News - seniors

News ON January 28, Chinese businesses will temporarily close down and the party starts up for Chinese New Year and the Year of the Rooster.

News ESTABLISHING the link between happy minds and healthy bodies is the newest research project for a team at Harvard University.

News THE announcement that the Duke of Cambridge and family are moving to the palace indicates an important change in the British monarchy.

News The reality of the changes to the Aged Pension will kick in next week with the first payments under the new assets test system due during the week.

News FROM markets to art galleries and theatre productions, there's so much to explore.

News GROUP secures the lease for a parcel of land at the old Wynnum Manly Bowls Club.

News SALES of Tim Heard's new book about native bees have gone through the roof.

Letters to the Editor AUSTRALIA Day should be January 1 - the day Australia became a nation.

News CANADIAN researchers have found being inactive can contribute to developing dementia, even in people who have no generic risk factors.

News THE new year should be an exciting time for us seniors. Just the fact we have got through another year and are still here is reason to celebrate.

News USING more than two languages throughout your life will help delay the onset of aging and dementia, experts claim.

News THE Federal Government is investigating a new model of financial funding for affordable housing called bond aggregators.

News GOLD Coast retiree Arthur Jones has just finished his third book of fiction, Harvest.

News THE Australian Law Reform Commission is encouraging the community to speak up introducing a national Power of Attorney register to help combat elder abuse.

News IT'S 20 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, suddenly died and the world was left grieving the loss of a caring mother and reluctant celebrity.

News RSPCA Qld aims to set a new world record with Pop Up Adoption event in Brisbane.

News TOWOOMBA Regional Council is providing free live local music at popular parks in the region this summer.

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

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

Entertainment DAUGHTER'S heartfelt song revives the graceful memory of her parents gliding across the ballroom floor.