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THIS WEEK ONLY! EUREKA! $5000 GOLD RUSH COMPETITION! p23 See page 23 for all the details. SMOOCHES WITH POOCHES Our pressing deadlines almost went to the er… dogs last week when some very special four-legged friends visited the office! Thanks to Seeing Eye Dogs Australia, Vision Australia and Pet Barn, we had a few well-seasoned assistance dogs come to say hello, before their eight-week-old puppy trainees joined in. All canines were very well-behaved, but humans…? Most delightful distraction ever! WIN $50! FREAKY FACT FIND What’s the name of Yvette’s photography book? You’ll find the answer to the question somewhere in this week’s Take 5. When you’ve got the answer, write it on the coupon on page 51. MAGAZINE MILLIONAIRE We could make you a millionaire! This week’s token is on…

Danielle Gross, 27. Lying on the bed, I scrolled through TikTok. It was January 2021, and I’d just returned from a solo roadtrip across the country in an old ambulance, which my dad, Bill, had helped me convert into a camper. A cute guy with a bowtie appeared on my phone, holding a bouquet of flowers. “I wanna marry someone from TikTok!” he said in the video. “Share this with someone you think would be perfect.” His name was Gunnar Michels, he was 24, the same age as me, and lived five hours away. I was instantly drawn to his wild energy. He proposed to fly one lucky woman to Las Vegas for the shotgun wedding and pay for the divorce a week later. Traditional weddings had never interested me.…

You vowed to stand by each other in sickness and in health, but what if you have concerns about your loved one’s wellbeing? Dr Andrew Thompson from InstantScripts explains how a shared health kick can help your partner stay in tiptop shape. HOW YOUR RELATIONSHIP IMPACTS YOUR HEALTH “Partners in a long-term relationship can impact each other’s health both positively and negatively,” says Dr Thompson. “There are several studies that suggest people are more likely to adopt positive health behaviours if their partner does, too.” One study found that women who smoked were 50 per cent more likely to successfully quit when their partner also gave up the habit. So if you’re looking to improve your spouse’s health, make sure you have their back and work on your own as…

Before you put cheese toasties in the toasted sandwich maker, brush olive oil onto your bread instead of butter. Better for you, and really tasty.Sophie Kovacevic, Chermside, Qld. When your mustard jar is almost empty, throw in two parts oil to one part vinegar then shake it up, to create a cheap salad dressing.Kerrie Burton, Armadale, WA. I find my lips get really dry after brushing my teeth, so I have a tube of lip gloss next to my toothbrush, so I can apply it right after brushing.Chantelle Smith, Hamilton, NZ. This sounds crazy, but I’m convinced that my meals taste better when I cook with joy instead of cooking when I’m in a bad mood. Good emotions make a difference!Esther Nicholson, Bunbury, WA. When I’m writing my to-do list,…

Tahlia*, 32, Gold Coast, Qld. Reaching over my boyfriend, Rick, for the salt, I lightly grazed his forearm by mistake. “Ow!” he cried, rather overly dramatically in my opinion. “You scratched me with those talons.” I rolled my eyes at him. “Please, I barely touched you!” I replied. But I knew what was coming… his daily complaints about my new long, fake nails. I’d always had short nails but had decided recently to get fake nails and I loved them. “I don’t know how you do anything with those things,” he started, as predicted. “I also don’t get why you have them. They’re so obviously fake – your hands look much better without them.” I pursed my lips in annoyance. “So I should take fashion advice from my tradie boyfriend…

Kamalika Dasgupta, 33, Canberra, ACT. Taking a deep breath, I approached the girl. “You’re beautiful and I really like you,” I admitted shyly. The girl narrowed her eyes. “I’m not gay!” she spat. “Are you?” It was 2003, I was 14 and hadn’t even heard the word ‘gay’ before. But that girl told all her friends that I was and they humiliated me, so I vowed to hide my feelings. I grew up in India, where homosexuality was seen as immoral. Not surprisingly, there were no gay public figures and I felt completely alone as I realised my attraction to other girls. After school, I studied hospitality management and attempted to date men, but I knew it wasn’t for me. My friend, Rini* and I fell in love and became…

Potato welfare I was so relieved to discover that the potatoes used to make my potato chips had not been subjected to cruel and inhumane conditions! Kathy Simpson, Woodvale, WA. Safety gear About 20 years ago my husband, David, and our three young kids decided to cook dinner for my birthday. I left the four of them huddled over a spaghetti bolognese recipe, promising to stay in the next room in case they needed help. When I heard giggles coming from the kitchen, I popped my head around the corner to find the three kids wearing swimming goggles and David wearing a snorkelling mask. Seeing my look of confusion, David explained, “It’s so the onions don’t make us cry when we cut them!” I don’t remember how the spag bol…

Brooke Withington, 28, Gold Coast, Qld. My older sister Paige looked at me expectantly. “How’d it go?” she asked when I returned home. “Disaster,” I said with a sigh. “I don’t ever want to date again.” As a mother to three kids: Edward, five, Gilbert, four, and Odette, 18 months, I couldn’t have been happier with my children. But for as long as I could remember, having a big family had always been my dream and I wanted to be a mother again. Only problem was, meeting Mr Right was proving impossible and I feared that by the time I found a man I could settle down with, it would be way too late to have a baby. “If you can take care of another baby on your own, do…

Yvette Fenning, 46, Rockhampton, Qld. Placing the little ball of feline fur into my arms, my mum, Eva, grinned at me. “What are you going to call her?” she asked. “Jasmine,” I said, beaming. “Like my best friend at kindy.” I was three years old and Jasmine was the first of many animals who played a big role in my life. Growing up, we had dogs, chickens, ducks and even a sheep at one point. Then, as an adult in 2005, my husband Andrew, 29, and I moved to Rockhampton and I started volunteering at the zoo there. I loved it so much, I gave up my job teaching violin and started working as a zookeeper. I was also able to incorporate my other passion, photography, taking all the zoo’s…

At first glance, it’s been going so well. You’ve been exercising regularly, eating three healthy meals a day, and kicking those goals like a boss. Okay so there was that croissant you grabbed on the way to work, plus the chocolate bar you had to beat the 3pm slump. Oh, and the cheese and bickies you grazed on… let’s face it – you’re snaccident-prone! Amazingly, some studies suggest we’ve quadrupled our snack consumption in as little as 10 years. Forget that apple or muesli bar you used to have for morning tea – these days there’s an entire industry of grab-and-go snacks lining supermarket shelves. And while many of them claim to be healthy (or at least healthy-ish), it’s definitely raising some confusing mixed messages. IS IT OKAY TO EAT…

Sonia Barrish, 31, North Canterbury, NZ. My friend glanced at my growing baby bump in concern. “You won’t be able to go tramping once the bub arrives,” she said. I’d heard this many times since I’d fallen pregnant with my first child, but it never worried me. I’m going to prove you wrong, I’d think each time someone said it. It was 2016, I was 24 and had been a long-time lover of tramping, ever since I started as a teenager. Walking through mountains and rivers and sleeping in huts for days at a time was good for my mind and brought me a great deal of peace. Luckily, my husband, Menzo, loved exploring the great outdoors, too. We even got married at a hut in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds,…

Robyn Gartrell, 71, Baldivis, WA. Pulling ingredients out of the fridge for a walnut and fruit loaf, I paused. “We’ve got no milk,” I said. It was 1975 and as a farmer’s wife, it was my job to make sure the workmen had a tasty treat for afternoon tea. Living in the country town of Beverley, two hours inland from Perth, simply popping to the shops wasn’t an option. Growing up, my family lived on a remote farm, too, so improvising while cooking was second nature. Scanning the pantry for a milk supplement, I stumbled across a tin of condensed tomato soup. This’ll do, I thought, pouring it in and hoping for the best. An hour later, I pulled the loaf out of the oven and was pleased to see…

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Louise Alexander, 31. I’d just finished work when I heard my phone ping with a message. Fancy a lift? the text read. I felt my skin crawl as I realised the message was from Shaun, 29, my friend’s husband. How did he even know I’d finished work? I thought as I punched out a reply. I’m fine thanks, I typed back and tried to shake off Shaun’s creepy vibes. When I checked my phone again later, there was a string of missed calls from Shaun. Everyone knew Shaun was odd. But I was mates with his wife so I put his quirks down to an over-friendly personality. But soon, no-one could deny Shaun was singling me out for special attention. He offered me lifts or suggested little outings, just the…

Jenny Carrasco, 51, Newtown, Vic. My husband Justin, 42, pointed at the tall structures lining the top of the hill. “What’re those?” he asked. “Nets to catch the mist,” I explained. “The water pools into the tanks below them and that gets used for irrigation.” It was 2018 and we were visiting my relatives in Chañaral, Chile. I’d moved to Australia from there with my parents when I was 12. Locals had come up with this clever method to collect water from the mist that rolled in every winter. “That’s pretty cool,” Justin said. Once back home in Geelong, Vic, we decided to give it a go ourselves. “The area of Tasmania where I grew up gets a lot of mist,” Justin said. In 2021 we bought a net from…

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Bill Sutcliffe, 80, Buninyong, Vic. Reaching for a packet of lollies at the store, I felt a firm hand on my shoulder. Oh no, I thought, I’ve been caught. For months, I had been stealing everything I could get my hands on. Growing up in a poor family meant that other than basics, like bread and butter, we didn’t get many luxuries. I was expecting a good beating for my crimes from the shop owner. “How long have you been stealing?” he asked me. I told him the truth. To my surprise, he looked at me with compassion. “Son, you’re good,” he said. “Promise me you’ll never do this again and I won’t tell your parents or the police. Deal?” I shook his hand in relief. My step-father, Victor, a…

From its cobbled laneways that date back to the 1600s to its food and baseball-obsessed residents, there’s a reason Boston is one of the USA’s most incredible cities. And there’s no better time to visit than autumn – or ‘the fall’ as the Americans say. Leaf-peeping in Massachusetts as the foliage transforms from luscious green to russet red and every colour in between has become a rite of passage, where travellers come from around the world to experience the city’s best season in the great outdoors. Late September is an ideal time to visit, with the humid northeast weather making way for balmy days and cool nights – which inspires residents to get outdoors before settling in for a long winter ahead. WHAT TO DO Arriving is a breeze given…

Gabriel McKenna-Lieschke, 30, Adelaide, SA. Lifting the 50kg barbell, I heard a loud snapping sound. That second, a terrible pain shot through my right arm and I dropped the weight in the middle of the gym floor. “Argh!” I cried in agony. It was 2020 and I was 27 years old. Lifting weights and training at the gym was my passion, but I’d never experienced anything like this before. Seeing the pain I was in, a friend rushed me to the closest hospital, where a doctor said I’d torn the tendon attaching my bicep to my elbow and needed surgery immediately. The procedure went well and I was allowed home straight after. “Stay at mine while you recover,” my then-partner said. Being all bandaged up and unable to use my…