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As a 76-year-old, I’ve just received my second NSW Fitness to Drive Medical Assessment form, to be filled by my GP, and which has needed to be completed annually since I turned 75. It is very, very comprehensive, covering a multitude of physical and mental health criteria. And it got me thinking about all the... Read More

There are very few accomplishments that could be more worthy of celebration than graduating from university, but as the cheers rang out for every newly graduated student from the University of Melbourne, the loudest applause was definitely reserved for 90-year-old Lorna Prendergrast. Hailing from the country town of Bairnsdale in Victoria, Lorna defied just about... Read More

These proud old men and women who gave so much for Australia, are quietly fading away before our eyes. For many living veterans memories of the days gone by still haunting them. Some still unable to speak or bring themselves to relive the torment of the Japanese or Germans in World War II. It is the elderly veteran... Read More