News - seniors

Fri 7 Oct 2016

Latest cyber space news you need to know

Latest cyber space news you need to know

WHAT you need to know, from unmanned moon missions and shoebox-sized satelites, to an app to check your health.

Thu 6 Oct 2016

Your chance to see inside 101 Brisbane buildings

Your chance to see inside 101 Brisbane buildings

DISCOVER a world of beautiful architecture this weekend when 101 buildings throughout Brisbane open their doors for Brisbane Open House Weekend.

Dramatic spike in aged care complaints

Dramatic spike in aged care complaints

JUST six months into the job, the new Aged Care Complaints Commissioner has reported an 11% rise in the number of complaints about the industry.

Wed 5 Oct 2016

Tiny homes: see what all the fuss is about

Tiny homes: see what all the fuss is about

TINY House Company is opening up its latest build, prior to delivery, for a one-off open house event.

Father and daughter brave rain, road on cycling adventure

Father and daughter brave rain, road on cycling adventure

PETER Lane, 68, is a firm believer in cycling as a way for seniors to keep fit and he should know after cycling the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail.

Sat 1 Oct 2016

Writer fulfils dreams and fills pages in her 50s

Writer fulfils dreams and fills pages in her 50s

Maggie Christensen has just completed her sixth novel, and she did not start writing until she was in her 50s.

Fri 30 Sep 2016

Driving home the need to stay social to fight depression

Driving home the need to stay social to fight depression

AN ACTIVE social life can help ward off depression in women who have had to give up driving.

Thu 29 Sep 2016

Help available to get better electricity deals

Help available to get better electricity deals

ASSISTANCE programs offered to help seniors, pensioners and other vulnerable people to shop around and save on their electricity bill.

Tue 27 Sep 2016

Canada turns on the charm for Royal visit

Canada turns on the charm for Royal visit

THE Royals are currently in Canada and they are causing quite the media sensation.

Palm Lake link-up shares knowledge with today's youth

Palm Lake link-up shares knowledge with today's youth

PALM Lake Resort Eagleby residents are passing on their knowledge to students at Eagleby State School through reading, woodwork and more.

Mon 26 Sep 2016

Olivia Newton-John still wonders about missing ex

Olivia Newton-John still wonders about missing ex

OLIVIA Newton-John admits she still wonders what happened to her ex-partner Patrick McDermott who mysteriously disappeared 11 years ago.

Be inspired at Craft and Quilt Fair

Be inspired at Craft and Quilt Fair

THE Craft and Quilt Fair invites you to shop, learn, make and be inspired at Brisbane Exhibition Centre at South Bank from October 5 to 9.

Sun 25 Sep 2016

Fair Haven Aged Care celebrates 50 years of caring service

Fair Haven Aged Care celebrates 50 years of caring service

THE Churches of Christ Care Fair Haven Aged Care Service in Maryborough is celebrating 50 years of caring for Fraser Coast seniors.

Sat 24 Sep 2016

Welfare system shake-up must invest in older people

Welfare system shake-up must invest in older people

National Seniors has called for any reform of the welfare system to ensure that assistance for older people is maintained

Shoe charity initiative shoes Toombul's got 'sole'

Shoe charity initiative shoes Toombul's got 'sole'

OVER 12,000 shoe donations made to new community charity initiative Share My Shoes.

Fri 23 Sep 2016

World-first study confirms indigenous link to Africa

World-first study confirms indigenous link to Africa

HUMANS in the modern world are all descendants of a single wave of migrants who left Africa about 72,000 years ago, a genomic study has revealed.

Don't stereotype us! We're not technophobes

Don't stereotype us! We're not technophobes

A survey has shown that stereotype that older workers have difficulty with new technology as just that - an incorrect stereotype.

Thu 22 Sep 2016

Could blue wine be the next big alcoholic trend?

Could blue wine be the next big alcoholic trend?

SPANISH company Gik has announced it's trying its hand at making blue wine.

Ruby joins Brisbane's growing centenarian club

Ruby joins Brisbane's growing centenarian club

Ruby Perry celebrated her 100th birthday last week. She is one of four centenarians resident at RSL Care Treetops.

Wed 21 Sep 2016

COLUMN: Brangelina and the grandparents

COLUMN: Brangelina and the grandparents

IN THE wake of the announcement of the Pitt/Jolie split, one wonders how the grandparents will fare.

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