General Seniors News

Thu 29 Dec 2016

How to make extra cash: It's as Etsy as 1, 2, 3...

How to make extra cash: It's as Etsy as 1, 2, 3...

IF YOU'RE feeling artistic and would like to make a few extra dollars, these websites offer the perfect avenue to express your inner Picasso.

Fun way to see Mexico, the Caribbean and Alaska

Fun way to see Mexico, the Caribbean and Alaska

CARNIVAL Cruise Line has released a special selection of its best-selling Caribbean, Mexican and Alaskan cruises.

Wed 28 Dec 2016

10 celebrities still alive (somehow)

10 celebrities still alive (somehow)

As the end of the worst year every for celebrity survival looms, we look at who somehow survived and who we want to keep.

RECALL: Coles issues alert over beetroot dip

RECALL: Coles issues alert over beetroot dip

COLES Supermarkets is recalling their home-brand beetroot dip.

SUNFLOWER SEASON: Warwick blooms for Summer

SUNFLOWER SEASON: Warwick blooms for Summer

SUMMER is synonymous with sunflowers on the Southern Downs, and now is the time to snap one of the region's most blooming gorgeous sights.

Nuclear waste can fix economy, save planet, Hawke says

Nuclear waste can fix economy, save planet, Hawke says

FORMER Prime Minister Bob Hawke has called for Australia to embrace nuclear waste storage to improve the economy and save the planet from "total destruction”.

Is Boxing Day too soon for hot cross buns?

Is Boxing Day too soon for hot cross buns?

ONE day after Christmas and four months out from Easter, hot cross buns went on sale in some Woolworths stores.

'Straya: Hawke sings Waltzing Matilda at Woodford

'Straya: Hawke sings Waltzing Matilda at Woodford

BOB Hawke, 87, looked frail as he was helped onto the stage but it was with a clear voice he gave a surprise gift to Woodford Folk Festival visitors.

Two flights for the price of one

Two flights for the price of one

Missed out on a Boxing Day bargain? This might cheer you up. One airline has patiently waited until after the Boxing Day mayhem to launch its own sale.

Carrie Fisher death: Mark Hamill 'devastated'

Carrie Fisher death: Mark Hamill 'devastated'

They arrived quickly. And they appeared heartfelt, if not entirely from a place of shock, given the gravity of her health since being taken ill last week.

100kg drop: "If I didn't lose weight I would have died"

100kg drop: "If I didn't lose weight I would have died"

Six months ago, the 55-year-old began a dramatic physical transformation process. Just days before Christmas, Gary weighed in at 155kg.

Carrie Fisher gone: Tributes flow for Star Wars' princess

Carrie Fisher gone: Tributes flow for Star Wars' princess

CARRIE Fisher, the actor, writer and daughter of Hollywood royalty who became internationally famous as Princess Leia of Star Wars, has died.

Blood test gives hope for bowel cancer patients

Blood test gives hope for bowel cancer patients

A NEW, more accurate bowel cancer blood test could lead to a reduction in the number of deaths from the disease.

Tue 27 Dec 2016

Why people can't get enough of playing in the mud

Why people can't get enough of playing in the mud

BACK-to-back sessions over six days booked out within an hour of Woodford's gates opening on day one.

$9.3 million Noosa holiday home a 2016 record

$9.3 million Noosa holiday home a 2016 record

FROM tennis players to songwriting legends, Noosa has had its share of celebrity in the property market with a $9.3 million holiday home the highlight.

Ten easy recipes for the Christmas leftovers

Ten easy recipes for the Christmas leftovers

THE feast of Christmas has been and gone, but what do you do with all the leftovers?

Could possum pie soon be on the dinner menu?

Could possum pie soon be on the dinner menu?

POSSUM, horse and camel meat could soon be on the menu in South Australia

Changes could mean loss of pension entitlements

Changes could mean loss of pension entitlements

FEDERAL changes to the pension asset threshold means thousands of Queensland seniors could lose their part pension entitlement or Pensioner Concession Card.

60-year-old man died helping to save relatives

60-year-old man died helping to save relatives

TRAGEDY at Wooli one of three Boxing Day drownings across the state.

Thousands to pack into Woodford for festival

Thousands to pack into Woodford for festival

FESTIVAL-goers lined up since Christmas Eve to secure campsites and prepare for a week of festivities at iconic folk festival.

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