The Queensland Government provides a range of concessions to eligible concession card holders. These concessions help you save on your household costs,
energy, medical, travel and leisure costs. This information sheet highlights some of the principal concessions.
A recent collaboration between researchers, Emily Todd and Alison Mutch, from the University of Queensland, and Bronwyn Bidstrup from COTA Queensland, found evidence that information and communication technology improves social connectedness for older people to some extent.
STAREE (STAtins in Reducing Events in the Elderly) is a clinical trial, run in collaboration with your General Practitioner, investigating whether cholesterol lowering medication, known as statins, can prolong good health and maintain independence amongst older people.