News - seniors

News FINANCIAL services staff are being reminded of the critical role they can play in helping identify financial elder abuse among their customers.

News DOWNSIZING seniors hoping to begin apartment life with a new best friend have been warned that small is not always best when picking out a pooch.

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News PEOPLE like Richard Branson and Oprah Winfrey haven't reached their lofty heights by accident and haven't stayed so successful because of luck or chance.

News AMATEUR punters are warned to be on the watch out for betting and sports investment scams which falsely promise high odds and big returns on Melbourne Cup day.

News ON THE eve of the Melbourne Cup, Andrew Heaven, an AMP financial planner at WealthPartners Financial Solutions, provides an insight to a horsey subject.

News ONCE a year we pull out our cheque book, wallet or loose change to bet on Australia's most famous horse race. But do we know how to punt?

News THERE are alternatives to using plastic containers in the kitchen, but if you have to use them, learn about long to keep them and how to get rid of old ones.

News COMPLACENCY about your health insurance cover could be costing you a lot more money than you know, so review and revise your cover using these tips.

News NATIONAL Recycling Week 2017 is from Monday, November 13 to Sunday, November 19 but, of course, it's always good to encourage recycling at any time of the year.

News FINDING the perfect houseplant means balancing what looks good with your laziness. GQ shows us the best choices event a serial plant murderer can keep alive.

Community A FESTIVAL of Russian Ballet will perform at Ipswich Civic Centre on November 21.

News OFF AND RACING: Kawana Seniors members Eileen and Paul planning the Annual Cup Cake Race.

News EUTHANASIA advocates are claiming another victory after a controversial bill passed its first major hurdle in the Upper House in Victoria.

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News The introduction of the eighteen-month limit for the payment of the exit entitlement which will be made retrospectively is welcomed.

Travel SENIORS News writer Ann Rickard took a stroll down memory lane when she tip-toed through the tulips at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival.

News SCIENTISTS have discovered a hidden chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza. But what's inside remains one of the wonder's biggest mysteries!

News THE art of Yayoi Kusama, one of the most renowned artists working today, will be on display at GOMA (Brisbane) until February 11, 2018.

News RESEARCH released by National Seniors Australia revealed women were more likely to downsize their homes as they aged and to worry about outliving their savings.

News RETIREES and asbestos awareness campaigners Geoff and Karen Wicks have been honoured for their exceptional volunteer work with the national campaign.

News HAVE never been cruising before, but always wanted to try it out? Why not try a sampler cruise?