The symptoms include prolonged pains in the hip area,  pronounced  feelings of helplessness and a fear of surprises especially from doctors’ bills. The diagnosis is of a private health insurance system with policies that increase in price by some 6% a year and where too many patients pay more than they might. The medicine includes matching yourself to a better insurer  and a better plan m... read more>

                                                                MONDAY 5 SEPTMEBER 2016 NEW CAMPAIGN TO GET BETTER VALUE ON THE #1 COST OF LIVING ISSUE FOR OVER-50S; HEALTH INSURANCE Australia’s biggest consumer club for over-50s is launching a campaign to source exclusive Health insurance offers for mature Australians. The Great Aussie Health Check campaign aims to use the combined b... read more>

Hi Members! Each week we will bring you one event per state and where possible, we will try and secure tickets to the events. Thanks to Weekend Notes for the What’s On info, Ace Cinema’s and eOne Films This week we have freebies in Western Australia and South Australia! To enter, email me at kayley@fiftyupclub.com.au and tell me in 25 words or less why you joined the FiftyUp Club using the s... read more>

AGEING POPULATION WHERE ARE THEY   Australia has an aging population, particularly in regional areas. This is not better demonstrated than in the table here from CoreLogic. It shows the top 50 council regions that have the highest percentage of Australians aged 65 years and older, the current cutoff to receive the old age pension, at least until July 2017. As you look down the list,... read more>

Australian power prices are likely to remain high and volatile as the market struggles with the withdrawal of base load coal-fired generation, higher gas prices and the growth in renewable capacity according to the credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service. Moody's found over the next 12 to 18 months consumers are unlikely to see any respite in their power bills as wholesale power pric... read more>