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March 10, 2015 from the Intergenerational Report Last week’s intergenerational report contained some mind-bending numbers. By the middle of the century there will be just 2.7 working age Australians for every person over 65 years of age, up from 4.5 today. That’s a 40 per cent decline. In the 1970s the ratio was 7.3 people. […]

Thelma has just celebrated her 103rd Birthday. Happy New Year Thelma! Thelma is 103 years old (Yes 103!!)  And has been at our lovely aged care residents Sturt Palms Retirement Village at Brighton for about eight years now! She loves the village and raves about the beautiful home cooked food! She wouldn’t want to live […]

Baby boomers may need to work longer. A report by the National Sustainability Council predicts a doubling in retirees over the next 20 years.  This in turn will put a strain on tax payer spending for pensions, health and aged care.