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Your Award Winning Seniors’ Newspaper - Written for Seniors by Seniors Vol 14. - Issue No. 7
AUGUST 2014
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Take a look at Seniors Week
IT’S official - older people who engage with the world around them are happier and healthier. While physical activity and healthy eating are part of our good health, social connections are also vital for maximising health and happiness in older age. Someone with high levels of social activity has 43 percent less disability than someone who has low levels of social activity, and about half the rate of cognitive decline. Some of the greatest transitions in life occur in older age, including retiring, downsizing, or losing social ties. All of these changes have their effects but the secret to staying healthy as we age is having a good social life and staying active. Queensland Seniors Week, our
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3 Pages 21-3 annual celebration of the contributions and achievements of seniors will be held this year from 16th to 24th August and a veritable smorgasbord of events is on offer. So dip into our calendar on pages 20 to 33 and find something you will enjoy or maybe even try something completely new. Take your pick from croquet, computer tips, concerts, morning teas, lawn bowls, genealogy, writers’ groups – the list goes on and there’s something for everyone, including many free activities. Our two local councils support and promote a range of events during Seniors Week, to encourage us to continue to participate in all aspects of community life. Let’s end our winter hibernation, start sharing ourselves around and celebrating the things we can still do.
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