Unsung Hero: 105-Year-Old Bill Bruce Reveals The Secrets Of A Long Life

Bill Bruce is, at 105, a man with an enduring thirst for life as well as challenging work, meat and potatoes and a penchant for poetry. The secret to a long and healthy life is quite simple, says 105-year-old Bill Bruce. “My eyesight isn’t quite as a good as it used to be, and I…

ByMichael Sheather23/01/20220Comments

Wedding Vows Renewed: Trudi and David Stretton, A Touch of Love and Salt

Every love story is unique. Sometimes people know they have fallen in love with a single glance. For others it’s a long, slow smoulder before love finally finds its flame. For Trudi and David Stretton, all it took was a few crystals from the magic salt container. “We were quite young when we first met,…

ByMichael Sheather26/06/20210Comments

Careers Lifestyle & Homes World

Unsung Heroes: Alex McCabe: Sailor, Soldier, Larrikin

Queenslander Alex McCabe has lived through some of history’s greatest moments. From the German bombing of Liverpool in the UK during WW2 to nuclear explosions in the South Australian desert to finding the love of his life at an army dance, Alex’s extraordinary life has ebbed and flowed with the tide of history. It was…

ByMichael Sheather20/04/20210Comments

Inspirational Women Wellness & Health

Game Changers: Natarsha Belling Meets NewDirection Care CEO Natasha Chadwick

For the residents at NewDirection Care, as well as for the CEO and founder Natasha Chadwick and her staff, 2020 has proven to be one the most challenging years they have ever experienced. The COVID-19 pandemic, which so devastated aged care communities in other states, also brought restrictions and difficulties to Bellmere, Queensland. But, as Natasha…

ByMichael Sheather18/12/20200Comments

Health Lifestyle & Homes

Aged Care Operator Natasha Chadwick On The Importance Of Enabling People To Die With Dignity

Australia’s aged care industry has an opportunity to make a huge difference in the delivery of quality palliative care across the country, says one of the industry’s leading CEOs Natasha Chadwick. Natasha, the CEO of NewDirection Care located in Bellmere, Queensland, runs one of the most innovative and ground-breaking aged care facilities in Australia. The…

ByMichael Sheather18/07/20200Comments