Every day hundreds, if not thousands, of older Australians experience abuse or neglect. They could be living at home or in residential care. Much of the...
A Gwelup octogenarian is collecting containers for a cause. Des Gilbert, 87, is among the thousands of West Aussies who have started to collect and deposit...
A new $10 million culturally-inclusive aged care community for vulnerable Indigenous elders is set to be built south of Adelaide. The Elders Village will be built...
If you’re older and looking for a job, you already know it’s a tough world out there. Not only are there too few vacancies, but it...
Peak advocacy group National Seniors Australia has launched a campaign to encourage the government to create a “green” investment option for older Australians with the creation...
At the old clubhouse. CALLING anyone who has ever worn a lifesaver’s cap, rowed a surfboat, let out a reel, won a nipper’s event or been...
More money for preventative and rehabilitation care in aged care is needed according to the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA). The organisation has called on the federal...
A men’s initiation cultural camp was held last weekend at Mount Duval for the first time in more than sixty years. Initiated Elder Aboriginal men conducted...
OLD BUT WORTHY: The Wortanna was described as “a narrow-gutted rust bucket that could roll in a dry dock” but nevertheless served valiantly in WWII. Merchant...
Eligible carers can expect to receive the Carer Supplement from July 1. Those receiving an eligible payment on July 1 will receive up to $600 for...