General Seniors News

News THE 12-year-old killed after the family car was hit head-on by a P-plater near Grafton was a relative of media icon Ita Buttrose.

Entertainment A COMBINATION of big name artists, perfect weather and a successful 2015 program has pushed crowds at Woodford Folk Festival towards record-breaking numbers.

News Heawave warning for community, but a bonus for businesses helping people keep cool.

News INNOVATIVE approach has been taken to tackle graffiti in the Toukley region.

News Transparency in overseas aid sets Australian philanthropist Paget Sayers' charity apart.

News MOOLOOLABA author Patricia Earl started writing children's books because her dad named his tabby cat Moki.

News FOUR generations of one family attended the Caboolture Montessori School recent Grandparents' Day.

News PERSONAL stories and family photos have been recorded in a book entitled Dirt Tracks

News SENIORS who do 10 or more hours of brain training may be able to keep driving for a further 10 years.

News GONE are the days when history, myth and stories were told only through the voice, but a local wordsmith is bringing spoken word performance back onto the stage

Celebrity CARRIE Fisher’s mother, Debbie Reynolds, has reportedly died after being rushed to hospital earlier today as a result of a possible stroke.

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News New laws regarding the installation of photoelectric smoke alarms in all Queensland homes come into effect from January 1.

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Offbeat A US man doesn’t want 94-year-old comic actress Betty White to suffer the fate of other celebrities who have kicked the bucket this year.

News WE reveal which rips are the most dangerous and how to survive if you're caught in one.

News With temperatures expected to exceed 35, NSW Health is advising precautions

Community Queensland Health are urging the public to make sure they are vaccinated.

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News SOUTHEAST Queensland is set to heat up with five straight days of temperatures above 30C, from today.

News TOOWOOMBA seniors are being “punished” for saving their money under new changes to the pension, according to advocacy and community groups.

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News PETER CURNOW has leant his Ginger Meggs memorabilia to an exhibition at Bunker Cartoon Gallery.

News GOSFORD Regional Gallery is the venue for two national exhibitions that continue through until the end of January.