There’s been some sobering figures out this week about how 40% of those of us aged more than 45 suffer from at least two of the eight most common chronic diseases. The two most frequent maladies, arthritis and cardiovascular disease, usually occur alongside each other and back pain according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). But there’s still one chro... read more>

THE FIFTYUP CLUB CITY2SURF TENT: MAP OF WHERE TO FIND US:   THE CITY2SURF: The City2Surf is 14km in distance starting from the intersection of Park and College Sts in Sydney’s CBD before heading up William St and through the tunnel at Kings Cross. The course continues along New South Head Rd through Rose Bay, then up "Heartbreak Hill" (the halfway point)... read more>

The stakes in this court battle could hardly be higher. A tribunal is deciding if your power bills will actually go down or unbelievably climb by almost $6 billion over the next four years. But given the public anger about bills, which have already doubled in the past five years, it’s all very polite. At the tribunal a smiling informal judge greet us and there’s home-made scon... read more>

Older Australians are demanding more affordable electricity bills, consumer advocacy group FiftyUp Club, will tell the competition tribunal today. The tribunal is opening its doors to consumer to have their say as a major legal battle over power prices enters the community consultation phase. More than 8,000 older Australians gave their opinion on the affordability of electricity in two s... read more>

The expression that ‘more is never enough’ doesn’t help most of us face the realities of retirement and superannuation but perhaps some new figures will give hope. You may have recently heard we need at least $1 million in our super accounts to fund a ‘comfortable retirement’ but thankfully according to some experts that’s all wrong. The Australian Inst... read more>