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URL:
http://www.yourlifechoices.com.au
Title: About Seniors Australia at Your Life Choices
Description:
Comment: Includes links for most services that seniors require.
URL: http://www.cota.org.au
Title: Council on the Ageing
Description: The Council on the Ageing and National Seniors (see National Seniors Association Ltd) formed a partnership on 11 Decemeber 2002 and became a fully merged body on 1 December 2004.
Comment: The merger met resistance from some state COTAs. Please see the respective websites for the current position.
URL: www.linkingtasmanianseniors.org.au/
Title: Linking Tasmanian Seniors Inc.
Description: Formerly known as SeniorLink Tasmania, LTS aims to help Tasmanians over 55 keep in touch using computers. Newsletters on Computing, Gardening and Genealogy are sent out to members from time to time.
Comment: Founded by Ron Clarke, now run by a Committee.The principal objective is to promote companionship and social interaction with seniors who hold similar interests
URL: http://www.nationalseniors.com.au/
Title: National Seniors Home Page
Description: National Seniors Association Ltd is a not-for-profit membership-based community organisation for people 50 years and over.
Comment: National Seniors claims to be Australia's largest organisation representing people aged 50 years and over. See also COTA National Seniors.
URL: http://www.seniorsonline.net.au/
Title: Seniors On Line Access Options
Description: Seniors Online is dedicated to providing competitively priced, high quality internet access to Australian Seniors.
Comment: A sister site to Lexicon Internet Services, the Seniors Online home page has Links to useful senior-related sites. Melbourne-based, Seniors Online provides free on-site installation in some areas.
URL: http://www.internetseniorsuccess.com/seniorsites.htm
Title: Internet Senior Success Centre
Description: Directory of "Top Senior Websites by Category"
Comment: Whatever you are looking for on the international senior scene, you are likely to find a link to it here.
URL: http://www.seniorlink.com.au
Title: Seniorlink™
Description: Online computer group with comprehensive library of helpful guides
Comment: Learn about your computer with a group of Australians who have written guides in everyday language with particular emphasis on teaching the growing ranks of the over-55s who have taken up computing to stay in touch with their scattered families. Free email newsletter available.
URL: http://www.seniorscard.com.au
Title: Welcome to Seniors Card
Description: The Seniors Card entitles older Australians to a range of benefits provided by governments and businesses. It is available to eligible Australians aged 60 years and over and is administered at State level. Eligibility criteria and benefits vary slightly from state to state.
Comment: Use this site to find the link to the state authority where you live.
URL: http://www.seniorsite.com
Title: Seniorsite.com
Description: Personalised information and services
Comment: Particular emphasis on health matters.
URL:
http://www.mortgageloan.com.au
Title: Mortgage Loan
Description:
Comprehensive guide to housing and mortgages.
Comment: Covers how they work, legal matters etc.
URL: http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/seniors/links.html
Title: Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet - Seniors Bureau
Description: Links for Tasmanian seniors
Comment: This site, giving links for seniors, is maintained by the Tasmanian government and contains many links of interest to Tasmanian seniors - Computers for community organisations, Centrelink, British pensions in Australia, Department of Veterans Affairs, Service Tasmania, University of the Third Age and much more.