Free 1-hour online webinars tailored for the Over 50s

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Free 1-hour online webinars tailored for the Over 50s 🤓 Learn to use technology with confidence, how to protect yourself online and find out what opportunities the internet can provide by joining a range of Be Connected free online presentations. Hosted by the eSafety Commissioner, these presentations cover a range of topics to help improve
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Budget22 • What it means for older Australian’s

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Budget22 • What it means for older Australian’s 🧐 As expected, the Morrison government’s pre-election budget had plenty of sweeteners. The 2022-23 budget documents revealed total expenditure of $628.5 billion, of which social security and welfare ($221.7 billion) made up the lion’s share, alongside funding for health ($105.8 billion), education ($44.8 billion), defence ($38.3 billion)
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Budget22 • Three ease-of-living benefits for retirees

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Three ease-of-living benefits for retirees announced from the budget 🙂 Will you be better off as a result of Josh Frydenberg’s latest budget? A lot of Australians will be as a result of a six-month cut in fuel excise and once-off $250 once-off welfare payments. In addition, the government also announced the extension of the
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Telstra blocks scam text messages for mobile users

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Telstra blocks ‘smishing’ scams for mobile users ⚠️📱 No more fraudulent delivery notices and fake offers Australians reported 14,786 scam text messages in the first two months of this year alone, according to the ACCC’s ScamWatch service – making SMS scams by far the most frequently-reported form of scam. And while overall losses to text-message
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Six regular health checks you should do on your dog

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Six regular health checks you should do on your dog 🐶 Prevention is better than cure. We all want our dogs to stay happy and healthy. By implementing some basic checks as part of our routine, you will become familiar with your pooch and be more likely to notice when something needs attention.   1.
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The increased risks of sleeping pills as we get older

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The risks of taking sleeping pills increase as we get older 💊😴 A sleeping pill can help your sleep problems for the short term. But it’s important to understand everything you need to know about sleeping pills. For millions of people, one of the biggest obstacles of the day (or in this case, the night)
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Tips when managing large payments from super

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Tips when managing large payments from super 💰 If you are wanting to take a large benefit from your SMSF, there’s a lot to consider in working out how to structure the payment. Just taking a very large pension amount is often the worst possible thing to do. It’s easiest to explain the thought process
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Five simple tricks to help you remember names

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Five simple tricks to help you remember names Yes, we all forget names, and often in the few seconds after we hear them. Most of the time this phenomenon is due to a lack of attention or concentration. Also, most names have no specific meaning and are thus hard to memorise. “There is no such
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The hefty price of obesity in dogs

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The hefty price of obesity in dogs 🐶 Paunchy dogs aren’t unusual in Australia: according to the Australian Veterinary Association, more than 40 per cent of dogs in this country are either obese or overweight. It’s easy for excess weight to creep up on a dog, whether it’s from excess feeding, lack of exercise or
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Stroke warning signs, common symptoms and knowing what to do

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Stroke warning signs and common symptoms Regardless of age, a stroke can happen to anyone, anywhere – and knowing the warning signs and symptoms, and what to do – might prevent death or worsened health conditions at recovery. The brain is an extremely complex organ that controls various body functions. If a stroke occurs and
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14 health-related benefits of why we should laugh more

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14 health-related benefits of why we should laugh more 😃 Laughter is our most basic emotional responses, but we aren’t taught to laugh or even to smile; they’re as natural to us as breathing. Laughter is clinically proven to have a powerful and positive effect on physical, emotional and social wellbeing. A good laugh has
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Why you should give Wordle a go

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Why you should give Wordle a go Discover the mental and social benefits of playing Wordle If you’re group chat or social media feed has become cluttered with those tiny red, amber and green tiles – then you’ve seen Wordle. If you enjoy daily crosswords and word games, Wordle might just be the daily challenge
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Two ways of managing aged care yourself

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Two ways of managing aged care yourself Rather than outsourcing a care package, it can be simpler and cheaper to run it yourself. Given the wait time for a government-subsidised home care package, anyone receiving the “you’ve been assigned” letter could be forgiven for thinking they’d won the grand prize. Success comes in the form
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