News - seniors

Fri 6 May 2016

Kevin Rudd, a senior with the drive to keep pushing himself

Kevin Rudd, a senior with the drive to keep pushing himself

Rudd is one senior who just keeps on keeping on. Love him or hate him, you have to admire his capacity to push on.

TRAVEL: River cruising Europe in wall-to-wall luxury

TRAVEL: River cruising Europe in wall-to-wall luxury

IF EVER there was a holiday designed specifically for us mature folks, it would have to be river cruising.

Wed 4 May 2016

Budget 2016: The important changes you need to know

Budget 2016: The important changes you need to know

THE 2016 federal budget has outlined major changes to taxes on superannuation for higher income earners and the tobacco tax rising for 2017.

Fawlty Towers stage show comes to Brisbane later this year

Fawlty Towers stage show comes to Brisbane later this year

MOST of us past a certain age have likely watched all episodes of Fawlty Towers multiple times.

Tue 3 May 2016

TRAVEL: Journey through Eromanga’s new dinosaur museum

TRAVEL: Journey through Eromanga’s new dinosaur museum

DINOSAURS have been around in Queensland for a long time. Of course I speak of fossils, not real life.

Ita Buttrose keeps on speaking out for seniors

Ita Buttrose keeps on speaking out for seniors

ITA Buttrose is loud and clear on this point. “If you are lucky, you get to be old,” she said. “My brother was dead at 62, he would have loved to get old.

Fri 29 Apr 2016

Australia Border Force smashes tobacco smuggling ring

Australia Border Force smashes tobacco smuggling ring

THE Australian Border Force’s (ABF) Tobacco Strike Team this week dismantled another tobacco smuggling syndicate following an operation in Melbourne.

Australian Dementia Forum held in Brisbane next week

Australian Dementia Forum held in Brisbane next week

THE inaugural Australian Dementia Forum 2016 will be held in Brisbane from 1 to 3 May 2016 and will feature an array of Australia’s foremost researchers.

RECIPE: Zucchini and feta fritters with dill

RECIPE: Zucchini and feta fritters with dill

I FIRST tasted Zucchini and feta fritters at a Yarra Valley winery in Melbourne a few years ago.

Sun 24 Apr 2016

Anzac Day is full of emotion for long-time sergeant

Anzac Day is full of emotion for long-time sergeant

SERGEANT Adam Hankey doesn’t mind admitting Anzac Day leaves him emotional and pondering his good fortune to be here while so many of his mates are not.

Sat 23 Apr 2016

Shuttle offers lift to dawn services across Fraser Coast

Shuttle offers lift to dawn services across Fraser Coast

A SHUTTLE service which has rocketed into a popular door-to-door passenger transportation will give back to the community this Anzac Day.

Fri 22 Apr 2016

RSL Members to receive discounted hotel rates in April

RSL Members to receive discounted hotel rates in April

IN appreciation for the important role of our diggers, AccorHotels is offering members of the RSL and their families’ special discounts.

Explore Queensland’s WWI stories from the home front

Explore Queensland’s WWI stories from the home front

JOIN Australia’s leading historical and cultural commentators to discuss how the lives of Queenslanders were impacted at home during the First World War.

Wed 20 Apr 2016

Ipswich's Jazz, Wine and Blues festival on this Saturday

Ipswich's Jazz, Wine and Blues festival on this Saturday

Hold onto your hats and buckle up for a rockin’ ride with some of the country’s elite Jazz and Blues artists. One of Ipswich festival's "must do" events.

Tue 19 Apr 2016

Past inmate takes us back through life at Boggo Rd Jail

Past inmate takes us back through life at Boggo Rd Jail

EVERY Sunday morning, as Larry Campbell sits in the shadow of the building that was once his home, the memories come flooding back.

Mon 18 Apr 2016

Brisbane’s PR queen makes the most of life changes

Brisbane’s PR queen makes the most of life changes

Jayne Keogh is known to so many Brisbane locals. For more than three decades she’s been seen skipping around town in her stilettos, with dark black hair.

Thu 14 Apr 2016

Rail trail plan moves into top gear across Northern Rivers

Rail trail plan moves into top gear across Northern Rivers

KEEN cyclists and walkers from across the Northern Rivers are backing proposed trails on disused rail lines.

Longest-serving worker clocks off for the last time

Longest-serving worker clocks off for the last time

FOR THE past 40 years and 21 days, Neil Hayward would check his watch at 3:55pm and know he only had a few minutes to go before he knocked off.

Queensland State Library opens fashion archives to public

Queensland State Library opens fashion archives to public

QUEENSLAND'S State Library is opening up its fashion archives to the public, who will be able to slip on some white gloves to get among the state's history.

BDGA Senior and Veteran’s Championships to be held

BDGA Senior and Veteran’s Championships to be held

THE BDGA Senior and Veteran’s Championships is to be held at Nudgee on Sunday. This is a Men’s Only event. The nomination fee is $40.

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