News - seniors

Mon 6 Jun 2016

REWARDS: How to receive your seniors discounts

REWARDS: How to receive your seniors discounts

To be eligible for a Seniors Card or Seniors Card+go you must be....

EDITORIAL: Upcycle, repurpose and save your cents

EDITORIAL: Upcycle, repurpose and save your cents

IN this new feature page the tips, hints and ideas from Chris and Nicky are all about looking at what we have, using what we have and enjoying the benefits.

THRIFTY AND THRIVING: How to upcycle jars

THRIFTY AND THRIVING: How to upcycle jars

UPCYCLING is a fun and innovative way to reuse materials and reduce your carbon footprint. The beauty of upcycling is saving - saving dollars.

CHEAP EATS: Home brewing can save you big dollars

CHEAP EATS: Home brewing can save you big dollars

YOU can make your own wine, sparkling wine, beer, ginger beer, cider, stout, cordials, spirits are a bit more involved, but the list goes on.

Sat 4 Jun 2016

STUDY: bowel cancer symptoms continue to be dismissed

STUDY: bowel cancer symptoms continue to be dismissed

STUDY reveals three quarters of respondents presented to their GP with symptoms, yet one in five felt their symptoms were not taken seriously.

Aussie soldiers’ remains welcomed home at last

Aussie soldiers’ remains welcomed home at last

THE remains of 33 Australian service personnel and dependents buried in Malaysian and Singaporean military cemeteries were welcomed back to Australia yesterday.

Thu 2 Jun 2016

Some foods may avert Alzheimer’s and help memory

Some foods may avert Alzheimer’s and help memory

ACCORDING to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia causing problems with memory, thinking and behaviour.

Pumped up prize package for country music comp

Pumped up prize package for country music comp

THE Ekka has doubled the value of the prize pool up for grabs in its annual Country Music Showdown Competition.

Wed 1 Jun 2016

Aussie Vietnam War soldier killed in action to be reinterred

Aussie Vietnam War soldier killed in action to be reinterred

RESIDENTS are invited to a reinterment ceremony on Monday 6 June for Warrant Officer Class II Kevin George Conway.

Discover Walkabout Creek, just 12km from Brisbane City

Discover Walkabout Creek, just 12km from Brisbane City

YOU'LL feel as though you are in the middle of the bush but Walkabout Creek, in the southern section of D’Aguilar National Park, is just 12km from the centre of...

Tue 31 May 2016

LETTER: Thank you for raising your cups for cancer

LETTER: Thank you for raising your cups for cancer

MORE than 5800 hosts around the state gathered in living rooms, community centres, schools, and workplaces to help us try and raise more than $2.5 million.

Mon 30 May 2016

World Leaders on Ageing to meet in Brisbane

World Leaders on Ageing to meet in Brisbane

WORLD leaders and experts on ageing will come together between 21-23 June 2016 at the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) 13th Global Conference on Ageing.

City Libraries – 11TH Avenue Creative Opening

City Libraries – 11TH Avenue Creative Opening

11th Ave Creative situated at Eleventh Ave Palm Beach Community Lounge and Library, is a City Libraries creative space for not-for-profit groups or artists.

Thu 26 May 2016

Nursing home residents prepare to cruise the Pacific

Nursing home residents prepare to cruise the Pacific

RESIDENTS of a Brisbane aged care service will embark on a cruising holiday through the Pacific Ocean next month.

Wed 25 May 2016

Queensland says ‘there’s no excuse for elder abuse’

Queensland says ‘there’s no excuse for elder abuse’

THE Palaszczuk Government has stepped up the fight against elder abuse, launching a new campaign today to target the growing issue in Queensland.

Thu 19 May 2016

Message from your NSW Minister for Ageing

Message from your NSW Minister for Ageing

“The so-called ‘greying’ of the community will mean significant change for our people, our communities and our economy."

Burnett Heads Pilot Station storage sheds need new home

Burnett Heads Pilot Station storage sheds need new home

A COMMUNITY campaign to save a piece of Burnett Heads history is under way.

Tue 17 May 2016

Increased health care in Hervey Bay for cancer patients

Increased health care in Hervey Bay for cancer patients

UP TO 750 cancer patients will be treated every year at the new $17 million Hervey Bay Cancer Care Centre.

Ladies create a welcoming network for friendly support

Ladies create a welcoming network for friendly support

MOVING to a foreign country can be daunting but the ladies of the SAWDP say they have found long-time friends and will be long-time supporters.

Mon 16 May 2016

Maryborough innovators descend from 1800s Cornishmen

Maryborough innovators descend from 1800s Cornishmen

LEADERS in their field, the Olds family derive from the 1800s Cornishmen who were known to be great innovators.

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