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Sunday essay: grey-haired and radiant – reimagining ageing for women

Musician and poet Patti Smith: ‘always evolving’. Dan Himbrechts/AAP Ageist thought patterns and reactions are so embedded in Australian culture that even educated people, people who otherwise...

Five ways to help your dog live a longer, healthier life

Image: Taylah with Harper the GSP: Picture courtesy of Taylah Moschetti As anyone who has ever lived with a dog will know, it often feels...

How to stay fit into your 60s and beyond

Image: Alex Brylov/Shutterstock Ageing is inevitable and is influenced by many things – but keeping active can slow ageing and increase life expectancy. Evidence shows that ageing alone...

How to choose a legal decision-maker as you get older – 3 things to consider

Image: Shutterstock “It’s my life and I’ll do what I want,” sang Eric Burdon of The Animals to the baby boomer generation. Unfortunately, that’s not always the...

Do we really ‘lose our filter’ as we age?

Image: Eduardo Barrios/Unsplash Many of us will have experienced some unexpected honesty from the older people in our lives. Whether it’s grandma telling you your...

I’m approaching a ‘milestone’ birthday. What health checks should I have at my age?

Image: Adi Goldstein/Unsplash Haven’t had a health check in a while, or ever? You’re not alone. Most people wait until they’re sick to see a GP,...

‘I tell everyone I love being on my own, but I hate it’: what older Australians want you to know about loneliness

  Picture: Shutterstock Over the past 18 months of COVID lockdowns, many of us have experienced the heaviness of loneliness — missing family, friends, and...

We asked two experts to watch The Father and Supernova. These new films show the fear and loss that come with dementia

 Olivia Coleman and Anthony Hopkins in The Father (2020) IMDB Two new films explore the fear of forgetting, loss of control, and other complexities that...

Sunday essay: on reckoning with the fact of one’s death

Image: Shuttlestock A friend is sending me documents needed to make me the executor of his will. He does not expect to die from...

Beer, bongs and baby boomers: the unlikely tale of drug and alcohol use in the over 50s

Baby boomers who drink and take drugs risk a range of physical and mental problems that younger substance users don’t necessarily face. If you...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.