General Seniors News

Wed 15 Feb 2017

REVEALED: What people want cremated with them

REVEALED: What people want cremated with them

FROM travelling overseas with the ashes of your mother to perhaps never collecting them, there are no limits in the crematorium industry.

Asking "Is the machine switched on?" could save you bucks

Asking "Is the machine switched on?" could save you bucks

Maryborough resident Bob Anderton almost lost $129 while trying to put internet credit on to his pre-paid modem.

New Centrelink scam is making rounds on Fraser Coast

New Centrelink scam is making rounds on Fraser Coast

Jo Simmons is usually the one warning others about scams, but a phone call recently caught her off guard.

'Can't afford to live, can't afford to die': power struggle

'Can't afford to live, can't afford to die': power struggle

Curtains drawn, doors closed and pedestal fan blasting to cool down her Rockhampton unit, pensioner Val Cottier says power bills leave her living like a hermit.

What $11.9m can get you on Coast's most exclusive street

What $11.9m can get you on Coast's most exclusive street

THIS mega waterfront property is what $11.9m will buy you in one of the Coast's most exclusive streets.

Beattie makes it to a century and she's still revving up

Beattie makes it to a century and she's still revving up

WHILE some do 100 at the wheel, Beatrice Cooke is 100 and still behind the wheel.

Step back in time and preview war photos taken in French village

Step back in time and preview war photos taken in French...

A SPECIAL preview screening of First World War photographs will go on show tomorrow night.

Why keeping a digital health record is important

Why keeping a digital health record is important

KEEPING your health records in the digital age is easy, and can be very important should an emergency occur.

83yo man bitten by tiger snake in retirement village

83yo man bitten by tiger snake in retirement village

The Hervey Bay man was admitted to hospital.

WATCH: Laurie and Elaine renew their vows

WATCH: Laurie and Elaine renew their vows

THEIR story has been the talk of the town. Now here's the highlights reel of their special day - there won't be a dry eye in the house after you've watched this

Baldness... blame it on your mother

Baldness... blame it on your mother

GENETIC markers help researchers get closer to finding the answer to predicting male baldness.

WARNING: Don't get caught out by natural medicines

WARNING: Don't get caught out by natural medicines

PHARMACY staff under the spotlight for recommending natural medicines they know nothing about.

DIGITAL EDITION: Seniors Gold Coast, Feb 2017

DIGITAL EDITION: Seniors Gold Coast, Feb 2017

READ the digital edition of Seniors Newspaper: Gold Coast for February 2017.

Tue 14 Feb 2017

Valentine's Day made total cents 51 years ago

Valentine's Day made total cents 51 years ago

ON February 14, 1966 Australia's money changed from pounds and pence to dollars and cents.

Historic home goes under the hammer

Historic home goes under the hammer

Sir Earle Page - the longest chapter in Clarence Valley history

Amnesty sought for medical marijuana users

Amnesty sought for medical marijuana users

LNP defector Steve Dickson is campaigning for the rights of users until the drug becomes legal on March 1

World’s heaviest woman to have lifesaving surgery

World’s heaviest woman to have lifesaving surgery

HOPES high that several rounds of surgery could help an Egyptian woman who is reportedly the world’s heaviest at 500kg.

Oh no! Get ready for another heatwave

Oh no! Get ready for another heatwave

HINTERLAND areas of the Sunshine Coast will be a furnace again this weekend, with temperatures expected to hit 38 degrees in some places.

VIDEO: Scorching heat, storm ruin Cec's Valentines Day

VIDEO: Scorching heat, storm ruin Cec's Valentines Day

Ipswich rose gardener left without a single rose after weather destroyed his hard work

Plea to return family heirloom

Plea to return family heirloom

Ipswich woman pleads with the community to help her find a 40-year-old christening gown she accidentally lost at Redbank Plaza.

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