82-year-old man who wants to learn to swim has his wish fulfilled

A man was shot by police in the suburb of Endeavor Hills on Wednesday night after allegedly assaulting an elderly man with a sword in Melbourne’s south-east last night. The attacker is believed to have broken into a house to assault the elderly gentleman in what police have described as being an act of ‘family... Read More

Loneliness isn’t about physically being alone. You can be just as lonely in a room full of people as being in a space with no one else.   Loneliness is a feeling – a sadness that overcomes a person when they feel they have no friends, no companionship, no company. Everyone has felt lonely at some... Read More

Older Australian’s are renowned for their resilience in times of crisis and it appears as though a large part of this attitude comes down to wishful thinking. Despite the well-known risk that COVID-19 poses to older people, the latest polling results published by The Essential Report shows that 74% of Australians over the age of... Read More