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BABYBOOMER WOMEN BEWARE
Baby boomers retire with less than two years of savings
BABY boomer women who retire will have just two years’ worth of savings to live on, a report shows.
The story is not much better for men in their late 50s, who would have just five years of survival funds.
The Melbourne Institute said the findings [...]
It’s about bloody time!!!!
A WEST Australian Greens MP has introduced a Bill that will pave the way for legalised euthanasia in the state, angering Christian groups.
Robin Chapple introduced the Voluntary Euthanasia Bill into Parliament today, which would allow any terminally ill West Australian over the age of 21 and of “sound mind” to elect to be euthanised.
Under [...]
Boomer Referendum Needed
Courier-Mail- 28 April 2010
“EUTHANASIA campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke has warned of an end-of-life crisis facing Queensland as a “grey tsunami” continues to swell the state’s population.
Dr Nitschke said seniors will resort to desperate measures should the Rudd Government restrict access to reliable voluntary euthanasia information through its proposed internet censorship.
Last Saturday, Dr Nitschke welcomed [...]
Open Letter to Employers
Recent articles and media speculation about the lack of jobs for Mature Age on the Gold Coast have really thrown ‘a cat amongst the pidgeons’ for job seekers here.
Some have lost their motivation to keep looking while others have decided to return south to the bigger capital cities.
Although this is their choice to move [...]
GREAT NEWS- SUPER IS RECOVERING
Superannuation grows as funds recover from global financial crisis losses
by Alex Tilbury
From: The Courier-Mail
April 21, 2010
THE good old days of double digit growth in superannuation funds will soon return, financial experts say.
After the global financial crisis slashed into the super of Australian retirees and forced those thinking of retiring to reconsider their plans, [...]
This stinks- Boomers do plan
Baby boomers ’selfish’, says Shadow Infrastructure Minister David Gibson
BABY boomers were “selfish” to expect other generations to pay for their retirement, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Planning David Gibson has told a community forum.
As editor of BONZA I can justifiably say that this is a very unfair statement and in fact it stinks.
David Gibson [...]
BOOMER HEALTH WARNING
Boomers reach retirement age
Article from:
Daryl Passmore
February 27, 2010
A TSUNAMI of social change is about to crash over Queensland as the rush of baby boomers reaching retirement age sees the number of people aged 65-plus more than double over the next two decades.
The impacts on family life, work, housing, transport and other aspects of life [...]
Volunteering
Thanks again for your newsletter and for your dedication, voicing all our interests and concerns that I for one, often discuss and worry about but actually take very little action.
I identfied very strongly with all 11 points that BONZA advocates, in particular nos 9 & 11 jumped out.
re-#9, as well as a Bush project, I [...]
Great News for the Boomer Unemployed-Government Incentives
The Government is starting to focus on Boomer unemployed and the fact we have to keep working. We all need to plan for our individual needs financially but working longer will be good for our mental health( even if only part time) and our wallets.
It will also help the nation out of a bind we [...]
Aussie PM Kevin Rudd spells out the future for Baby Boomers
The Third Intergenerational Report has been released.
Our Pm Kevin Rudd is concerned as we have been for 10 years.
Support BONZA’s efforts to educate the Boomers to stay focused and assist each other through this looming disaster. Lets have a BONZA life.
Thanks to the Courier-Mail for this article.
Nation building plan to offset ageing population -
Kevin Rudd
Article [...]