News - seniors

Mon 25 Jul 2016

Prepare to be dazzled as Cirque du Soleil returns

Prepare to be dazzled as Cirque du Soleil returns

WHERE once we would have had to go to Vegas to see a show like this, now it comes to us here in Brisbane and it is set to have your spine tingling.

Thu 21 Jul 2016

Hilarity encouraged at Ab Fab Movie screening

Hilarity encouraged at Ab Fab Movie screening

Hilarity encouraged at Absolutely Fabulous Movie screening during Queensland Seniors Week Unlike our British counterparts where grannies have been asked to leave the...

Wed 20 Jul 2016

Census vital as Queensland plans for ageing population

Census vital as Queensland plans for ageing population

Census data will be needed to help identify where facilities and services are required to support the state’s ageing population

Tue 19 Jul 2016

Homeless man’s life changes

Homeless man’s life changes

A man who was living on the street has changed his life for the better with help from his neighbours.

Mon 18 Jul 2016

Mary celebrates 40 years of volunteering

Mary celebrates 40 years of volunteering

Ballina resident Mary Coleman still has a spring in her step after volunteering at Vinnies for 40 years.

Club to bowl over new members with open day

Club to bowl over new members with open day

If you are wanting to try something new, head on down to the Jindalee Bowls Club.

Sat 16 Jul 2016

Knitters spreading the love

Knitters spreading the love

People living on the streets will soon be able to keep nice and warm with the generosity of south-west residents.

Fri 15 Jul 2016

It’s good fun to help out

It’s good fun to help out

Liberty Community Connect runs a range of social, leisure and lifestyle programs on the Gold Coast.

Aging doesn’t mean things get tougher

Aging doesn’t mean things get tougher

Oxford Academic Dr Sarah Harper, Professor of Gerontology said the practicalities of technology will support independent living.

Dancers entertain on 25th birthday

Dancers entertain on 25th birthday

U3A Twin Towns’ members showed off their new-found dancing skills at a 25th birthday celebration on June 24.

Multicultural Festival a family affair

Multicultural Festival a family affair

The Gold Coast Multicultural Festival is set to feature up to 65 stalls and include dance, music and food.

Thu 14 Jul 2016

Team takes on Kokoda Challenge in honour of veterans

Team takes on Kokoda Challenge in honour of veterans

One Mermaid Waters family is set to take part in the toughest team endurance event in Australia for a third year.

Business joins Salvos appeal to warm homeless

Business joins Salvos appeal to warm homeless

Invocare funeral homes and The Salvation Army have launched an appeal to collect blankets for homeless and disadvantaged people.

Free bus travel for seniors continues

Free bus travel for seniors continues

Gold Coast seniors will have access to free travel on local buses for another four years.

Wed 13 Jul 2016

Goldsteins Bakery values senior workers

Goldsteins Bakery values senior workers

Goldsteins Bakery is one of the Gold Coast's biggest employers of mature-age workers.

What's next for Trevor Harch?

What's next for Trevor Harch?

What's next for one of Queensland's biggest commercial builders?

Great memories flood back

Great memories flood back

This edition is full of colourful profiles including a cover story on Ken Done.

Kerry Heaney joins the team

Kerry Heaney joins the team

We are proud to introduce international food and travel blogger Kerry Heaney.

Wed 6 Jul 2016

Long way from home for Artistic Director of Queensland Ballet

Long way from home for Artistic Director of Queensland...

IT’S A long way from Shandong in rural China to the cosmopolitan city of Brisbane, geographically and culturally, and Li Cunxin, artistic director of Queensland

Campaign to arrest cardiac attacks for Queenslanders

Campaign to arrest cardiac attacks for Queenslanders

It’s a deadly statistic but out of every 100 Queenslanders, not in hospital and who have a cardiac arrest, less than 30 are saved.

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