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Gold Coasters can steer clear of dodgy payday lenders with the official opening of Queensland’s first Good Money store at Southport, joining stores already operating in Victoria and South Australia. Minister for Communities Shannon Fentiman said, “The Good Money store at Southport is great news for people doing it tough on the Gold Coast and means we…
The Federal Department of Health has worked with the aged care sector to develop the draft Aged Care Quality Standards which have now been released. A single set of quality standards is a key deliverable of the Single Aged Care Quality Framework. The Aged Care Quality Standards will apply to all aged care services and…
The 2018 Seniors Card Discount Directory, Your Lifestyle Guide, is now available for South Australian Seniors Card members. Close to 700 businesses are offering more than 370,000 Seniors Card members a range of discounts and offers that are listed in the easy-to-read guide. Seniors Card members can pick up a copy from one of hundreds of…
From 4 January 2016, Australia Post introduced a number of price increases and service downgrades to its letters service. Australians now have a choice of Priority and a Regular slower letter services for sending their letters within Australia. This is now in line with what has been available to business customers since June 2014. The…
Over the past few weeks, 99 residents from two of Catholic Healthcare’s long standing Bathurst residential aged care services have moved into their new home on Gormans Hill Road. The move to the accommodation followed the opening of Catholic Healthcare’s new St Catherine’s campus. “I didn’t think it would be so beautiful,” one resident commented,…
The Mature Australia Party was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission as a political party on 14 April 2016 with the intention of standing candidates in the coming Federal election. The Mature Australia Party (MAP) has been working across Australia for the last 12 months from its registered office in North Queensland to rally support from…
Enhancing Preservation with Cutting-Edge Technology In the realm of medical and scientific research, the importance of reliable storage solutions cannot be overstated. Ultra low freezers, like those offered by Enlake, represent a significant advancement in this field. This blog post discusses the pivotal role these freezers play in various sectors, particularly for the audience of…
The 17th Alice Springs Masters Games has officially wrapped up, concluding an exceptional week of sportsmanship celebrating the best of Australia’s sporting culture. Minister for Tourism and Culture, Lauren Moss said the 2018 Alice Springs Masters Games was one of the best events yet in the game’s history, creating a fantastic boost to the local…
Watch out for fake parcel delivery scams arriving in your inbox this Christmas, after $80,000 was reported lost to the ACCC this year, with 1,360 complaints. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has received over 100 reports of this scam this December – more than last December, with only half the month gone. The ACCC…
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