National Seniors Australia

The Averys from Tamworth deserve a thumbs up for supporting our Keep Cash campaign. They are proudly displaying our Keep Cash bumper sticker! Thank you, Alan and Jen, for supporting our call to Keep Cash. Don’t forget to order your free Keep Cash stickers and send in a photo: bit.ly/Keep-Cash

Paradise Farm Markets in Tamworth love a dollar (note, that is) and we are grateful they are supporting the NSA ‘Keep Cash’ campaign with a ‘We accept cash’ sticker. Gather up your dollars and pay them a visit! Join our Keep Cash campaign here: https://bit.ly/3wEOLGu

Several members of the NSA Beaudesert Social Group visited Boonah this week for the Livvy and Pete tribute. Afterwards, a mixed group attended the Australian Hotel for a lovely lunch. The day out was enjoyed by all. For more information about NSA branches and social groups, visit bit.ly/4bCu78R

Find out more about the financial priorities of those 50-plus in our latest research report ‘Older people’s financial wellbeing and preferences’. Read the report here: https://bit.ly/r-reports

Entertainment and dining out is now more affordable thanks to NSA’s new Discount App. Nine News Seniors Reporter, Bruce Paige, recently shared with viewers the many discounts available for NSA members, from take-aways to restaurants, services to gift-cards, and more. All discounts replenish every 24 hours so you can use the offers multiple times! Watch the Nine News segment below. 

“We are still community members, mothers, fathers, aunts and uncles, cousins, friends, neighbours. We deserve to be welcomed and our wants and needs respected.” This comment in our ‘10 insights from older people about dementia’ report highlights the importance of treating people living with dementia as people. Read more insights and our ‘Dementia experience, planning and worry’ report here: bit.ly/dementia-reports

Older people who believe their activities will help prevent dementia tend to worry less about developing it, according to a new research report by National Seniors Australia. The research also reveals people who have personal experience with dementia, via family members or friends, are more likely to worry about it. At the same time, those who worried were three times more likely to plan for the possibility of a future with dementia, and more likely to seek dementia-related information. Our report highlights the need for quality, accessible information about dementia to ensure people feel empowered to plan for a possible future with dementia for themselves or people they love. Read more insights and our ‘Dementia experience, planning and worry’ report here: bit.ly/dementia-report

Dementia Action Week, which starts today, is aimed at encouraging all Australians to learn more about dementia and how we can help shape our communities for the better. Read our article on how to address your health and wellbeing to help delay the onset of cognitive decline at bit.ly/47u7wdN

Where would we be without our parents and grandparents? NSA CEO Chris Grice discusses the important role these and older Australians play in our lives on ABC Melbourne’s Conversation Hour The full episode can be found here:

National Seniors Australia continues to push the need to ‘Keep Cash’ following café chains announcement it is going cashless from September 11. While it is not a legal requirement for retailers to accept this legal tender, it can be inconvenient and bring about genuine hardship for those who have no alternative payment methods. View the Seven News story here: https://lnkd.in/gx-V4xVA