General Seniors News

Fri 13 Jan 2017

Five top tips to ensure you're correctly protected

Five top tips to ensure you're correctly protected

FIVE essential summer sunscreen tips as the relentless Australian sun beats down.

Aggressive carpet cleaner took advantage of elderly

Aggressive carpet cleaner took advantage of elderly

A DOOR-TO-DOOR salesman who took advantage of elderly Victorians has been ordered to cease trading for five years.

Thu 12 Jan 2017

DAYLIGHT DEBATE: Reasons for and against daylight saving

DAYLIGHT DEBATE: Reasons for and against daylight saving

FIVE reasons for and against Queensland daylight saving.

Apocalypse signs from ‘Italian Nostradamus’ emerge

Apocalypse signs from ‘Italian Nostradamus’ emerge

QUIT your job and blow all your savings while you can, because apparently the end of the world is nigh.

REVEALED: How your personality shapes your waist

REVEALED: How your personality shapes your waist

YOUR personality and behavioural traits have more of an impact on your waistline than you might have previously thought.

Facebook to fight hoaxes and fakes

Facebook to fight hoaxes and fakes

FAKE news and hoaxes are on the way out, as Facebook aims to better equip readers with the knowledge and tools needed to spot a scam.

Historic peal set to be rung by UK bell ringers

Historic peal set to be rung by UK bell ringers

Significant peal for Maryborough church and bell tower

Mystery behind century-old Maclean photos find

Mystery behind century-old Maclean photos find

Former Grafton man Greg Smith never knew his Pop was interested in photography, until he found a box of ancient glass negatives.

Robot comes to the rescue of dementia sufferers

Robot comes to the rescue of dementia sufferers

SMALL in size but big in impact, Matilda the robot offers help to engage dementia patients living in aged care.

WELLBEING: Eat like a Greek goddess for better health

WELLBEING: Eat like a Greek goddess for better health

TAKE it from the mouths of Mediterranean residents - red wine, olive oil and fresh food are all you need to live well and longer.

Kick back on Australia Day and have a bite

Kick back on Australia Day and have a bite

GREAT Australian Bites is taking food, fun and festivities across the state as communities come together to celebrate on Australia Day.

Wed 11 Jan 2017

First journalist to report outbreak of WWII has died

First journalist to report outbreak of WWII has died

CLARE Hollingworth, the first war correspondent to report that World War II had begun, has died aged 105.

INTERACTIVE MAP: Which Northern Rivers towns boomed in 2016?

INTERACTIVE MAP: Which Northern Rivers towns boomed in 2016?

CLICK on our map to find out the median sale price in your town, and how many properties were sold in the past year.

Days of Our Lives cancelled? Say it isn't so!

Days of Our Lives cancelled? Say it isn't so!

CAST members have reportedly said 2017 will be the last year of the long-running and much-loved show.

Award winning Holden continues to shine for restorer

Award winning Holden continues to shine for restorer

AFTER two long years of lovingly restoring his FX Holden, the awards are rolling in for Paul Connolly.

Mackay couple hit retiring age, open new business

Mackay couple hit retiring age, open new business

Their friends ask 'Why are you doing this, you're too old'

Natural born artists' find home at Park Lane Theatre

Natural born artists' find home at Park Lane Theatre

LENNOX Head theatre will come alive with displays and performances, with up to 30 of the local region's most exciting creatives.

Lorraine finds the time of her life in the '60s

Lorraine finds the time of her life in the '60s

At almost 69, Lorraine Moyes is has put together a tribute show featuring one of her favourite singers of the '60s, Helen Shapiro.

Is this unique burial decision the start of something new?

Is this unique burial decision the start of something new?

IS CARRIE Fisher’s Prozac pill urn the start of a new trend in how loved one's ashes are preserved?

Tue 10 Jan 2017

Help is needed to write local WWII history

Help is needed to write local WWII history

DELVE into your memories and those of your family to help with research into Italian World War II POW history on the Sunshine Coast.

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