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AIR Active is a national publication produced monthly for distribution to Members.
It contains updates on issues and advocacy initiatives currently being undertaken by AIR as well as services and benefits available to members. Join Here

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AIR Active No.88 November 2025

• From the Chief Advocate - Wayne Strandquist
• Timeline for AIR AGM Thu 13 Nov 2025 1.00 pm AEDT
• Membership Matters: Branch Resources - Margaret Mourik
• Growing Engagement & Stronger Connections for AIR - Vivienne Forbes
• SUPERANNUATION Issues - Nick Bruining
• OPTUS Outage - Keith Pieniek
• Stop Catastrophising, Kids - You've Never Had It Better - Rory Gibson
• AGM Reminder to All Members via Zoom as Observers - Company Secretary
• Investment Bonds and Estate Planning - Neil Birdsall
• Travel Tips: UK Car Rentals, Permanent Residence at Sea, etc - Rod Carter
• Australian Bond Exchange_Exclusive Investment Opportunity - Blair Dewhurst
• Important Reading Information and Links
• Elder Abuse Action Australia - Q&A Presentations Links - Bev Lange
• Zoom Presentation Links: Sydney Hills, Fri 7 Nov 2025
• Member Benefits, Back Page Bits

AIR Active No.87 October 2025

• From the Chief Advocate - Wayne Strandquist
• Timeline for AIR AGM Thu 13 Nov 2025 1.00 pm AEDT
• Membership Matters: Generational Differences - Margaret Mourik
• National Aged Care Alliance (NACA) Report - Dr. Annette Barbetti
• Waiting Times for Home Care Packages
• A Hint about Credit Cards
• Car Insurance Tips for Retirees - Margaret Mourik
• Musical Break Link - Remo Giazotto
• Why you need a Digital Estate Plan - Grant Abbott
• Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Threshold Increases - J Ricks
• DON'T PANIC! - New book by Nick Bruining
• Powers of Attorney - Possible Elder Abuse - Neil Birdsall
• Are your Pills getting smaller?
• Health Matters - Rod Carter
• Financial Matters: Banking, Core Bond Funds
• Milestone for Noosa Branch: 25th Anniversary IDG - Margaret Mourik
• Zoom Presentation Links: Sydney Hills, Fri 3 Oct 2025
• Australian Bond Exchange Exclusive Offer - Blair Dewhurst
• Member Benefits, Back Page Bits

AIR Active No.86 September 2025

• The AI Revolution - Neil Birdsall
• Seniors and Technology
• Indefinite Medical Referral
• Policy & Advocacy Report - Wayne Strandquist
• Timeline for AIR AGM Thu 13 Nov 2025 1.00 pm AEDT
• Notice to all Branches - register your Delegate - AIR Company Secretary
• Membership Matters: Welcome to AIR - Margaret Mourik
• National Aged Care Alliance (NACA) Report - Dr. Annette Barbetti
• COP: Confirmation of Payee (New Bank Security System) - Neil Birdsall
• Musical Links: Grey Nomads, Going Home, John Milford Rutter OBE
• The Complex New Aged Care Act - Margaret Walsh
• Support at home Webinar recording link
• COTA Australia Survey link
• Finance - Bank Hybrids - Bill Hewett
• Choosing a Financial Adviser - Nick Bruining
• Travel Tips: Airline Luggage Loss, EU's Entry/Exit System - Rod Carter
• Health Matters: Approved Medication for early Alzheimer's
• This is a Land of Confusion: Darin Tyson-Chan (Convenor SMSF SIG)
• Aged Care Council of Elders: Nominations Open link
• Friendship Force International - Margaret Walsh
• Zoom Presentation Links - Sydney Hills, Fri 5 Sept 2025
• Member Benefits, Back Page Bits

AIR Active No.85 August 2025

• Advocacy Report - Wayne Strandquist
• Timeline for AIR Annual General Meeting
• When to Withdraw Money from Superannuation - Noel Whittaker
• Are SMSFs getting too much of a free ride? - Tim Toohey
• AIR Survey for Members
• Have your say on Residential Aged Care Pricing - Adelina Tabila
• Health Matters: Liver-Vit B6-Experimental drug for Alzheimer's - Rod Carter
• Risky Investments - Nick Bruining
• Letters to AIR Active Editors - Patsy Haywood & Cynthia Wagner
• AIR Advocacy Wins - Neil Birdsall
• How To Manage Your Money - Margaret Walsh
• "The Senior" - Free Weekly Newsletters
• Changes related to the Aged Care Act - Dr. Annette Barbetti
• Aged Care Act - Replay of Webinar Link - Margaret Walsh
• Membership Matters: What Can My Branch Do? What can I do? - M. Mourik
• Optus Guilty: To Pay Fine - Keith Pieniek
• Protection against Theft from Credit Cards - Dr. Annette Barbetti
• AIR Special Interest Groups: SMSF, CSDFS: D. Tyson-Chan & Dr A.Barbetti
• Travel Tips - Bali, USA, Europe - Rod Carter
• Financial Stuff - Cash
• "Money News" 21/07/25 Links: Listen to Wayne Strandquist being interviewed
• Peter Moate - Nowra Branch, honoured by NSW Division
• Zoom Presentation Links - Sydney Hills, Fri 1 August 2025 - Mal Steel
• Member Benefits, Back Page Bits

 AIR Active No.84 July 2025

• Advocacy Report - Wayne Strandquist
• Timeline for National AGM Meeting
• Australia's Aged Care System -  A Maze of Red Tape - Noel Whittaker
• Trust - Nick Bruining
• Scam Prevention - Mal Steel
• How To Manage Your Money in Challenging Times Webinar - Margaret Walsh
• Overriding a Binding Death Benefit Nomination Form - Neil Birdsall
• National Aged Care Alliance (NACA) Report - Dr. Annette Barbetti
• Health Matters - Rod Carter
• Ballina Seniors Expo 2025- Betty Doyle
• Helping Your Kids Buy a Home - Julia Hartman - SMH
• Beware of SCAMS - Rod Carter
• Membership Matters - Strategic Plan - Branch Publicity etc - Margaret Mourik
• AIR Board of Directors
• Travel Tips - Rod Carter
• Check Your Booking - Neil Birdsall
• Zoom Presentation Links - Sydney Hills, Fri 11 July 2025 - Mal Steel
• Member Benefits, Back Page Bits
• Wearable Devices - Technology, Current Healthcare Devices

AIR Active No.83 June 2025

• Advocacy Report - Wayne Strandquist
• Human Rights Act - Margaret Walsh
• Did You Know That, 2025 marks the 35th Anniversary of Advocating!
• Superannuation Tax - Nick Bruining
• Membership Matters: Promoting AIR - Tips for Expos - Margaret Mourik
• Women's Wealth in Australia - Pascale Helyar-Moray Firstlinks 16 Apr 25
• Health Matters - Rod Carter
• Vale: Don Keene - Margaret Walsh
• How to Create a QR Code - Mal Steel
• How to Avoid Financial Scams - Brian Kirton
• Australia's Aged Care Major Reform - Hal Swerissen La Trobe University
• Australian Bond Exchange Offer - High-Yield, Fixed-Term
• Taxing Unrealised Capital Gains - Noel Whittaker
• Travel Tips - Rod Carter
• Time to Scrap 'Weak' Telco Code - Keith Pieniek
• Musical Links - Grainger, Sutherland, Sculthrope, Kats-Chernin, Lim
• Zoom Presentation Links - Sydney Hills, Fri 6 June 2025 - Mal Steel
• Member Benefits, Back Page Bits

AIR Active No.82 May 2025

• Advocacy Report - Wayne Strandquist
• Financial Considerations of Retirement - Nick Bruining
• Membership Matters - Multiply Your Members in May - Margaret Mourik
• Share Markets: Should I be worried about my Super? - The Guardian 8 Apr 2025
• Plea for over 65s to get a FLU Shot - Margaret Walsh
• Needed: Administrative Board Secretary - Cynthia Wagner
• AIR's Policy Position on Division 296 Tax - Wayne Strandquist
• ACCAN Pushes for policies to ease Affordability - Keith Pieniek
• Creating a valid Will in Australia - Terry O'Callaghan
• Mother's Day is Sunday, 11 May 2025 - Musical Medley Links
• Continuing Issues with the Aged Care Industry in Australia - Hal Swerissen
• Death Benefits Overhaul Sought - Neil Birdsall
• Vale: Carl Nielsen, 19/11/1943 - 21/01/2025 - Tony Menzies
• Police Assistance Line - 131 444 - Betty Doyle
• Zoom Presentation Links - Sydney Hills, Fri 2 May 2025 - Mal Steel
• Back Page Bits, Member Benefits

AIR Active No.81 April 2025

• Alert_PM calls Election for 3 May 2025 - 2025-26 Budget Overview
• Membership Matters - The Value of Volunteers - Margaret Mourik
• Advocacy Report - Wayne Strandquist
• Message from National Treasurer_Membership Fee Bonus Period - Jan Ricks
• Franking Credits Policy Under Attack Again - Neil Birdsall
• National Aged Care Alliance (NACA) Report_Statement of Rights - Dr A. Barbetti
• Support at Home Programs- FAQs - Margaret Walsh
• Commonwealth Seniors Health Car (CSHC) - 75% Discount
• Risky Investments - Nick Bruining
• Travel Tip For Women only - Rod Carter
• Western Australia - Still a State of Excitement - Ray Wyatt
• UK's Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) - Rod Carter
• 2025 NSW Seniors Festival EXPO
• Consumer Organisations Bank Together Against TCP Code - Keith Pieniek
• Zoom Presentation Links - Sydney Hills, Fri 4 April 2025 - Mal Steel
• Musical Links: Easter Parade, Passover, Dayenu, Anzac Day Video etc
• Back Page Bits, Member Benefits

AIR Active No.80 March 2025

• The Devil in the Detail - Nick Bruining
• Advocacy Report - Wayne Strandquist
• Membership Matters - What Our Members Say - Margaret Mourik
• Consumer - Boosting TELCO Reform Before Parliament - Keith Pieniek
• National Aged Care Alliance (NACA) Report - Dr Annette Barbetti
• Many Thanks to Christine Fraser
• Needed: Administrative Board Secretary
• Helpful Information For Seniors - Margaret Walsh
• View The Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission Webinar Recording
• Put Superannuation into PENSION MODE - Neil Birdsall
• Retirement Calculators Mislead
• Food For Thought - Food & Grocery Prices
• SPARK (Seniors Panel for Advocacy, Rights & Knowledge - Anne Sadler
• Travel Information - Electronic Travel Authorisation - Rod Carter
• Zoom Presentation Links - Sydney Hills, Fri 7 March 2025 - Mal Steel
• NSW Seniors Festival EXPO 12 - 13 March 2025 09:00 am -3:00 pm
• Musical Links: Thomas Campion, John Farmer, William Byrd, Miles Kennedy
• Back Page Bits, Member Benefits

AIR Active No.79 February 2025

• Reflections on 2024 - Noel Whittaker
• Advocacy Report - Wayne Strandquist
• Members' Website - Handy Tips to Access Information - Tony Menzies
• National Aged Care Alliance (NACA) Report - Dr Annette Barbetti
• An Invitation to AIR Members to Contribute - Adelina Tabila
• Membership Matters - Margaret Mourik
• Letter to Minister for Health Mark Butler 7 Jan 2025 - Ken Moffitt
• Visual Effects - Free Articles from National Geographic
• Health Care and Aged Care Updates - Margaret Walsh
• OPAN - What the New Aged Care Act will mean for you - Webinar
• Vale - Joan Margaret Heard
• New Year - New Opportunities - Vivienne Forbes
• Mandatory SMS Register to Reduce SCAM Notifications - Keith Pieniek
• Zoom Presentation Links - Sydney Hills, Fri 7 Feb 2025 - Mal Steel
• Musical Moments Links - George F Handel and Felix Mendelssohn
• Back Page Bits, Member Benefits

AIR Active No.78 December 2024

• AIR AGM 2024 Recap - Cynthia Wagner
• Advocacy Report - Wayne Strandquist
• Aged Care ACT - Dr Annette Barbetti
• Commonwealth, State & Defence Force Superannuants - Name Change
• Membership Preparing for 2025 - Margaret Mourik
• Share Portfolios with a Difference - Neil Birdsall
• Concessional Low-Cost Internet Plan - Keith Pieniek
• Christmas Music Links around the Globe
• Homestay Arrangements - Nick Bruining
• Seeking a Volunteer to assist Divisions & Branches creating Programs
• Some Thoughts - Len Phillips
• Where is It? A Record of Personal Information - Margaret Walsh
• Happy Holidays & a Joyful New Year - Register Your Interest - ABE
• Zoom Presentation Links - Sydney Hills, Fri 6 Dec 2024 - Mal Steel
• Travel Tips - Rod Carter
• We Say "Thank You" - This Time of Year - Happy Holidays!!!
• Back Page Bits, Member Benefits