General Seniors News

Mon 20 Feb 2017

Bombing of Darwin 75th anniversary: Survivor's tale

Bombing of Darwin 75th anniversary: Survivor's tale

ON FEBRUARY 19, 1942, hundreds of Japanese warplanes launched a surprise attack on Darwin - standing on a wharf watching the planes come over was Guy Day-Lewis.

Qld cancer rate triples in 30 years: Cancer Council

Qld cancer rate triples in 30 years: Cancer Council

Cancer Council’s Cancer Research Centre has released 2014 data and trends for incidence, survival, mortality and prevalence.

Planning starts for new public hospital

Planning starts for new public hospital

WITH the success of the current Bundaberg Hospital, there are plans to build a new hospital.

Taxing: Why ATO working day ends at 4.51pm

Taxing: Why ATO working day ends at 4.51pm

AUSTRALIAN Tax Office staff have finished work at 4.51pm for years but now there are plans to bring them into line with the rest of us - and staff aren't happy.

50 more high rise buildings planned for Brisbane CBD

50 more high rise buildings planned for Brisbane CBD

BRISBANE City Council plans to squeeze another 50 high-rise buildings into the CBD in the next 20 years as the business hub looks to satisfy growing demand.

Hundreds of mature-age students welcomed to USQ campus

Hundreds of mature-age students welcomed to USQ campus

USQ will welcome hundreds of new mature-age university students to its campus for orientation week.

Dog owners warned Parvovirus on the increase

Dog owners warned Parvovirus on the increase

VETS are enouraging people to get their dogs vaccinated.

Share a cuppa coffee with a cop

Share a cuppa coffee with a cop

OFFICERS from Coffs/Clarence Local Area Command will be at Gloria Jeans this Thursday to engage with members of the community in a friendly environment.

Join in and 'Have a Go' at Cobb & Co

Join in and 'Have a Go' at Cobb & Co

IT'S the only place you'll find an event bringing together artisans of all descriptions to ply their trades and crafts

Point Danger Marine Rescue keeps a watching eye

Point Danger Marine Rescue keeps a watching eye

SAVING lives on the water, that's the slogan that drives Point Danger Marine Rescue volunteers.

10 top events on around the Wide Bay region

10 top events on around the Wide Bay region

ENJOY the month ahead with arts and culture and even turtles and dolphins.

GREY NOMAD: Pre-plan to ensure the trip of a lifetime

GREY NOMAD: Pre-plan to ensure the trip of a lifetime

PRACTICAL tips to assist you in getting started on your dream-trip.

Great grandmother overcomes tech troubles at 82

Great grandmother overcomes tech troubles at 82

MAUREEN Maguire said her five-year-old great grandson "could teach me more than I knew”.

Sun 19 Feb 2017

7 absolute 'euphoric' moments at Chinchilla Melon Festival

7 absolute 'euphoric' moments at Chinchilla Melon Festival

FROM watermelon shoeys and budgie smugglers to Milton Mango towers, here's 7 absolute "euphoric" moments at this year's Chinchilla Melon Festival.

Tin Can Bay's new dolphin baby

Tin Can Bay's new dolphin baby

A new baby dolphin has made a brief visit to the Tin Can Bay dolphin feeding area at Norman Point.

Miffy creator Dick Bruna dies aged 89

Miffy creator Dick Bruna dies aged 89

CHILDREN’S author Dick Bruna, best known as the creator of the much-loved cartoon rabbit Miffy, has died aged 89.

Our women have ruled the courts for a century

Our women have ruled the courts for a century

THE game of basketball was invented in 1891 by Canadian Dr James Naismith, a YMCA instructor in America.

How a change of diet saved my life

How a change of diet saved my life

I read everything I could about the Autoimmune Protocol and Paleo and I figured, in my haze of brain fog, I had nothing to change but the way I ate.

Help halt plant extinction by mixing up your menu

Help halt plant extinction by mixing up your menu

BY eating more unusual foods you help save them from extinction, and a trip to your farmers' market is a great way to help keep local food diversity alive.

Hot debate over Southport Spit improvements

Hot debate over Southport Spit improvements

BROADWATER residents have put forward a list of suggestions on how to improve the Southport Spit.

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