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New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand IN THIS ISSUE million sheep, three mil- let’s go lion of whom think they travelling are human.” Dame Edna confess- • Steve Collins’ train es that while she’s been adventure on board rising to superstardom, Rovos Rail, South Africa Humphries continued to • Winter in the West get a giggle with lines like: • QE2 celebrates 50 years “The diffi culty about a theatre job is that it inter- feres with party going.” “Australia is an outdoor Have a Go News Jo Allison country. People only go speaks with author inside to use the toilet. Tricia Stringer And that’s only a recent development.” “To live in Australia per- • Retire in Style - 12 pages manently is rather like go- • Where opinions matter ing to a party and dancing • Food & Wine all night with one’s moth- - reviews, recipes and more er.” Dame Edna agrees she and Humphries have COMPETITIONS/GIVEAWAYS endured with sell-out Ad Words - $200 Shopping voucher shows. LUNCH & DINNER VOUCHERS - Bayswater Hotel As Humphries put it: BOOKS - Oriana: A Photographic Journey, “I have outlived most of Something in the Wine and A New Tomorrow my more athletic con- FILMS - Toy Story 4, Yesterday, temporaries who jogged, Scandinavian Film Festival golfed and squashed TICKETS - Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, themselves into coronary The Tap Pack and Michael Pigneguy occlusion”. Along the way, the Visit www.haveagonews.com.au megastar and the man- ager have taken the brunt SUPPORTING SENIORS’ RECREATION of rumour and innuendo. COUNCIL OF WA (INC) One scurrilous reporter even suggested – shock, Established 1991 Celebrating 28 years in 2019 horror - that Dame Edna was actually Barry Hum- HAGN#327-052118 phries, dressed in drag. But Dame Edna pressed on. Her gags Dame Edna 85 years young... and caustic cuts on life continue to pour out of by Lee Tate nounced by Humphries she said. my charitable foundation her, faster than she can six years ago). “However this is an Friends of the Prostate, dispense bunches of DAME Edna Everage is The name of the latest apology. It’s an apolo- and re-start my career on gladioli into her adoring beaming with a new lease tour by Dame Edna, who gy for once telling you a clean page,” she add- audiences. of life and plotting an Oc- must be (shhh!) 85, the a wicked b, a porkie, a ed. Sensibly, before her tober Perth performance. same age as Humphries, cruel deceitful lie. I told We’re not sure how grand arrival in Perth, the “I’m reborn, t as a d- is dubbed: “Retired? I you I had retired. Dame Edna will survive dynamic Dame will have dle and rid of the leech was only kidding pos- “That was a few years without Humphries who tested her new material who tormented me for so sums! Dame Edna My ago and when my an- has never been backward on audiences in Canber- long,” says the invincible Gorgeous Life. Based on nouncement got around in coming forward. ra, Melbourne, Sydney, international megastar. a true story.” the globe a lot of people Constant traveller Brisbane, Adelaide, New- For those possums Dame Edna has apolo- ‘freaked out’ to employ a Humphries said: ‘I give castle and Geelong. who aren’t up with the gised to her fans for up- phrase I never use. Some my address as “Business Then, on 30 October, earth-shattering news, setting them when she people actually lost the Class Lounge, Terminal 5, she will be fully ready to the international queen announced her retirement will to live. Some even Praying for an upgrade”. grace the Riverside The- of stage and screen has from public life, blaming self-harmed!” Dame Edna acknowl- atre at the Perth Con- sacked her lifelong man- “failed actor and attention She said that while edges that Humphries vention and Exhibition ager Barry Humphries seeker” Humphries. every star had to make unleashed some great Centre. and turned her back on “One of the reasons I allowances for minor lines like: Was it really in 1955 retirement. am adored pretty much acts of embezzlement, “My mother used to say that Dame Edna was rst “That’s what I’m do- worldwide is that I’ve al- Humphries had his hand that there are no strang- introduced by Humphries ing. That explains my ways told you the truth; in the till up to his armpit. ers, only friends you hav- with her rst appearance so-called retirement and mostly the truth about My new team of advisors en’t met yet. She’s now in in a Melbourne University withdrawal from pub- yourselves and even said I should close down a maximum security twi- revue. lic life” (which was an- sometimes about me,” all my companies, even light home in Australia.” continued on page 6 HAGN#326-050427 There isn’t anyone like you, which is why your funeral shouldn’t be like any other. Plan ahead, leave well, be remembered. Contact us on 6263 5131 or visit hetheringtonfunerals.com.au 2 HAVE-A-GO NEWS No. 327 JUNE 2019 Ageing research snippet From the editor’s desk Eggs are one of the highest natural sources of Vitamin D exercise part of the class, ple feel loved and cared see POMS from a compe- WITH more than a quarter of the Australian population having a mild or moderate there is a great sense for. A young woman who tition we ran on our Face- vitamin D de ciency and these rates doubling in winter – new research has found of camaraderie among had lost her way shared book page. She said she that a serve of eggs (two eggs) every day could be the key for people to maintain the group. Program co- her story with us about was very excited to win the recommended vitamin D intake. ordinator Tina Schwarz how she turned her life as she has just started An average serve of eggs provides 82 per cent of the recommended intake. ensures everyone is made around thanks to the Sal- using that platform. Unice Vitamin D is essential for the body to absorb calcium eff ectively which helps most welcome and of- vos. They truly believe ev- said, “Just because we prevent disease, maintain strong bones, teeth and muscles and lowers the risk fers interesting talks and eryone matters and if you are heading into older age Jennifer Merigan of cardiovascular disease. information for people have a spare cent or two does not stop us doing Eggs contain 11 diff erent vitamins and nutrients and only have 300 kilojoules throughout the course. please think about donat- whatever we want. As CONGRATULATIONS to each. So this winter reach for an egg or two every day to boost your Vitamin D. Seniors Recreation Coun- For details call Tina on ing it to this most eff ective your paper says, ‘have cil president Hugh Rogers 6558 1833. and caring organisation. a go’ - I really enjoy your who received a Volunteer ★★★ ★★★ paper and of course now Service Award last month I have had a lot of fun In our Meet the Author following it on Facebook Have a Go News Quick Quiz Urban slang to recognise his contin- getting out and about series Josephine Allison too.” Don’t forget to like ued community service talking to a variety of speaks to Tricia Stringer the Have a Go News page 1. Norseman was a mining town for ? Helicopter parent to SRC for more than 27 groups this month includ- whose recent tome is and join us for lots of fun 2. Name the wildlife park at Whiteman Park. A PARENT who med- years. Hugh has done a ing Rotary Mount Lawley, set in Margaret River. It’s and competitions which 3. Who looks after war widows and families? dles constantly in a wonderful job volunteer- Trigg Probus and the Mel- a lovely rural romance we run separately to the 4. Where in WA is Erskine? child’s life, often into ing his time to the council ville Friendship Club. I al- and Tricia talks about paper. ★★★ 5. Who starred as The Greatest Showman? adulthood, to the over the years and we ex- ways enjoy presenting our researching the book 6. What suburb north of Mandurah has an Hawaiian point of attempting to tend our congratulations Living Histories program, and how her daughter’s If you would like to re- name? control every aspect to him for this achieve- taking people back to the move to WA and a holi- ceive the paper electroni- 7. Gibb River Road runs past which hilly range? of the child’s life and ment. ‘50s and ‘60s, encourag- day to the area inspired cally, we can deliver it to 8. Name the low-cost Singapore airline.