There’s money to be made out of an ageing population, according to a new report by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch. “Investors would be wise to look to the companies that will provide the goods and services that an older demographic will demand in the coming years,” reports Eryk Bagshaw in the Financial Review. This will come as no surprise to […]

Dear Fellow Members, No doubt many of you remember playwright David Williamsons’ ‘Travelling North’. Well, some of your FiftyUp Club team and I did exactly that this week, we flew to Queensland to spread the word, and did we get a heroes welcome. The reason for the trip was to launch the Power Price Petition calling on the Queensland Government […]

Nominations for the 2015 Australian of the Year awards are open. For over fifty years the awards have celebrated and recognised Australians from all walks of life who have made outstanding contributions to our nation. Each year on Australia Day the winners are announced at a ceremony in Canberra. 128 Australians, across four categories are recognised, including Senior Australian of […]

The FiftyUp Club is launching a Power Price Petition calling on the Queensland State Government to ensure electricity reforms don’t drive up power prices for older Australians. Electricity prices will rise yet again on July 1, costing the average household an extra $190 a year. This comes after a huge 22.6 per cent rise in 2013. The FiftyUp Club’s Power […]

It now seems almost certain that NSW Premier Mike Baird is planning the sale of NSW’s electricity transmission network, or at least some of it for now. Premier Baird will take a 49 per cent sale of the state’s $30 billion electricity network to the next election, according to the Daily Telegraph. In Queensland we’ve seen similar moves with the […]