As with any Budget, there is good and bad news for FiftyUps and their hip pockets this week. Here is our summary of the measures that could affect FiftyUps in a POSITIVE way. To read the other side of the story, click on the link at the bottom of this page. The Good News Sustainable spending: Noone knows the importance […]

Dear Fellow Members, Firstly, let me begin with a big thankyou for your comments, remarks and suggestions following the Federal Budget. You highlighted that no-one knows the importance of balancing a Budget better than a FiftyUp, and that Australia has been living beyond its means for long enough. The question with this Budget was always how to spread the pain […]

Here at FiftyUp Club HQ, you made us laugh and cry with your suggestions for making Mother’s Day memorable. There’s no doubt about it – FiftyUps know what is important in life and how to celebrate it. The winner of our competition was Annette from the Central Coast in NSW, who wrote: “I have several friends who have mothers that […]

Noone knows the importance of balancing a Budget better than a FiftyUp, and FiftyUps agree that Australia has been living beyond its means for long enough, according to our member surveys and forums. The question with this Budget was always how to spread the pain fairly and older Australians are being asked to do much of the heavy lifting, even […]

More than 6300 members of the FiftyUp Club completed our Budget Survey, with the results making national headlines. The survey results featured in national newspapers across the country including the Courier Mail, the Advertiser and the NT news. The full story was also published on the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph websites. The survey highlights a significant willingness among older Australians […]