News - seniors

Tue 14 Jun 2016

Club are marching their way to the top of drilldance

Club are marching their way to the top of drilldance

THE team from Trilogy drilldance club was first up on the program at the 2016 Australian Drilldance Championships in Adelaide and set a high standard.

The devotion of three sisters keeps print on the page

The devotion of three sisters keeps print on the page

THE good work carried out by the nuns at Toowoomba’s Missionary Sisters of St Peter Claver includes writing and editing The Echo.

Peter Beattie named as Commonwealth Games chief

Peter Beattie named as Commonwealth Games chief

FORMER Premier of Queensland Peter Beattie now heads the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) Board as chairman.

The joy of volunteering at the Toowoomba Hospice

The joy of volunteering at the Toowoomba Hospice

VOLUTEERS keep the wheels of any community turning and no-one knows this more than Sharene Gosley.

Mon 13 Jun 2016

Regular exercise protects against cognitive decline

Regular exercise protects against cognitive decline

REGULAR exercise in middle age is the best lifestyle change a person can make to prevent cognitive decline in the later years.

Spirited start to National Seniors election forums

Spirited start to National Seniors election forums

CANDIDATES for the marginal seat of Brisbane copped some heated questions from more than 100 older people in a spirited start to National Seniors’ election campaign...

Historic Ekka firsts lead to super savings

Historic Ekka firsts lead to super savings

HISTORIC hip pocket savings make this year’s Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) presented by RACQ the best value ever.

Thu 9 Jun 2016

Deep breath in for a longer life

Deep breath in for a longer life

Conscious breathing contributes to a longer, healthier life.

Natural fibre arts on show in the Redlands

Natural fibre arts on show in the Redlands

THE works of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander weavers and visual artists from South East Queensland will feature in a new exhibition to open next week.

Journey North back in time to the world of 1980s QLD

Journey North back in time to the world of 1980s QLD

FLEATING moments, the ones that pass by in a blink of an eye, are always a treasure to behold when they are captured through a camera lens.

Australia’s nostalgic fruit labels at stamp size

Australia’s nostalgic fruit labels at stamp size

AUSTRALIA Post is celebrating a bygone era of Australian advertising with the latest stamp issue showcasing early 20th century fruit labels.

Wed 8 Jun 2016

Call for women and girls to Join the Movement

Call for women and girls to Join the Movement

TREASURER and Minister for Sport, Curtis Pitt, has launched the Queensland Government’s new Join the Movement campaign.

LETTER: Funding care Seniors in Petrie need and deserve

LETTER: Funding care Seniors in Petrie need and deserve

FEDERAL policy and funding decisions since 2014-15 have stripped $3.1 billion from Australia’s aged care system.

Tue 7 Jun 2016

Former MasterChef contestant releases healthy cookbook

Former MasterChef contestant releases healthy cookbook

Long gone are the days when we had limited knowledge about what we ate, where it came from, what its nutritional value was.

Find your Food Therapy in Brisbane

Find your Food Therapy in Brisbane

WHEN we can combine our love of eating with our charitable intentions it is a win-win situation.

TRAVEL: Train ride through fairy tale Switzerland

TRAVEL: Train ride through fairy tale Switzerland

APART from breath-sapping scenery around every picturesque corner and up every majestic mountain, Switzerland is efficient, friendly and above all, safe.

Mon 6 Jun 2016

COLUMN: Conspiracy to kill seniors by slow starvation

COLUMN: Conspiracy to kill seniors by slow starvation

ONE of our lovely Seniors Newspaper readers emailed me suggesting I write a column about the conspiracy to kill off us seniors by slow starvation.

WATCH: White Label Noba's fashion defines style for any age

WATCH: White Label Noba's fashion defines style for any age

THE click of models’ heels on pavement would usually seem out of place in a horse stable, but it could not have been more fitting for the Earth+Country launch.

CPR campaign to arrest cardiac attacks

CPR campaign to arrest cardiac attacks

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.

Peter Hackworth’s rich life of friends, travel and work

Peter Hackworth’s rich life of friends, travel and work

At 80 YEARS old, Peter Hackworth says: “I don’t stop,” she said. “Working is good for you.”

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