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  NSW Seniors Card e-News August 2008
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Dear Seniors Card member 

Welcome to the August enewsletter. In this enewsletter we are introducing DriveAway, our new car hire Business Partner, see below for more information.

Seniors Card is exhibiting this week at the Sydney Gardening Australia Expo on 29 - 31 August (stand number C13) at Sydney Olympic Park. 

If you are looking for some interesting things to do, or places to visit this Spring, visit the Events page on the Seniors Card website for inspiration. 

Kind regards

The Seniors Card team

DriveAway deal  

DriveAway Holidays is a multi award winning car rental wholesaler offering car rental worldwide, motorhome rental, Peugeot Leasing, self-drive tours and much more. DriveAway Holidays guarantee that if you find a better car rental rate, they will beat it!

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Captain Cook Cruise specials  

Captain Cook Cruises is offering some capital discounts to Seniors Card holders ranging from 10% to 50% off! Cruise locations include Sydney Harbour, the Murray River and Fiji.

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The Ghan in the Green Season  

Travelling on The Ghan is truly one of the great train journeys of the world. Passing through some of the most spectacular landscapes on Earth, it’s an unrivalled holiday experience you’ll remember for a lifetime.

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'Take the waters' at Moree  

Moree is renowned for its Artesian Water which comes from the Great Artesian Basin at 38 - 41 Celsius. Thousands of people make the pilgrimage to Moree every year to ‘take the waters’, particularly Europeans who understand the value of thermal spa therapy (Balneology).

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Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk  

Discover the majesty of the rainforest tree tops, 25 metres above the ground! The Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk is a unique experience that captures the beauty of the native flora and fauna of the Southern Highlands of NSW from a perspective usually reserved for birds and possums.

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Open Gardens  

Enjoy floral winter wonderlands and spring spectaculars in private gardens open to the public as part of the Australian Open Gardens Scheme. Guided tours, lectures and refreshments are available at many of the venues. Open garden locations include: Oakdale, Bayview, Mt Colah, Wahroonga, Tamworth, Armidale, Port Macquarie, Rhodes, Leura and Katoomba.

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August gardening  

August gardening tips are supplied courtesy of Yates.

Yates Seed of the Month for August 2008 is the old time favourite, Impatiens Busy Lizzie. Many growers have stopped producing potted impatiens in recent years because some plants have been badly infected by a relatively new fungal disease. As a result, home gardeners have developed renewed interest in growing them from seed.

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Gardening Australia Expo - Sydney  

You might be a seasoned garden enthusiast, first home buyer, have a growing family or, perhaps you’re just learning how to tend your own garden; whatever your need, you’ll learn how to maintain and improve it at the Sydney Gardening Australia Expo, August 29 - 31.

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Santa Claus shortage  

There is a crisis at the North Pole! There are fears Santa may not be coming to town this year unless more Santa-like characters sign up in the next few weeks to help spread some silly season cheer.

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Building intergenerational connections  

The NSW Ministerial Advisory Committee on Ageing invites seniors to participate in a community consultation on building intergenerational connections in Dubbo on Wednesday, 3 September 2008.

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'Your Rights' - consumer advice  

'Your Rights’ is provided courtesy of the Office of Fair Trading.

This month's Your Rights provides information on new strata laws, international online shopping, a heater recall, gym contracts and new safety standards for prams. The Office of Fair Trading is also seeking your feedback if you have used a device or additive that claims to save fuel.

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Financial matters  

Financial tips and safety checks supplied courtesy of FIDO, ASIC's website for consumers and investors. 

Financial tips and safety checks covered this month include: Women and money, Super in a falling share market, Look before you leap into funeral cover, Making your windfall last longer, Shoes or super?, Put your tax refund to good use, Would you like to know more about super?, Australians hoodwinked by scammers, and Have you been hassled by a debt collector?

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New discounts  

We now have over 3,500 business partners offering discounts to NSW Senior Card members with new businesses joining weekly. You can view our most recent discount offers at the Seniors Card website.

Hartmann Appliances -  direct from the factory to you! No middle man, no retail mark-ups plus 7.5%* OFF the already discounted website prices.

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In this issue
DriveAway deal

Captain Cook Cruise specials

The Ghan in the Green Season

'Take the waters' at Moree

Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk

Open Gardens

August gardening

Gardening Australia Expo - Sydney

Santa Claus shortage

Building intergenerational connections

'Your Rights' - consumer advice

Financial matters

New discounts

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Competitions

Win a double pass to the play Pool (no water)

Win a double pass on a Rock n Roll Lunch Cruise

Win a double pass to the Lost Gardens of Sydney Exhibition

Win a Lost Gardens of Sydney illustrated book

Win a $100 voucher towards complete spectacles or sunglasses

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