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I’m getting older, how can I prevent falls?

Image: Shutterstock Falls are common. Each year one in every three people aged over 65 will fall. Around one in ten falls lead to serious injury. Most of us...

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...

How good design can make aged care facilities feel more like home

Image: Shutterstock The stark difference between an aged care “home” and a real home has been laid bare by the COVID pandemic. Residential aged care buildings...

Safe at home? We need a new strategy to protect older adults from violent crime

  Picture: Shuttlestock Compared to younger homicide victims, older homicide victims are more likely to be women who die in their own home at the...

Why we should prioritise older people when we get a COVID vaccine

Shuttlestock While we wait for further results from phase 3 trials, it’s clear that supply of any potential COVID vaccine would initially be limited. Local authorities...

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...

Listen To older Voices : Don Carless – Part 2

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

Diseases through the decades – here’s what to look out for in your 40s, 60s, 80s and beyond

You’re another year older but that doesn’t have to mean poorer health. Lorene Farrugia Many diseases develop and become more likely as we age. Here...

What younger people can learn from older people about using technology

Two thirds of Australians over 65 use social media.  Shutterstock Older people are often portrayed in the media as being technically challenged. Jokes are often shared...

How our residential aged-care system doesn’t care about older people’s emotional needs

All humans have fundamental needs. These are physiological (food, drink, clothing, sleep), safety (emotional security, physical safety, health), love and belonging (friendships, community), esteem (respect,...
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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.