General Seniors News

Mon 13 Feb 2017

Festival highlights health benefits of creative pursuits

Festival highlights health benefits of creative pursuits

THE MID North Coast Creative Ageing Festival will highlight the importance of the arts and creative pursuits to foster good health as people age.

Sun 12 Feb 2017

Hospital upgrade approval could be six months away

Hospital upgrade approval could be six months away

The upgrade would increase Maryborough Base Hospital emergency department's capacity by 40%.

The link between foot pain and mental health

The link between foot pain and mental health

Health Works: How foot pain affects quality of life

Cafes were the focus of hinterland communities

Cafes were the focus of hinterland communities

TODAY we continue shining the spotlight on the important social and community function that cafés have played on the Sunshine Coast.

More heat records set to be broken today

More heat records set to be broken today

QUEENSLAND sizzled through a summer swelter yesterday as decades-old records were shattered with more set to fall today.

The Coast loses a true gentleman

The Coast loses a true gentleman

The sudden but peaceful death of bush poet John Major has left a gaping hole in the Mapleton community and in his former home town of Baralaba near Rockhampton.

Chocolates and candles handmade with love

Chocolates and candles handmade with love

PERSONALISE your romantic gesture with homemade candles or chocolates.

Ten top events on around Toowoomba this month

Ten top events on around Toowoomba this month

MUSIC, art and culture are all on offer in February in Toowoomba.

Sat 11 Feb 2017

REVEALED: New $15 million retirement village approved

REVEALED: New $15 million retirement village approved

A NEW multi-million dollar retirement village has just been approved by the Toowoomba Regional Council.

Meet the Gympie women who brought cricket to town

Meet the Gympie women who brought cricket to town

Two pioneers of Gympie women's cricket want permanent competition

POW camp survivor honoured in emotional farewell

POW camp survivor honoured in emotional farewell

A BROTHERS' bond forged stronger when surviving the horrors of Japanese prisoner-of-war camps came to a sad end in Kawana.

Volunteers needed to help disabled community surf

Volunteers needed to help disabled community surf

THE Disabled Surfers Association Far North Coast need your help next weekend in Minnie Water

EXPLAINED: Why this heatwave could go down in history

EXPLAINED: Why this heatwave could go down in history

One Queensland record has already fallen during the prolonged heatwave.

VIDEO: Cec's rose passion is alive for Valentine's Day

VIDEO: Cec's rose passion is alive for Valentine's Day

Why this 80-year-old is all loved up

7 weird fishing superstitions

7 weird fishing superstitions

THERE may not be any rules against carrying a black cat on board, but there are a few quirky fishing superstitions worth chatting about.

Valentine murder mystery set in historic inn

Valentine murder mystery set in historic inn

GUESTS at the Fox and Hounds Country Inn on Valentine's Day can end up as a murderer or the murdered.

Enjoy a flashback to stories from Noosa's past

Enjoy a flashback to stories from Noosa's past

RELAX, kick back and take a gentle slide back to Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, circa 1950-1970.

BOOK REVIEW: The Paddo Boys

BOOK REVIEW: The Paddo Boys

FOLLOW the rollicking ride of a baby boomer growing up in the working-class, inner-city Brisbane suburb of Paddington.

Queensland Govt's response to pension changes

Queensland Govt's response to pension changes

QUEENSLAND Minister for Ageing Coralee O'Rourke claims the state government is pick up the slack.

Fri 10 Feb 2017

10 things to do this weekend in Toowoomba

10 things to do this weekend in Toowoomba

CHECK out what is on across the Toowoomba region this weekend with our weekly 10 things to do events guide.

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