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Get ready to shine! New South Wales celebrates Seniors Week showcasing incredible contributions and vibrant lives of our senior citizens. This year’s theme, “Time to Shine,” perfectly captures the essence of this special occasion – a chance for seniors to showcase their talents, share their stories, and radiate their unique...

Federal elections are on the horizon, with community Teal Independent candidates making a strong pitch to challenge the local Liberal held seats of Berowra and Bradfield. Bennelong, Warringah and Mackellar are already represented by Teal Independents who are seeking re-election. A redistribution of boundaries has abolished the seat of North...

Hello, I’m Nicolette Boele and I’m running as a community independent candidate for the seat of Bradfield in the upcoming federal election. If we haven’t already met, I’m a local mum and I raised my two kids here in Bradfield. I’ve built my career driving change across finance and clean...

While it’s young men getting drunk and doing stupid things that tends to attract media attention, research shows over the last 25 years the number of middle aged Australian women drinking more than they should, continues to rise. Wine and Loneliness Counsellor David Bone from Straight Talk Australia Counselling says...

For me, International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on the incredible women who have shaped my life. As many of you know, I started the publication during COVID, largely in response to the void left when border closures severely impacted my international student business. Around the same time,...

The conversation around menopause has exploded in recent years.  Awareness is growing — no longer do people carefully back away from me when I say I work in menopause, but we have a long way to go.   Too many women don’t realise that the anxiety, brain fog and joint...

International Women’s Day is the 8th of March. For this edition, we have included some special women’s pages, where we showcase some influential women in the community, and feature some relevant women’s health issues.  At the same time, NSW Seniors’ Week is from the 3rd to the 16th of March....

Often at home or at our work we are sometimes told that “you’re in a mood!”, or it’s something we realise within ourselves.  The truth is, we all have our moods.  It is one of the finite aspects of being human. For a lot of us they come without notice...

First and foremost, I’d like to thank readers for contacting us here at The Post about our new layout! We appreciate your suggestions, opinions, and insights. Making the publication better for both you and us is a team effort. With the start of February, we are now prohibited from saying...

Thelma reviewed her will and prepared an Enduring Power of Attorney (“EPA”) in readiness for a long and worry-free retirement. The EPA would ensure her financial affairs would be managed by her chosen appointees in the event of her decline or losing her mental capacity. Being in good mental health...