TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE Float along and enjoy the peace · stormy purple flowers with white stamens....
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36 — Centralian Advocate, Friday, June 21, 2013 PUB: CADV DATE: 21-JUN-2013 PAGE: 36 COLOR: C M Y K Power to act for others David was a builder. He had a prosperous business, and bought a beach house solely in his name that he planned on living in when he retired. David also had two daughters, Alma and Alice, with whom he was very close. One day, David was tragically killed when some scaffolding he was standing on collapsed. Understandably, his daughters were devastated. Alma and Alice located David’s will (he was a big believer in having his affairs in order). The will named David’s brother Darcy as the executor. The will also specified that David left his beach house property to Alma and Alice, equally. To transfer the beach house to Alma and Alice, it was necessary to obtain on order of Probate of David’s will to Darcy from the Northern Territory Supreme Court, recognising Darcy’s legal responsibility of administering David’s estate in accordance with the will. In order to transfer the beach house to Alma and Alice, Darcy as executor had to register himself as David’s executor with the Land Titles Office which required the probate order as evidence of his authority to deal with the property. Once registered as executor, Darcy was then able to transfer the property to Alma and Alice as beneficiaries of that property under the will. Alma and Alice were concerned that they might have to pay Stamp Duty on the transfer of the property into their names, as stamp duty is payable on most property transactions in the Northern Territory. However, they were relieved to discover that the Northern Territory Stamp Duty Act exempts conveyances made by an executor to a beneficiary in accordance with the terms of a will. Therefore, the beach house was transferred from Darcy as executor into Alma and Alice’s names equally, and no stamp duty was payable in that circumstance. The Law and You with Susannah Warrick TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE Update the Roadmap CAN you believe it’s been eight years since the launch of the original Roadmap to a desertSMART Town? The 2005 Roadmap was the first comprehensive sustainability plan for the town of Alice Springs. Through a series of workshops that engaged with community members and experts, recom- mendations were developed around the key themes of water, energy, waste and the built environment. This process helped to catalyse a number of successful sustainability projects, including Alice Water Smart and Alice Solar City. The terrain has changed a little over the last eight years, and it’s time to update the Roadmap. We want to make sure that all the new sustainability highways and side-streets are in- cluded, and so we’ve added the themes of food and transport to the new Roadmap. We’ve also expanded the consultation process to make sure that anyone who wants to suggest a route for the Roadmap has the chance to do so. Last week, COOLmob and Desert Knowledge Australia convened two highly successful, well attended public meetings. DKA hosted the business forum, which included representatives from a diverse range of organis- ations and produced a lively discussion about the best ways to make Alice a desertSMART Town. The community consultation took place in the Andy McNeill room at the Alice Springs Town Council, where enthusiastic participants devel- oped detailed feedback for each of the key areas. These meetings, along with interviews that the COOLmob team has conducted with a range of experts, have helped lay the foundations for many new pathways on the Roadmap to a desertSMART Alice. If you missed the public meeting don’t worry, there’s still a little bit of time to share your ideas with the COOLmob team. Visit the COOLmob website and have your say before June 30. There’s a draft Roadmap online now, along with a questionnaire, and a page for individual sub- missions. We’d love to include your ideas and any feedback. We’re looking forward to the launch of the completed Roadmap to a desertSMART Town (2013-18). The launch will be held on August 9 as part of the desertSMART Eco Fair. Keep your eye on the COOLmob website for more information. ■J ˜ ulia Perdevich is a COOLmob volunteer project worker at the Arid Lands Environment Centre Bloomin’ glorious NOT only tough and drought toler- ant, many native fuchsias (pictured) are now coming into full bloom and aren’t they bringing the birds into the home garden. There are many native fuchsias coming into bloom now. With a careful selection of eremophila or native fuchsia varieties you can have continuous blooms in the garden from winter right through to autumn. Eremophilas are great bird- attracting plants as their blooms are nectar-rich and are guaranteed to bring in all local nectar-feeding birds within the immediate vicinity. Your selection of eremophila varieties should not necessarily be based on flowering colour as there are many things that need to be taken into consideration. Some varieties are best suited to free drain- ing sandy soils while there are others that thrive in heavy clay soils and again there are others that are best suited to hillside gardens. When selecting a few eremophilas for your garden, inquire as to where they grow naturally if you want best results. There is absolutely no point in growing a desert sand dune variety in a heavy clay soil where drainage is poor. You are guaranteed to experi- ence failure. Detailed below are a selection of my absolute favourite native fuchsias. Close to top of the list is the Eremophila ovata, commonly referred to as the Krichauff Ranges Fuchsia. It is a fast-growing small fore- ground shrub growing to 0.75m high and 0.75m wide. Covered in masses of purple blooms, this plant flowers for an extended period over spring, sum- mer, autumn and is in full bloom now in winter. A compact plant with grey-green foliage, it grows in full sun and light shade. It prefers a well-draining soil, although appears to be tolerant of diverse soils including clay. It can sucker to effect. One of the most popular varieties, Eremophila maculate var. brevifolia, commonly referred to as the Lipstick Plant, is bursting into bloom now. An attractive fast-growing medium shrub, it reaches 1.5 metres in height and up to 2.5 metres in width. It is a stunning shrub in mid winter as the foliage develops a purple tinge with the shrub covered in masses of magenta flowers. An absolute favourite is the Eremophila maculata aurea, com- monly referred to as the Yellow Flowering Native Fuchsia. An at- tractive, extremely hardy fast grow- ing medium shrub, it reaches 1.5-2 metres high by 1.5-2 metres wide, although its size can be moderated by pruning once a year. It has bright yellow flowers in winter and after rain that are guar- anteed to attract masses of nectar- eating birds. Grows well in a diverse range of soils and once established is extremely drought tolerant. Eremophila maculata, Augusta Storm, is a relatively new variety and a real tough nut. Augusta Storm is a long-lived small shrub, 30-50cm high and 1-1.2m wide, with grey-green foliage and unusual stormy purple flowers with white stamens. It is fast growing and has a profuse flower display for most of the year, peaking in spring and is a great bird-attracting plant. Live a life of luxury with a holiday houseboat on the Murray River Float along and enjoy the peace Jennifer Adams THERE’S a great deal to enjoy on a floating holiday along one of the world’s mightiest rivers. The Murray River is one of the most famous waterways in this country. It is the third longest navigable river in the world be- hind the Amazon and the Nile, it has been a transport route, irri- gation source and playground for Australians and visitors from around the world for years. The twin towns of Echuca in Victoria and Moama in NSW are just a 2 1 / 2-hour journey from Melbourne, and they straddle each side of the river, separated only by a busy bridge. Under- neath, the river acts as the state border and is famous as an aquatic playground, with paddle- steamers, anglers, powerboats, water skiers, canoeists and houseboats all gravitating towards this wide stretch of beautiful water flanked by Aussie bush. We were here to make the most of ‘‘life on the Murray’’, and after an easy drive up the high- way through the heart of Vic- toria’s countryside, we pulled into Echuca, the larger of the two towns, for a spot of lunch at one of the many historic bakeries. Shops and buildings in town hark back to the 1800s when this region was first settled, with glorious Victorian facades preserved by the towns- people today. Directly behind town, the old historic Port of Echuca is still in operation but only gives a hint of the industry that was built here in the second half of the 19th century when Echuca was the country’s largest inland port. Paddle-steamers still take pass- engers on leisurely journeys along the river and travellers who take the trip today can imagine the trade that took place when they glimpse the redgum wharves, old station homesteads and abandoned barges along the river now. A popular accommodation op- tion in this area is to hire a houseboat. What better way to experience the Murray than to stay directly on it, navigating your way along its gum tree- lined banks and immersing yourself in all it has to offer. The beauty of the houseboat is that you can drive it as little or as much as you like, mooring it when you want some peace and quiet, where you can sit back and enjoy the tranquillity.
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Power to act
for othersDavid was a builder. He had
a prosperous business,
and bought a beach house
solely in his name that
he planned on living in
when he retired. David
also had two daughters,
Alma and Alice, with
whom he was very close.
One day, David was
tragically killed when
some scaffolding he was
standing on collapsed.
U n d e r s t a n d a b l y ,
his daughters were
devastated.
Alma and Alice located
David’s will (he was a
big believer in having his
affairs in order). The will
named David’s brother
Darcy as the executor.
The will also specified
that David left his beach
house property to Alma
and Alice, equally.
To transfer the beach house
to Alma and Alice, it
was necessary to obtain
on order of Probate of
David’s will to Darcy
from the Northern
Territory Supreme Court,
recognising Darcy’s
legal responsibility of
administering David’s
estate in accordance
with the will. In order
to transfer the beach
house to Alma and Alice,
Darcy as executor had
to register himself as
David’s executor with the
Land Titles Office which
required the probate
order as evidence of his
authority to deal with the
property.
Once registered as
executor, Darcy was
then able to transfer the
property to Alma and
Alice as beneficiaries of
that property under the
will. Alma and Alice
were concerned that they
might have to pay Stamp
Duty on the transfer
of the property into
their names, as stamp
duty is payable on most
property transactions in
the Northern Territory.
However, they were
relieved to discover that
the Northern Territory
Stamp Duty Act exempts
conveyances made by an
executor to a beneficiary
in accordance with
the terms of a will.
Therefore, the beach
house was transferred
from Darcy as executor
into Alma and Alice’s
names equally, and no
stamp duty was payable
in that circumstance.
The Law
and Youwith
Susannah Warrick
TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE
Update theRoadmap
CAN you believe it’s been eight years since thelaunch of the original Roadmap to adesertSMART Town?
The 2005 Roadmap was the first comprehensivesustainability plan for the town of Alice Springs.
Through a series of workshops that engagedwith community members and experts, recom-mendations were developed around thekey themes of water, energy, waste and thebuilt environment.
This process helped to catalyse a number ofsuccessful sustainability projects, including AliceWater Smart and Alice Solar City.
The terrain has changed a little over the lasteight years, and it’s time to update the Roadmap.
We want to make sure that all the newsustainability highways and side-streets are in-cluded, and so we’ve added the themes of food andtransport to the new Roadmap.
We’ve also expanded the consultation process tomake sure that anyone who wants to suggest aroute for the Roadmap has the chance to do so.
Last week, COOLmob and Desert KnowledgeAustralia convened two highly successful, wellattended public meetings.
DKA hosted the business forum, which includedrepresentatives from a diverse range of organis-ations and produced a lively discussion about thebest ways to make Alice a desertSMART Town.
The community consultation took place in theAndy McNeill room at the Alice Springs TownCouncil, where enthusiastic participants devel-oped detailed feedback for each of the key areas.
These meetings, along with interviews that theCOOLmob team has conducted with a range ofexperts, have helped lay the foundations for manynew pathways on the Roadmap to adesertSMART Alice.
If you missed the public meeting don’t worry,there’s still a little bit of time to share your ideaswith the COOLmob team.
Visit the COOLmob website and have your saybefore June 30.
There’s a draft Roadmap online now, along witha questionnaire, and a page for individual sub-missions. We’d love to include your ideas andany feedback.
We’re looking forward to the launch of thecompleted Roadmap to a desertSMART Town(2013-18).
The launch will be held on August 9 as part ofthe desertSMART Eco Fair. Keep your eye on theCOOLmob website for more information.
nJ̃ulia Perdevich is a COOLmob volunteer project
worker at the Arid Lands Environment Centre
Bloomin’ gloriousNOT only tough and drought toler-ant, many native fuchsias (pictured)are now coming into full bloom andaren’t they bringing the birds intothe home garden.
There are many native fuchsiascoming into bloom now. With acareful selection of eremophila ornative fuchsia varieties you can havecontinuous blooms in the gardenfrom winter right throughto autumn.
Eremophilas are great bird-attracting plants as their blooms arenectar-rich and are guaranteed tobring in all local nectar-feeding birdswithin the immediate vicinity.
Your selection of eremophilavarieties should not necessarily bebased on flowering colour as thereare many things that need to betaken into consideration. Somevarieties are best suited to free drain-ing sandy soils while there are othersthat thrive in heavy clay soils andagain there are others that are bestsuited to hillside gardens.
When selecting a few eremophilasfor your garden, inquire as to wherethey grow naturally if you want bestresults. There is absolutely no pointin growing a desert sand dune varietyin a heavy clay soil where drainage ispoor. You are guaranteed to experi-ence failure.
Detailed below are a selection ofmy absolute favourite nativefuchsias. Close to top of the list is theEremophila ovata, commonlyreferred to as the KrichauffRanges Fuchsia.
It is a fast-growing small fore-ground shrub growing to 0.75m highand 0.75m wide. Covered in masses ofpurple blooms, this plant flowers foran extended period over spring, sum-mer, autumn and is in full bloom nowin winter.
A compact plant with grey-greenfoliage, it grows in full sun and light
shade. It prefers a well-draining soil,although appears to be tolerant ofdiverse soils including clay. It cansucker to effect.
One of the most popular varieties,Eremophila maculate var. brevifolia,commonly referred to as the LipstickPlant, is bursting into bloom now. Anattractive fast-growing mediumshrub, it reaches 1.5 metres in heightand up to 2.5 metres in width.
It is a stunning shrub in mid winteras the foliage develops a purple tingewith the shrub covered in masses ofmagenta flowers.
An absolute favourite is theEremophila maculata aurea, com-monly referred to as the YellowFlowering Native Fuchsia. An at-tractive, extremely hardy fast grow-ing medium shrub, it reaches 1.5-2metres high by 1.5-2 metres wide,although its size can be moderated bypruning once a year.
It has bright yellow flowers inwinter and after rain that are guar-anteed to attract masses of nectar-eating birds. Grows well in a diverserange of soils and once established isextremely drought tolerant.
Eremophila maculata, AugustaStorm, is a relatively new variety anda real tough nut.
Augusta Storm is a long-lived smallshrub, 30-50cm high and 1-1.2m wide,with grey-green foliage and unusualstormy purple flowers with whitestamens. It is fast growing and has aprofuse flower display for most of theyear, peaking in spring and is a greatbird-attracting plant.
Live a life of luxury with a holiday houseboat on the Murray River
Float along andenjoy the peaceJennifer Adams
THERE’S a great deal to enjoyon a floating holiday along oneof the world’s mightiest rivers.
The Murray River is one of themost famous waterways in thiscountry. It is the third longestnavigable river in the world be-hind the Amazon and the Nile, ithas been a transport route, irri-gation source and playgroundfor Australians and visitors fromaround the world for years.
The twin towns of Echuca inVictoria and Moama in NSW arejust a 21⁄2-hour journey fromMelbourne, and they straddleeach side of the river, separatedonly by a busy bridge. Under-neath, the river acts as the stateborder and is famous as anaquatic playground, with paddle-steamers, anglers, powerboats,water skiers, canoeists and
houseboats all gravitatingtowards this wide stretch ofbeautiful water flanked byAussie bush.
We were here to make themost of ‘‘life on the Murray’’, andafter an easy drive up the high-way through the heart of Vic-toria’s countryside, we pulledinto Echuca, the larger of thetwo towns, for a spot of lunch atone of the many historicbakeries. Shops and buildings intown hark back to the 1800swhen this region was firstsettled, with glorious Victorianfacades preserved by the towns-people today.
Directly behind town, the oldhistoric Port of Echuca is still inoperation but only gives a hint ofthe industry that was built herein the second half of the 19thcentury when Echuca was the
country’s largest inland port.Paddle-steamers still take pass-engers on leisurely journeysalong the river and travellerswho take the trip today canimagine the trade that tookplace when they glimpse theredgum wharves, old stationhomesteads and abandonedbarges along the river now.
A popular accommodation op-tion in this area is to hire ahouseboat. What better way toexperience the Murray than tostay directly on it, navigatingyour way along its gum tree-lined banks and immersingyourself in all it has to offer.
The beauty of the houseboat isthat you can drive it as little or asmuch as you like, mooring itwhen you want some peace andquiet, where you can sit back andenjoy the tranquillity.
