Australia’s biggest age pension postcodes revealed

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Australia’s biggest age pension postcodes revealed Queensland strengthens its position as Australia’s retirement hot spot The last five years has seen age pensioner numbers shrink in Victoria and New South Wales, as seniors head north and west to enjoy richer retirements. Particularly to Queensland, which now contains four of Australia’s top five age pension postcodes
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Why keeping physically active helps keep your brain active

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Why keeping physically active helps keeps the brain active and healthy 💪🧠 Although the link between exercise and heart health is well-known, researchers are more recently starting to piece together what happens to our most complex organ – the brain – when we work up a sweat. Through a series of studies, scientists started noticing
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What are the most aggravating and courteous driving behaviours?

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Survey by NRMA ranks the top most aggravating driving behaviours and most courteous 🚗 An NRMA survey has uncovered the most important acts of courteous drivers. More than 2,000 NRMA members scattered through metro, regional and rural areas of NSW and the ACT took part in the survey. So what were the top ranked forms
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How the 2021 Budget affects those in their 60s, 70s and over

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How the 2021 Budget affects those in their 60s, 70s and over Older Australians will benefit from several measures in the Federal Budget aimed at increasing workforce participation and fixing retirement incomes. Ian Yates, Chief Executive of COTA Australia, welcomed the expansion of superannuation payments to workers earning less than $450 a month, saying the
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Risks involved in being a ‘sophisticated investor’ for uneducated retirees

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Risks involved in being a ‘sophisticated investor’ for uneducated retirees Inexperienced investors are losing their life savings and retirement nest eggs through a regulatory loophole being sold dodgy fixed income and equity accounts offering high returns. Each year hundreds of investors, many retirees, lose millions of dollars through fund managers and advisers scamming the unwary
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UQ Music Research: Seeking volunteers for online study

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Seeking music-lovers aged 60+ to participate in an online music listening study   Do you love listening to music? Do you know all the lyrics to your favourite songs? Do you want to help us better understand how lyrics in music are processed? If you’ve answered YES to any of the questions above, we are
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AstraZeneca vaccine recommended for those over 50

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AstraZeneca vaccine recommended for those over the age of 50 COVID-19 vaccine update, as at 10 April 2021. Australia has secured an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This adds to the 20 million doses already on order for delivery this year. Securing the additional Pfizer vaccines means Australia will now have
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Risks of distancing yourself from social activity

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Risks of distancing yourself from social activity ☁️😞 Spending time with family and friends not only can be fun, but research also shows it benefits your mental and physical health. Dr. Craig Sawchuk, a Mayo Clinic psychologist, agrees that socialising is key to good health. Socialising is good for your mind and body. “We are
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Age Pension to increase for mid-March 2021

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Age Pension increase for mid March 2021 Nearly 2.6 million older Australians will be receiving an increase to their Age Pension payment following a mid March indexation increase to social payments. From 20 March, 2021, all social security payments will be increased, including the Carer Payment. Pensions last rose in March 2020 by $10.20 per
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