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TOWNSVILLE                                                                                                     MARCH. 2020

                                   THE FLAME
                                                                Newsletter / No. 108

     PRESIDENT REPORT
     G’day all and welcome to 2020,                by all. Thanks to the Mercure Inn                  ‘20’. This means someone can’t add
     Like our start to last year, this year has    and all those who made it happen                   some numbers to make it ‘2022’
                                                   and those who brought their best                   or ‘2025’ at some later date.
     and is a tough time for many people
     down south. Our thoughts and wishes           party gear to a fantastic lunch.                   To all the Legatees, Volunteers,
     go to all those suffering from the            To Legatee Russ who put his body on                Supporters and Partners, thanks for
     effects of the fires in the southern          the line to raise funds for Legacy we              your wonderful efforts and for the
     states. As we get into our hot part of        say well done and thanks. To all the               big difference you have made. I look
                                                                                                      forward to seeing your continued
     the year make sure that you stay out          ADF members who have conducted
                                                                                                      efforts throughout 2020!!!!
     of the sun and keep hydrated. There           visits, supported the open day and
     has been some great work done by our          Badge Week and helped out at                       Take care and keep in contact and I
     ladies and the knitted and crocheted          lunches, thanks. To those undertaking              wish you and your
                                                                                                      families all the
     poppies have been a great way to              raffles to support our beneficiaries
                                                                                                      best for 2020.
     remember those who have served and            please keep up the great work.
     past, well done to Marg and Helen.                                                               Regards,
                                                   2020, again, looks like a busy year.
                                                                                                      L/ Mick Reilly
     The end of last year saw a great              A tip for legal documents is to write
                                                                                                      President
     Christmas party which was enjoyed             the date as ‘2020’ not shorten it to

CEO REPORT
Happy 2020 everyone!                              with the awesome 1RAR Jazz Ensemble, the             Ingham you may like to enjoy a morning
Last year was difficult for Townsville and        Southern Cross Catholic College Junior Choir         at the Grand Chancellor on your trip!
for many in our Legacy family. As we              and of course ADF personnel. The staff of            Elandra now has a new roof and is available
head into 2020 with so many fires raging          the Mercure Inn did a fantastic job with the         for rent for our local beneficiaries and
across the country, it is a reminder of           food and venue, even providing us with a             Legatees. Please contact the office if you
how important it is to be part of a strong        real red carpet! Very Glamourous indeed!             are interested in utilising the facility.
and supportive community. For almost              I am delighted to announce that The Grand            Natalie Nowland has resigned from Legacy
a century Legacy is played an important           Chancellor is providing a special $10 buffet         to take on a new and challenging role in
role within communities, both big and             breakfast offer to all Townsville Legacy             supporting individuals in the community. We
small, and I trust that all of our Legacy         beneficiaries. If you would like to go out           wish Natalie all the best and thank her for
beneficiaries, their families and Legatees        with your family and friends for a lovely            her contribution over
affected by the fires will find support           meal make sure you contact our office                several years at Legacy.
from Legacy clubs across Australia.               and we will arrange a voucher for you to             I look forward
The theme for the 2019 Christmas party            collect. The offer is available to all Townsville    to seeing you all
was ‘Hollywood Glamour’ and the costumes          Legacy beneficiaries and Legatees. So                throughout in 2020
did not disappoint! We had some very              it you are travelling from Bowen, the
                                                                                                       Cheers, Nicole
glamourous Hollywood Gals attend along            Burdekin, Charters Towers, Mt Isa or

      Townsville Christmas Party                              Meet a Beneficiary                                         Savings
    In November Legacy widows from                     Townsville widow Anne Atkinson                         How to save money is probably
     Townsville, Ingham and Charters                  has spent a lifetime helping people,                   the most common question that
       Towers celebrated together.                        often in their darkest hours.                        financial counsellors receive.
      R E A D M O R E O N PAG E 2                        R E A D M O R E O N PAG E 6                          R E A D M O R E O N PAG E 9
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Townsville Christmas Party
     Save the                         H O L LY W O O D G L A M O U R

     Dates 2020                       In November Legacy widows from
                                      Townsville, Ingham and Charters
                                                                            as well as ‘Glam Fairies’ from Touch of
                                                                            Utopia Hair and Beauty. Many of the
     APRIL 9                          Towers celebrated together at the     ladies frocked up in Hollywood Glam,
     A N Z A C D AY S E R V I C E     Hollywood Glamour themed party        had their hair and makeup done and
     – LAUREL CLUB                    sponsored and supported by the 3rd    strutted the red carpet. A great day
                                      Combat Engineering Regiment.          was had by all. A special thanks to
     M AY 1 4
                                      The party included entertainment      the wonderful personnel from RAAF
     M OT H E R S ’ D AY L U N C H
                                      from the 1RAR Band and the Southern   Townsville and 3CER who did their
     – LAUREL CLUB
                                      Cross Catholic College Junior Choir   best dancing in the ‘Elvis dance off’.
     JUNE 25
     L EG AC Y M I D -Y E A R
     11am – 2pm at Mercure Inn

     NOVEMBER 26
     TOWNSVILLE LEGACY
     C H R I S T M A S PA RT Y
     11.am – 2pm at Mercure Inn

     Breakfast Deal
     The Grand Chancellor is
     offering Legacy Beneficiaries
     and Legatees the opportunity
     to enjoy a buffet breakfast at
     The Sugar Shaker Restaurant
     with their families and
     friends for only $10 per
     person (a Legacy member/
     beneficiary must be present).
     Everyone who is a registered
     beneficiary or member of
     Townsville Legacy including
     the contact groups in Bowen,
     Herbert River, The Lower
     Burdekin, Charters Towers
     and Mt Isa is welcome
     to access this wonderful
     deal in March and April.
     If you would like to take up
     the offer, please contact the
     Townsville Legacy office
     to arrange a voucher.

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B OW E N C H R I S T M A S PA RT Y

A wonderful time was had by
all ladies in Bowen at the 2019
Christmas party held at the beautiful
Grand View Hotel. Legatees,
Terry, Ailsa, Gwen and John made
the party a success which was
attended by forty ladies, Legatees
and four members of the 3rd
Combat Engineer Regiment.
Everyone enjoyed the great food,
company and entertainment and
of course the annual raffles!

CHARTERS TOWERS
CHRISTMAS LUNCH

The Charters Towers Christmas lunch
was held at the RSL and attended by
many of our widows, Charters Towers
Legatees as well as some Legatees
from Townsville. Everyone had a
lovely chat, received the 2020 Legacy
Calendar and Christmas cards and
filled up on yummy Christmas food.

HERBERT RIVER
C H R I S T M A S PA RT Y

The 2019 Herbert River Christmas
party was held at the RSL and
was well attended by the lovely
Legacy Ladies and Legatees. What
a good chance to catch up and
wish everyone in the Legacy family
a wonderful festive season.

K I D S C H R I S T M A S PA RT Y

Many Townsville Legacy kids and
their mums attended the Christmas
party at the Barra Farm in December
this year. Everyone had fun fishing
and frolicking, eating lots of yummy
party food and of course having a
visit from the big man himself, Santa!
Our Legatees had a great time
hosting the families and getting
everyone together as part of the
supportive Legacy community.
Thanks to everyone involved in
making this such a great event.

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Meet a Legatee                                                                 Christmas
KEN WILSON                                                                     hampers for
How long have you been a Legatee?                                              Nursing Homes
Around 18 months now. There’s been
                                                                               The students of Southern
so much happening the past couple of
                                                                               Cross Catholic College
years, time becomes a bit of a blur.
                                                                               prepared Christmas hampers
Have you always been                                                           for all of the Legacy
based in North Qld?                                                            widows in nursing homes
I was born and raised in Townsville. However, I lived away for around          throughout Townsville. The
20 years, initially to study in Toowoomba and then pursuing a career           hampers also included a
in journalism. I started out as a print journo on the Gold Coast, then         personal letter written a
moved to Brisbane for a while until the paper I was reporting for, went        student for every lady.
bust. I found my way to Victoria where I took on the industrial reporting      Bolton Clarke generously
round in the Latrobe Valley just as the then Kennett Government came           provided a morning tea for the
to power and started selling anything that wasn’t nailed down. After a         Legacy widows living in the
couple of years an opportunity came up with ABC radio. I spent 11 years        nursing home and some of the
with Aunty, as the ABC is affectionately known, working in Gippsland,          spectacular students so that
Victoria, the Illawarra in NSW before finally landing in Canberra. After       they could personally deliver
eight years covering politics and everything else the ACT had to offer,        the hampers and have a lovely
and now married with our first child, my wife and I decided to move            chat! The morning was very
back to Townsville to be closer to family and a tropical climate.              much enjoyed by the students,
                                                                               teachers and the Ladies.
I worked for a decade at the Department of Human Services
(Centrelink, Medicare etc) managing media and internal communication           RAAF Townsville personnel
before striking on my own in 2017 for a couple of years. In 2019,              generously assisted with
in part thanks to my role with Legacy, I was honoured to be                    delivering the remainder of the
offered a role managing public affairs for Defence in North Qld.               hampers to all of the nursing
                                                                               homes and ensuring that each
It’s a great job working alongside professional can-do people.
                                                                               of the widows received a visit
What prompted you join Legacy and what were you hoping to achieve?
                                                                               and best wishes for Christmas.
I initially worked with Townsville Legacy advising on media relations. It
                                                                               Our thanks go to everyone
wasn’t long though before I recognised the important role Legacy plays
                                                                               involved with this special
locally, keeping senior members of our community connected and engaged         project and for bringing
and showing respect for their contribution to the defence and protection       such joy to so many ladies.
of our great country. I guess what I was trying to achieve in agreeing to
become a Legatee was the notion of paying it forward by giving back.
What do you love most of the role as Legatee? What inspires you?
As a journalist I like to listen to people’s stories. No matter how
unremarkable we all feel about ourselves at times, I have yet to find
anyone who has not shared a tale or three that hasn’t inspired me
or made my hair curl in some way (what little I have left anyway). No
matter what life throws at people, we find a way through. Sometimes
we just need to ask for a little help, so that’s what I try to offer.
Do you involve yourself in other Legacy roles and/or other community work?
I have always been available to help with media and promotions
including writing Facebook posts and articles for the Flame newsletter.
In 2019 I joined the Board and took on the role as club Secretary.
What would you say to someone considering coming
on board as a Legatee or volunteer?
None of us should be alone on this little blue planet. We need the kindness
and compassion of others to sustain us. Legacy is an organisation that helps
people connect and care about each other. If that’s important to you (and
why wouldn’t it be) then Legacy could be for the organisation for you.

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Meet a Beneficiary                        “He actually received a Military
                                               Cross but it was a long time
                                                                                    “It was an interesting and
                                                                                    challenging time supporting the
     ANNE SETTLES IN TO
                                               before we knew what it was for.      families, wives and children of
     A NEW RHYTHM
                                               “As my siblings and I grew older,    soldiers many of whom were
     Townsville widow Anne Atkinson
                                                                                    returning from Vietnam or being
     has spent a lifetime helping              we learned that he had earned
                                                                                    deployed, many as conscripts.”
     people, often in their darkest            his Military Cross during the
                                               Battle of Alamein when he and        It wasn’t long after that time, Anne
     hours. A retired social worker, her
                                               his men had been tasked to           married her husband to be, Ian
     praise for Legacy is heartfelt.
                                               defuse German land mines.            Atkinson, a medical doctor and
     “It’s such a wonderful organisation                                            psychiatrist. He had served in the
                                               “His unit came across bodies
     and I can’t thank my Legatee                                                   army during his medical training
                                               of Australian soldiers that had
     John Roth enough, such a                                                       and worked alongside Sir Edward
                                               been killed by the Germans.
     lovely man,” said Anne.                                                        ‘Weary’ Dunlop and Sir Edward
                                               “He just decided to pick up one      Coates after he graduated as a
     “Legacy is there to help when
                                               of the bodies and ran with it        psychiatrist supporting veterans.
     needed, it’s not clingy. Widows like
                                               right over the mines. He said all    Anne said her 42 year marriage
     me are supported to be independent
                                               he wanted to do was to get this      to Ian was a good match.
     and engaged and I’m so very grateful.”
                                               bloke back to his friends even
     Anne is a war baby, born in April                                              “We certainly had lots in common
                                               though he was already dead.
     1945. She has lived what she                                                   including our commitment to helping
                                               “The war was a shocking experience   people especially those struggling
     describes as “a most interesting life”.
                                               but it did shape his thinking        with their mental health,” she said.
     Her father Edward Douglas Murray          as a manager of people. As an        Sadly Ian passed in October
     was an Australian Army sapper             engineer, he eventually went         2018, however Anne is
     during World War 2, but he rarely         on to become Commissioner of         grateful for the years they had
     spoke of his experiences.                 Electricity in Queensland and        together and the support she
     “The war cast a shadow over us            served as an enthusastic Legatee     now receives from Legacy.
     and things were not always easy,          with Legacy for many years.”         “Legacy is a great way to
     though my loving mother held the          Anne’s career as a social worker     stay connected and try
     family together,” recalled Anne,          was also people focused. Among       new things,” she said.
     “We did know Dad had been in              her numerous roles in Australia      “I was heartbroken at missing
     North Africa, New Guinea and in the       and overseas was a two year stint    the Christmas party as I had my
     War Office in London, but when he         with the Army in Townsville at the   Marilyn Monroe outfit ready to
     returned home in 1946 he’d changed        newly opened Lavarack Barracks       go, but the cooking class at the
     a lot as a result of his service.         between 1972 and 1973.               Grand Chancellor was wonderful!”

     Big Bowen Visit
     Townsville Legacy was delighted
     that twenty-two members of the 3rd
     Combat Engineers (3CER) were able
     to visit the Legacy widows living in
     Bowen. The soldiers stayed for two
     days and completed several yard
     clean ups, had a fantastic meet and
     greet with the local Legatees and
     widows and also a huge morning tea
     at Murroona Gardens Nursing home.
     Thanks to 3CER and the staff at
     Murroona Gardens for all of your
     support, your efforts are truly
     appreciated by everyone at Legacy.

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5 ways to keep your brain                                                      Conny’s
fighting fit as you get older                                                  Yard Tidy
With dementia now Australia’s           3. Be smart with your active choices   Townsville Legacy Widow
second highest cause of death,          Dementia Australia adds that           Connie Cairns was delighted
keeping your brain healthy is more      several studies have found that        to have the help of two strong
important than ever. Here’s how         physical activity throughout           assistants, Reds and Wallabies
to look after yours, with tips from     life is linked to a lower risk of      rugby players James O'Connor
a leading Australian brain health       cognitive decline and dementia.        and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto,
researcher, Professor Kaarin            This may be because physical           to complete some difficult
Anstey—a Scientia Professor of          activity reduces risk for other        jobs in her garden.
Psychology and Director of the          conditions that heighten dementia      Legacy would like to
UNSW Ageing Futures Institute,          risk—including heart disease,          thank everyone involved
as well as a senior principal           stroke, high blood pressure,           including new Legatee
research scientist at Neuroscience      obesity and type 2 diabetes.           David Burke for arranging
Research Australia (NeuRA).                                                    this great opportunity!
                                        Professor Anstey explains that
1. Treat your brain like                physical activity increases oxygen
your superannuation                     to the brain and may even help
From the age of about 40, your          the growth of nerve cells.
brain loses around five per cent of     4. Source some social solutions
its weight each decade, Professor
                                        Spending time doing things
Anstey explains. “It’s partly the
                                        that interest you, with people
normal ageing process, then there’s
                                        whose company you enjoy,
the effects of lifestyle, hormones
                                        has brain-boosting benefits.
and some medical conditions.”
                                        Social activity helps build new
To help your brain age well, you
                                        brain cells and strengthen
should start good health behaviours
                                        connections between them,              Helen’s
as early as possible. Professor
Anstey likens investing in brain
                                        which can help to protect you          Yard Tidy
                                        against dementia. Activities that
health to investing in super.                                                  You don’t have to be
                                        blend social interaction, physical
“The benefits accumulate over                                                  connected to the military
                                        activity and a mental challenge
time. You can’t wait until retirement                                          to help out with Legacy!
                                        offer an even bigger benefit.
and say, ‘I’d better start putting                                             Recently we had the
                                        Professor Anstey says there
money away now’. You need                                                      wonderful team from the
                                        is evidence that people who
to be looking after your brain                                                 Professional Bull Riding
                                        lead a cognitively stimulating
health throughout your life.”                                                  get stuck in to helping with
                                        lifestyle have a reduced dementia
2. Start to ‘mind’ your diet                                                   home and yard maintenance
                                        risk. This includes things such
                                                                               for Legacy widows and
One positive investment is a            as cultural activities, playing
                                                                               today Legacy Lady Helen
healthy diet. A healthy diet            intellectually-stimulating
                                                                               received a big helping hand
can also help to reduce the             games and writing emails.
                                                                               from Queensland Reds
risk of midlife obesity, which          5. Healthy heart, healthy brain        Players Angus Scott-Young
Anstey says increases the
                                        “As a rule, what’s good for your       and Tuaina Tualima.
risk of late-life dementia.
                                        heart is also good for your            In case you can’t work out
Professor Anstey studied 1,220          brain,” says Professor Anstey.         who is who..... Helen is
adults aged 60 and older for 12         This is because conditions that        the one in the middle.
years. She found that the MIND          affect the blood vessels—such
diet, a diet that corporates            as high cholesterol, obesity,
green leafy vegetables, whole           high blood pressure and
grains, berries, olive oil and small    diabetes—can also raise the
amounts of red meat was linked          risk of developing dementia.
to 19 per cent reduced odds
                                        If you smoke, seek help to quit.
of developing mild cognitive
                                        And have regular health checks to
impairment or dementia.
                                        look out for the above conditions.

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Legacy Chapters
     TOWNSVILLE
                                              May I also mention the bush fires                couldn’t make it due to being held
                                              and send our thoughts to everyone                up on the road. We all enjoyed lunch
     Here it is, 2020 already! I hope         effected by this unprecedented event.            and gifts that were won in cent sale.
     you all had a lovely Christmas. I
                                              I am looking forward to catching up              We meet again in February 2020.
     spent 3 days with my daughter            with everyone on February 13th.                  Wishing you all a Happy New Year!
     and Grandbabies, eating too much,
     a few wines and lots of fun!             Warmest regards                                  Kath Langridge
                                              Barbara Van Rijswijk                             Secretary
     My wish for 2020 is that everyone
                                              President
     has a peaceful year, good health and
     we have meetings full of fun, laughter                                                    BOWEN
     and some interesting guests.             LOWER BURDEKIN                                   How quickly the new year comes
     Last year, my first in this position,    Hello to all Laurel ladies, what a year          around. Best wishes for all for this 2020
     started off a bit rocky but finished     we have had here in NQ with fire,                year. The end of 2019 was quite busy.
     with a lovely Christmas High Tea. Rod    flood and drought. And not forgetting            Ten of our ladies were very pleased
     Wilson and his wife Kim entertained      our health and loss of loved ones. We            to have a visit from a group of 3rd
     us and led a singalong. (I love a        have an average of 15 in attendance as           Brigade personnel from Townsville
     singalong and hope we can do more.)      we are aging, we travel shorter trips.           for a ‘yard cleanup’ – organised by
                                              Our President has organised various              Legacy for November . It was much
     Some ladies were able to go to
                                              outings, morning melodies, luncheons             appreciated as was the ‘meet and greet’
     Charters Towers Laurel Club for their
                                              and morning teas which we really                 at the Larrikin Hotel on the day before.
     Cent Sale and Christmas Lunch. It                                                         This resulted the army personnel also
                                              appreciate. We also have singers at
     was a lovely day but very hot!                                                            joining us for our Legacy Christmas
                                              our meetings with musicians and prep
     I look forward to hearing about          children to entertain us, so thank you           lunch at the Grandview Hotel on the
     your Christmas’s and any stories         President Esther for all that you do.            29 November. A local musical group
     you might like to share when                                                              provided the music for the occasion.
                                              We had our AGM and all ladies
     we resume our meetings.                                                                   Our Local Laurel Club members enjoyed
                                              voted us in for another term.
     The Vale Hotel continues to look                                                          our yearly Christmas lunch at the Central
                                              We had our Christmas Lunch and
     after us and I guess we will be                                                           Hotel Bowen on the 6th December and
                                              cent sale at the RSL on the 6th
     there for some time to come.                                                              our Legatees joined us for the occasion.
                                              December. Our numbers were down
     Our first meeting back will be           with 2 Legatees in attendance.                   Ruth Sliep
     Committee Elections and Bingo.           Unfortunately Townsville Legatees                Correspondent

          ADF Visits &
          Yard Tidy
          If you would like to request
                                                   Elandra ON MAGNETIC ISLAND

          a visit from ADF personnel
                                                   HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION ON MAGNETIC
          or you would like to register
                                                   ISLAND IS AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL.
          for a Yard Tidy in the
                                                   Bookings can be made from March 2 by calling
          next few months call the
                                                   the Townsville Legacy office on 4772 7533.
          Townsville Legacy office.                                                                              $300
                                                   CONDITIONS                                                     per week
                                                   • Registered Legacy Beneficary must be
                                                     staying for the duration of the booking. If
                                                     the Beneficary is not staying other guests
                                                     will be asked to vacate the facility.
                                                   • Minimumv booking is 1 week (7 nights). Check in
                                                     is Friday after 2pm and check out by 11am Friday.
                                                   • Maximum booking 2 weeks (14 nights).
                                                   • $100 bond
                                                   • Bookings cannot be made more
                                                     than three months before.
                                                   • School holiday periods will be reserved for
                                                     bookings which included school aged children

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Savings
H O W TO SAV E M O N E Y                figure in mind and that there was a       and saving the other 30 per cent.
I S P R O B A B LY T H E M O S T
                                        clear link between having a target        The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape)
COMMON QUESTION
                                        and saving. On the other hand, the        recommends living off 60 per cent,
T H AT F I N A N C I A L
                                        study found that almost 20 per cent       saving 20 per cent (to pay off debt
COUNSELLORS RECEIVE.
                                        of people failed in their savings         and for emergencies) and 20 per cent
There are many helpful small ideas      efforts because their goal was never      for splurge (things that make you
that can help you save – such as        achievable. So a plan has to be           smile). How much you spend on each
having a list when grocery shopping.    realistic and sensible to be of use.      category is probably less important
But to be a regular and serious saver                                             than having categories that work for
                                        When setting goals I recommend
you need a goal. Some people on                                                   you but also monitoring spending
                                        that people think of Suttons Law.
above average incomes spend all                                                   to allow for contingencies – ASIC
                                        Medical students are taught this
their income because they do not                                                  found that unexpected expenses
                                        law so that they will start with a
have a savings goal or a savings                                                  are the major cause of plans failing.
                                        realistic diagnosis rather than go
mentality. We have a tendency to
                                        with something that is far-fetched.       Suttons Law is named after Willie
increase our spending as our income
                                        So saving for a holiday, to invest or     Sutton but we wouldn’t recommend
increases. This fact even has a
                                        to pay (specific) debts are probably      other aspects of his life. He was a
scientific name – hedonic adaptation
                                        better goals than trying to be            bank robber (1901-1980) who when
or the hedonic treadmill – as we earn
                                        fabulously rich by the age of 25.         asked why he only robbed banks
more money our expectations tend
                                        Having steps to achieve your plan         allegedly replied “because that’s
to rise (so we chase more money to
                                        is another matter. Many successful        where the money is” – showing an
satisfy our growing expectations).
                                        savers set up separate accounts           admirable commitment to setting
We are more likely to save                                                        and following clear goals. But his
                                        for savings (that cannot be easily
successfully if we have specific and                                              profession also earned him a life
                                        accessed to discourage impulse
well-defined goals. The Australian                                                sentence plus 135 years (for escaping
                                        buying) and establish automatic
Securities and Investments                                                        seven times). He was eventually
                                        transfers to these accounts.
Commission (ASIC) found that 85 per                                               released and went on to star in
cent of savers that make a savings      Some savers operate on idea of
                                                                                  an ad for a Bank credit card.
resolution have a specific target       living off 70 per cent of their income

                                                      Legacy Eligibility
                                                      Townsville Legacy has been supporting
                                                      eligible beneficiaries since 1946!
ICAN is a free service available
                                                      If you or someone you know meets the requirements
to anyone in need of assistance
                                                      below please contact the Legacy office to find out
with financial difficulties.                          more about becoming a Legacy beneficiary!
ICAN can help you overcome                            Widows and widowers (partners) and
financial problems, build financial                   dependent children of a Veteran who has;
success through debt management                       -   passed away after service in WWII
and financial counselling.                            -	passed away after hazardous service / operational
                                                         service - deployed overseas in conflict,
Phone: 1300 369 878                                      peacekeeping, humanitarian missions.
Local: (07) 4417 1900                                 -	passed away while in service – regardless of cause
Fax: (07) 4417 1999                                   -	passed away after service due to a condition
Suite 2, 95 Denham St                                    deemed related to service by DVA
Townsville Q 4810                                     Please call our office on 07 4772 7533 regarding enrolments.
PO Box 1320,
Thuringowa Central Q 4817

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How to Start a                            How to make the
Fairy Garden                              perfect crepe
SUPPLIES                                  INGREDIENTS
•    Wooden birdhouse                     •    310ml (1 1/4 cups) milk
•    Dried pods                           •    2 eggs
•    Twigs                                •    150g (1 cup) plain flour
•    Colorful silk flowers                •    2 teaspoons caster sugar
•    Moss                                                                             Crepes Suzette
•    Small artificial birds               METHOD
                                          1. To make the batter, whisk milk          SAUCE
•    Small terra cotta tray
•    Tiny terra cotta pot                     and eggs in a jug. Sift the flour       •    100g caster sugar
•    Hot glue gun                             and sugar into a bowl, then make        •    35g unsalted butter
•    Wire snips                               a well in the centre. Gradually         •    150ml orange juice
                                              whisk in milk mixture until smooth.     •    1 orange, zested
INSTRUCTIONS
                                              Rest in fridge for 20 minutes.          •    3 tablespoons Grand
1. Hot glue the pods to the front                                                          Marnier or Cointreau
                                          2. Grease a 20cm frying pan.
and sides of the birdhouse.                                                           •    2 tablespoons brandy
                                              Heat over medium-low heat.
2. To make the door snip the ends
                                              Add 2 tablespoons batter.
of several twigs and glue them                                                        METHOD
                                              Tilt pan to cover base. Cook
next to each other over the pods.                                                     1. Heat a small frying pan over
                                              for 1 minute or until the edge
3. Remove the center from                                                             medium-high heat. Carefully
                                              starts to curl. Turn and cook
one of the colorful silk flowers                                                      brush the pan with a little melted
                                              for 1 minute or until golden.
and glue it on as a doorknob.                                                         butter. Tilting the pan slightly,
                                              Transfer to a plate. Keep warm.
4. Glue moss to the roof eaves,                                                       pour in enough batter (about 2-3
                                              Repeat with remaining batter.
all the way around the house.                                                         tablespoons) to just cover the base.
5. Glue moss onto the roof                                                            Cook for 1-2 minutes until base
and back of the house.                                                                of the crepe is lightly browned.
6. Finished the bottom ledge              Spinach &                                   2. Carefully flip the crepe to brown
of the house with moss as well,
covering any exposed wood.
                                          ricotta crepes                                  the other side. Transfer to a plate
                                                                                          and repeat until batter is used.
7.	Make a ladder by cutting two          INGREDIENTS
                                                                                      3. To make the sauce, heat sugar and
    twigs at equal lengths and cutting
                                          •    400g fresh ricotta                         1 tablespoon water in a frying pan
    shorter pieces for the rungs then
                                          •    250g pkt frozen spinach,                   over low heat, stirring to dissolve
    hot glue everything together.
                                               thawed, excess liquid removed              sugar. Add butter, increase heat
8. Glue some flowers and
                                          •    310ml (1 1/4 cups) passata                 to medium and cook for 4-5
a little bird to the house.
                                               (tomato pasta sauce)                       minutes until golden brown.
9.	To make a bird bath, glue a terra
                                          •    8 to 10 pcs of crepes done                 Add orange juice and zest, and
    cotta tray to the bottom of a tiny
                                               to the recipe provided                     simmer for a few minutes. Pour
    terra cotta pot. Glue one bird to
                                                                                          in liqueur and brandy and stir to
    the rim and one inside the bath.      METHOD
                                                                                          combine. Dip a crepe into the
10.	Outside place your house where       1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Combine
                                                                                          sauce, then fold it into quarters
    you want it then push twigs into          the ricotta and spinach in a bowl.
                                                                                          and place on a serving plate.
    the ground to look like trees, lean       Season with salt and pepper.
    the ladder against the house,                                                     4. Repeat with remaining crepes,
                                          2. Divide the spinach mixture among
    position the bird bath, and make                                                      serving 2-3 per person.
                                              the crepes. Fold in the ends and
    a path using pebbles. Fill in                                                         Serve with ice-cream.
                                              roll up to enclose the filling.
    any empty spaces with moss.
                                          3. Place, in a single layer, in a baking
                                              dish. Pour over the passata.
                                          4. Bake in oven for 15 minutes
                                              or until heated through.

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Thank You to Our Supporters                                                       The Last Laugh
і   Townsville Legacy Corporate           і   FINPAC Financial Advisors
                                                                                  What did the nose say
    Partners - Townsville Airport         і   3rd Combat Engineer Regiment        to the finger?
    and Carity Hearing Solutions
                                          і   Mercure Inn                         Quit picking on me!
    for ongoing support.
                                          і   The Grand Chancellor
і   1st Royal Australian                                                          My teachers told me I’d never
    Regiment Association                  і   All businesses that welcome
                                                                                  amount to much because I
                                              Legacy Tin Hat collection points
і   National Servicemen’s                                                         procrastinate too much.
    Association of Australia              і   Everyone who donated                I told them, ‘Just you wait!’
                                              to Legatee Russ Cook’s
і   Professional Bull Riders
                                              ‘Fight for a Cause”.                The internet instWaller was
                                                                                  on my street and asked me
                                                                                  what time it was. I told him it
                                                                                  is between 8 am and 1pm.

                                                                                  What do you call a chicken
Legacy Townsville has been providing care and support for
                                                                                  staring at lettuce?
local families of deceased veterans since 1946.
                                                                                  Chicken sees a salad.
We would like to thank the many caring people who have supported
this vital work by remembering Legacy in their wills. If you would like           Yesterday I ate a clock. It
to include Legacy in your Will please contact the Townsville office.              was very time consuming.
Legacy Townsville gratefully acknowledges the thoughtful generosity               Especially when I went
of people who choose to make and In Memoriam donation rather than                 back for seconds.
sending flowers at the time of death of a relative or close friend.               My mate says I’m getting fat,
                                                                                  but in my defence I’ve had
                                                                                  a lot on my plate recently.

                                                                                  A woman noticed her
                                                                                  husband standing on the
Townsville Legacy office                                                          bathroom scale, sucking in
135 Charters Towers Rd,                                                           his stomach. “Ha­­! That’s not
Hermit Park Q 4812                                                                going to help,” she said.
PO Box 435, Castletown Q 4812                                                     “Sure, it does,” he said.
legtown@bigpond.net.au                                                            “It’s the only way I can
Local 4772 7533                                                                   see the numbers.”

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