and accommodation?
This is the question raised by
researchers at The University of
Western Australia who want to talk
to seniors, carers and people involved in aged care to nd out.
Chief investigator Associate Professor Eileen Webb, from UWA
Law School’s Consumer Research
wildlife and talk about the
fauna to be found in a place
she loves, the Underwood
Avenue Bushland.
Most of us share Margaret’s love of nature and its
creatures and to hear more
of her great passion, rst
hand, is a rare opportunity.
Visitors to the meetings
are always most welcome
and it is a golden opportunity to share a cup of tea or
coffee and a chat with people of like interests.
For more information please contact Ron
de Gruchy on 9447 1313
or Margaret Harris on
9381 5303.
Stowaway Cottage, Hopetoun, WA 6348
Phone enquiries welcome:
Chris (08) 98383110 or 0417959033
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A Night in Provence
premiere for Harbour Theatre’s rst season for 2013
and said.
“Following the hugely
successful Harbour productions Shady Business and
Perfect Wedding, A Night in
Provence is the perfect way
to begin this milestone year
for Harbour Theatre.”
The outstanding comic
talent of Fremantle local
Michael Dornan (Shady
Business, Perfect Wedding,
The 39 Steps) has been cast
as Cockney Fred who, with
his wife Judy played by
Tina Barker of Doubleview
(Ladies Day, Ladies Down
Under), arrive at a luxury
villa in Provence for the
holiday of a lifetime where
they are to meet their Irish
friends Shaun (played by
Marcus McGavock of
Atwell) and Moira (Ann
Speicher (Ladies Day, Ladies Down Under, We’ll Always Have Paris) of Mosman Park).
Before the holiday can
begin however, the French
owners of the villa Mau-
THIS YEAR, AQWA will celebrate its 25th birthday, so head out to Hillarys Boat Harbour to rediscover Perth’s hidden treasure; AQWA - The
Aquarium of Western Australia.
At this stunning aquarium, Australia’s largest,
not only will you be surrounded by giant sharks,
turtles and stingrays, but you’ll also meet some
of the world’s deadliest sea creatures in the DANGERzone; see rare and unique creatures such as
seadragons and experience the wonder of the jewel
of the ocean – the colourful world of a living coral
reef.
There is even more treasure to be had as from
13 April to the 7 May AQWA celebrates its Silver
Jubilee with a treasure hunt to win 25 prizes in 25
days including a 1kg bar of silver!
Keep an eye on AQWA’s website (www.aqwa.
com.au) for more information on how to get involved in one of the commemorative community
projects they will be running. Located at Hillary’s
Boat Harbour, AQWA is open every day from 10am
– 5pm, visit www.aqwa.com.au for more details.
Hillary’s Boat Harbour Hillarys Boat Harbour •
91 Southside Drive • Western
Did you know?
AQWA is a privately owned and operated tourist attraction dedicated to generating wonder and
excitement in the marine life of Western Australia.
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Perth is excited to welcome a new pet event
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presents Blessing of the Pets
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This event will be an educational, fun, laugh lled
day for the whole family in-
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Wed:
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WHEN an English, French
and Irish couple, mistakenly end up in a luxury villa
in Provence coupled with
copious amounts of champagne, heightened sexual
impulses and ingrained
cultural differences, the
European Union could well
implode!
A story of how a meticulously planned holiday can
go so hilariously wrong!
There is nothing like
a good belly laugh to get
Harbour Theatre’s 50th Anniversary year off to a great
start!
No-one does comedy
as well as the British and
A Night In Provence is the
latest hilarious romp from
the master of comedy, renowned British playwright
Robin Hawdon (Don’t
Dress for Dinner, Shady
Business, Perfect Wedding), is no exception.
No stranger to Robin
Hawdon’s
side-splitting
comedies, award winning
Nicola Bond is thrilled to
be directing the Australian
rice, played by audience
darling Rob Tagliaferri
(We’ll Always Have Paris) and Yvette, played by
Chloerissa Eadie (The Ash
Girl), also arrive for their
annual holiday and nd
themselves having to share
this glamorous location.
As if their cultural differences weren’t enough,
the unlikely sextet happens
to have plenty of sparkling
champagne on hand to
loosen both tongues and
inhibitions.
Will their marriages survive the day, the night, and
the moonlit swimming pool
on the terrace? The effects
of sun, wine and skinny
dipping becomes a test of
the European Union. Or
could this be part of an ingenious plan by the owners
to rid themselves of their
unwanted guests?
A Night in Provence
plays at 8pm on March 8,
9, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22, and 23
March with matinees on 10
and 17 March @ 2pm.
Tickets are $25.50 Full,
$23.50 concession and
$20.50 f/T Student or child
under 15. Book through
TAZTix at www.TAZTix.com.au or 9255 3336
(Transaction fees apply).
Harbour Theatre is located at Port Cineaste Building, 70 Adelaide Street,
Fremantle (opposite Woolworths).
Visit www.harbourtheatre.org.au for further information.
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BRING A FRIEND AND RECEIVE ONE FREE LESSON WITH THIS AD
Blessing of the Pets
2013, or BOP as it is being
called, will be a free event,
but a gold coin donation is
encouraged for most activities, as all money raised on
the day will go towards local
non-prot and animal rescue
organisations that help the
less fortunate ones that do
not have a loving family and
warm bed like your beautiful
pets.
Sausage sizzle and drinks
are available throughout the
day and there will be mascot
Dr Doolittle walking around
with his friends available for
pictures.
The main attraction at
this event is Father Matthew, who will be hosting
two blessings throughout the
day; a very special honour
for your pets. You may even
like a small tag that can be
attached to their collars that
says, “I’ve been blessed!”
So make a day of it. Give
your pet a social day out and
spoilt rotten. After all… our
pets deserve a social life too!
See ad on this page.
Hollywood
themed
event
WELL KNOWN local singer
Gary Lynn will be performing at the Subiaco Community Centre’s Hollywood
themed event at 203 Bagot
Road, Subiaco on Thursday
14 February, from 1pm to
2pm.
Gary recently released an
album, The Swinging Years
which features some of the
all time classic songs including New York, New York, I’ve
Got You Under My Skin, Girl
from Ipanema and lots more
swing favourites.
He is available for bookings for shows where he will
perform a variety of songs
including tributes to Frank
Sinatra and friends.
If your club or group
would like to book him for
a performance then call
9206 1362 or 0437 052 629
or visit his website at www.
garylynn.net.
Volunteers needed on the Duyfken (Little Dove)
Volunteering on Duyfken; Being a Tour Guide - Shipkeeper - become a crew member - Maintenance
YOU’LL recall last month we asked
for your help as a volunteer with the
Duyfken (Little Dove) - the replica
of the ship that discovered Australia.
To bring you up to date, she is
now safely set up at her own berth
at Fishing Boat Harbour behind the
Little Creatures Brewery.
For you to get a real feel of what
she is all about, why not pop down
and take a tour of the Little Dove for
just $10. You can enjoy an incredible experience and help towards the
cost of upkeep.
But what she needs most is ‘vollies’.
Yes, Have a Go News readers
with some spare time are needed to
help out if they can. You see, being
not for prot, she needs many hands
and able bodies to help out.
Volunteering on Duyfken - an
amazing Age of Discovery replica
- will open up some great opportunities, particularly if you are retired
or semi retired, but still active and
wanting a fresh new challenge.
When you join the team as a
Friend of The Duyfken, you will receive a personal introduction to the
ship from a crewmember or experienced volunteer.
There are many roles you can assist with including volunteering as a
tour guide.
Are you handy with your hands
and tools? Then perhaps you can
lend a hand in maintenance.
There is even the opportunity to
overnight in the role of a Shipkeeper.
Okay, let’s explain: Shipkeeping
provides you with the opportunity
to sleep aboard Duyfken. It’s very
important we have someone on the
ship for 24 hours.
Maintenance: The ship needs
TLC maintenance from those handy
with their hands and who want to get
a feel for how such ships were built
and maintained 400 years ago.
Be a Tour Guide: This is really easy and very rewarding! As a
guide, you will take local, national
and international visitors over the
ship and share with them your
knowledge of this amazing vessel.
Become a crew member: The
ultimate, if the body is willing, is to
become a crew member and learn
how to sail her.
Fear not, if you are interested in
crewing, the Duyfken 1606 Foundation runs theory classes and then
practical training courses.
Why not take the opportunity
to help out by doing something re-
warding with a great bunch of people who have a similar mindset.
The website has all the info at
www.duyfken.com. To sign up
online as a Friend of Duyfken and
volunteer, contact Mark by email
[email protected] or phone
0417 239 987.
WIN WIN WIN
To be in the draw to win one of
three x 2 free tour vouchers of the
Duyfken valued at $10 each, simply tell us where the ship is ported.
Write the answer and your name,
address and phone number on the
back of an envelope and send to
Duyfken C/o Have a Go News – PO
Box 1042, West Leederville 6901 or
email hagncomps@haveagonews.
com.au and include the Duyfken on
the subject line. Only over 45s eligible and competition closes 8/3/13.
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All include Morning Tea, Lunch & Shop Stop
Other Tours Available fr$35pp
River Cruise, Christmas in July
Canals Christmas Lights
International Bank Note Society display in Perth
ANDA Show Exclusive
The Royal Australian Mint
will be bringing their mobile
press to the ANDA Perth
Coin, Banknote and Stamp
Show. You will be able to
mint your own 2013 $1 Al/
Br Uncirculated ‘P’ Counterstamp.
The 2013 ANDA Counterstamp series celebrates
the bicentenary of the Holey
Dollar and Dump.
The coin will be presented in a single card holder.
The coin will only be available as a single coin from
the Royal Australian Mint
Stand for the duration of the
Perth ANDA Show.
The 2013 ANDA Special
Releases from the Perth
Mint include the Year of the
Snake 2oz silver coin with a
very limited issue of 1,000
coins. These coins will only
be available from the Perth
Mint Stand at the show.
Be early to secure your
limited release Perth ANDA
show releases.
about the ANDA Coin,
Banknote & Stamp Show
contact Annette at Australasian Numismatic Dealers Association Inc. on
0417 123 011 or admin@
anda.com.au
Ph. 9471 7766 [email protected]
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tions. It’s a great way to introduce your children to the
hobby of collecting and some
exciting investment opportunities for the future.
Displays will be presented
by The International Bank
Note Society Perth Chapter
(IBNS).
The objectives of the
IBNS are to promote, stimulate, and advance the study
and knowledge of worldwide
banknotes and paper currencies.
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NOW OPEN New World War II Gallery.
A must see historical exhibition along with the other ve galleries.
Open Wednesdays to Sunday, 11am to 4pm
Group and School tours welcome. Galleries have disabled access.
Army Museum of WA, Artillery Barracks, Burt Street, Fremantle
Admission: Adults $10, Children/Seniors $7, Family (2+2) $20
Contact: 9430 2535 www.armymuseumwa.com.au
CONVERSATIONAL Italian classes,
6-12-18 week courses starting with
ITALIAN for TRAVELLERS Workshops
Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced.
Friendly, relaxed classes with an Italian coffee break.
New classes start week of 18 Feb, 16 March.
Juliana Pupazzoni Burman is the author of
Fra Amici (Amongst Friends) and Fra Amici 2
Italian Courses and Italian To Go Travel Packs.
Phone Juliana 0424 18 9341 or 9341 1522
www.italiancourses.com.au
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THE ANDA Coin, Banknote & Stamp Show will
be returning to Perth for one
weekend only on Saturday 2
and Sunday 3 March at the
Crown Perth Convention
Centre, Perth, Ballroom 2.
The Royal Australian Mint
and The Perth Mint will also
be present at the show and
will be selling low mintage
special show release coins.
Bring your coins and banknotes to the show, as many
of the dealers are happy to
provide you with free valuations. This show represents a
fantastic opportunity to meet
some of the leading dealers
from all around Australia
face to face and to learn more
about the exciting investment
and collecting opportunities
that exist.
Children are welcome to
come along with you and
those under 15 years are
admitted FREE when accompanied by an adult. They
can learn more about the intriguing history and value of
coins, notes and stamps and
start their very own collec-
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Where to GO? What to DO?
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Thanks to agriculture, we
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Today, many people have
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For example, if you are
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Use it or lose it...
The prefrontal cortex of
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and higher decision making
functions, is the rst area to
be affected during age related changes.
Changes in this area are
associated with dementia,
depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
Some studies have shown
that regular physical activity
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prevent cognitive decline.
However, to establish
what occurs in a healthy aging brain, researchers from
Japan and USA have compared brain activity (during
single and dual tasks) for
young (aged 21 to 25) and
older (over 65) people.
It appears that ageing
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Of mice and men...
Is athleticism linked to
brain size?
To nd out, researchers at
the University of California
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house mice and found that
mice that have been bred for
dozens of generations to be
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Once again, use it or lose
it seems to be the prevailing
message of the month!
FOUR HUNDRED WA men, aged 60
plus, are needed for a world-rst clinical trial to prevent/delay Alzheimer’s
by testing a combined treatment of
testosterone and a component of shoil to combat the disease.
Western Australia is at the forefront of research into treatment for
Alzheimer’s disease with a new human trial on a unique treatment
about to begin.
Health Minister Kim Hames said
the study would investigate the effects
of the combined treatment of testo-
sterone and a sh-oil component on
people who had memory problems,
which indicated a risk of the disease.
“This study will receive $500,000
from the Liberal-National Government and be led by internationallyrenowned, WA-based expert Prof
Ralph Martins from the McCusker
Alzheimer’s Research Foundation
and ECU and would help ensure WA
continued to be a leader in medical research,” Dr Hames said.
“It is well-known the WA population is ageing so age-related diseases
such as Alzheimer’s and dementia
will only become more prevalent.
The Minister said anecdotal evidence already suggested that both testosterone and the sh-oil component
were benecial in the prevention of
Alzheimer’s disease but a clinical trial
investigating both substances together had never been done.
To volunteer or for more information contact the McCusker Alzheimer’s Research Foundation on
9347 4200 or email trial@alzheimers.
com.au
2013 Gluten Free Food & Healthy Living Expo coming up...
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rewarding to nally have a product that
can solve this problem. We are proud to
be able to put the joy back into television
listening for those with hearing loss.”
Mr Hudson says his company’s passion for “old fashioned” customer service and “keeping it simple” is almost as
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“It takes a minute to set it up, and the
device completely recharges itself so you
don’t need to change batteries. We also
provide a 30 day money back guarantee,
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Purchase price is $299, and free postage is available Australia wide for a limited time. To order call 1300 300 446
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Taste your way through
the gluten free food options available and discover new health products and
services on the market.
The sponsor Coles will
have a new display including cooking demonstrations and plenty of advice
on where you can nd and
buy the products you need.
You can also enjoy café
snacks with Snags and
Sons and Red Hot Spatula
dishing up some delightful
gluten free food.
On the cooking stage
Rose Morgan from Gluten Free for Everyone and
Yvonne Bleach of Red Hot
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A NEW TV listening device designed
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no disturbance to the television audio for
others in the room. It’s also guaranteed
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Founder and hearing specialist Don
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from a passion of his to nally focus on
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ing diets that alter the presence of microbes in humans
could combat the condition.
Researchers in Shanghai found that mice bred to
be resistant to obesity even
when fed high-fat foods
became excessively overweight when injected with a
kind of human bacteria and
subjected to a rich diet.
The bacterium - known
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linked with obesity after
being found in high quantities in the gut of a morbidly
obese human volunteer, according to the report, written
by researchers at Shanghai’s
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Hear, hear!
New methods of testing anti-hearing-loss drugs
could propel those medications onto pharmacy shelves
sooner.
“There’s a real need for
drug solutions to hearing
loss,” said lead investigator
Colleen Le Prell, PhD, an
associate professor in the
department of speech, language, and hearing sciences
at the UF College of Public
Health and Health Professions.
“Right now the only options for protecting against
noise-induced
hearing
loss are to turn down what
you’re listening to, walk
away from it or wear ear
plugs, and those options
may not be practical for everyone, particularly for those
in the military who need to
be able to hear threats.”
For more information on
TV listening device solves a problem
for those with hearing loss
there.
The education stage will
have three presenters talking each day about label
reading, dining out and
balancing your health.
Three new presenters
will speak on the main
seminar stage and include
Paediatric
Gastroenterologist Dr Cathy Mews,
Naturopath Michael Treloar and Linear Clinical Research which will
present ndings on their
current coeliac project.
The awareness and recognition of the need for
gluten free food has grown
along with an understanding of coeliac disease and
gluten intolerance. There
are many gluten free products now in the market
place as well as restaurants
carrying more options for
diners.
Coeliac disease affects
one in 100 people, many
of whom go undiagnosed.
The expo provides education for visitors while providing a backdrop of the
many foods now available.
Full event details can be
found at www.glutenfreeinwa.com.au
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Get Up To $2000 Trade-In
For Your Old Mattress
G
ot a tired old mattress? Think it’s
worth nothing? Well during Bedding
Superstore’s rst ever ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Mattress Trade-In month your old
mattress - no matter what size or condition - is worth up to a massive $2000 as a
trade-in on select new mattresses.
The company’s goal is to collect 100
mattresses for recycling. And on top of
giving you up to $2000 trade-in, they will
donate another brand new mattress to the
Salvation Army. It’s our way of giving
back,” said Greg Case, Bedding Superstore
owner. “It sounds a little unusual, I know.
But I was inspired by Bono from the band
U2. Apart from liking his music, I really
admire Bono’s efforts to make our world a
better place”
Bono’s political, social and environmental
activism is well known. He helps people
in developing countries set up sustainable
businesses. He takes part in tree planting
programs. And he is a committed recycler.
“I was reading about some of the great
stuff Bono does and thought... what can I
do to give something back? That’s when
I came up with the idea of ‘Cash for
Clunkers’ Mattress Trade-In month”
“Although it’s hardly ever talked about,
one of the biggest threats facing our world
is landll rubbish,” said Mr Case.
Each year 1.2 million mattresses are added
to landll in Australia! They take up more
than 875,000 cubic metres of landll space.
That’s like lling 350 Olympic swimming
pools with old, rotting mattresses.
It’s a major problem for councils and the
environment. But it is also shocking waste
of valuable materials that could be reused
for many things.
For example, the mattresses that go into
landll in Australia contain...
• 10 million tonnes of steel. That’s like
burying 526,315 Boeing 747 airplanes - every
year - leaving them to rust in the ground.
• 2 million tonnes of foam - the equivalent
weight of 45,000 houses!
• 3 million tonnes of wood - that’s about 4.5
million cubic metres of timber. Now let’s
just put that in perspective.
How to Choose
a Mattress
The tallest manmade structure ever built
is the Brj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. It
has 160 story (828m high) and contains
300,000 cubic metres of concrete. In other
words, the amount of bedding timber we
throw away each year is equivalent to 15
times the volume of concrete used in the
world’s tallest building!
Bonnelll or pocket springs, latex or memory
foam, pillow top or ...?
Choosing the right mattress can be very
confusing. But it’s a decision you don’t want
to get wrong. After all, you spend a third of
your life in bed. And you probably only buy a
new mattress once very ten years or so.
That’s why the Bedding Superstore developed
their ‘Sleep Audit System’. A trained Sleep
Technician asks you a number of questions
and then recommends a range of mattresses
that suit your sleep patterns and lifestyle.
Special features of each mattress are carefully
explained (no confusing jargon). And all your
questions are answered.
The Bedding Superstore takes the guesswork
out of choosing a mattress. And you can buy
with condence knowing you get a full six
months to fall in love with your mattress.
If, at any stage in the rst year, you decide
your mattress is not right, they’ll exchange if
for another mattress of equal value.
What’s the alternative?
What can we do to help the landll problem?
The Bedding Superstore has partnered
with a team of recycling companies to stop
mattresses becoming landll. So when
you trade in your mattress at the Bedding
Superstore, here’s what will happen:
• The metal springs will be melted down and
reused
• The foam will be reused for carpet underlay
• The wadding will be used to make padding
and blankets
• The wood will be mulched and used for
landscaping
You and I can join Bedding Superstore owner
Greg Case and be just like Bono.
We can all do our part.
Take your worn out old mattress to the
Bedding Superstore this month and get up to
$2000 trade-in off select new mattresses.
To thank you for helping Bedding Superstore
with their mission, Mr Case will donate a
brand new mattress to The Salvation Army
for every queen mattress bought during this
event. Since 2010 he has given more than 100
mattresses to charity and hopes to donate 100
more and help families in need during ‘Cash
for Clunkers’ Mattress Trade-In Month.
So for this month only it is your chance to
save big, help the environment, and help local
charities by trading in your old mattress at
the Bedding Superstore at 16 Forrest Rd in
Armadale and 86 Erindale Rd in Balcatta.
You can phone them on 9497 1111 for
Armadale or 9344 2244 for Balcatta.
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Buying a mattress is a big deal and often
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never really know if you’ve got the right
mattress until you try it at home. And even
then, you need to sleep on it for a while to
get used to it.
That’s why the Bedding Superstore gives
you a no-risk 12 Month ‘Love Your Mattress’
Guarantee. So don’t worry about making
the wrong decision. You get 365 days to
make sure your mattress is just right. If
it’s not, you can exchange it for another
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For free advice and unbeatable prices on
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ONCE you turn 65 no one
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But remember to become disabled before you
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National Seniors chief
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who is suddenly blind at
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They will be required to
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However if she becomes
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the government-funded
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“For the thousands of
Australians who aren’t
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blow,” he said.
“Some families will nd
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effect of their inclusion on
budget projections.
The aged care workforce, which is already under signicant pressure, is
not trained or equipped to
provide disability services
to people with profound
and severe disabilities, he
said.
The Minister for disability reform, the Hon
Jenny Macklin, said the
NDIS legislation will give
people with disability a
right to realise their potential, and to make choices
and be in control of the
decisions that affect their
lives.
“People with disability,
their families and carers
have been waiting a long
time for this change. This
Bill marks another real
step forward in making
an NDIS a reality.
The draft legislation
sets out a framework for
the national scheme – the
rst stage of which will
benet more than 20,000
people with disability,
their families and carers
in parts of NSW, Victoria,
South Australia, Tasmania, and the ACT.
The legislation will establish the NDIS Launch
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Transition Agency as an
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with the support they need
to help them reach their
full potential. It will also
work with service providers, carers and other organisations to make sure
people with disability can
access the kind of care and
support they need.
The draft legislation
was introduced to Parliament in November 2012.
In WA, Helen Morton,
the minister for Disability Services said WA will
work with the Federal
Government in coming
weeks to improve the
draft legislation.
This will provide the
opportunity to draw on
the WA experience in disability services to ensure
the national scheme can
deliver on the vision outlined by the Productivity
Commission, she said.
More than 80 per cent
of the $640 million spent
on disability services for
the 216,000 disabled West
Australians is funded by
the state government.
A plain English guide to
the legislation is available
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WITH the rapid increase in
the number of people living
with dementia, older couples are facing separation
due to their differing care
needs.
Not so for one couple,
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this devastating condition.
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survive her injuries, and she
was hospitalised for three
months. During this time,
her husband John, who
lives with dementia, was
left without a carer, and so
he moved into residential
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It was determined that she
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The couple’s family
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wellbeing and long-term
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The onset of dementia
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care, resulting in forced separation, which can be especially traumatic for couples
who have lived together for
most of their lives.
Aged care provider Amana Living offers both residential care and retirement
living units on many of its
sites, allowing couples to be
accommodated at the same
location if space is available, whatever their care
needs might be.
Alternatively, couples
may take advantage of the
organisation’s range of
home care supports so that
they can continue to live
well in their own homes.
“Amana Living takes the
needs of couples seriously,
and whenever possible, we
will help them to stay together in their own home
or accommodate them at
the same residential site,”
said CEO Ray Glickman.
Commenting on the
Hodges’ situation, CEO
of Alzheimer’s Australia
WA, Rhonda Parker, said,
“Relationships continue to
be very important during
the journey of dementia
both for the carer and for
the person with dementia.
It is important there is exibility in long-term care
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Multivitamins are medicines too and
should be taken with care
IN LIGHT of research released today by Canstar
Blue showing more than
half of Australians who
take multivitamins don’t
know they are medicines,
NPS MedicineWise is reminding people that complementary medicines are
medicines too.
NPS
MedicineWise
clinical adviser Dr Andrew
Boyden says that people
often consider complementary medicines, including herbal remedies and
multivitamins, to be less
powerful than prescription medicines. But like all
medicines, complementary
medicines can still cause
side effects in some people,
and may interact with other medicines and food.
“There is the potential
for side effects or interactions when taking medi-
cines available over the
counter or from supermarkets, health food shops
or other shops, herbalists,
naturopaths and the internet,” says Dr Boyden.
“Multivitamins and other complementary medicines should be treated as
medicines and taken with
care. And you should also
keep in mind that compared with prescription
and pharmacy medicines,
complementary medicines
undergo less testing in
general, so less is usually
known about their effectiveness.”
Multivitamins typically
contain various vitamins
and minerals, but many
also contain other complementary medicines such as
herbs. Even though herbs
come from a ‘natural’
source, many are known to
interact with other medicines, and can cause side
effects for some people.
“It’s really important to
be open with your health
professional about any
medicines you take, including supplements,” says Dr
Boyden.
“People may think that
some doctors disapprove of
complementary medicines,
but that’s not always the
case and your health professional will want to help
you avoid any side effects
and interactions with your
other medicines.”
Many examples of ingredients that may be in your
multivitamin can interact
with other medicines or
cause side effects.
Supplements containing calcium, iron, magnesium or zinc can reduce
the absorption of certain
prescription
medicines
through the gut.
Some people need to be
careful how much vitamin
C they take a day as it may
increase their chance of
kidney stones.
And vitamin K can reduce the effect of a medicine called warfarin in preventing a blood clot.
on prescription, over-thecounter and complementary medicines (herbal,
‘natural’, vitamins and
minerals) from a health
professional, call NPS
Medicines Line on 1300
MEDICINE (1300 633 424)
for the cost of a local call
(calls from mobiles may
cost more).
Hours of operation are
Monday–Friday 9am–5pm
AEST (excluding public
holidays).
Free public transport for family carers
Premier said.
Mrs Morton said people with disability, mental illness or frail seniors often
relied on carers to accompany them on
public transport, providing support in
this and many aspects of their life.
“Public transport can be a lifeline to
this community, to assist in employment, training opportunities, shopping,
attending movies and they frequently
have carers with them,” she said.
Eligible carers would need to provide
evidence of their Commonwealth carers’ payments when applying for the
Carers SmartRider through Transperth.
Parkinson’s seminar on the
non-motor symptoms
EACH PERSON who has been diagnosed with
Parkinson’s will experience their own unique
journey with the condition. However there are
some common motor symptoms such as tremors, slowed movement, muscle stiffness and
impaired balance and coordination with which
everyone can identify.
The non-motor symptoms such as depression, constipation, pain, genitourinary problems, and sleep disorders can be troublesome,
but can be improved with available treatments.
Parkinson’s WA will hold a seminar on the
non-motor symptoms at the Niche in Nedlands
on Tuesday 26 February 2013 at 1.30pm.
The seminar will be presented by Parkinson’s
Nurse Specialist, Janet McLeod.
Parkinson’s WA is a not for prot, self funded
body providing vital support services to people
with Parkinson’s and their family carers.
The Association also administers the Parkinson’s Nurse Specialist Service funded by the
Department of Health WA.
The nurses visit people with Parkinson’s in
their homes.
If this is not possible because people reside outside the metropolitan area, the nurses
can be contacted for advice by phone on
1800 644 189 (free call) or via Telehealth (by
appointment only).
Please contact Parkinson’s WA to book for
the seminar on 9346 7373 or email pwaadmin@
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public holidays.
In recognition of the tireless work
of family carers, a Carers SmartRider
will be offered to those with a Carers
Health Care Card and receiving the
Commonwealth Carer Payment, Carer
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Disability Assistance Payment.
Mr Barnett said the Carers SmartRider would ensure that carers would
not be out of pocket when travelling.
“It is only fair that people who selflessly care for our most vulnerable people are not spending their own money
on our public transport system,” the
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FROM May 1, 2013, a Liberal Government if re-elected, would provide free
travel on any Transperth bus, train or
ferry during off-peak periods for more
than 8,500 West Australians who care
for a family member or friend with
mental illness, disability or a frail senior.
Premier Colin Barnett joined Mental
Health and Disability Services Minister
Helen Morton at the launch of Carers
WA’s new resource pack to announce
eligible carers would travel free between 9am and 3.30pm on weekdays
and free all day at weekends and on
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Time to downsize - what are your options?
ONLY EIGHT per cent of seniors needed accommodation with care, says Mr Kenny Annand chairman of the Australian Institute of Urban Studies.
“Over 90 per cent live in private dwellings. Most
seniors are active and their requirements are little
different from the rest of the community,” he said.
“Most want to age in place. Their requirements
are for smaller, affordable and easy to maintain
homes.”
If the family home is too big, needs too much
maintenance or is expensive to adapt for disabilities
there is a bewildering array of options.
These include retirement villages, residential
parks, granny ats and strata title homes designed
specically for seniors.
A retirement village is a community of seniors
living in individual premises but sharing common
facilities and amenities. They provide aged housing
for people 55 and over and their spouse or partner.
Retirement villages are managed and administered by a village operator, either as a commercial or not-for-prot organisation. Confusingly the
words ‘retirement’ or ‘village’ may not be part of
their name. If you are not sure if a complex comes
under the Retirement Villages Act 1992, ask the village operator or check with Consumer Protection.
Housing in a retirement village is designed for
seniors and may include additional xtures and
ttings, such as handrails, emergency call buttons
and intercom systems. The accommodation ranges
from units and villas to townhouses and freestanding homes. It may also include independent living
units, serviced apartments and hostel accommodation.
Retirement village living usually involves a signicant nancial contribution and you may face
substantial costs when you leave a village. So be
certain that this is what you want before making a
commitment.
Residential parks are a cheaper alternative to retirement villages but are not secure because you do
not own the land on which your home is placed. If
you decide to sell you are selling the structure only
and this is likely to lose value as it gets older.
If the land is sold or the park is closed, you will
need to nd somewhere else to live. This will involve the cost of moving yourself and your home;
trying to nd another suitable park and possible loss
in value. Residential parks are covered by the Residential Parks (Long Stay Tenants) Act 2006.
Building a granny at on an existing property is
an option that is convenient and cost effective for
some people. It allows families to use their existing
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moving into full-time care
with the presentation of a
$275,000 Lotterywest grant
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Community
Services Minister Robyn McSweeney said the State
Government-supported
Lotterywest funding would
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developed by a project team
supported by disability service provider Nulsen with
funding from the State Government.
“Making a move to fulltime formal care is a big
step not only for the individual concerned but also
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tenance and repair of common property; and attend
meetings to discuss and vote on management of the
complex.
Strata titles are covered by the Strata Titles Act
1985.
Deciding to change your housing is a big decision. Here are some questions you may want to
consider before making any change:
Why are you thinking of moving? Have you
considered alternatives that will allow you to stay
in your current home?
Decide what you want. Make a list of what you
absolutely must have and other features you would
like.
Where do you want to live?
If you are moving to be close to family or friends,
have you asked them about their future plans - what
if they move?
Shop around. There are good deals and not so
good deals. Some options will offer more than others and there may be ‘small print’ that you should
know about. Do not let salespeople pressure you.
If in doubt, seek the advice of a lawyer or nancial adviser and the Seniors Housing Centre on
1300 734 838.
Take your time to get it right.
You will want to maintain the same quality of life
as you had before downsizing.
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Dementia prevents a person from appreciating the problems they are experiencing. They often cannot understand
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Dementia is not a normal part of ageing
by Rhonda Parker
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ALZHEIMER’S
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There is much we all need
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Hugh Rogers
SRC Tech Savvy Seniors –
Exergaming Pilot Project
THE Exergaming pilot
project was a tripartite initiative between Seniors Recreation Council, the Department
of Sport and Recreation and
Amana Living and ran during
2012.
The project was very successful and participants had
a great time using the Xbox
Kinect and Nintendo Wii.
Due to the program’s success SRC has received Government funding to conduct
a two year program centred
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will be run in partnership
with Department of Sport
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Pole Walking
The purpose of this exercise is to use two poles, often called hiking or trekking
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SRC events
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• 19 February
Tech Savvy Seniors
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Seniors
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Be Active Aged Care Games
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Have a Go Day
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Garden Week 2013
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GARDEN lovers of all ages
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Western Australia’s premier outdoor event is a
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Concerts for the Young at Heart
Oz the Great and Powerful (In Digital 3D)
DISNEY’S fantastical adventure Oz The Great and Powerful,
directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of Frank Baum’s
beloved wizard character.
When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas
to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot; fame
and fortune are his for the taking, that is until he meets three
witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and
Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the
great wizard everyone’s been expecting.
Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land
of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must nd out who is good and
who is evil before it is too late.
Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity
and even a bit of wizardry, Oscar transforms himself not only
into the great and powerful wizard but into a better man as well.
Oz the Great and Powerful is produced by Joe Roth and
written by Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire (credit
not nal). Grant Curtis, Philip Steuer and Palak Patel are serving as executive producers. It opens in Australian cinemas on
March 7, 2013.
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28/02/13. Only over 45s are eligible.
Wartime Entertainers at army camp in
Guildford, 1941 Donated to Museum of
Performing Arts by Bill Kerr.
MORNING Melodies at His Majesty’s Theatre are concerts for the Young at Heart, commencing at 10.30am on 13 March 2013 with
Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye featuring Lucy Maunder, Stuart Maunder, AnneMaree McDonald and Alex Rathgeber
What better way to spend a Wednesday
ART for ALL
On the
Silver
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Lincoln
Steven Spielberg directs two-time
Academy Award® winner Daniel DayLewis in Lincoln, a revealing drama
that focuses on the 16th President’s
tumultuous nal months in ofce. In
a nation divided by war and the strong
winds of change, Lincoln pursues a
course of action designed to end the
war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and erce
determination to succeed, his choices
during this critical moment will change
• 11-24 Feb A Passion for Art: Summer School Showcase
and MCAA members exhibition
• 13 Feb Lunchtime in the Gallery: Peta Miller
• 25 Feb - 4 Mar Explorations:
A solo exhibition by Margaret Coxall
• 11-15 March Visiting artist workshop: Cristina Popovici
• 13 March Lunchtime in the Gallery: Cristina Popovici
the fate of generations to come.
www.lincolnmovie.com.au
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45s are eligible. Competition ends
18/02/13.
Have a great night out at
The Tivoli Club
The two hour show at The
Tivoli with supper included in
the price is the best value entertainment in Perth.
It also has a junior club
called the Tivolettes for
budding performers aged
between 6 and 17. This is
also run entirely by volunteers, which keeps the
costs down. It is one of the
few venues in Perth where
young singers and dancers
can get regular stage per-
Riverside location on bus route - Plenty of parking - air conditioned
586 Canning Hwy, (Cnr North Lake) Alfred Cove
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Saturday 23 February @ 8pm
The Boardwalk Theatre
Ormsby Terrace
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
formance experience.
The club encourages novice performers. It holds three
separate shows per year and
bookings are encouraged especially at Christmas.
Rehearsals will soon commence for the next show
“Magic Night”, commencing
on 19 April.
For bookings ring The Tivoli on 9364 5463.
Tickets: Adult $45 FOMPAC $42
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THE TIVOLI Club was
opened by Jack ‘Skinny’ Martin in 1971.
In those early days, Jack’s
performances at various locations around Perth were very
popular and much in demand.
In 1973 a permanent home
was found for The Tivoli Club
at the Applecross District Hall
and it has performed there
continuously since then.
The club, which prides itself in being ‘not for prot’,
contributes regularly to charitable organisations and is totally self funded.
It is committed to its strong
ethos to entertain the people
of Perth.
Many well known performers have begun their careers at The Tivoli and some
of them include well known
luminaries such as opera
singer, Rachelle Durkin, actor
and TV personality, Tammy
MackIntosh and cabaret artist,
Jackie Love.
The Tivoli is the only theatre in Perth that has presented
a variety show continuously
over the years.
The club is run entirely
by volunteers, who not only
perform, but make costumes
and tend to all the behind the
scenes work on show nights.
Many changes have taken
place over the years, but
the current shows run with
cabaret seating and provide a
chicken and chip supper with
tea and coffee available for
patrons. BYO is optional.
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Zero Dark Thirty
FROM Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) comes
the riveting account of Navy SEAL
Team 6 and intelligence forces’ long
hunt for Osama bin Laden. The Al
Qaeda leader was killed during a raid
on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan on 1 May, 2011, nearly a decade
after ordering the 9/11 attacks in New
York and Washington. Stars Jessica
Chastain (The Help), Joel Edgerton
(Warrior) and Mark Strong (Tinker
Tailor Soldier Spy).
morning than enjoying a wonderful concert
in the magnicent surrounds of His Majesty’s
Theatre.
Come with friends and experience a one
hour concert from some of Australia’s nest
talent, followed by morning tea in the theatre
foyer where you will have the opportunity to
meet the performers.
Make a day of it!
Show your ticket and enjoy the choice of either Chef’s homemade soup or gourmet fresh
lled sandwiches for only $7.80 or $10.80 including a glass of wine in the Dress Circle Bar
after the show. Then head DownStairs at the
Maj and visit the Museum of Performing Arts
and check out the latest exhibition.
Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
celebrates the music of our brave war heroes
with the talented Maunder family and friends
as they perform the popular and inspiring
songs of the wartime period. Share the joy of
our courageous Aussie diggers with stories of
unfaltering mateship and sacrice.
Reminisce with the nostalgic tunes of the
era, featuring classics such as We’ll Meet
Again, Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye and Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major,
along with our own iconic Aussie favourites
When a Boy From Alabama meets a Girl from
Gundagai, Chin Up! Cheerio! Carry On! and
Brown Slouch Hat.
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Lyrical programme launches
new season of performances
Long Way To The Top
(The 10th Anniversary
Edition)
IN 2001, ABC TV broadcast a six part documentary that
charted the history of Australian Rock ‘n’ Roll, from the
50s through to the modern era.
To celebrate the documentary’s 10th anniversary, an
encore screening on ABC2 in August last year, featured
Australian artists such as Johnny O’Keefe, Little Patti,
Billy Thorpe and many more performers who contributed our golden rock ‘n’ roll history.
In 2002, Long Way To The Top became a live concert
event.
Twenty six Australian artists joined together in a massive celebration of homegrown rock & roll that played all
around Australia to 200,000 people.
The brainchild of Billy Thorpe and promoter Michael
Chugg, Long Way To The Top featured Australia’s major
rock & rollers from the Stadium era to Sunbury.
Proving you can’t keep a good thing down, in October
last year, 17 legends of Australian rock reunited for the
Long Way to the Top 10th Anniversary Concert, with performances in east coast; Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle
and Brisbane.
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Long Way in the subject line. Only over 45s are eligible.
Competition ends 28/02/13.
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VIRTUOSO pipe organist
Dominic Perissinotto (pictured above) draws deeply
on the classic French organ
corpus for Suite, the rst of
the Pipe Organ Plus 2013
concerts, augmenting the programme with more modern
works, adding balance and
texture to a stunning collection of compositions.
Suite will be performed at
2.30pm on Sunday, 10 March
at The Basilica of St Patrick,
cnr Parry and Adelaide
Streets, Fremantle.
Eugene Gigout’s Grand
Choeur Dialogue, opens the
concert.
The piece is imbued with
his creative brilliance and
carefully honed improvisatory skills.
This is followed by another
French composer working
two centuries before Gigout,
Jehan Titelouze. His composition the Hymn de l’Eglise
pour toucher sur l’orgue was
included in the rst known
published collections of organ music from the 1600s.
Regarded as a premier composer of the early French organ school, this performance
in early Baroque style is a real
treat for acionados of the
genre.
Just before interval, Perissinotto introduces a complete
change of tempo and era with
Moya Henderson’s lyrical
Reefs I, II and III.
First
performed
in
Queensland in 1989, this
evocative trio pays homage
to the beauty of the sea, the
enormity of the Great Barrier
Reef in particular, its expressive waves of melody containing an ‘uncanny energy’.
Following light refreshments, it’s back to a more
mainstream work by JS
Bach.
The Passacaglia and
Fugue in C minor BWV 582,
an early composition in the
master organist’s career,
is one of his most famous
works.
Bach’s piece is astonishing
for the breadth of emotions
it evokes, from the ‘painful
longing’ of the opening passage, to the transcendental
climax, which never fails to
affect those who hear it.
Alfred Hollins’ A Song of
Sunshine is an altogether less
complex affair, again with an
FOR THE rst time in Australia, one of Russia’s best
opera companies Moscow
Novaya Opera is proud to
present Operamania at the
Perth Concert Hall, on Sunday 7, Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 April, 2013 at 7.30pm
This seamless theatrical
presentation of the Moscow
Novaya Opera Soloists and
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Gary Puckett
LESLIE HINTON & ROY ORTUSO PRESENT
MIDGE
URE
& The Union Gap
ONE SHOW ONLY
“The voice of
“The Gary Puckett tour promises
a night lled with rock’n’roll hits
and great memories
Young Girl, Woman Woman, Lady Willpower, Over You, Home,
This Girl is a Woman Now, Keep the Customer Satised, Don’t Give Into Him
Vienna, Lament, Breathe, One Small Day,
Hymn, Loves Greatest Adventure, Dancing
with Tears in my Eyes, If I Was, Fade to Grey
Saturday 9 March 2013
Saturday 27 April 2013
For bookings call Show Ticketing (9370 5888)
or visit (www.showticketing.com.au)
www.lesliehintonentertainment.com
Tickets are available from Ticketmaster
136 100 (www.ticketmaster.com.au)
or direct from the venue (9444 1051)
The Astor Theatre, Mt Lawley
The Charles Hotel, Perth
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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE PROUDLY PRESENTS
Coming Up . .
WISH ME LUCK AS YOU
WAVE ME GOODBYE
Celebrate the music of our brave war
heroes featuring tunes from the era,
We’ll Meet Again, Kiss Me Goodnight
Sergeant Major and more.
MEDIA SPONSOR:
24 APRIL
DON’T SHOOT ME,
I’M STILL ONLY THE
PIANO PLAYER!
David Scheel is back by popular
demand with his long-awaited
show featuring classical and notso-classical piano and comedy.
19 JUNE
Photo: Robert Frith (Acorn Photo)
OPERA CONCERT
Brighten your winter with
music performed by the rising
stars of West Australian Opera.
TICKETS $27
SEASON TICKET $66 (all three shows)
ALL PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT
10.30AM AND END AT APPROX 11.30AM
BOOK NOW 1300 795 012
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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE
825 Hay Street (cnr King St) Perth, Western Australia 6000 Telephone (08) 9265 0900
Orchestra with dancers from
the Russian Imperial Ballet
includes a wonderful selection of music by the world’s
most celebrated composers
including Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Mozart, Bizet, Rossini,
Verdi, Bellini and Johann
Strauss.
Moscow Novaya Opera
will take you on a journey
highlighting some of the
most loved operas of all
time including The Magic
Flute, Rigoletto, The Pearl
Fishers, Tosca, The Barber of Seville, Carmen and
many more in a seamless
semi-staged theatrical presentation.
Featuring 10 dynamic soloists and four classical ballet dancers in full costume
and a brilliant 44-piece symphony orchestra direct from
Moscow, Operamania will
delight the most seasoned
music lovers as well as rst
time opera-goers.
Tickets on sale from
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Operamania, email [email protected].
au and include the world
Russia in the subject line
or address an envelope to
Operamania Competition
c/- Have a Go News c/- PO
Box 1042 West Leederville
WA 6901 with your contact
details on the reverse.
Gary Puckett and the Union
Gap returns to Australia
ULTRAVOX”
Enjoy Gary’s Award Winning Hits
13 MARCH
Television Institute of WA.
Complimentary afternoon
tea served during interval by
Creative Provisions and is
supplied by Elmstock Tea,
Essenza Coffee and Picobello Patisserie.
Pipe Organ Plus is supported by Beehive Marketing and Clancy’s Fish Pub,
Fremantle and Canning
Bridge.
WIN WIN WIN
win one of ve double
passes to the Pipe Organ Plus’ performance of
Suite, email hagncomps@
haveagonews.com.au and
include the word pop in
the subject line or address
an envelope to Pipe Organ
Plus Competition c/- Have
a Go News PO Box 1042
West Leederville WA 6901
with your contact details on
the reverse. Only over 45s
are eligible. Competition
ends 28/02/13.
Music by the world’s most celebrated composers
LESLIE HINTON & ROY ORTUSO PRESENT
Photo: Wartime entertainers at Army camp
in Guildford, 1941. Donated to Museum of
Performing Arts by Bill Kerr.
improvisational tone. In stark
contrast is the complexity of
Maurice Durué’s Suite Op
5 which ends the concert.
Judged a masterpiece, Suite
Op 5 covers an immense tonal landscape, from moments
of intense intimacy to astonishing virtuosity, stretching
Perissinotto’s ability to the
limit.
The work’s ‘ecstatic conclusion’ brings to a close a
sensational opening chapter
in the 2013 Pipe Organ Plus
Concert Season.
The concert runs for approximately two hours and
includes an interval where
enticing, complimentary refreshments will be served.
Electronic tickets are available at www.trybooking.com
or purchase at the door one
hour prior to the concert.
During performances, the
organ can be viewed on the
large screen video presentation thanks to the Film and
FOLLOWING the highly-successful 2010 Australian Tour,
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap returns to our shores in
February 2013.
Gary Puckett possesses an unmistakable signature voice
and was the lead singer of the group who were one of the most
successful musical groups of the sixties garnering six consecutive gold records and top 10 Billboard hits such Young
Girl, Woman Woman, Lady Willpower, Over You, This Girl Is
A Woman Now, Keep The Customer Satised, Don’t Give In To
Him, Home and many others.
The original The Union Gap disbanded in the seventies,
but in 1974, Young Girl was re-released in England where it
received a silver record award for attaining a top ve position
on the pop charts, several years after its initial release.
Harbour Theatre - Celebrating 50 years of entertaining
the community in 2013
Directed by Nicola Bond
The world has seen many comedies by Robin Hawdon but none to
threaten international relations on this scale!
Imagine a luxury villa in Provence, imagine three couples, English,
French and Irish, all turning up at the same time! Add the ingredients
of copious champagne, heightened sexual impulses and ingrained
cultural differences and the European Union could well implode!
ROBIN HAWDON’S LATEST HILARIOUS COMEDY
A NIGHT IN
PROVENCE
8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22 and 23 March @ 8pm
Matinees: 10 and 17 March @ 2pm
TICKETS: $25.50 full/$23.50 conc/$20.50 f/t student or child under 15
BOOKINGS: www.taztix.com.au
MEMBERS BOOKINGS: 9433 6260 or [email protected]
Harbour Theatre, 70 Adelaide St, Fremantle (opposite Woolworths)
For further information and membership enquiries visit www.harbourtheatre.org.au
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The classic comedy by Oscar Wilde that is anything but earnest!
FROM THE 9 - 28 March, the Black Swan
State Theatre Company presents Oscar
Wilde’s, The Importance of Being Earnest
directed by Kate Cherry at the Heath
Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of
WA.
In Oscar Wilde’s most famous play, the
dandy Algernon and dapper Jack are best
friends, who, unbeknownst to each other,
both employ different identities in London
and the countryside. When Jack proposes
to Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, and Algernon falls for Jack’s ward Cecily, both do
so using the pseudonym Ernest.
Amidst mistaken identities and giddy
confusion towers Gwendolen’s mother, the
imposing Lady Bracknell, as a paragon of
Edwardian propriety, who refuses to be
anything but earnest.
The Importance of Being Earnest is Wilde’s most popular work illustrating his
keen wit and his equally keen observation.
Adriane Daff, The Importance of Being Earnest
© Robert Frith
He called Earnest, “a trivial play for serious people” as it captured forever a number
of social types who obviously existed but
whom Wilde enabled his contemporaries
to recognize and laugh at: characters such
as the languid Englishman, the Victorian
society dragon, the woman with a past and
the puritan young lady, all with sparkling
dialogue, gloriously improbable plot twists
and a dash of romance.
The play has delighted millions since its
rst London performance in 1895.
The cast of eight is made up entirely of
Western Australian actors and features
many well known faces and features Adriane Daff, Jenny Davis, Rebecca Davis, Stuart Halusz, Michael Loney, Pete Rowsthorn,
Scott Sheridan, Pauline Whyman.
As Kate explains, “Perth audiences can
expect to see actors they love, like Jenny
Davis, who has entertained people for years,
and Pete Rowsthorn of Kath & Kim fame,
who is such a brilliant comedian. “I think
people will have a great time – they’ll see a
very theatrical piece that is visually sumptuous and fun to look at. And, of course,
they will laugh a lot at Oscar Wilde’s worldfamous witticisms.”
Ticket Prices* Standard $69.50 Groups
8+ (+1 free ticket for every 10 purchased)
$53.50.
Concession (Senior, Pensioner, Unemployed) $54.50 Students (Full time students
with photo ID) $29.50.
Previews $52.50
Family Package (subject to availability
from the box (2 adults, 2 children/students)
$158 ofce 30 mins prior to show) $24.50.
Please note there is a High Tea on Saturday 16 March @1pm $39
Tickets
through
ticketek.com.au,
Ticketek outlets or 1300 795 012
Groups 8+ 1300 364 001
[*A service/delivery fee also applies]
Spread the word!
in an energetic, family atmosphere at The
Family Proms Concert.
Don’t forget, children’s tickets are
FREE!*
Free reserved seating for children accompanied by an adult. Bookings are essential at
time of purchase.
WIN WIN WIN
To be in the draw to win a family ticket
to the Family Proms Concert, email [email protected] and include
the name of the concert in the subject line
or address an envelope to Family Proms
Competition c/- Have a Go News PO Box
1042 West Leederville WA 6901 with your
contact details on the back. Only over 45s
are eligible. Competition ends 8/03/13.
Finbar Furey comes to WA
IRISH MUSICAL legend,
Finbar Furey, will perform
in Western Australia during February and March as
part of his 2013 Australian
Tour. A perennial audience
favourite, Finbar’s denitive one-man show brings
his rare talents to the stage,
treating audiences to evenings of pure Irish magic:
great music, good humour,
and the charm and wit associated with one of Ireland’s
most beloved storytellers.
In addition to his fame
as the lead singer and front
man for the renowned Irish
band, The Fureys, Finbar
Furey is an accomplished
singer songwriter/banjoist/
guitarist/autist/tin whistler in his own right; and is
hailed as Ireland’s “Prince
of Pipers” having won every known uilleann pipe title
- including three all Ireland
Championships.
After nearly 30 years
with the band, Finbar decided to explore new pastures
as a solo singer, producer
and writer. Since making
this decision, Finbar’s reputation has increased with
every performance.
A man of great musical
passion and a pioneer for
the cause of Irish music,
Finbar Furey has carved a
special place for himself
in the world of music and
in the hearts of millions of
people.
He has also forged an
impressive career in lms,
having appeared in Martin
Scorsese’s Gangs of New
York and Paris Sexy. He recently appeared as the featured guest on RTE’s Gay
Byrne Show and has had a
documentary made covering his life and career.
Suite Concert
Sunday 10 March
2.30pm
Basilica of St Patrick
Cnr Parry & Adelaide
Streets Fremantle
Acclaimed pipe organist Dominic Perissinotto draws on the
classic French organ corpus for Suite, augmenting with more
modern works, adding balance and texture to a stunning
collection of compositions.
Join us for a delightful afternoon in Fremantle.
Online tickets www.trybooking.com/CBZU or at
the door on the day of the concert from 1.30pm.
Visit www.pipeorganplus.com.au or telephone
(08) 7339 7418 for programme
and booking information.
HAGN#131/251
BUNBURY celebrities, The South West
Philharmonic and the Bunbury City Band
are joining forces again to provide you with
an afternoon of fun family entertainment
that is not to be missed!
Hear all your favourite traditional Proms
classics and many more toe-tapping tunes!
Join in the fun of the Proms Sunday 17
March at 2pm, and bring your party hat,
blowers, ratchets and noisemakers for a celebration of music in true Proms style!
The Family Proms Concert is a unique
interactive performance where you are encouraged to clap along with the music, cheer
out loud and make some noise! This is music Proms style and silence is not permitted!
Celebrate all your musical favourites
ShowPro Touring Proudly Presents
See Finbar Furey at
Albany Performing Arts
Centre 28 February, the
Mandurah Performing Arts
Centre 1 March and the Octagon Theatre 2 March.
and tour dates go to: www.
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Finbar Furey
IRELAND’S LEGENDARY
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Proudly presenting our 2013 program of
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NIGHT SHOWS:
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MATINEES:
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“in full ow is one of the most exciting sounds in music...
and at his most poetic, one of the most moving...
As Dublin as James Joyce, as unpretentious
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Magic Night 2013
Night Shows: Friday 19, 26 April and 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 May
Matinees: Sunday 21 April, 5, 19 May and 2 June
SHOW PRICES:
Adult $18 Pensioner $15 Child $8
The Octagon Theatre
Show price includes: Chicken & Chips, Tea & Coffee
BYO Alcohol & Glasses, Soft drinks on sale
Please note: to keep our prices down we can no longer
provide cheese and biscuits, however feel free to
bring along your own refreshments.
with
NICK STOCKWELL
Don’t forget our Tivolettes for an afternoon out.
Bring your children or grandchildren
Email James for information on [email protected]
Book online at www.nbarfurey.com.au
HAGN#088/251
TIVOLETTES (Juniors: 6-16 year olds)
Show Dates:
26 May, 30 June, 28 July, 25 August, 29 September
27 October and 24 November
Tea, Coffee, Snack & Drinks on sale
$3 Adults and $1.50 Children
HAGN#006/251
HAGN#067/251
Morning Tea from 10am (included) Show at 11am
Saturday 2 March
For bookings phone 6488 2440
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Nick’s repertoire consists
of music from the fifties
through to the nineties covering a wide spectrum from
folk and country to contemporary classics
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by Anita Lancome
I MISSED out on a lot being a single
mum, with the sole purpose of educating and bringing up the girls singlehanded; I missed out on dating. However, those days have just ended!
Still young at heart, with a lot of
dreams and hopes, I ventured out onto
on-line dating, at the age of 58!
Never too old to nd love ... that is
my motto.
It was few days before Christmas,
I scanned through the potential suitors
- not many are interested in an older
lady who just wanted friendship and a
chat. Some wanted a contact number
and meeting straight away and when
politely refused, they just disappeared.
I had only one stamp left and I invested it in writing to this tall dashing
oil and gas engineer I had met on the
net. He responded, stated he was leaving for Scotland for work but would
write soon. Good! I shall wait for this
Prince Charming who was widowed,
childless and travelled the globe on different projects: like me he believed you
are, “never too old for love”!
It sounded too good to be true, but
one must have faith!
I wrote telling him about my job, my
girls (no names) and my childhood and
he replied that he was on the way to
Scotland, how he missed his late wife
and his pastor, a good friend of his,
who had encouraged him to start meeting people and to love again - thus the
internet dating.
Hmmm, a religious man...sounds
good.
While shopping at Garden City, I
had a call from Prince Charming, the
wonderful, dashing, handsome man.
David sounded quite shy and softly
spoken with a strong nasal accent.
He did not sound Aussie but then the
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phone reception was not that good…
Through the crackling static I managed to understand that the project he
was involved in was nishing and he
was coming home.
He said he couldn’t wait to meet
me…Oh this sounds fantastic!
I couldn’t wait too!
Like a young girl in love, I was
so happy and excited. I was dancing around whispering to myself “my
prince is coming home”. This was
good, because, despite a very traumatic
experience with my last husband, I was
still able to love, and prepared to love
again.
The harsh life of the last few years
has not transformed me into a nasty,
grumpy, bitter and suspicious woman…Life is good.
David gave me his mobile number
and asked me to ring him. When I rang
he replied that he was deep down in the
North Sea, in a radio-active room, and
as it was not convenient to speak, he
would ring later.
A radio-active room? Why does
an oil and gas company need a radioactive room deep down in the sea bed
to explore oil? I need to check this out.
Some of my customers are oil and
gas engineers and they have not heard
of a radio-active facility for drilling oil;
but then they might do things differently in the North Sea…who knows?
The emails were more frequent and
the longing more intense, followed by
more phone calls from Scotland, and
SMSs; some were so romantic, I was
feeling dizzy…
Being in love and loved by someone
is an amazing thing. I was walking on
air, grinning from ear to ear, dreaming
of the day of when I would welcome
my prince…
More SMSs arrived on Australia
Day. I was working and the phone
rang. It was David to say that he was
at the pub watching soccer on television and he would ring me in an hour’s
time when he was home. I promised to
standby for his call.
An hour passed, two hours, still no
call. I SMSed him. “What’s happened,
are you alright?” No news… another
two hours passed, still no news….
What was happening?
Ten hours later, the phone rang, David apologised for not ringing earlier - he
was robbed at the pub in Dagenham
and had to go to the police station to ll
a report. “Don’t worry” he said “I was
not hurt, police would be able to get the
muggers as everything was recorded
in the CCTV outside the pub, I will be
back in Perth soon, and I will send you
my itinerary”..
“Don’t worry, my sweet, I shall be
home soon…”
The next day, I received an email –
David was very upset, his return home
plan had been disrupted - police wanted
him to stay back as a witness and when
he went to the bank to withdraw some
money, the account was frozen. Apparently the muggers were trying to
withdraw $20,000 from his account;
the bank in Australia has now frozen
his account!
He was upset, frustrated and depressed…but “don’t worry I shall sort
this out and we shall see one another
very soon my love.”
There were more phone calls: David
was missing me, he wanted to be by my
side, but the police case and the bank
were acting so slowly…it was frustrating.
But, “Darling, my sweet, once this
whole thing has been sorted out, I want
to buy you some lovely presents. I am
going to buy you some Victoria Secret
lingerie..; I just can’t wait to see you in
beautiful, soft, silky red lingerie…”
I was so attered, so shy and yet an
alarm bell started to ring. Why would
a globetrotter be travelling round the
world without travel insurance? Why
wouldn’t the bank send him some
emergency cash? What about all these
friends he talked about - those in UK,
those in US and the company who
employed him; why aren’t they helping him?
Why was he still stranded in UK
while he had all these resources to tap
into.
Something is not quite right.
I am going to play the game and appear to be very concerned. “Are you alright? Do you need help? I can get my
friend in London to go and see you…”
Pretending to be very in love, I say,
“Darling I missed you, and I want you
back ASAP”.
The next day, there is another phone
call; my prince is on the line, “I am still
stranded in London, I have my friend
here; and he can prove it….here I will
put him on to you…”
Before his friend has the chance to
persuade me, I said to David, “Darling, I am very sorry you are stranded,
but you have a lot of friends in London, and your company is in London; why aren’t you going to them
for help? Why keep ringing me to
tell me that you are not able to come
home, because you have no money,
what about travel insurance, surely
they would send you some emergency funds. I know you are a fraud,
I advise you to stop hurting people,
good bye”
That’s it, my one and only internet
love.
My charming, loving prince
turned out to be one of those Nigerian
scammers ... lesson learned.
So much for “never too old for
love”!
Jon Lewis
I’M PROUD to say I can
now juggle.
I’ve wanted to do this
since I was a child and
saw a little girl in my class
do it.
Like me she was six
years old.
Why have I left it this
long: I am at a loss to explain?
By the way, to juggle,
all you do is throw a juggle ball and catch it. Then
you throw two and catch
and catch... now throw
two and slap your thigh:
this takes the place of the
third throw. You are now
ready for the three throws.
Keep going and remember to bow when you are
done.
I’m having so much fun
juggling and regret that
I could have done so 15
years earlier if I’d known
about it then, aahemmm...
I do wonder why we,
I, only discover some of
life’s unusual and enjoyable pursuits later in life
and in this case, much,
much later?
Juggling did not come
easy to me; I had to practice constantly.
Somehow I just knew if
I kept going it would work
out. It would click.
There is a saying I respect, “Repetition turns
the donkey into a professor”.
I repeated the technique
and then continued to repeat it ... over and over.
I wonder what else we
miss ‘having a go’ at in
our lives, only because
achievement seems so
elusive.
In this case, the elusiveness was a result of not
knowing where to start.
By luck, on holiday, I
met a professional juggler
who gave me a lesson for
an hour.
If not for “luck” and the
kindness of a stranger, I
would still be a ‘juggler
wannabe’.
In fact there is a world
of “how to” out there at
schools and on something
called YouTube.
I love juggling and I
love how I can now do it
better today than I could
yesterday and yesteryear...
So, what have you always wanted to do?
Learn a language, learn
to dance, play bridge or
the art of origami; repair
shoes, knit, change the
oil in your car; the list is
endless?
To get you started, may
I suggest, you nd someone who can do it and ask
them how? Remember to
practice, practice, practice…repetition is the key.
Can it be that simple?
If you choose more
than one thing, you may
rst need to learn how to
juggle.
All the best
Jon Lewis
“Now Number One After
Midnight”
Jon Lewis can be
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from midnight to 5am
on Friday and Saturday
nights. Catch his Let’s
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5am Sunday mornings.
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or text him on 0404 005
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