News - seniors

Thu 23 Nov 2017

Top SMSF advice if dementia is on the horizon

Top SMSF advice if dementia is on the horizon

SELF Managed Super Fund specialist Monica Rule talks about the confronting problems around dealing with a person who has dementia and owns a SMSF.

Famous Birthdays this week: Billy Connolly

Famous Birthdays this week: Billy Connolly

BILLY Connolly is known as a comedian but is also an actor and played the dwarf warrior Dain Ironfoot in the Peter Jackson Hobbit movies.

Wed 22 Nov 2017

20th anniversary: World mourns death of Michael Hutchence

20th anniversary: World mourns death of Michael Hutchence

MUSIC fans around the world were sent into a state of shock when INXS frontman Michael Hutchence was found dead in a hotel room in Sydney on this day in 1997.

Worthy women are region's Hidden Treasures

Worthy women are region's Hidden Treasures

JANE Harrison is "thrilled to bits" to be named a Hidden Treasure among nine women in the Clarence and Richmond valleys.

Learn about identifying and managing hearing loss

Learn about identifying and managing hearing loss

ONCE we hit 50 most of us are affected by hearing changes; it's one of those things that happens with ageing, but help is on hand.

Tue 21 Nov 2017

FLEA MARKET FIND: Billy the Kid photo worth millions

FLEA MARKET FIND: Billy the Kid photo worth millions

A PHOTO that allegedly depicts gunslinger Billy the Kid sitting with the man who shot him down could fetch more than $US5 million.

About time! Fees on paper bills to be reviewed

About time! Fees on paper bills to be reviewed

NO ACCESS to digital billing may be adding to the cost of living for seniors as businesses push for everyone to receive accounts digitally.

WHAT BAN? New film will have tourists flocking to Uluru

WHAT BAN? New film will have tourists flocking to Uluru

AN AWE-INSPIRING short film has shown off the beauty and wonder of one of Australia's most famous landmarks - Uluru.

Volunteers needed for vital role in a tourist hotspot

Volunteers needed for vital role in a tourist hotspot

ANY traveller or tourist knows the value of a good information centre with knowledgeable and friendly volunteers.

Mon 20 Nov 2017

'Fragmented' health care ripping away choice of death

'Fragmented' health care ripping away choice of death

THE Australian health systems’ inability to keep pace with an ageing population is ripping away the choice of where people want to die.

What about me? When financial institutions transform

What about me? When financial institutions transform

ANDREW Heaven, of WealthPartners Financial Solutions, talks about how changes to credit unions and societies can affect you as a customer.

JUST LIKE US: Blissed-out koala loves belly rubs

JUST LIKE US: Blissed-out koala loves belly rubs

A PAMPERED koala has given the word ‘bliss’ a new meaning after it was filmed enjoying one of the all-time great belly rubs at the Australian Reptile Park.

Best-selling author tackles life head-on in The Break

Best-selling author tackles life head-on in The Break

BEST-SELLING author Marian Keyes has never been afraid to tackle life and its issues head-on and that's just as true in her latest novel The Break.

Sun 19 Nov 2017

Men's Health: 5 top things to know, and do in Movember

Men's Health: 5 top things to know, and do in Movember

OPEN your men's health conversation with your friends, family and GP this November so that you can start a change in how men live.

Sat 18 Nov 2017

Scotty Cam searches for the great Aussie shed

Scotty Cam searches for the great Aussie shed

ONE of Australia's best-loved celebrities Scott Cam raises a toast in stories, anecdotes and photographs to an enduring Australian icon, the backyard shed.

Avoid stormy seas with shipboard insurance

Avoid stormy seas with shipboard insurance

BY 2020 close to two million Australians will be packing for a cruising holiday, but they won't necessarily have with them the correct travel insurance.

Fri 17 Nov 2017

Campus native fauna captured for inaugural competition

Campus native fauna captured for inaugural competition

STUDENTS at the University of the Sunshine Coast captured the native fauna of their campus in pursuit of the Gerard Mills Memorial Prizes for Wildlife photos.

Grandma's cookbook: Recipes to spark taste buds, memory

Grandma's cookbook: Recipes to spark taste buds, memory

THE best recipes are the old recipes and we've got two of the very best straight from grandma's cookbook.

FIGHTING BACK: Sufferers learning to knock out Parkinson's

FIGHTING BACK: Sufferers learning to knock out Parkinson's

AN AMERICAN gym is showing Parkinson’s sufferers how to land the knockout blow in their fight against the degenerative disease.

New Aboriginal arts project focuses on support for elders

New Aboriginal arts project focuses on support for elders

REMOTE Aboriginal communities research project will try to find ways to support those living with dementia and those who care for them.

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