Links
Other Victorian National Seniors Branches
Following are a list of sites which may be interesting
to people over 50. I have tried to pick a sample of what I consider
to be good sites; relatively easy to use with valuable information.
Not all of them are traditional "seniors" subjects.
If you have some other links you think should be added please
contact Peter Feeney
National
Seniors
National Seniors Australia head office web site.
Productive
Aging Centre
National Seniors Productive Aging Centre does research with seniors
to investigate their interests and concerns.
Maroondah
Council
The council web site has much valuable information on it (although
you may need to explore the menus on the left) including their
Community Guide and Aged Care and Senior Events under Community
and Health and Whats On in Maroondah under Leisure and
Culture.
Maroondah
Photographic Society
Photography is an excellent hobby for
Seniors and another way to stay involved.
Maroondah Healthy Ageing Network
What is happening in all
the other seniors groups in Maroondah.
Seniors
Portal
This is the Federal Government portal to a multitude of
resources for Senior Citizens. It is well worth exploring.
Seniors Online
This is the Victorian Governments portal for
people over 60. "Content ranges from information on relevant
Victorian Government programs and initiatives to community
contacts and links to relevant organisations and will continue to
grow as the website matures"
Consumer Affairs
This site has details about the latest scams to avoid and also
a lot of helpful resources for people planning a major purchase.
It is well worth taking some time to explore.
Human
Services Directory
If you are looking for any form of help or assistance the Victorian
Department of Human Services maintains this excellent searchable
database of agencies providing assistance of all kind.
Seniors Driving Safety
This web site has some excellent
information about safety issues for older drivers. It is well
worth having a look at
Go See
Australia
This is Australia's largest caravanning directory. If you are
going away camping or with a van check here first.
Brain Australia
The mission of the Brain Foundation is to reduce the incidence
and impact of diseases, disorders and injuries of the brain, spine
and nervous system through the provision of support, community
education and research
Better
Health
Health and medical information for consumers, from the Victorian
government
BeyondBlue
Depression is a problem which can strike at any age and which
is often unrecognized in older people. This site has excellent
information about recognizing understanding and treating this
illness.
Libraries Australia
This is a new online resource providing access to libraries and
online resources across Australia
British
Library Online Gallery
This actually enables you to examine and turn the pages of some
amazing texts from the collection of the British Library
The
Louvre
If you can't get there in person this is the next best thing
The Metropolitan
Museum
One place in America where you will probably be safe from George
W Bush.
Australians
All
This is a site to make you think about issues that should concern
us all
peterfeeney.com.au
Peter Feeney is our current branch President, Chairman of Zone
106 and also maintains this web site
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