SENIORS

Free for the Over 50s!

Free for the Over 50s!

This February, Ku-ring-gai Council has an array of FREE activities for our over 50s. The 2023 Seniors Festival has a movie outing, IT and gardening classes, lunches and morning teas, a workshop on creating herb and salad gardens in a basket, lessons on how to write...

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Maintaining A Healthy Brain

Maintaining A Healthy Brain

The Council Chambers in Gordon will host a talk featuring leading brain health researcher, Dr Katya Numbers. She will discuss how to keep dementia at bay. Dr Numbers' work focuses on modifiable lifestyle factors associated with dementia risk such as social contact,...

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Don’t Put it Off

Don’t Put it Off

Pamela Rontziokos “Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” Jane Howard, writer. Relationships Australia CEO says dedicating time to family and friends is important. We are social...

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Exciting Events for Seniors

Exciting Events for Seniors

A new programme has been launched to offer seniors the chance to connect with the community entitled, ‘Hello Hornsby: Connecting Seniors in Hornsby Shire’. The program consists of regular events, such as recreation, education and wellbeing, held across various...

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Knowing the Signs of a Stroke

Knowing the Signs of a Stroke

A new survey conducted by The Stroke Foundation has revealed that New South Wales residents living outside of Greater Sydney have better knowledge when it comes to identifying the most common signs of stroke. The survey discovered that 42 per cent of participants in...

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Does your Loved One Need a Mobility Scooter?

Does your Loved One Need a Mobility Scooter?

Rejimon Punchayil It can be a challenging conversation to have with your loved one when it comes to mobility scooters. But what is really important is to highlight the independence something like this can bring to the life of a senior struggling with their mobility...

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The Importance of Friendship in Old Age

The Importance of Friendship in Old Age

Madeleine Taplin There is no denying that having a few good friends – or many – has always been golden. As we age, those friendships may become even more important. Friendships aren’t just about the social glue and glitz of life. A good friendship can dispel...

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Ku-ring-gai Locals Knitting for Charity

Ku-ring-gai Locals Knitting for Charity

Matthew Wai With the restart of the Wednesday knitting group in Gordon Library on 5th May from 11am to 12pm, we thought it perfect timing to introduce the joys of knitting to locals. Knitting is not just a hobby for many – it is a way to concentrate, relax or learn....

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