Author archives: Robert Manser

Alumni reunions might not get any more nostalgic than this – with a group of 90+ year-olds revisiting UNSW Sydney this week to celebrate an astonishing seven decades since they all graduated. The six alumni are surviving members of a cohort of 17 who were some of the first to…

In honour of the brave men and women who served overseas during World War I (1914-1918), Australia Post has designed two commemorative stamps for Anzac Day titled ‘Postcards from the Front’. Letters and postcards written during the First World War were crucial links between loved ones and the thousands of…

Doctors are voicing concerns about the declining flu vaccination rate and say Australia faces the perfect storm this winter, with an early start to what is expected to be a bad flu season. Flu vaccinations among high-risk groups have been declining in recent years. Last year, only 61% of adults…

Award winning landscape designer Paul Pritchard will present his next show garden ‘Nostalgia’ created in support of Dementia Australia and in honour of his father who lived with Alzheimer’s disease, at the upcoming Melbourne International Flower and Garden show. Following an extensive planning process, Mr Pritchard has designed a vibrant…

Australian women suffering from the debilitating symptoms of menopause will have access to the first new kind of menopausal hormone therapy to be subsidised by the Federal Government in more than two decades.  From 1 March, three menopausal hormone therapies – Estrogel® Pro (estradiol / progesterone), Estrogel® (estradiol) and Prometrium® (progesterone) – will…

The Australian Government is extending both the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) and the Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) to more North Queensland communities affected by recent flooding and heavy rainfall. From 2pm local time on Monday 10 February 2025, the AGDRP will be extended further to the localities of…