Topic: seniors

Community members are encouraged to dip their toes in the ocean and take part in Bundaberg’s inaugural Silver Salties program.

Tai chi has become the key to health and happiness for Bill Sanders, who at 81 is teaching it at Bolton Clarke’s Fairways retirement village.

Many couples have a special song that reminds them of a significant event or time in their relationship, and for Bundaberg’s Doris Chandler that song is Danny Boy.

Roy McGuiness is retiring as a volunteer after 28 years of helping out with Impact Community Services in Bundaberg.

Bundaberg Region residents have been making the most of Council’s Seniors Week events to reconnect and recharge.

Every day for the past five years, Noel (88) has visited his wife, Gloria (84) at Meilene Residential Aged Care Home in Bundaberg.

Eligible pensioners in the Bundaberg Region are reminded to apply for reductions to their Council property rates before 9 July 2020.

As COVID-19 continues to keep many seniors in isolation, a CQUniversity researcher says one key piece of technology will help them keep socially connected during this time.

Despite over 70s being hit particularly hard by social restrictions and strong advice not to leave their homes, residents at Carlyle Gardens Retirement Village in Bargara are using a little imagination to have fun and stay connected.

The Gracie Dixon Centre is launching a community outreach program to connect vulnerable seniors with friends and family via Zoom sessions.