Seniors News

Bungee jumping great granny to set new world record

Standing at the edge of Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown, New Zealand, Mary Manssen felt no nerves as she plunged 43m with...

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29th Aug. 2017 6:08 AM

93 yr old Mary Manssen visiting her son Keith in Howard - she is the oldest woman in New Zealand to have gone bungee jumping at the age of 91.

Lismore, Ballina paramedics retire after combined 85 years

Recently the men retired, closing the door on a combined 85 years' service as paramedics and 'happy to walk away and let...

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29th Aug. 2017 5:08 AM

Recently retired paramedics Robert 'Ward' McIndoe (left) and Glenn Rice reflect on their extensive careers spanning a combined 85 years.

Mary tracks father's footsteps in Hollywood blockbuster

MARY Wilson is in the Hollywood limelight thanks to her late father - British soldier, athlete, explorer and World War I...

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29th Aug. 2017 12:08 AM

PROUD MARY: Mary Wilson with mementos of her father Henry Costin.

Super laws already give same-sex couples equality

WHILE the protracted debate over same sex marriage goes to a postal vote, the superannuation system sorted all this out ...

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29th Aug. 2017 12:08 AM

SUPERANNUATION: Regardless of your relationship, the super law doesn't discriminate.

Celebrities, sporting identities pay tribute to Dean Mercer

TRIBUTES are flowing for champion ex-Sunshine Coast ironman Dean Mercer, who died after a sudden crash on the Gold Coast...

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28th Aug. 2017 4:08 PM

Ex-Sunshine Coast ironman Dean Mercer has died.

REVIEW: Kinky Boots is the right mix of high heels and heart

AWARD-winning musical is on in Brisbane through October.

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28th Aug. 2017 4:08 PM

Callum Francis as Lola in a scene from the stage musical Kinky Boots.

The Block couple embroiled in cheating scandal

The Block’s Ronnie and Georgia accused of ripping off their winning design for children’s room.

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28th Aug. 2017 2:08 PM

The Block contestants Ronnie and Georgia.

The many sides of the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most visited and fabled attractions in Europe as Seniors' travel writer Ann Rickard...

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28th Aug. 2017 1:08 PM

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Ann Rickard visits the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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28th Aug. 2017 12:08 PM

'I've had a gutful': Hanson's Sunrise blow-up

PAULINE Hanson and Sarah Hanson-Young went head-to-head in a furious debate this morning.

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