Hip Pocket News – Monday 26 September 2016   ELECTRICITY Hazelwood shutdown: Victoria's dirtiest power station set to close early next year Publication: The Age  One-sentence summary: Victoria's dirtiest power station will shut down permanently as early as next April, in a blow to the Latrobe Valley that could cost up to 1000 jobs.    City of Sydney request to change e... read more>

Hip Pocket News – Friday 23 September 2016   HEALTH Sussan Ley’s private health committee packed with lobby groups Publication: The Australian One-sentence summary: An air of bewildering, and largely misplaced, crisis is again gripping the national discussion around private health insurance.     OLDER CONSUMERS The Link Between Patterns, Caravan Parks and Stock Tradin... read more>

Snapchat Filters    As if Gen Y's obsession with Snapchat isn't confusing enough, the app has gained even more popularity with its "selfie filters".  These filters use face scanning technology to manipulate your face in all kinds of crazy ways- make up, face swapping, animals, distortion, etc.  Check out Kayley and Dave giving the filters a go...    LOL. Sna... read more>

HEALTH Challenge your misconceptions about health insurance Thankyou to all those who have registered your support for our campaign for better value Health Insurance. We've now hit our target of 25,000 supporters and with a week to go, who knows where we will end up? And the news continues to show why you want Health Insurance savings. An international study out this week is enough t... read more>

WHAT'S ON Win Stuff Here! From golf on King Island to Gardens in Brisbane Hi Members! Each week we will bring you one event per state and where possible, we will try and secure tickets to the events. This week we have freebies in New South Wales plus a discount offer for Perth Residents! To enter, email me at kayley@fiftyupclub.com.au and tell me in 25 words or less why you joined... read more>