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Older Australians on the tough choices they face as energy costs set to increase

Image: Shutterstock Australian aged care policy and programs are increasingly focused on what’s known as “successful ageing” – helping people feel satisfied, happier and healthier as they age. The...

‘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...

‘I can’t save money for potential emergencies’: COVID lockdowns drove older Australians into energy poverty

 Image: Shuttlestock Many of us who endured lockdowns in Australia are familiar with the surge in energy bills at home. But for older Australians who depend on...

‘Ageing in neighbourhood’: what seniors want instead of retirement villages and how to achieve it

Seniors show pictures of what age-friendly homes and neighbourhoods mean to them. Photograph credit: C Osborne.,  Author provided (No reuse) The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp...

Listen To Older Voices : Don Carless – Part 1

Listen To Older Voices presents the stories, views and opinions of our older citizens. It is predominantly in a life & times format, with...

Listen To Older Voices : Marie Earle – Part 2

Welcome to Listen To Older Voices, a program produced by Rob Greaves for Uniting Melba and podcast through the Toorak Times and Tagg. Listen...

Listen To Older Voices : Judy Donnelly – Part 3

Welcome to Listen To Older Voices, a program produced by Rob Greaves for Uniting Melba and podcast through the Toorak Times and Tagg. Listen To...

Listen To Older Voices : Gary Fletcher – Part 2

Welcome to Listen To Older Voices, a program produced by Rob Greaves for Uniting Melba and podcast through the Toorak Times and...

More and more older Australians will be homeless unless we act now

A homeless man sleeping rough in the city. More and more older people will be homeless on current trends. One of the most pressing...
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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.