sun city news24 March 2016

If you are a Senior and internet savvy, the City of Wanneroo has just launched a new Senior’s web page featuring important and useful information. The City of Wanneroo is aiming to support positive ageing through opportunities to stay healthy and connected by off ering a range of activities and services at www.wanneroo.wa.gov.au/seniors

Helping seniors

2 24 March 2016

With the population for Alkimos to Yanchep and Two Rocks soon to skyrocket to over 20,000 residents some time soon, I am amazed at how low the region rates for basic community services - community centres, youth services, seniors facilities, family support, disability support, just to mention a few.

We all know about the congested roadways, lack of public transport, lack of education facilities, lack of sporting facilities and lack of beachside facilities.

Then, I hear many residents expressing concerns about the local land developers promising one thing and then not delivering, or changing their structure plans that much, they don’t truly refl ect their original intent or plans.

To me, what makes it even worse, was all the

commitments, promises and even signed agreements between the developers, State Government and local Council about employment, real jobs and delivery of services - Personally, at this point in time, I don’t think they have delivered.

When was the last time you heard anyone mention the Yanchep Satellite City or the St Andrews plan?

Pretty words, courtesy talks, fancy web sites and plans, but no real plans to deliver; and there is nothing we can do about it, or hold anyone accountable for these broken promises.

So where to now?

I think it’s time, especially for the State Government and local Council to review their real strategies that fully show funding, delivery processes and hold themselves accountable.

Will it happen?

I doubt it, there’s not a politician in State Government or local Council who cares enough about this region, yet!

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Clarifi cationIn the last issue of the Sun City News the article ‘Religious cult taking over in northern suburbs’ stated that Mayors, Tracey Roberts and Troy Pickard, received presentations from Globalheart Church in Joondalup.

This is incorrect, the award was

made by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Anglican Church on Sunday 6 July 2014.

The awards were presented during a special devotional service held at the Latter-day Saint Merriwa Chapel. More than 900 members and guests of the Church were in attendance.

The solution is to hold any and all political candidates accountable by making them commit to delivery of these basic needed services.

Over the next two years we have elections at all levels of government and I intend to

approach every candidate for this region to get their commitment before the voting day.

It’s time they were all made fully accountable and work for the region, not simply use the region to gain easy votes.

24 March 2016 3

Class reunionAn enthusiastic group of around sixty past students, parents and teachers gathered at the Two Rocks Tavern on Sunday, 13 March, for a lunch reunion to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Yanchep Community School.

Meeting on that February morning in 1976 in the Sail Loft at the Two Rocks Marina were 46 students, two full-time, fully qualifi ed teachers and a handful of interested parents.

Led by Barbara Morgan, these parents had been determined to have adequate schooling for their children in what was, in the early 1970s, still regarded as an isolated part of the Shire of Wanneroo.

“For me,” Mrs Morgan says, “the founding of our school was a major experience in my life, and from what I heard during

our lunch it was evident it had been just as important for our students.”

Old friendships were busily being renewed, and plans made for future gatherings.

Photo: Back row: Jeremy Hearne, Tom Lambert, Lee Carpene, Paul Jinman, Sim Derrick. Second row: Ken Palmer, Paul Greenwood, Gerald Bray, Steven Henderson, Glenn Jeff s, Mark Arnold, Ansel Greenwood, Deano Bray, Mr Lofts. Third row: Grant Streeter, Mark Carpene, Amanda Hampton, Fiona Morgan, Julie Noak, Jonnine Bonomelli, Paul Anderson, unknown, Mark Hampton. Front row: Miss Maloney, unknown, Gillian Austin, Helen Arnold, Mrs Barbara Morgan, Alison Morgan, Lorraine Whiteside, unknown, Eddie Reeves.

Sea wall approved, but

At last week’s Shire of Gingin council meeting, the council agreed to award a $1.85M tender to build three sea walls off the Seabird coastline as designed by GHD, one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation.

The council wanted to emphasise that they would not proceed with the project until there was irrefutable confi rmation from the WA State Government that the Shire would not be liable for any erosion that may take place as a result of the proposed works.

Past shire president, Cr Michael Aspinal voted against the recommendations. Crs Val Ammon and Colin Fewster did not attend the council meeting.

Art classes in Yanchep

Renowned artist and art teacher, Renata Wright, will be commencing another set a of Watercolour art classes at Yanchep Sports and Social Club.

The classes for next term commence on 31 March, and run for six weeks, Thursdays from 1.30pm to 4.00 pm at Yanchep Sports and Social Club Students can enrol by calling Renata on 0450 524 229.

Last term, 12 people enrolled and turned out some amazing art pieces.

They painted water lilies, a giant fi sh, a hot air balloon scene, a yellow rose, a night scene, and a beachscape complete with chairs, umbrella and seagulls, and a night scene with a full moon in it.

Don’t miss your chance to join Renata’s art classes this term.

4 24 March 2016

Leave our heritage aloneI am sickened by the thought of losing our beautiful features, the limestone statues and that great wall, which by the way is appreciated by all who have visited Two Rocks, unlike the horrible lego wall at Yanchep Lagoon.

It shows craftsmanship in its own natural way.

Why are these developers given the right to decide that our heritage items should be removed after they have stood for so long and been appreciated by all?

Nowhere else will you fi nd what we have here.

This is our history and should be preserved and maintained for our future generations.

After all what are we without history, how can we pass it on if they take it away from us, we become just another ordinary run of the mill suburb and that’s

not why we chose to live here 40 years ago.

Two Rocks was unique not like anywhere else but the’re pulling it apart bit by bit. Please don’t let this happen!

This is breaking our hearts.

Wendy, Two Rocks.

I would like the local heritage items kept.

Vicky Gibson, Yanchep.

I strongly object to changes to our unique Two Rocks environment. Having lived in Seatrees for 13 years now and watch every time we head into Clarkson of the destruction they call progress.

Leave Two Rocks history alone, please.

Christine Serra, Two Rocks.

I say YES. Keep these heritage items

P Simmons, via email.

Your letters Dose of dorin

Developers and City of Wanneroo are only interested in our money and rates, not caring and preserving our heritage. What a disgrace!

Name and address supplied.

I’m more concerned about the trees, but what’s the point of heritage listing if it can be revoked so easily for the benefi t of developers. Surely the whole point is that the listing protects from developers. Sad.Mary Jane Webb, via web.

Say goodbye to heritage, wildlife, peace of mind; and for what?

Empty apartments because we can’t fi ll the ones we have.

Naomi Roberts, via web.

9561 6336 or 0403 768 933Appointments call Donna on

4 Foreshore Vista, Yanchep

24 March 2016 5

Leave our heritage aloneI really can’t believe what the City of Wanneroo is proposing, all because of developers.

The Mark Le Buse sculptures are unique to Two Rock and yes, the area around could be improved, ie: The park which has been neglected, but I always enjoy looking at them and showing them to children and visitors.

Now, what is wrong with the Yanchep Park Avenue of Trees? The City of Wanneroo and the government in general, has obviously got something against anything that is green.

Also, there is no shopping centre like Two Rocks, especially now with all the lovely places to eat and gorgeous views and everyone is so friendly.

In a few years, we will have to take children to the museum to show them what trees looked like as well as the extinct native animals such as kangaroos, lizards, snakes, parrots etc.

Everyone in councils, government and developers, should be made to

listen to Jonie Mitchell’s song (....pave paradise and put up a parking lot.... you don’t know what you’ve missed till its gone..) and the one about “Little Boxes on the hillside made of ticky tacky and they all look just the same”, over and over again till they decide to leave the good things alone and then learn to develop in a beautiful way by preserving unique things and don’t just look for the easy money.

J Lowe, Yanchep.

I think it is outrageous that the shopping centre should be delisted so developers can put up high rises - four storey just the start, then across the road nine storey slums. Two Rocks has character and 30 yrs ago it was a thriving community.

Atlantis was a worldwide tourist attraction, with its closing it destroyed this. It still has the potential to be a tourist attraction.

A few years ago I wrote about turning Two Rocks into a medieval village with shops painted with imitation stone like they were made of stone and using

Atlantis as a theme park with falconing, medieval jousting and battles.

But no, we have the owner who said ten years ago, Two Rocks was to be the new Mindarie; and what has he done?

Nothing, waiting for the real estate to become more valuable and to sell on to developers who don’t give a damn about the community or our heritage.

Two Rocks will become just another suburb of Perth with no character and high unemployment.

Let’s start a petition to stop this vandalism and keep Two Rocks’ character. There is plenty of land for developers.

The impressive waugal statue is in desperate need of restoration; that should be City of Wanneroo responsibility.

Name and address supplied.

More Letters and emails, next page.

More your letters

6 24 March 2016

KangaroosI wonder if your readers are aware that, in a letter to club members, the management committee of Sun City Golf club have clearly stated that they are planning to eradicate ALL kangaroos from the course?

Are they serious???

Everyone understands that the course has to be maintained in good order, but kangaroos have been there for a very long time and everyone locally enjoys seeing them there.

There are very few places

now in suburban WA where kangaroos can live happily alongside humans.

Surely there can be a reasonable compromise by which the course condition is maintained whilst still permitting a good number of our kangaroos to be there.

By the way, can the person who claims that there are 3,500 roos on the course please come up with some evidence - It sounds pretty unbelievable to me.

The golf course committee have already erected some

very high, ugly and intrusive fencing in this so-called attempt at kangaroo management.

They have also put cameras around the perimeter of the course which are liable, surely, to infringe local residents’ rights to privacy.

We all understand that the golf course needs to be kept in good order but, surely, there is no excuse for this ill-thought-out approach?

Kangaroos don’t enter or leave the course via the houses or private gardens alongside the

course, so why create these fencing eyesores? It may be ‘legal’ to do so but it’s not morally right to behave with such arrogance.

I suggest they should lift their game and fi nd more intelligent ways to protect the course and, whilst they’re at it, maybe they could have the good manners to arrange to discuss their plans with those who live around and alongside the course, so that various points of view could be aired before decisions are reached.Name and address supplied.

My 2 cents worthStarting in April, the Sun City News off ers readers the opportunity to have their ‘2 Cents Worth’. You choose the topic, but please keep your language PG! It doesn’t need to be a literary masterpiece, just your thoughts on anything at all, kudos to a local business or good samaritan, or even something that’s been grinding your gears. Deadline for submissions is 12noon, each Friday - Send your 2 cents worth to: mysay@suncitynews.com.au

More of your letters

And, more lettersNext Sunset MarketThanks to everyone who came along to our inaugural Sunset Markets Two Rocks at Charnwood Park on 13 February.

The day was a huge success and we would like to express our thanks and gratitude to all our awesome stall holders, local businesses who supplied their services and visitors who made the day fun and exciting with an electric atmosphere.

A big thank you to The Reef who were the major supporter for our markets and IGA Two Rocks who also assisted in making the day great.

The much-anticipated next Sunset Markets is scheduled for 5 November. Please keep an eye on our Facebook Page and read the Sun City News for updates.

Yanchep Two Rocks Community Recreation Association

Neighbours from HellI am sure I speak on behalf of other investment property owners in disagreeing and taking off ence to your comment within the above-mentioned article in 25 February 2016 issue where you state ‘Most times, leasing agents are dictated to by investment property owners who want their weekly rent money and don’t care about the quality of tenant.’

Having previously owned an investment property within Two Rocks for many years and also living in the suburb, our main concern was to ensure securing the best tenants possible, those who would look after our investment, isn’t that the whole purpose of an investment, maintain and look after it so it keeps its value?

Your comment stating that owners would knowingly put risky tenants into their investment property just doesn’t make sense!

We have unfortunately had the upset of having to deal with problem tenants a couple of times although our managing agents

carried out all checks prior to lease agreements being signed and believe me, this is the last thing an investment property owner wants!

In a lot of cases the owners are struggling to meet mortgage payments on their own home in addition to a rental property where the tenants have stopped paying rent.

The process required to have such tenants evicted is costly and time consuming and the law sides with tenants over owners.

Owners are up for court costs, loss of rent, insurance excesses and then if the tenants are fi nally evicted by the courts, the repairs required to your trashed investment property prior to being able to rent it out yet again and all the time you’re hoping you don’t have to go through the same yet again!

At the end of it all, you truly wonder why you’ve ever tried to get ahead and work hard to get something behind you!

Also, remember in most cases if / when rent is paid it generally doesn’t cover half of the monthly mortgage payment, especially in the current declining market and as Two Rocks doesn’t achieve high rental yields being so far from the Perth CBD.

In all my friends who have investment properties, not one of them would agree with your statement.

Name and address withheld.

Editor’s comments: I must be talking to a very diff erent group of leasing agents; in today’s uncertain market, they are being dictated to by investment owners.

In fact, we understand one investment owner has moved agents since we published the article - Didn’t like the facts being revealed.

Gumtree renting is even worse, no checks, usually people who have tardy rental history.

24 March 2016 7

Denis HeaneyThe Yanchep Junior Football Club, similar to the senior club is known as the Redhawks and is eagerly looking forward to the commencement of the 2016 season which commences on Sunday 1 May.

Formed in 1996, the club’s entering its eleventh season and now caters for in excess of 300 registered players but still welcomes new players wishing to get involved in this great game of Australian Rules Football.

Teams entered in the various competitions conducted under the auspices of the West Perth Football Club range from Auskick, for pre-primary children right through to year 12. The club has seen two of its teams collect premiership fl ags, both won by the year 8 team in 2010 and 2013.

In addition a number of players from the club have graduated to colts football with West Perth.

Training takes place at Oldham Reserve on various evenings dependent on age group and club promotion offi cer, Katrina Jacques, who can be contacted on 0417 900 415 would be more than willing to answer any questions of any prospective player or parent of such player.

There will be seven teams competing this season, fi ve comprising Yanchep registered players and two in a combined team with Brighton as both clubs were struggling for numbers in the particular age group and it was decided to join forces to give the kids a game. A decision that can only be commended.

Having been involved in the game one way or another for over 50 years, I can assure any parents that the benefi ts of involvement in the game are many, ranging from simple fun and enjoyment, keeping fi t and healthy and making of life long friendships and for those blessed with a good share of ability and a willingness to learn and work hard an opportunity to make a career out of the game.

Like all sporting bodies particularly junior clubs support from parents is welcomed and necessary to survive and this club would greatly appreciate the input of any parents not currently involved and in fact any resident of the area who may be so inclined.

This newspaper takes the opportunity to wish the club every success both on and off the fi eld in the 2016 season.

Junior Redhawks ready to roll True Hawks of the North

Yanchep Red Hawks made their presence known at Ridgewood Park, last Sunday, defeating the Alkimos Seahawks 10-7 (67) to 2-6 (18) in their fi rst scratch match of the season.

The Red Hawks dominated from the get go with players eager to get out there and show the crowd how much they have improved since the disappointing ending to last year’s footy season, being eliminated in the preliminary fi nal.

The break has been good for the team and with this victory now under their belt the Yanchep Red Hawks are eager to begin the season and show everyone what they are really made of.

Held overDue to some technical problems with the production of this issue of the Sun City News, a number of news articles and features have been held over to the next issue - The management apologies for any inconvenience.

If any local businesses are looking for advertising opportunities, please call our offi ce on 9561 2500.

The Yanchep Golf Club is a small, friendly golf club situated in the picturesque and peaceful Yanchep National Park.

They invite you to join their Saturday and/or Wednesday 18 hole competitions, special events, or just for a friendly round. The club

is affi liated with Golf WA and Golf Link and delight in helping introduce keen new golfers to competition golf.

The club has about 40 active members who volunteer their time to maintain the building and surrounds and also run the regular golf matches.

They also organise an open day mid-season and invite golfers from a wide range of clubs to participate in a fantastic day.

The club off ers the cheapest golf in Perth plus a fully licenced well priced bar for members and friends.

The clubhouse was originally the Nurses Quarters during the Second World War. The course is unique, as it is the only golf course in Australia built within a National Park. The club is rich in history and was founded in 1965.

Enjoy golf in the national park

8 24 March 2016

Relax and enjoy the Heights B&BThe ‘Heights B&B’ is the only four star RAC accredited Bed and Breakfast in Jurien Bay which means you are guaranteed a high standard of accommodation and service.

The Heights is a purpose built bed and breakfast venue where guests have their own space and are free to roam the five acres of natural Banksia and Australian Christmas Tree and many other West Australian wildfl owers.

At the Heights B&B there are four ensuite rooms, three have queen beds.

Each room has its own TV/DVD player, all rooms have ceiling fans, quality linen along with extra bathroom needs for your comfort.

All day tea/coffee facilities are available to guests along with the little extras, a good B&B offers their guests.

The breakfast/lounge room, has a fridge, microwave, toaster, TV and reverse cycle air-conditioning, leading out to a private covered alfresco dining area complete with a BBQ - This area is perfect for that good book you can’t put down.

Then you can enjoy a self serve continental breakfast in the morning room or on the patio overlooking a vista of local flora and fauna with the occasional visit from the local kangaroos.

The peace, quiet and tranquility at this property is sensational with the birds being music to your ears.

Jurien Bay townsite with its shops, restaurants, cafes, takeaways and beautiful beaches is only a short scenic drive away.

Jurien Bay must be one of the best kept secrets on the Coral Coast. Only 90 minute drive from Yanchep and Gingin along the scenic Indian Ocean Drive.

Jurien Bay is a marine park, it has restrictions but these are for the best to keep the fish populations in good supply for the future.

The famous Pinnacles in Nambung National Park, are just down the road and a visit to Mount Lesueur National Park is a must.

You have the best of both worlds, the bush and the beach.For a chance to win one of two weekends away to Jurien Bay,

fi ll in the form and post to Sun City News or send an email with all your details to: win@suncitynews.com.au before the end of March 2016.

If you would like to find out more about The Heights B&B, call Monique on 9652 1100, or email theheightsbandb@wn.com.au

Added to each of these two great prizes is a free ‘Chariots of Hire’ guided tour at Jurien Bay.

As one customer said: “This was one of the best tourist experiences I’ve had.”

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24 March 2016 9

Destination Africa Botswana

Botswana was voted the number one country to visit in the world for 2016 by Lonely Planet - Democratic, progressive, enlightened, but above all, invigoratingly wild.

The story of Botswana’s journey from poverty to become one of Africa’s most stable, thriving societies is inspirational; the country celebrates 50 years of independence in 2016 and there’s a lot for it to shout about, not least the way it has balanced economic growth with protecting its natural riches.

Prepare for a severe case of slack-jawed-with-awe syndrome when you visit.

In 2016, Botswana will celebrate its 50th year of independence,

the longest continuous multi-party democracy on the continent with a progressive social outlook, minimal corruption, a healthy and enlightened tourism industry and a fast-growing economy since independence.

The country’s journey from abject poverty in 1966 to become one of Africa’s most stable and thriving societies is hugely inspiring and, no doubt, deserves a proverbial pat on the back.

But that’s not all. Botswana is a unique destination: an unusual combination of desert and delta that draws an immense concentration of wildlife. It is wild, pristine and expansive.

Seventeen percent of the country is dedicated to national parks, many of them spreading into the vast Transfrontier parks of Kavango-Zambezi and Kgalagadi.

This dedication to conserving some of the world’s last remaining wildernesses was

fi nally recognised in 2014 when the jewel in Botswana’s conservation crown, the Okavango Delta, became Unesco’s 1000th World Heritage Site.

Despite this array of accolades, Botswana remains off the radar for most people.

The impression is: it’s too diffi cult to get to, it doesn’t cater for families. But we’re here to tell you that’s all nonsense.

Go now! Go by plane, car or mokoro (canoe). Go in the green season or the dry season, it’s all great. Go to Vumbura Plains Camp or Jao Camp with tons of cash for the trip of a lifetime or go on a budget to community projects like Tsabong Camel Park and Moremi Gorge.

Honeymooning couples can gaze over the dreamy Zibandianja Lagoon in Linyanti or as an adventure junkie to ride horseback through Mashatu Game Reserve.

The wildlife enthusiast can track elephants in the mini-Serengeti of Savuti or meerkats on the

Makgadikgadi Pans. Whatever you do and whenever you go, you won’t regret it.

Botswana is so full of life-changing experiences it would be easier to list the things that aren’t remarkable.

Here is a real wilderness that puts you in touch with palpable primitive thrills and fears, whether it’s being poled by an African gondolier in a mokoro past pods of sunbathing hippos in the Okavango Delta; or feeling the spirit of the fi rst men in the thousand-year-old rock art in the Tsodilo Hills; or in the eerie beauty of Kubu Island’s ancient baobabs backlit by incandescent constellations in a vast night sky.

So what are you waiting for? Its wild, its exiting, it’s incredibly beautiful and a must for everyone’s bucket list.

TALKINTRAVEL

with Julie Maina, Bridge the World Travel

and Cruise Centre.Two Rocks.

10

Managing your timeEver heard the saying ‘time is money?’ There are a lot of similarities between the two. Just like money, you can spend time on friends and family.

You can invest time into learning new skills that, if chosen carefully, will improve you as a person. You can also waste time on pointless pursuits that will not give you anything in return.

However, there is one key diff erence: Unlike money, you can’t generate more time. So where are we spending ours, and how can we make the most of it?

It often feels like we’re not using time very effi ciently. For example, the average Australian adult spends 13 hours every week watching TV, according to fi gures collated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This means that we spend one month out of every year in front of the telly.

Social Media is another terrible time suck. In fact, marketing fi rm Sensis found that the average user checks Facebook 31 times per week, up from just 16 visits across the same time frame in 2011. In total, we waste around 8.5 hours per week trying to keep up with the Digital Joneses on Facebook.

Ultimately, these statistics prove that time is at a premium. While we’re huge proponents of being responsible with money, we’re even bigger supporters of saving time. After all, even the most impressive personal bank account in the world is largely pointless if you don’t have the spare time to use it.

So, what can you do to put more hours back into your day?

Make use of technology: There are countless apps on the market that can help you track how you spend your day and help you form positive and productive habits based off of the results.

Set a structured schedule: With so many things vying for our attention throughout the day, it’s important to consciously set aside structured periods to fulfi l certain goals.

Learn to say no: Whether it’s social media feeds or overly inquisitive work colleagues, the modern world is rife with distractions that act as barriers between you and unlocking greater productivity.

Fears every business owner has and how to fi ght them

There are no guarantees when you start your own business, but poor planning will only make it tougher to succeed.

Having your own business, you have freedom and fl exibility and you’re the one in the driver’s seat, the fl ipside is that there’s insecurity; and it is small comfort to discover that most of the fears business owners feel are universal.

Here are the ones most small business owner talk about:

Worried about the uncertaintyDespite all of your best eff orts, there are no guarantees when you go out on your own. On diffi cult days you might kick yourself for giving up job security but remember, not even corporate roles are for life these days.

Do what you can to minimise risk by having a good business plan, marketing plan and systems to keep you on track with your goals and action steps but remember not to take it personally when a sale falls through or a client goes elsewhere.

Learn to take care of your emotional wellbeing by fi nding the practices that keep you focused and calm.

Won’t make enough moneyIt is a genuine stress when you don’t have money to pay the rent or put food on the table and equally stressful when your business has been fl ourishing fi nancially and revenue starts to decline.

Whether you’re starting out or running a more mature business, the key to healthy cash fl ow is good planning.

If you haven’t done a budget for your business, do one and clean up your fi nancial behaviours in general.

Familiarise yourself with your monthly expenses, follow up outstanding invoices, put aside money for taxes and start making wise choices about where you spend your money.

Develop an aff ordable marketing plan.

The reason most small business fail is because they don’t have a marketing plan or budget.

If you’re running low on cash right now, choose three pro-active action steps you can take immediately that are genuinely likely to boost your sales. Make the phone calls, follow up proposals or look into your options for getting fi nancial support.

Fearful of failureWe need to expect to fail sometimes but equally we need to recognise that there are many diff erent ways to measure success.

For people looking in from the outside, you’re already succeeding if you’ve had the courage to go out on your own. Anticipate that some failure will be part of the process and stay focused on the small wins to stay motivated.

Avoid the biggest mistakeThe biggest mistake many small business, new and established, make is neglecting the marketing of their business.

As one new local business owner recently told the Sun City News: “I know 80 per cent of the local community don’t know I exist, I just haven’t go around to it.”

Having a Facebook page, a Twitter account and post a few photos on Instragram isn’t the recipe for a successful marketing plan for your business.Just about every business that has said ‘We don’t need any advertising has failed.”Over the past two years a number of local businesses have ‘opened and closed’ and without exception not one of them had a marketing plan.If you would like to attend a free special Sun City News marketing session, call Terry on 9561 2500 or 0414 425 858 for full details. Numbers are limited and you will discover information that could help your business.

24 March 2016

This sophisticated sugar rush is the longest Bond fi lm ever, but it cruises by with an elegant sense of danger.

As with all of Daniel Craig’s 007 outings, it amps up the intelligence and tamps down the attitude.

You only live twice?

Don’t believe it. James Bond is back for a 24th fi lm, and purring like an Aston Martin in ‘Spectre’.

Sure, star Daniel Craig has said this may be his last Bond. If he does another, it’ll only be for the money. Like he did the last three for free.

This adventure picks up where that one left off , with the 00-program in ruins and Bond on the trail of … he’s not sure what.

But the search stretches from Mexico to Morocco, and leads to a shadowy terrorist organization known as Spectre.

This 007 is neither shaken nor stirred, but simply frozen in time. There is more entertainment to be found on Twitter and Facebook.

This is the worst Bond has done, there is more zero than 007. Save your money for a better movie.

24 March 2016 11

Helen FitzGerald’s eleventh novel opens with a killer sentence, not suitable for a family newspaper.

That sets the tone for the rest of the book, which is a forensic exploration of a family mired in a modern crisis. When one family member goes off the rails, there are unexpected repercussions for the rest.

Teenager Su, adopted from South Korea as a baby, lives in Scotland with her snarky sister Leah, her musician father Bernard, and her mother Ruth, who is a judge in the Scottish court system.

Leah is only allowed to go on holiday to Magaluf if she takes sensible, hard-working Su with her.

Su reluctantly goes along and submits to Leah’s eff orts to turn her into a party girl in the hope it will bring them close again.

Things don’t go to plan and Su, drunk and possibly drugged, performs a sex act on several young men in a night club.

To make things worse, someone has fi lmed it and posted it to the web where it goes viral. Leah and her friends go home and Su, humiliated and feeling cast adrift, decides that fi nding her birth mother is the answer to her problems.

FitzGerald’s depiction of teens on a drink and drugs-fuelled holiday in a notorious party town feels unnervingly close to the mark. The young women display unwarranted levels of trust in men they have only just met, and the unbridled hedonism is alarming.

Most fearsome of all is Ruth, Su and Leah’s mother, who cannot accept that no crime has been committed against her darling girl.

She transforms from a respected Lady Sheriff into a vengeful mother determined to make the men involved pay for their actions. She also blames

Leah for letting Su down, and her always troubled relationship with her biological daughter sinks to a new low.

The problems that Su’s drunken night cause the rest of her family are skilfully laid out.

It is not long before the story hits the newspapers, aff ecting Ruth’s authority in court, while her usually amiable father becomes stressed and snaps at his wife.

Leah, who knows she has treated Su badly over the years, is overwhelmed by guilt.

FitzGerald has a brisk, no nonsense writing style that works well as she takes a scalpel to a seemingly happy family, exposing its fault lines and petty jealousies.

The particular, Su’s disgrace, becomes universal as each member of the family reacts in diff erent ways when put under extreme pressure.

Sibling rivalry, enhanced by the two young women being so close in age, is also explored, Su being the archetypal good girl while Leah is a troublemaker.

Meanwhile, Ruth has to ask herself if she has given Su more favourable treatment to Leah’s detriment.

This is a fast-paced tale that never goes quite where you expect. Laced with FitzGerald’s trademark black humour, it is by turns funny and sad, scary and bittersweet. Thanks to some subtle foreshadowing, FitzGerald’s denouement is surprising but in keeping with everything that has gone before.

About the AuthorHelen Fitzgerald was raised in the country town of Kilmore, Victoria, being the twelfth in a large family of thirteen children. She studied English and History at the University of Melbourne, before

later attending Glasgow University where she completed a Diploma and Masters in Social Work.

She began writing while working as a criminal justice social worker, where for a period she worked with serious sex off enders in Glasgow’s Barlinnie Prison.

She quit this job for a time to focus solely on her writing career, before returning to the fi eld part-time.

She cites her experience as a social worker an inspiration in the subject matter of her writing.

Helen FitzGerald is the bestselling author of Dead Lovely (2007) and nine other adult and young adult thrillers, including My Last Confession (2009), The Donor (2011), The Cry (2013), which was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and the Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize, and The Exit (2015).

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Jonathan ‘Jon’ English (26 March 1949 – 9 March 2016) was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1961.

He’d shown an interest in music from an early age, starting in his fi rst rock band as a teenager. He rose to fame in the early 1970s playing the part of Judas Iscariot in the stage production Jesus Christ Superstar.

His big TV break came in 1978, playing the lead character of Jonathan Garrett in the historical mini-series ‘Against The Wind’. English also worked on the show’s soundtrack and co-composed and sung the series’ theme song, Six Ribbons.

His performance in Against The Wind led to him winning the award for Best New Talent at the Logie Awards in 1979. He also won Most Popular Male Performer at the 1980 TV Week Rock Awards.

English continued to perform on stage, as a musician and as an actor, including a successful run in musicals The Pirates Of Penzance and The Mikado.

His television acting roles were limited largely to guest spots.

Aside from performing, English wrote fi lm and television scores/soundtracks and numerous songs.

In 2009 he toured in a new production titled ‘The Rock Show’, a revue featuring classic rock music of the ‘60s and ‘70s, including songs by the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Deep Purple, Elton John and other high profi le musicians of those decades.

In late February 2016, English was hospitalised due to ‘unexpected health problems’ and he was forced to cancel several scheduled performances due to planned surgery for an aortic aneurysm. He died following post-operative complications late in the evening of 9 March 2016.

At the time of his death, English was in the middle of an Australian tour.

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