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What is happening in a majority of Australia's retirement villages is another glaring example of corporate and/or shareholders' greed that feeds relentlessly on the most vulnerable in our society. There is an old adage that rightly points out that "the best proof of a country's greatness and...

For West Australians affected by this change, they could turn to the "smaller" banks, like the reliable and customer-friendly P & N Bank. This bank has opened branches in busy,strategic places plus convenient ATMs. Don't know, however, if it has retained its branches in rural towns. Emwick

I do not see the long opinion/comment that I twice submitted here yesterday and which I took the time and trouble to edit. And several comments I just read here now mirror exactly what I put down. Please, I'd like to know - does Seniors Discount Newsletter vet and censor our feedback? This...

I have read the feedback from Seniors Discount members and I fully sympathise with their concerns and can relate to the experiences of those who managed to access the Aged Care Home Packages and Community Care in terms of cleaning, domestic jobs and gardening. I would like to share my...

Oh no!...I must have accidentally erased what I had just typed out! Need to write it out again 'cuz I've got a lot to say...both as a past provider and now as someone waiting endlessly for a package. Will do before the day ends. Emwick

I have been reading all the feedback on accessing the Federal Government's aged care initiatives - the Home Care Packages and the Home Assistant program for services like house-cleaning, gutter-cleaning and gardening (really just lawn-mowing). Only last night with the TV news and in today's...

The mix of replies/reactions on this matter is very confusing. When hubby and I decided to retire in an Asian country, I was made to understand by Centrelink that with increased time spent outside Australia, we would lose the Aged Pension. Not only that, when we recently went for a holiday and...

I agree with keeping cash as a vital part of life and the economy. Despite the "convenience" of just tapping with your card or mobile phone, a general power blackout or your bank's digital system crashing down may occur at any moment. at any moment. I have witnessed and experienced this...

Hello Gamiry, No, you're not stupid. I had the same problem initially. What you need to do is go back to the page where the petitions are explained Tap on each of the titles IN BOLD PRINT, then it leads you to a page where you can sign. Do the same for each petition. Emwick

Hi Marni, I fully sympathise with you. But if you have read the long reply I just posted, you will realise that we -new applicants - might be waiting for a long time. There are so many rorts currently happening in the delivery of Home Care Packages...the government should really investigate how...

When the Federal Government first provided Aged Care Packages, I was one of the first ones hired to administer such packages. Initially, funding was awarded wholly to Local Government entities. I was an Assistant Manager of this program within the Multicultural Aged Care Department of the City...

When I was a kid, together with my siblings, I used to spend summer vacation at my aunt's commercial poultry farm. At the time, the concept of "free range" was unheard of and all this farm's chickens were caged hens. Each morning following the previous day's harvest, we were asked to separate...

I would definitely vote for the passage of this bill! In the current climate of scams being perpetrated with online transactions, and during emergencies involving power failure, people need the freedom to choose cash if they should prefer it. Emwick

Thanks heaps for the tip! A big help to access, read each petition and sign. I went for all petitions! Emwick

I certainly sympathise with you, "mylittletibbies". The old-world "values" revered and upheld by so many generations are fast disappearing. Inordinate and unchecked reliance on the computer and the electronic world has created a generation of individuals locked into themselves and their private...

Yes, every penny counts in the face of current cost-of-living pressures. I always write out a shopping list after checking what's currently in my freezer and in my pantry. Then, when I reach my shopping centre, I spend 45 min comparing prices of my listed food items/ household essentials. I am...

Australia Post always addresses you by your first and last name. They have a tracking device that is displayed and difficult to imitate or copy. Fortunately, I live close to my local post office. All my parcels and online orders are directed to "Post Collect" - a free service. Armed with an ID...

INSURE AND GO are a very reliable company. Hubby and I travelled to the Philippines at the end of 2019 and just before the widespread expansion of Covid. Two months prior to our trip, my husband was fitted with a pacemaker. When the doctors pronounced him "fit for travel" I purchased our airline...

I wholeheartedly agree with Bryce that each one of us should fight and lobby for the right to use CASH as a "fall back" when electronic transactions fail, or when we feel that it would be more convenient and effective to use cash. Emwick