99 year old War Veteran reflects ahead of Anzac Day: “I joined up as a boy and came back a man”.

Australia’s prison population is ageing, creating a unique set of challenges in correctional facilities across the country. Prisons are catering for the needs of an increasingly frail and unwell prison population, Natasha Ginnivan, ReINVEST Research Manager, Kirby Institute, told HelloCare, but more could be done. Older inmate population up 348% The latest data from the Australian Bureau... Read More

On March 12 of this year, just before the world as we knew it was swept away by COVID-19, the redoubtable Val French AM, who had worked tirelessly on behalf of older people, and on many other social issues throughout her life, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, at the age of 92. Read More

As a confirmed clutterer and hunter-gatherer of stuff, of course I’m going to check out decluttering advice when it crops up; especially now that I’m old enough to be thinking of downsizing to spare the next generation the pain of having to shift through the accumulation of said stuff. So, when decluttering guru Marie Kondo... Read More