Seniors News

Wed 2 Jan 2019

Artist to share skills for sculptural embroidery

Artist to share skills for sculptural embroidery

WHEN you think drawing, a sewing machine is not the first piece of equipment you think of.

Top summer gardening tips

Top summer gardening tips

GET your garden ready for warmer than average days and dry conditions this summer.

Former tennis ladies welcomed back to Fancutts site

Former tennis ladies welcomed back to Fancutts site

RetireAustralia has welcomed at its new Fancutts Retirement Living Fancutts Tennis Centre players who have been catching up on Tuesdays for almost 40 years.

Tue 1 Jan 2019

Pageant queens urge women to be fearless and embrace our age

Pageant queens urge women to be fearless and embrace our age

GOLD Coaster and 2018 Role Model of the Year Suzi Dent wants to help other women celebrate and embrace being over 50.

Mon 31 Dec 2018

Life saving funding for Coffs community clubs

Life saving funding for Coffs community clubs

THE Coffs Harbour Rugby League Football Club has welcomed a government grant that will allow them to buy lifesaving technology and train members to use it.

Sun 30 Dec 2018

Don't get by with hearing loss, take charge

Don't get by with hearing loss, take charge

THERE is a new Gosford area public health encouraging people to have their hearing professionally tested.

Sat 29 Dec 2018

NSW Seniors stories: Dogs and Dongles

NSW Seniors stories: Dogs and Dongles

Mere children, the sales staff in the computer store, raised pierced eyebrows when Shirley and I entered.

Thu 27 Dec 2018

Light rail to come under spotlight of seniors

Light rail to come under spotlight of seniors

SENIORS are being encouraged to seriously consider how the proposed extension of the Gold Coast light rail will affect their way of life.

Sex is still good and life full for Joan at 80

Sex is still good and life full for Joan at 80

AGEING is a question of attitude, according to octogenarian Joan McCarthy.

Wed 26 Dec 2018

Shirl sings along from loneliness to happiness

Shirl sings along from loneliness to happiness

SHE'S a lady with a big voice, a big laugh, a big hat collection, and an even bigger heart.

Mon 24 Dec 2018

Runner challenges seniors to defy their age

Runner challenges seniors to defy their age

WHAT would you do to convince the world that you can still be extraordinary and achieve amazing things when you are over 70?

Take your family's story to the Silver Screen

Take your family's story to the Silver Screen

COAST OnScreen is giving seniors a chance to learn how to tell their story on film and share it at the Silver Screen Short Film Festival in February.

Creative thinking leads to active world

Creative thinking leads to active world

JILL Nash turns eighty in the next month and she figures it might be time to retire, again, if she can find the time.

Sun 23 Dec 2018

Popularity of veterans cricket hits sport for six

Popularity of veterans cricket hits sport for six

VETERANS cricket is growing at an unbelievable rate in Queensland with an ever-expanding calendar of events across three age-groups and two divisions.

The Cottage at Rosella Cove

The Cottage at Rosella Cove

IN THE small, sleepy Australian coastal town of Rosella Cove there are three damaged souls and a house which stands empty. It's been like that for a long time.

Sat 22 Dec 2018

NSW Seniors stories: On the Three-Twenty-Four

NSW Seniors stories: On the Three-Twenty-Four

FOUR carriages. Bummer. It'll be packed, standing room only to Wollongong.

Fri 21 Dec 2018

'Mini tornado' hits the Valley

'Mini tornado' hits the Valley

Lawrence hit hard with two storm fronts moving though

Masterful moments the success story of Pan Pacific Games

Masterful moments the success story of Pan Pacific Games

MEMORABLE moment combine to deliver the 'biggest and most successful' Pan Pacific Masters Games.

Keep your pet in mind when planning Christmas

Keep your pet in mind when planning Christmas

GOVERNMENT and animal welfare groups are urging pet owners to think of their four-legged friends as year ramps up to the busy and sweltering festival period.

Thu 20 Dec 2018

Rent forcing at risk seniors into homelessness

Rent forcing at risk seniors into homelessness

LACK of rental affordability is a key factor leading to a rise in homelessness and at risk seniors.

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