I have been to meals involving several courses. I have sat down to eat some strange dishes. But I’ve never broken bread with ‘strangers’ from seven generations. This week I had the privilege to attend (representing many of you as “the baby boomer”) an extraordinary Generations over Dinner with participants aged eight to 99 years old. The idea is to gather friends, family and even complete... read more>

The policy to snag ‘empty nesters’ votes at the election (remember that?), with super concessions to encourage home downsizing, appears to have fallen on deaf ears. But it got me thinking about the emotions wrapped up in that birdy expression and just how relevant or realistic it is to parents whose clutch have flown the coop. There’s a so-called ‘empty nester syndrome’ which revolves aro... read more>

Enough already. We have just dredged up 25-year old videos, long lost guests and even my original wedding suit as part of our silver anniversary celebrations. Others, such as TV journalist Lisa Wilkinson, go even further for their anniversaries, with vow renewal ceremonies and full-scale dress-ups. Given many FiftyUp members, if your unions have survived, would have or be knocking on clos... read more>

There's now an extra reason why I'm so fond of the old saying, 'while there is tea, there is hope.' The line comes from an old English playwright. The present boost from research revealing both tea and coffee can ward off strokes and dementia. But given the media regularly bombards us with contradictory health advice such as red wine is good and then bad for your heart, can we really beli... read more>

Australians are living longer and while we are living longer, we need to live better too! From health, finance, work and social life we could all improve from a little to a lot! The positive changes we make now can help us maintain physical and mental health as we get older, have enough money to live the life we want when we stop working, have the skills to be able to work as long as ... read more>