News - seniors

Tue 13 Sep 2016

50-year Lions Club anniversary - a cause for celebration!

50-year Lions Club anniversary - a cause for celebration!

A 50-YEAR anniversary is cause for celebration and so 100 members and friends of the Lions Club of Camp Hill, Carindale, gathered for a big party last month.

Mon 12 Sep 2016

Well-known Brisbane woman thrives in city life

Well-known Brisbane woman thrives in city life

SHE is one of Brisbane's most poised and glamorous women, proof that hard work, commit- ment and a balance of family life and cherishing long-time friendships c

Fri 9 Sep 2016

Oboe career ends on worthy note for Eumundi man

Oboe career ends on worthy note for Eumundi man

WHEN Eumundi's Ronald Webb walks on to the stage with the Pacific Chamber Players at Coolum this month, it will bring to an end a distinguished 60-year career w

Masters preparing for Maryborough Games later this month

Masters preparing for Maryborough Games later this month

AN ATHLETE since he was a teenager, Linton Lewis loves competing and will do so again in the Maryborough Masters Games later this month.

Your chance for freehold retirement freedom at Pebble Beach

Your chance for freehold retirement freedom at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE Beach Freehold Retirement community will be holding one of their last ever Open Days on Friday 14th October.

Thu 8 Sep 2016

Hoodoo Gurus, Baby Animals plus more at Sandstone Point

Hoodoo Gurus, Baby Animals plus more at Sandstone Point

SANDSTONE Point Hotel & Regional Touring are excited to announce SANDSTONE ROCKS!

Walkable Brisbane beckons on-foot explorers

Walkable Brisbane beckons on-foot explorers

LISTENING to author and city planner Jeff Speck on Radio National talking about walkable cities had us wondering just how walker-friendly our city really is.

Buderim Historical Society will celebrate 50th anniversary

Buderim Historical Society will celebrate 50th anniversary

ONE of Buderim's best-loved features is Pioneer Cottage, a small house originally built by early settler John Kerle Burnett in 1882 and now operated as a museum

Tue 6 Sep 2016

Richard Neville: Oz magazine co-founder dies aged 74

Richard Neville: Oz magazine co-founder dies aged 74

AUSTRALIAN author and social commentator Richard Neville has died at the age of 74 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

MP for Fairfax supports new move to help seniors

MP for Fairfax supports new move to help seniors

NEWLY elected Fairfax LNP member Ted O'Brien has thrown his support behind setting up a dedicated aged care advisory committee on the Sunshine Coast.

Brisbane Star Cruises a delightful experience on the river

Brisbane Star Cruises a delightful experience on the river

THE Brisbane River is delightful at any time of year, any season. It is especially beautiful in November/December when the jacarandas are in full bloom.

Risqué Blanc de Blanc show shocks, delights Brisbane crowd

Risqué Blanc de Blanc show shocks, delights Brisbane crowd

EVEN though the invitation said “bubbles, bare-flesh, breath-taking acrobatics and bold, beautiful burlesque’ nothing could have prepared us for the extreme...

Mon 5 Sep 2016

COLUMN: Ladies (and men), it's time to talk about eyebrows

COLUMN: Ladies (and men), it's time to talk about eyebrows

LISTEN up ladies. And you men too. Let's talk about eyebrows.

Sun 4 Sep 2016

GARDENING: Sow and grow to fresh foliage, flowers

GARDENING: Sow and grow to fresh foliage, flowers

MOST people equate spring with gardening, and as we enter into this popular season, what better time to "spring clean” the garden.

Fri 2 Sep 2016

Brisbane moves to avert seniors’ housing shortfall

Brisbane moves to avert seniors’ housing shortfall

THE property industry has welcomed Lord Mayor Graham Quirk’s announcement of a package of incentives to encourage more retirement village development.

Nursery closes after four decades

Nursery closes after four decades

AFTER 40 years and the input of four generations of the Macdonald clan and spouses, historic Bouganvillia Dell Nursery has closed its retail nursery secti

Thu 1 Sep 2016

10 years of volunteering at St Mary's Catholic Church

10 years of volunteering at St Mary's Catholic Church

MARIE Bartels has been religious in her volunteering at the St Mary's Catholic Church for many years.

Mon 29 Aug 2016

National Meals on Wheels has 15,000 reasons to celebrate

National Meals on Wheels has 15,000 reasons to celebrate

ONE of Queensland’s largest volunteer organisations, Meals on Wheels, is celebrating more than 140 services and 15,000 volunteers across the state.

REVEALED: Dietary fiber intake tied to successful ageing

REVEALED: Dietary fiber intake tied to successful ageing

AUSTRALIAN researchers have uncovered a surprising benefit of this often-undervalued dietary component.

Fri 26 Aug 2016

Helicopter lighthouse tours around South Solitary Island

Helicopter lighthouse tours around South Solitary Island

SOUTH Solitary Island is the most remote light station in NSW and can only be accessed by helicopter.

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