IMAGINE the novel Trainspotting was written by Barbara Cartland and you might get close to some of the stories emerging from Voices. Voices is an inter-generational workshop where songwriters, poets, podcasters and writers join forces to come up with creative works. The seven-week writing course is open to people aged between 15-25 and the over…

The WA Made Film Festival has offi cially announced the return of its highly-regarded smartphone filmmaking competition, Get Smart! Presented by Buy West Eat Best. Get Smart! Presented by Buy West Eat Best invites established filmmakers, independent filmmakers, students, and the general public to submit a mini-masterpiece to be considered for a special event screening…

THE Australian 65+ mens tennis team has won the Britannia Cup at the ITF World Teams Championships in Florida. Captain Glenn Busby says they turned back time to beat the Americans on their home patch, putting the hard-fought win down to team spirit. “Winning the world Teams was an amazing result considering we beat the…

LOTS of seniors are missing out on the chance to travel across WA for free and enjoy amazing holidays, says the WA Visitor Centre. Every year pension concession cardholders get one free return trip or two single trips on the Transwa network, with seniors without a card getting a 50 per cent discount. But many…

ATTENTION portly seniors who ate too many selection boxes and mince pies over Christmas. If you’re looking for a fun and slightly adventurous way to shed those unwanted festive pounds, stand-up paddle boarding could be just the ticket. Held every weekend on the Swan River, the SAP (SUP-er Adventurous Seniors) classes are specifically designed for…

  PERTH LANDMARKS will light up red-and-blue on November 15 for Beat Child Cancer Day.  For every dollar donated to the Children’s Leukaemia and Cancer Research Foundation in the lead up to the day, major donors will match the amount up to $75,000. The foundation hopes to raise lots of money to help brave child…

OVER 55s learning how to blow up Creepers with TNT is one of the quirky events held in the lead up to WA Seniors Week from November 7 – 14. Melville council hosted the Minecraft tutorials for the over 55s so they could bond with their grandkids in the virtual gaming world, where you build…

A 101-YEAR-OLD East Perth woman is living proof it’s never too late to play the ‘Beautiful Game’. Pearl Williams took part in a walking football match at the Archbishop Goody Residential Care home earlier this year. Designed for the older soccer player who finds it difficult to run about the pitch, walking football has taken…

DON’T let the pandemic put you off calling triple zero if you think you are having a stroke, says the Stroke Foundation’s Erin Godecke.  After a stroke, 1.9 million brain cells die each minute, but people with symptoms aren’t calling 000 because they are worried about catching covid at hospital or putting unnecessary pressure on…