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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...
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. 
The best ways to help with the Australian bushfires crisis

The best ways to help with the Australian bushfires crisis

13 Jan 2020 by Sarah Halfpenny Watching the intense blazes tearing across our country has left many of us with a sense of helplessness.
Go55s at the NSW Seniors Expo

Go55s at the NSW Seniors Expo

8 Jan 2020 Go55s is proud to support the NSW Cancer Council at the NSW Seniors Festival Expo this February.
Cancer treatment breakthrough for inoperable lung cancer

Cancer treatment breakthrough for inoperable lung cancer

20 Dec 2019 Lung cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia and, unfortunately, is the highest cause of cancer related deaths natio...
Cute animals – the best thing on Instagram, hands down!

Cute animals – the best thing on Instagram, hands down!

20 Dec 2019 The ongoing discussion about whether the invention of the World Wide Web has been a good thing or a bad thing for humankind will never be se...
For Greg, Local History is a Buried Treasure

For Greg, Local History is a Buried Treasure

10 Dec 2019 John McNamee reports WHEN you’re an expert genealogist and local historian, there’s always a danger, when you’re digging into your own...
Bards From the Bush – Australian Bush Poetry

Bards From the Bush – Australian Bush Poetry

10 Dec 2019 by Greg Barron There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around That the colt from old Regret had got away And had joined t...
Be your own DIY guru this summer!

Be your own DIY guru this summer!

5 Dec 2019 All work and no play might make Jack financially independent, but he’ll also be a total bore, so here are two very different websites to h...
HOW A SHIPWRECK SURVIVOR’S STORY LED TO AN ISLAND MASSACRE

HOW A SHIPWRECK SURVIVOR’S STORY LED TO AN ISLAND MASSACRE

28 Nov 2019 No-one knows for certain what fate befell Captain James Fraser after his ship, the Stirling Castle, carrying mainly spirits, foundered on a...
Christmas gifts that won’t gather dust!

Christmas gifts that won’t gather dust!

25 Nov 2019 The days of giving last minute throwaway gifts – just for the sake of ticking people off your Christmas list – are fast disappearing as...
COUNTRY SPIRIT TO BENEFIT BUSHFIRE VICTIMS

COUNTRY SPIRIT TO BENEFIT BUSHFIRE VICTIMS

22 Nov 2019 The country spirit so often seen in times of crisis is again on show today with the announcement of two giant country music concerts to bene...
Researching Your Family History

Researching Your Family History

15 Nov 2019 by Greg Barron Richer than any fictional story, family history is steeped in the cycles of birth, life, work and death.