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28. September 2016 11:10
A FREE event for seniors not to be missed! The Town of Cottesloe, Mosman Park and The Shire of Peppermint Grove work collaboratively with organisations to offer free Age-friendly Community Workshops throughout the year. On Thursday the 6th of October 2016 between 2pm and 4pm, St John Ambulance Australia will be providing a basic first aid training course for over 55 year olds. St John Ambulance Australia is Australia’s leading provider of first aid services with over 130 years of experience. This workshop is a great opportunity to refresh your first aid skills or to gain new life saving training. Please click on the link below to find out more about this event including how to reserve your place.
For more information regarding Age-friendly Community Workshops please view the below link to the Town of Cottesloe website.
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Age-friendly Community Workshops, First Aid, First Aid for over 55's, first aid services, Free, Free event, seniors, Seniors Event, Seniors training, Seniors Workshop, St John Ambulance Australia, The Shire of Peppermint Grove, The Town of Cottesloe, The Town of Mosman Park
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27. September 2016 13:04
The Avon Valley Gazette recently reported on the newly formed “Gadgets and Gizmos” group proving to be very popular for seniors in the Shire of Mundaring. This group is led by a local resident, Peregrin Wildoak, who generously volunteers his time to help seniors with their electronic device and technology questions. This is a great way for seniors to keep up to date and informed in the constantly changing tech world. To read more about this initiative and to find out how you can be part of this group, please click on the below link.
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community, Gadgets and Gizmos, seniors, technology, The Avon Valley Gazette, The Shire of Mundaring, Volunteer work, volunteers
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23. September 2016 08:52
“Be Active Everyday” is Seniors Recreational Council of WA’s logo. This organisation with support from the Department of Sport and Recreation is offering a Chi Ball program for residents of the Shire of Murray. Chi Ball is a mind-body wellbeing program which promotes strength, flexibility, balance and awareness of your body through exercise. The Mandurah Mail recently included an article about the popular exercise class. You can read the article in the below link.
For more information about the program please view the link below.
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Chi Ball, Department of Sport and Recreation, exercise program, mind-body, seniors, Seniors exercise, Seniors Recreation Council of WA, Shire of Murray, wellbeing
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22. September 2016 08:11
Nominees are selected for the Better Practice Awards in Australia to celebrate projects, initiatives or programs that recognise better practice and innovation in the age care service sector. The recipients of awards varied greatly this year, but they all had one common factor; the health and well being of our seniors. The Australian Ageing Agenda, an online publication providing a range of news on ageing issues, aged care and seniors housing, recently posted an article about these prestigious awards. Please view the below link to read about some of the highly deserved award winners for 2016. You can also find a full list of award recipients here.
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aged care, aged care service sector, aged care services, Australia, Better Practice Awards 2016, seniors
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21. September 2016 09:21
These days many grandparents find themselves living great distances from their beloved grandchildren. Thankfully, keeping in touch today has never been so easy. Letters and long distant phone calls are a thing of the past and they have been replaced by online communications like Face Time and Skype. An information website called Starts at 60 is an online community for active over 60 year olds. This informative forum recently posted an article providing very useful tips for tech savvy grandparents. Please click on the below link to view the article which illustrates how in this age of technology you can stay closely in touch with your grandchildren when distance is a factor.
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active 60 year olds, Face Time, grand children, grandparents, long distant relationships, Skype, tech savvy, technology, tips for keeping in touch
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20. September 2016 08:44
This month is Dementia Awareness Month where we consider those living in our community with dementia along with the friends and family members who support them. Alzheimer’s Australia WA would like to invite you to their Open Day on the 21st of September 2016 to reiterate their message that “You are not alone”. Please view the link below to register your details and to learn more about the event being held over two sessions at the Mary Chester Centre in Shenton Park. The Open Day will provide facility tour guides and talks from experts regarding dementia along with so much more.
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Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Australia WA, Dementia, Dementia Awareness Month, Fight dementia, open day
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14. September 2016 08:56
An exciting charity event, The Central Park Plunge 2016, was recently held in Perth. Two of the brave participants were 80 year old “super grannies” Helen and Gloria. These inspirational ladies abseiled fearlessly down from the roof top of one of Perth’s highest buildings. As they soared 220 metres down the Central Park Tower they raised money for Ronald McDonald House, an organisation they have worked as volunteers for. Other charities involved in the event were The Fiona Wood Foundation, Anglicare WA, and Kid’s Camps. The event to date has raised a total of $483, 225.03, which must make these two daring and courageous grandmothers feel extremely proud of themselves. Please view the below article, to read more about the ladies daring feat along with a link providing information about this wonderful charity event.
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Central Park Plunge, charity, charity event, event, inspirational seniors, Ronald McDonald House, seniors, volunteer, Volunteer work
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9. September 2016 09:54
Retirement village residents in Tasmania are disappointed with the Clarence City Council’s decision to charge Not For Profit villages general rates. The rate cost, which these pensioners were previously exempt from, will cost an estimated extra weekly charge of $40.00. It seems the council may have a fight on their hands.
This article was found on http://www.thedonaldsonsisters.com.au, which is a news feed delivering stories relating to “The Real Conversations of Life”.
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Clarence Cit y Council, council rates, Not For Profit, Not For Profit Villages, pensioner budgets, pensioners, retirement, retirement living, retirement village, seniors, Tasmania
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9. September 2016 09:53
Seniors Own Real Estate ran an editorial about two retirement villas that are for sale in the serene semi rural setting of Armadale. These brand-new modern villas are located in the Armadale Lifestyle Village.
Please view the article from the Retirement section of the Weekend West, 27th of August 2016, in the link below.
For more information regarding these properties, please contact our Sales Representative, Brett Nosworthy on 0419 918 231, or visit http://www.seniorsown.com.au.
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Armadale, Armadale Lifestyle Village, retirement, retirement living, retirement planning, retirement village, Retirement Villas, rural, rural living, seniors, Seniors Own Real Estate, Villas
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9. September 2016 09:51
Click on the below link to read an interesting and informative article about the housing and care choices our seniors are being faced with. The article also provides an insight into what developers need to consider when planning senior living developments. A feeling of being part of a community seems to rank highly.
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community, community development, housing choices, retirement, retirement living, retirement planning, retirement village, senior living, seniors, seniors needs
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