Brisbane News

News MEMBER for Everton, Tim Mander has invited residents to attend the first of three concerts this year that bring both young and old to Parliament House.

News THE release of the Intergenerational Report today confirms the government’s continued intention to cut the age pension.

News LADIES get the chance to show their stuff when Noosa Springs’ Ladies Golf Series begins on Tuesday, April 26.

Money ON INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, pledged its support for gender parity.

News Damien Anthony Rossi is the glam man behind the social pages, the handsome bloke who loves nothing more than to get out among Brisbane events.

News IN AN entertainment career that has spanned 58 jam-packed years and seen Maria perform on stage both nationally and internationally.

News At Coolum Civic Centre on Saturday May 7, you can expect to hear great Orchestral Classics such as Rossini’s Thieving Magpie Overture.

News Minefields & Miniskirts presents a completely different look at the Vietnam War reveals through a collage of true stories, the extraordinary experiences of 5 or

News THE Association of Independent Retirees have a monthly meeting (held every third Friday except public holidays) at Edinburgh Castle Rd.

News If I read another popular author writing a memoir (or essay or column or even just a paragraph in a newsletter) about the angst of turning 50, I’ll go bonkers.

News The Stroke Foundation is seeking to uncover the inspirational unsung heroes making life better for Australia’s stroke community.

News QUEENSLAND Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is calling for volunteers for its 2016 Out of the Box festival for children eight years and under.

News Organisers of The Planting festival say they are welcoming a new era for the long running event with an ambitious programme released on Saturday.

News AS many as nine out of ten people with dementia will develop swallowing problems at some point during the course of the illness.

News Veteran pension payments will increase in March in line with the biannual indexation process.

News IN 2014, there were 121,197 marriages registered in Australia, an increase of 2238 (1.9%) from the 118,959 marriages registered in 2013.

Opinion ANY grandparent would consider looking after grandchildren a “dream job”. So I didn’t hesitate to take my three angels on a day trip to Dreamworld.

News All the Easter excitement is at Dreamworld these school holidays with Easter festivities happening throughout the park!

News “WE’RE still chasing a grant from the state government, but no luck,” says Ken Edwards, a driving force behind the Wynnum-Manly Meals on Wheels Association.

News A HEALTHY curiosity stopped Nambour resident Valerie Zwart from being sucked into a steady stream of fraud victims.