Category: features

  • RENOVATE AND UPDATE FEATURE

    Smitty’s Gutters Do your gutters need a clean out? Has your roof seen better days? When it comes to all things roofs and gutters, Smitty’s Gutters can do the lot. A family owned business servicing the Perth metro area, Smitty’s prides itself on excellent service, advice and value for money. Smitty’s wide range of services includes:…

  • RENOVATE AND UPDATE FEATURE II

    Entertain outside all year round The arrival of autumn needn’t mean that you have to bunker down for the cooler months ahead, awaiting the arrival of spring. Perth’s fantastic weather ensures that there will be many days where the weather is perfectly suited to entertaining friends and family outside. All you need is a stunning addition to your home that protects…

  • Courses and classes feature

    Quality Education & Training Courses Nationally registered training organisation Education Training and Employment Australia (ETEA) opened its doors in WA three years ago. Within this short period of time, it has gained an excellent reputation for delivering quality education and training courses. Whether you are looking at starting a new career, furthering your skills in your current field, or…

  • Easter Feature

    Ready to go: Traditional Easter Feast Chocolate, eggs and lamb…they’re the usual foods we think of at Easter. Eating lamb at this time of year is a tradition fifteen times older than European Australia. It dates back to Passover, and Christians carried on the tradition. Lamb is eaten on Easter Sunday, the most important day on the Christian calendar. Why…

  • There’s more to radiotherapy 

    MOST people associate radiation therapy with fighting cancer, but not many know it’s successfully used to treat less serious skin growths and musculoskeletal conditions. For decades, radiation therapy (also known as radiotherapy) has been used to reduce pain from degenerative and inflammatory conditions, including tennis elbow, rotator cuff syndrome, Dupuytren’s contracture, plantar fibromatosis, and Achilles…

  • Training push for seniors

    NATIONAL Seniors Australia wants the new WA Labor government to make it easier for older people to find jobs and pay gas bills. NSA chief advocate Ian Henschke says 26 per cent of the state’s workforce is aged 50 or over and more help is needed to keep their skills up-to-date. “National Seniors would like…

  • SENIORS FEATURE

    A real sense of community Platinum Community Balcatta is fast becoming a destination of choice for over 55’s. More than a third of the 10,000 residents of the suburb are over 55 (2011 Census) and are already enjoy living in this northern suburb. The area is only 10 kilometres from Perth City centre and just minutes from the Innaloo shopping centre…

  • SENIORS FEATURE II

    Your guide to choosing a home care provider With so much information out there, it can be daunting when looking for the right home care provider for you or your loved one, says Southern Plus General Manager, Service Delivery Jane O’Halloran. “Be clear about your expectations and when you’re making any enquiries, don’t be afraid to tell the aged care provider exactly…

  • SENIORS FEATURE III

    Live the Good Life Make your older years the best ones of your life by making the move to Ocean Gardens Village – Perth’s most prestigious retirement address. Situated on one of City Beach’s highest hilltops, Ocean Gardens Village boasts stunning panoramic vistas of magnificent Indian Ocean sunsets to the west and views of the Perth CBD and…

  • Thinking of Buying Your First Home?

    Learn some valuable tips from a local agent “I recently had to put on my buyer’s hat when helping to select a first home for my daughter. I was under pressure to find the right home for the right price, while ensuring she made a sound financial decision,” said John Page, sales director of local…