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Some Centrelink offices also have an age care consultant who can guide you through the maze that is My Aged Care! I had a long session with the person in Townsville and it really helped me to get through the care package assessment and application. However, after being approved it was 11 months...

We were approved in Mid July 2024 and had our first service from our package on 14 June this year. An 11 month wait, and in that time our situation had deteriorated and our doctor has recommended we apply to move to a higher classification. In our search for providers we also heard from several...

I think most readers would agree that here in North Queensland we have the opposite problem. As winter approaches the department stores get stocked up with winter clothes which would keep even the coldest man warm - we see long underwear, thick jumpers and coats, thick fleecy tracksuits and...

I once had a friend with 2 young children, who, when faced with being a single mother, decided to train as a primary school teacher. We had adjacent stalls at a Sunday Market and she would spend all her time between customers trying to complete her Maths homework from college, often with little...

Our MP Bob Katter has spoken in Parliament about this issue. Quite eloquent too on this occasion (Sorry Bob!). Also, National Seniors is vocal on the issue, and you can get 'Keep Cash" stickers from them to decorate your car should you choose to do so!!! Personally, I am trying to use cash where...

A wonderful article full of interesting ideas and the pros and cons of change. As a part pensioner with a mortgage free home, I am grateful not to be facing the issues befalling renters! As the owner of an investment property I have always been willing to keep the rent reasonable (much to the...

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When my husband was in hospital I decided to have some fun with cooking, and started by buying a cooked chook from the supermarket. My title (should it ever get into print) was "Cooking for 1 can be fun, or how to live on a cooked chook for a week!' And I did, apart from 1 lapse... I was passing...

How lucky are those who have a recycle bin!! We only have 1 bin so everything goes in it. We have approached the council asking for recycle bins, but to no avail as we are too far out of town!! We had a local dump before, but once we were given bins the dump was closed. So at least the council...

Fairfield Waters Townsville is our closest shopping centre, 40km away. It had Suncorp, but they closed, then Bendigo bank opened there, but they have closed now. So there is just an atm charging $3 to withdraw cash, and the Post Office which is always busy. Not happy!!

We have a few of these cheeky birds hanging around our place!!

I'm just too old for aps!!