For the 50+ Lifestyle
Esprit de Vie: Be in with Denise Drysdale’s Cool Crew (Plus Free Champagne!)
Odyssey: Here’s What You Have Wrong About Aged Care
Varicose Veins: Miami Day Hospital Treatments Before and After
Esprit de Vie Wellness Club – First Session Free!
Independence: How To Live The Life You Want, On Your Own Terms
Burleigh Bears and Sports Club Join The Renovation Nation!
Gourmet Meals: Lovin’ Gluten-Free From The Oven
Border Ranges National Park: Pioneers, Timber and Ghosts of the Past
Get Rid of Dark Patches on Your Face
Pinot & Picasso – Paint with Friends (while sipping wine!)
Hinze Dam – A Day Tripper’s Delight!
by Editor | May 4, 2022 | Lifestyle, Silver Magazine
Looking for a day trip? Then check out Hinze Dam. The highly accessible walks and facilities make this the day out the stuff of legends. Hinze Dam, in the Gold Coast hinterland, seems wildly far away, but in fact, it is just 30 minutes’ drive from Pacific Fair. Built...
Silver Hero Volunteers to Help Animals of the Outback
by Editor | May 4, 2022 | Lifestyle, Silver Magazine
Our Silver hero Leesa volunteers her spare time all across regional Australia to help both humans and animals. Here, she tells us about her volunteering adventures. VOLUNTEER TRIPS On Thursday Island, we did our first pilot program and that was with Vets Beyond...
New Work Trend: Bleisure Travel
by Editor | Apr 27, 2022 | Culture, Silver Magazine
New Work Trend: As baby boomers extend their careers, and Generation Z workers launch theirs, we’ve arrived at four-generation workforce. Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, Millennials and Gen Zers each have their own perceptions of work and personal time – both at the...
BallyCara – Living with Purpose, at Every Age
by Editor | Apr 21, 2022 | Lifestyle
Ballycara: Have you got a parent who needs a little extra help to stay in their home? Or do you yourself want some “home friends” to help you stay independent? In our cover story, we investigate the services that Ballycara are offering to add extra support to people...
Superyacht for Sale…and you can pay with crypto or NFTs
by Editor | Apr 21, 2022 | Finance
The day has come. The first superyacht has gone on sale whereby you can pay for it using cryptos or NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens). Built by the Benetti company, the 52m (170 ft) superyacht Vianne comes with a helipad and sky deck jacuzzi. And that’s not even the most...
Food Safety this Summer: Delicious Solutions
by Editor | Apr 21, 2022 | Food & Drink
The Food Safety Information Council takes food safety seriously. Food poisoning in particular, has been their focus recently. They aim to create awareness for the community and education about the risks associated with food poisoning, prevention and those most at risk...
Canine Myofascial Therapy: Animal Pain Be Gone!
by Editor | Jan 6, 2022 | Home
Canine Myofascial Therapy: Katie Hunt is the name behind the new pet service called Canine Myofascial Therapy. She tells us all about what she does for pets in pain. Is your pet in pain? Have they slowed down or can no longer jump onto the couch or into the car? It...
A Land of Fire and Lava
by Editor | Nov 4, 2021 | Silver Magazine, Travel
Looking for somewhere different with mind-blowing natural phenomena? Then consider a small Spanish-owned island off the coast of North-West Africa, called Lanzarote. Nicole Buckler finds the good stuff. Europeans, Scandinavians and Russians know Lanzarote well....
MUST-HAVE CARAVAN ACCESSORIES
by Editor | Nov 4, 2021 | Lifestyle, Silver Magazine, Travel
The Caravan Repair Company at Burleigh Heads is known across Queensland and New South Wales as the place to go to restore a caravan or get it fixed. They tell us what accessories makes the caravanning experience even better. Caravanning is great fun and very much part...
From Caravan to Cruise
by Editor | Nov 4, 2021 | Nature, Silver Magazine, Travel
Our caravan aficionados Jan and Peter (both 74) combine a caravan holiday with a cruise holiday, making the most of a Queensland getaway. With winter approaching, the warmer weather in northern Queensland was looking attractive! We decided to follow the Queensland...
TAMBORINE RAINFOREST SKYWALK
by Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Nature, Silver Magazine, Travel
There are bushwalks all around the Gold Coast. But, if you want something a little different, then head on up to the Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk, and make peace with your fear of heights! Nicole Buckler reports. We lowlanders on the Gold Coast don’t get up to the...
THE GOLD COAST’S EXCITING NEW FACE OF RETIREMENT LIVING
by Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Lifestyle, Property, Silver Magazine
Fresh, innovative, and stylish are terms not typically associated with retirement living. But a closer look shows a quiet revolution is underway on the Gold Coast, with local developer GemLife shaking up the landscape and transforming the way over-50s, downsizers,...
DANCING – DYNAMITE FOR YOUR WELLBEING
by Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Culture, Lifestyle, Silver Magazine
People dance for many reasons. But did you know that dancing has great health benefits as well? Steven Bock from 5th Avenue Dance tells us everything he has discovered about just how good dancing is for your wellbeing. We all know that exercise is the ultimate...
Don’t Travel Between Appointments! There’s Now a One-Stop Care Spot for Breast Cancer.
by Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Health, Silver Magazine
Gold Coast Private Hospital have just launched a dedicated Breast Care Centre. This means that women with breast cancer can get a range of services under one roof. And, you aren’t going it alone. A dedicated breast care nurse is there to guide the patients through the...
COULD YOU HAVE LIPOEDEMA?
by Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Health, Silver Magazine
Lipoedema is a chronic condition characterised by a painful and abnormal accumulation of fat cells in the hips, thighs, buttocks, legs and sometimes arms. The legs may become swollen, bruise easily, feel tender and uncomfortable. The diseased fat cannot be...
THE BEST LOCATION ON THE GOLD COAST
by Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Lifestyle, Silver Magazine, Travel
We all need a staycation to remind us just how lucky we are here on the Coast. One night at the Rhapsody is enough to make us remember why we all moved to the Gold Coast in the first place! Nicole Buckler reports. I am putting it out there and you can write in...
TEST THE WATERS AT A LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY BY TAKING A HOLIDAY THERE!
by Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Lifestyle, Silver Magazine, Travel
Need a holiday? Want to try out a lifestyle care community? Then check out this innovative idea offered by Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities. We all like to get away. Even just hearing the word ‘holiday’ can inspire thoughts of reprieve. The effects of relaxation...
PROTECT YOUR PET DURING TICK SEASON
by Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Lifestyle, Nature, Silver Magazine
Once paralysis occurs the animal is likely to die unless it is treated quickly with tick antiserum transfused by a vet. Every year the paralysis tick will cause illness in over 100,000 companion animals on the east coast of Australia. Paralysis ticks are external...