INFORMATIVE WEB LINKS FOR OVER 55's and SENIORS |
About Seniors
A great site with a mass of information for seniors with links to many other informative sites. |
| ACCC - Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Are you thinking of moving into a retirement village, or
do you know of someone who is thinking about it? Facts everyone should know and questions that you should ask. Click
HERE for further information from the ACCC website or click
HERE to download a .pdf |
| ACOSS - Australian Council of Social Services |
ACQ - Aged Care Queensland Incorporated
Aged Care Queensland is an Association representing owners and operators of retirement villages and aged care establishments in Queensland. |
Australian Pensioners and Superannuants League Qld. Inc.
An organisation that provides services, provides
research and lobbies on behalf of the elderly, pensioners and superannuants. |
Concessions for Pensioner Concession Card Holders
A PDF Fact Sheet to download from the Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs. Find out what you are entitled to as a holder of a pension card such as travel, rates, utilities and so on. |
British Australian Pensioner Association
A lobby group fighting for the rights of British
Pensioners resident in Australia |
Consideration of Aged Care Queensland Guidelines
In May 2001, Aged Care Qld., an association of village owners, produced a paper which they titled "
Classification for expenditure to Maintenance Reserve Fund and Capital Replacement Fund." Almost needless to say, our Association
Found very little in it to support. We, in our turn, produced a response to those
guidelines which we submitted to Government as part of our submissions to the Review of the Retirement Villages
Act 1999.Those ACQ guidelines have been sent to village
scheme operators, some of whom are following them, when it suits them. We make it clear that the ARQRV does not
support them, they have not been approved by Government and they do not have the force of law. Following are those ACQ guidelines and the
ARQRV responses to them. |
COTA (Queensland) - Council On The Ageing
(COTA Queensland) protects and promotes
the well-being of all older people in Queensland. To this end, it aims to mobilise older people, those who work with them, Government and the community towards achieving a well-being and social justice for older people.
It is part of the federated movement of COTA's that have existed for over 40 years in every State and Territory of Australia. Thus, it operates at a State and National level. COTA Queensland was the auspice for the
formation of the ARQRV and provided support and guidance to the Association to the point at which ARQRV incorporated and beyond. |
It's Your Life - Retirement Village Information
Website giving comprehensive general
information about retirement villages and aged care establishments in Australia - A must view site for great information. |
Public Trustee of Queensland
The Public Trustee of Queensland is
the largest Public Trustee in Australia. There are 15 regional offices throughout the State.
An organisation established initially to act in the capacity of administrator of deceased estates, providing financial management for people with a disability and giving aid in any legal proceedings by or against a disadvantaged
person. |
| Seniors Newspaper If you missed a previous edition of Seniors, you can download a .pdf from
HERE |
| Villages.com.au
Australia's
No.1 Directory - Read Les Armstrong's (ARQRV President) article |
Government |
Australian Federal Government
From this link you can browse Centrelink,
Medicare, Taxation Office, Law & Justice....... etc. |
Queensland Government
Informative guide and index of various aspects of Queensland State Government
Retirement Villages
Types and lists of retirement villages
Public information documents
Residence contracts
Dispute resolution
Fees and maintenance
Residents' committees
Leaving the village
Useful contacts
QCAT - Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
QCAT’s aim is to provide accessible, cost effective and informal tribunal services for a wide range of matters affecting the community. The tribunal will hear a variety of matters including tenancy and
building disputes, guardianship and discrimination matters as well as professional and vocational disciplinary proceedings.
To ensure QCAT can deliver fair and speedy justice the new tribunal has retained the specialist skills and knowledge of the many former tribunals which have now become part of it.
A number of important reforms have been introduced to ensure people involved with QCAT understand its decisions and to improve the quality of its decision making. These reforms include providing all parties
to proceedings with reasons for the decision made and in some circumstances, the right to appeal those decisions.
QCAT aims to provide to all Queenslanders with a modern and progressive tribunal – one that is accessible to all members of our community. Whenever and wherever you need its services QCAT will strive to
ensure you receive high levels of professional service and assistance from its staff.
QCAT heralds a new era for Queensland’s justice system.
Justice Alan Wilson, President
(www.qcat.qld.gov.au)
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Fair Trading
An informative web site for Consumers, News, Legislation and Alerts and Scams.
Download the RV Act pdf from the above link
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Local Government Association of Queensland
List of Council Web Sites in Queensland |
Oultwood International Local Government Web Site Index
Provides information
to Local Government Queensland including links to all Local Government Authorities with Web pages to other countries.... United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada..... etc.
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Hansard Search
This web site will enable you to
find by a quick and easy search method of everything said in the Queensland Parliament from as early as 9am on the day following a sitting. You can also search records of the 'spoken word' in Parliament that dates back many
years! |
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EDUCATIONAL |
U3A Online
- A Virtual University of the Third Age
Do you enjoy study, then take the opportunity with U3A. They provide
many short online courses and many other useful resources for older people.Free Computer Tutorials For Beginners ONLINE
Easy to follow online tutorials |
GAMES 
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| The Australian Chess Federation Chess Association of Queensland
New In Chess? |
| The Australian Bridge Federation |
| Bowls Queensland
Bowls Club - The biggest list of bowls links |
| Queensland Darts Association |
| Tennis Queensland |
| Queensland Billiards & Snooker Association |
INTERNET & COMPUTING
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| Choose a Web Browser other than Internet Explorer:
Google Chrome, Mozilla FireFox |
| Basic Computing for Beginners Want to know the basics of
computing, then go here for simple tutorials on how. |
Grisoft AVG - Antivirus have a great free version
from here
Never run your PC on the internet without antivirus protection |
| Foxit Reader
A great alternative to Acrobat Reader. Smaller and lighter program but has all the umpf of AR.
Free download. |
| Vista 4 Beginners A great site with lots of help
for those struggling with MS Vista. |
| How Stuff Works Informative
website on how many things work, or do they? |
| Tucows Great site for software reviews and downloads |
| Whirlpool A comprehensive list of Internet Server
Providers and plans |
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