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Contents:
- Editors note
- Adventure in South East Asia
- Think Tank- Euthanasia
- Primelife Corporation
- New Developments
- Retirees Discounts and club listings planned
- New advisories
- Seniors interest DVD
- Recent Poll Results
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Editors Note
As we know the New Year brings with it all of the old challenges plus a lot of new ones. We have both global and local matters impacting on us.
The question, is what can we seniors do?
Well for one thing, most of us can volunteer somewhere. With the wisdom of hind site, a lifetime of experience, and usually more freedom to allocate our time, we can play a small part in making the world a better place.
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A very unusual adventure in South East Asia for grandparents. The SIDS and Kids Foundation has come up with a very unusual fund raiser. If you are an adventurous senior, like to travel, and want to do something for yourself and the community, do have a look at this link.
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 The Seniors Think Tank. The latest Think Tank issue was about the most sensitive matter of Euthanasia. The voting outcome was:
Euthanasia should be legalised given strict safeguards of law and independent supervision. 85%
Euthansia should never be legalised 12%
Cannot come to a decision either way 3%
Our current topic is on matters of Church and State (See Think Tank tab in the forums drop down men
Our new subject for voting is to do with Church and State. (Click here to submit your vote. You will need to log in to effect the vote)
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The Primelife Corporation have kindly sponsored this mailer, so we would appreciate it if you would click through their banner above and have a look at what they have to offer to seniors thinking of life in a retirement community. For your interest the average that men begin to seriously consider such retirement living options is 73 and for women, some years earlier.
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New Developments at Greypath. Our new general photo gallery , where you can easily uplift you favourite digital photo's, is now commissioned. See our main page left hand column links under Members Photos/General.
We have also set up a Greypath online shop, and this month have added our first non book items for sale. (An Australian made collapsible walking stick with arthritis handle options). We are seeking useful products that are sensibly mailable for those of you who cant always easily go shopping in cities.
Retirees Discounts. (From a Greypather, Brian Boyd)- There are so many little known discounts, free items, and assistance available to Seniors and to pensioners, both in Australia and overseas. how about contacting me and advising of the ones you know of so that others can take advantage of them.. Some are medical/chemist savings, utility savings, chain discounts, travel, etc. Our local Council for instance charges seniors only $6 to clean out their house guttering. The very fast rail from Calais to Paris allows someone with an Australian Seniors card to travel luxury class for the price of a standard class ticket. Please email me the fullest details on each one. bboyd@melbpc.org.au . We can then publish them in the newsletter for all to take advantage of. Retirees Clubs & Activities. - Another List would be of organisations and activities available to seniors to keep active and in touch, like Probus, Over 50's, Senior Citizens clubs, U3A's, OTA, Life Activity groups. etc. Please send methe details of such groups or similar activities in your area. bboyd@melbpc.org.au |
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New Advisories. We are still on track to add two new free email style advisories for you. One on dentures (!), and one on aged care issues. Our current free advisories include wildlife care, your computer problems, legal, and retirement living options.
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Hugh Kidman's Cartoon
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Seniors Interests DVD. We are in the final edit of a unique DVD for seniors. With volunteer production support from Swinburne University we expect to be able to pass it on very cheaply via the Greypath shop. It consists a number of interviews with experts on such subjects as Reverse Mortgages, Retirement Living Options, The Law and Seniors, Wills, Powers of Attorney, Financial Terms and Forms of Investment, Investing Wisely, Where to Retire and how to plan it wisely, Scams, Identity Theft, and Trading on line.
From the enquiries we get, we believe it will be of real interest and value to seniors, and we plan to have it completed by March. We will add it to the greypath shop.
If it is a success, we have a second video on Healthy Ageing under consideration, where we have early positive support from the Medical profession. We also have had a proposal that we consider a third video on mental health and ageing, (particularly around bereavement and retirment). All will depend on your interest in the first one.
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Recent Poll Result
Our last completed poll was on the matter of 'Privatisation of public assets such as water, power, transport etc. The votes were:
Interesting isn't it that 80% of us are against privatisation? Time perhaps to begin reviewing such at a political level. [We find that at around 75 -100 votes our voting trends stabilise, so usually close off a poll at under 150 votes].
Finally
We hope you found something of interest in this issue. If you have any comments or suggestions for future editions, feel welcome to mail us . We would value an email to Brian Boyd (above) if you know of any retirees discounts so that we can perhaps run a regular section here for you on such good deals.
Our best wishes to you
The Editor and team
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The Greypath Christmas Game for 2008 is now ready for your enjoyment! Click anywhere in this block to start the game. Good Luck!
