Toastmasters – could it be for you?

Like having lots of fun? Keeping your brain active? Mixing with people from all walks of life? Want to make new friends? Then Toastmasters is definitely for you. So what is Toastmasters? It is a non-profit, community-based organisation that helps people develop communication and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment while having FUN! …

Diet and lifestyle for healthy breasts

by Diana Arundell – university qualified Naturopath and Nutritionist Prevention of most disease in the body is multifactorial meaning that there is not one magic thing you can do/take to prevent disease and likewise, there is not one thing solely that you can do that will create disease. It is more likely a collision of …

Want to feel good? It starts here!

by Sam & Jordi Woods At the time of writing this article we are experiencing the Covid-19 Pandemic therefore, dealing with isolation, social distancing and adjusting to a “new” normal way of living in both our personal and work lives. With this disruption can also come the lack of motivation to get dressed each day when we may …

(Not) your regular Senior travel column

BY DORIAN MODE This is normally the section of the magazine where I goad yawl into travelling around this gorgeous country of ours. I’ve been penning this column – with Mrs Pictures – for some years now. It’s been fun. However, with the travel ban, I assumed I’d not be writing a column for this …

Managing cashflow when the home won’t sell

COVID-19 has turned everyone’s world upside down – and the implications are widespread. People moving into, or already living in aged care are feeling the stress with implications around how to manage the former home. A move into residential aged care often leaves the former home vacant and families with the dilemma of what to …

Feeling alone together

by Sarah Tolmie Using our emotions to evolve us beyond COVID-19 Well hasn’t life and love changed over the last few months? With the COVID-19 global pandemic our world will never be the same again. The individual and collective grief and losses are too many and too painful to inventory fully – death, financial collapse, …

Vit D deficiency – in this sunny country, how can it be?

by Diana Arundell The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in our sunny country may be hard to believe, however it is not only a reality but it’s a growing issue putting many Australians at risk of developing serious health conditions. Some of the conditions associated with vitamin D deficiency include increased risk of breast or …

When parenting doesn’t go to plan

by Leanna McNeil When I decided to start a family, I had no idea that my child’s arrival would leave me feeling traumatized, and experiencing grief and loss. I had a perceived notion of how I would bring my child into this world and how she would thrive. For every parent, the vision that we hold …

Physical fitness – a vital tool for new mums

by Kate Landete Having a baby and becoming parents is both wonderfully exciting and terrifying at the same time, characterised by some of the most extreme highs and lows you are likely to ever experience. With as many as 1 in 5 expecting or new mums and 1 in 10 expecting or new dads in …