New Business Partners constantly join the Seniors Card program offering great discounts and offers to members. In the month of April, 16 new businesses joined, offering discounted products and services to members on: Dental, Specsavers, Pizza and much more. 

Supplied courtesy of Austraila's Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC).

Communication allowance: As part of the Government’s Making Ends Meet package, the telephone allowance issued by Centrelink has been extended to include internet access. Those who qualify can now receive $33 per quarter, per household, to assist with the costs of maintaining a telephone and internet connection to their home. Centrelink also offers a host of seminars on financial services, ranging from: Planning for Retirement, Understanding Your Pension, Living in Retirement, Aged Care - fees and charges, and more. 

Information supplied courtesy of National Seniors.

A link has been found between eating too much red meat and vision loss. Researchers from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) have found an association between red meat consumption and an increased risk of early age related macular degeneration (AMD). 

The Council on the Ageing NSW (COTA) is offering two healthy ageing talks in Sydney: Maxim-eyes your Sight – Prevention and management of age related eye problems and MAN ALIVE! Make a difference to your health.

A Rendezvous for Singles has just announced new tours for single seniors. New trips include two treks in Australia, plus overseas escorted coach touring to New Zealand, Vietnam, Italy and Egypt. Whether it’s a short break, a more active trip, or overseas touring you’ll find a trip to suit your travel style in the company of like-minded singles.

The Department of Lands invites you to enter its 'Win a Weekend Getaway' competition to celebrate the first anniversary of the Department's caravan and camping website. Enter to win three nights' accommodation for four people at a holiday park listed on the website. Entries close 5 June 2009.

Image provided courtesy of Nevil Lazarus

Birding NSW (The NSW Field Ornithologists Club Inc) is a bird watching club which aims to share the joys of birding with others, as well as support the conservation of birds. The Club offers free introductory bird watching courses and a monthly schedule of activities, camp-outs, day outings and overseas trips. Monthly meetings, which include guest speakers and trip programmes, are held in Sydney and Tuggerah.

May gardening tips are supplied courtesy of Yates.

'Your Rights' is provided courtesy of the NSW Office of Fair Trading

This month's Your Rights includes information on a fan heater and blender recall, electrical goods shopping warning, and dodgy fuel-saving devices.

Don't miss the following new special offers. Remember, special offers are added on a weekly basis, so check the Seniors Card website regularly to keep up to date.

Steel Magnolias: The heart-warming story of friendship, love and life will begin a new stage life in Sydney in the York Theatre at The Seymour Centre, followed by a 23-week Australian tour. Special 20% discount for Seniors Card members to two afternoon shows on 10th and 17th June 2009 .  

Win a double pass to the play Stretch of the Imagination

Win three months free hire of a treadmill or exercise bike

Win a Wellbeing Pack

Win a double pass to Cliff & the Shadows and the Big O

Win a double pass to Shooting Through: Sydney by Tram

Win a double pass to the play Steel Magnolias

Win a double pass to the movie Is Anybody There?

Win a double pass to the show Candy Man