My wife and I recently spent 5 weeks travelling through  North Western Queensland and the Gulf Country. Not surprisingly, we met a lot of Grey Nomads who were spending winter caravanning around North Qld. We had the opportunity to talk to this diverse group of […]

We recently holidayed in western and northern Queensland. Our founder, Paul realised his dream of seeing the Diamantina River where it comes through to send water flowing down the tributaries of the Channel Country. And we visited other wonderful gorges and places in National Parks. […]

In our increasingly connected world, our children move for their work and with their partners and families. Sometimes this is in the same country, but now, it’s quite often overseas. This is fun and exciting and of course we are very proud of them. But then reality […]

In a recent report titled” Australian Health Services: too complex to navigate” an expert panel studied  16 major national reviews of Australia’s Health System over the last 35 years and found that our current health system is desperately in need of reform. At a time […]

There have been lots of local and overseas studies which show that loneliness is a serious problem for older people. Loneliness has been linked to earlier deaths, depression, mental and physical decline, so it’s not something to take lightly. In an effort to help any […]

I was talking to a man at a retirement seminar last year and he told me that after working hard for the last 40 years, his idea of retirement was enjoying the freedom and leisure it offered. He included in that, the freedom to do […]

Relationships don’t last forever and death, divorce or separation  are challenges that many people have to manage during their lives. While they might not have expected to be single again in their 50s or 60s, it does happen to a lot of people. For many, […]

We’re not saying give up TV entirely – just limit the amount of time you spend in front of it. There are a number of  good reasons for us to cut back on the time spent in front of the TV screen. Here are some […]

Elections traditionally bring out bidding contests between the major parties as to which one will spend the most on “Health”.  We are supposed to believe that whichever party spends the most on health is doing the best job in that area. Realistically this approach treats […]

It’s common knowledge that we are now all living longer. Advances is medical science have a lot to do with that, but our own actions have a lot to do with how happy we are in these bonus years. Let’s face it – there’s not […]