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FiftyUp Club - HCF FAQS

FiftyUp Club - HCF FAQS

Here are the answers to some of your most Frequently Asked Questions.  Q: Why did FiftyUp Club choose this offer?  A: HCF is Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund and recently received the CANSTAR award for Outstanding Value in health insurance nationally.^ The cashback* offer will help those who move their hospital and extras cover to HCF with up to $100* reward every year for t... read more>
What's On In Your State

What's On In Your State

Hi everyone! We have a mixture of books and great events this week. A big thank you to Jane and the Conscious Living Expo team in WA who have offered us 5 double passes to their event on November 4-6 in Perth and to motivator Toni Powell for offering tickets to her inspirational workshops in QLD! In South Australia we’ve purchased tickets to a fund raiser for the Melanoma Research Foundation... read more>
Meet Peter Tripovich

Meet Peter Tripovich

At the grand old age of 90, Peter Tripovich has just walked around Australia. Peter had wanted to walk the 20,000K around the country and committed to doing it when he was aged 79 to raise money for children living in poorer countries. His charity of choice is International Children's Care Australia and he's raised over $100,000. Hear Peter's story here   read more>
Minister announces New Deal for Seniors Card Holders

Minister announces New Deal for Seniors Card Holders

  Judging by the amount of engagement on our facebook page, the fiftyup cohort are certainly enjoying social media. On the Fiftyup Radio Show we've spoken to Nan Bosler who is an advocate for older people becoming tech savvy. Nan says becoming computer literate isn't about being cool, it's about making your life easier when you consider that many government departments are now operating on l... read more>
George The Talking Clock

George The Talking Clock

One of my favourite segments on the Fiftyup Club radio show is “Please Explain”. Each week, Dave Liston (pictured below) from the Fiftyup office comes into the studio to explain something trendy that the youth of today are into. We were surprised this week when Dave threw one back at me with “Why do you older people call the talking clock?” Fair point. My mother still calls it (1194) to ... read more>