Go55s - For the active over 55s
How to look after your mental health and practise self-care during isolation

How to look after your mental health and practise self-care during isolation

28 Apr 2020 by Sarah Halfpenny These days of COVID-19 isolation are strange times indeed. It’s like we’re starring in our own real-life version of t...
HELLYERS ROAD WELCOMES BACK AN OLD FRIEND

HELLYERS ROAD WELCOMES BACK AN OLD FRIEND

17 Apr 2020 Australian whisky production dates back to the days of 19th century emigration, but it hasn’t been until relatively recently that the coun...
Finding Exciting Careers In Your Golden Years

Finding Exciting Careers In Your Golden Years

14 Apr 2020 As our life expectancy has doubled since three decades ago, we have been lucky to be able to work and stay active in many different areas be...
Things to do, watch, and learn in self-isolation or quarantine

Things to do, watch, and learn in self-isolation or quarantine

14 Apr 2020 by Sarah Halfpenny It’s been a month since the rumbles about the severity of COVID-19 began to grow louder, but in those few weeks the con...
Sydney Seniors’ 2020 Sustainability Guide (with 4 tips to waste less)

Sydney Seniors’ 2020 Sustainability Guide (with 4 tips to waste less)

7 Apr 2020 Sustainability is a word you hear often in Australia, but what does it really mean?
Should You Retire Earlier Than Planned? (and what to do if you can’t)

Should You Retire Earlier Than Planned? (and what to do if you can’t)

7 Apr 2020 People around the world are finding that their plans and lives have been completely disrupted by the Covid-19 crisis.
How to keep anxiety at bay during times of uncertainty

How to keep anxiety at bay during times of uncertainty

27 Mar 2020 Jill Newby, Associate Professor, UNSW based at the Black Dog Institute
Things to do in self-isolation or quarantine

Things to do in self-isolation or quarantine

23 Mar 2020 by Sarah Halfpenny In these uncertain times of COVID-19, it’s important to maintain good mental health as we spend time alone or with our...
COVID-19 (novel coronavirus): the facts, the figures and how best to protect ourselves

COVID-19 (novel coronavirus): the facts, the figures and how best to protect ourselves

16 Mar 2020 by Sarah Halfpenny We need to talk calmly about COVID-19. It’s easy to let panic overtake us in these strange and unprecedented times.
3 Best Massage Types For Overall Health and Rejuvenation

3 Best Massage Types For Overall Health and Rejuvenation

11 Mar 2020 There isn’t a single person in the world who doesn’t love massages. Aside from the strangely satisfying feeling, getting a massage provi...
Art to heal grief – one woman’s 100-day project

Art to heal grief – one woman’s 100-day project

28 Feb 2020 By Sarah Halfpenny As poet and singer Leonard Cohen famously wrote, “There’s a crack, a crack in everything.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER!

BIRDS OF A FEATHER!

24 Feb 2020 JOHN McNAMEE FIGHTS A LOSING BATTLE It used to be a haven of peace and safety.
The Tragedy of Joe Flick, Lawn Hill Station

The Tragedy of Joe Flick, Lawn Hill Station

17 Feb 2020 When Joe Flick barricaded himself in a galvanised iron hut at Lawn Hill Station in 1889, then shot a police constable in the heart, killing...
What is the NSW Seniors Card and Senior Savers Card Program?

What is the NSW Seniors Card and Senior Savers Card Program?

13 Feb 2020 The Seniors Card program is an initiative of the NSW Government introduced almost 30 years ago to help retired citizens live more active, ha...
Looking for Gold

Looking for Gold

10 Feb 2020 The discovery of gold on Australian soil arguably hastened our development and population growth by as much as half a century, and is still...
Why our natural wonders need to be protected

Why our natural wonders need to be protected

4 Feb 2020 JOHN McNAMEE REPORTS Campaigning rock musician and dedicated conservationist Peter Garrett claims it’s the voice of the public which has h...
Chirpy Plus, the online social network designed for connecting Boomers offline, is booming!

Chirpy Plus, the online social network designed for connecting Boomers offline, is booming!

4 Feb 2020 Created just over 12 months ago, Chirpy Plus is the brainchild of Carol and Shaun Mahoney, a mother and son team who joined forces six years...
Four of the finest Australian craft summer sips

Four of the finest Australian craft summer sips

29 Jan 2020 by Sarah Halfpenny A nice cold drink in the heat of an Australian summer is one of life’s simple pleasures, and can also feel like absolut...
The Australian website to stop broken bones

The Australian website to stop broken bones

22 Jan 2020 Osteoporosis Australia is encouraging our male and female readers to get online and visit the Know Your Bones website at www.knowyourbones.o...
Holiday Haven – Still your home away from home.

Holiday Haven – Still your home away from home.

21 Jan 2020 20th January, 2020 – All 12 Holiday Haven parks on NSW’s Shoalhaven coast are open and ready to welcome back guests. 

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