Your audience have come to see you, showing text on a slide whilst talking reduces retention.
1. Set objectives : What do you want your audience to do ?
2. Research your audience : What does it need to know ?
3. Develop your topic : Tailor it to your audience.
4. Structure your presentation : Intro, 3 main points, summary, action.
5. Best delivery : PowerPoint, workshop, discussion, role-play, etc.
6. Stories sell, facts tell : Include brief anecdotes & stories.
7. Reduce text : A graph or photo may be better.
8. Reduce slides : Are they adding or detracting ?
9. Passionate people persuade : Take centre stage.
10. Black out the screen : Keep the focus on what is important.
RETIREMENT BUDGETS
These Budgets were researched by Westpac & Assoc. Super Funds Aust. at September 2003. More details : www.westpac.com.au
ASFA 2003 research figures are Modest Single $16930, Couple $23550, Comfortable Single $32800, Couple $43350.
ASFA 2006 research figures are Modest Single $17826, Couple $24930, Comfortable Single $34560, Couple $46192.
ASFA 2008 research figures are Modest Single $18742, Couple $26339, Comfortable Single $36319, Couple $46648.
ASFA late 2008 research figures are Modest Single $_____, Couple $27151, Comfortable Single $_____, Couple $50086.
They assume the Retirees own their home and apply to major Capital Cities.
| Item | Modest Single | Modest Couple | Comfortable Single | Comfortable Double |
| Housing (Ongoing) | $56-20 | $58-10 | $74-60 | $76-50 |
| Energy | $10-30 | $12-30 | $11-30 | $13-30 |
| Food | $58-60 | $117-40 | $110-90 | $156-00 |
| Clothing | $15-10 | $26-10 | $31-90 | $58-20 |
| Household Goods & Services | $47-90 | $50-70 | $85-20 | $78-30 |
| Health | $9-90 | $18-70 | $41-80 | $82-20 |
| Transport | $62-50 | $63-20 | $95-40 | $96-10 |
| Leisure | $43-30 | $71-70 | $138-60 | $199-00 |
| Personal Care | $21-80 | $34-80 | $21-80 | $34-80 |
| Gifts &/or Alcohol, Tobacco | . | . | $19-20 | $38-40 |
| Total per Week | $325-60 | $452-90 | $630-70 | $833-60 |
| Total per Year 2003 | $16930 | $23550 | $32800 | $43350 |
Modest : Better than the Age Pension but fairly basic.
Comfortable : Older, healthy Retiree, broad range of leisure & recreational activities and household goods,
private health insurance, reasonable car, good clothes, range of electronic equipment, domestic and occasional
international travel, ability to update room/s, some wine, occasional eating out, magazines and cd's.
Note : Males are slightly cheaper in retirement due to lower clothing and hairdressing costs.
VOLUNTEERS
Over 50 ? Retired or approaching retirement ? Looking for a new interest ? Then consider becoming a Volunteer.
Volunteer work is done of one's own free will, without payment and benefits the Community.
Benefits Volunteers receive are friendship and contact with other people, fulfilment from using your experience and skills, job satisfaction, stimulation of learning new skills, making good use of time, contributing to Society and a sense of being valued and needed.
You can find a Volunteer job by asking others, approaching Organisations and your local Council, look in newspapers, contact
Volunteering SA at 1st Floor, 220 Victoria Square, Adelaide, phone 82217177,
or online at www.volunteeringsa.org.au or go online and search www.govolunteer.com.au
Each year about 3000 people seeking interesting volunteering opportunities are referred to over 700 community organisations. At 2008 there are 600,000 SA Volunteers !
Office for Volunteers Lots of related info.
Community Webs Websites include many using volunteers
Corporate Connect a bridge between Government, Corporate and Volunteer scetors
COTA
COTA. Council On The Ageing
The People for People over 50.
Represent your needs and rights to Government.
Provides info and advisory services, seminars, forums & skill development, Volunteer programs.
Each October the "Celebrate Seniors" month of Events.
Competitive insurance services ( especially Travel ), savers program, "myCOTA" magazine since August 2006.
ARPA
ARPA. Australian Retired Persons Association
Provides support and opportunities to its members so that they are able to pursue active and fulfilling lifestyles
through participation in physical, social, educational and service activities.
Never retire from Life in Activity Groups such as theatre, art, bridge, billiards, bushwalking ( a huge group ), caravan, choir, orchestra, bush band, craft.
Or Regional Groups throughout South Australia.
LINKS
SA Community Webs. Links to various Community Organisations
Service SA Find SA Government services
SA Concessions Finder. One-Stop-Shop to find your concessions available such as Council, Energy, etc.
SA Seniors. Joe & Ruth Rowley's email list offering all kinds of help and encouragement.
TAD Aust. Low cost Internet & Email access for Australian Pensioners
2006-2007 Budget Overview. Superannuation taxing changes.
Simpler Super Government Super info
Unclaimed Super Hotline 1300 361 798
State Seniors Card. 1800 819 961
Centrelink. Retirement, Commonwealth Seniors Health card 132 300
Aust. Tax Office. E-tax etc.1300 720 092
Retirement Village Assoc. 1800 240 080
Seniors Information Service. 1800 636 368
Dept. Families, Community Services & Indigeous Affairs
Veteran Affairs 133 254 or 1800 555 254
Dept. Health & Ageing
Medicare
Mental Health Respite Program / Carers. 1800 059 059
Aust. Organ Donor Register. 1800 777 203
Aged Care Complaints & Investigations. 1800 550 552
Association of Independent Retirees
Grants for Seniors
TOURS
TOURS :
Adelaide Coachlines. 82932107
Eureka Coach Tours 82655911
Banksia Tours 83805588
National Harvest Labour Info Service Fruit & veg picking. 1800062332
4WD :
Dereks 4WD Tours 86484006 Based in Flinders Ranges
EUROPE, etc. Go to Steve's Travel Info on this web-site
THE SENIOR
The Senior. At 2008 claims SA readership of 140,000 and a survey by Dench McClean Carlson research found that
40 - 50% nominated cinema - music - gardening - spending time with grandchildren and eating out as their preferred leisure activity.
Interesting free Nation-wide monthly paper, look for it at your library, local shops, etc.
Email your items of interest to Ray Wood at The Senior (SA).
The Senior website phone 1800 001 987
Heritage & Culture in SA feature early 2008
The Australian Senior Traveller claims over 1.35 million readers.
GARIE GENEALOGY
This 1904 photo is the earliest family group I have.
It shows from left :
George Garie, Clara Garie, John Garie, Miss Stolte and James Garie at the back
of The Rising Sun Hotel on the corner of High & Bridge Streets at Kensington
of which Clara was the licencee.
The Memoirs of the Rev. James Garie are in
the British Library at shelf 1126.H.18 or just ask at Perth Library, Scotland.
Further information is most welcome.
Contact Steve Garie on Email.
Descendants of Rev. James Garie of Scotland
1 James (Reverend) Garie b: July 1762 in Tinningham, East Lothian, Scotland.
d: 24 January 1801
..+Ann Shiells
......... 2 Jean Garie
.............
+Thomas Geekie
......... 2 Stillborn (1st) b: 1788
......... 2 John Garie
b: 18 March 1792 in Perth, Perth, Scotland
............. +Helen Niven
Stalker
....................3 Ann MacLaren Garie b: 5 October 1833 in Perth,
Perth, Scotland
....................3 Mary Charlotte Pringle Garie b: 9 March
1840 in Perth, Perth, Scotland
....................3 Christian Ann Garie b: 4
February 1842 in Perth, Perth, Scotland
....................3 Margaret Jane
Garie b: 15 August 1843 in Perth, Perth, Scotland
....................3 Helen
Stalker Garie b: 11 February 1846 in Perth, Perth,
Scotland
................... 3 Laura Condie Garie b: 22 May 1847 in Perth,
Perth, Scotland
................... 3 Joanna Garie b: 29 May 1849 in Perth,
Perth, Scotland
................... 3 Jessie Stephen Garie b: 4 August
1850
................... 3 John Burnet Garie b: 27 January 1852 in Perth,
Perth, Scotland
................... 3 Dryden Garie b: 22 August 1856 in
Perth, Perth, Scotland
......... 2 Christian Ann Garie b: 24 October
1793
.......... +Alexander Grieg
................... 3 James b: 30 May
1824 in Perth, Perth, Scotland
................... 3 William b: 22 July 1827
in Perth, Perth, Scotland
................... 3 Jessie b: 6 May 1829 in
Perth, Perth, Scotland
......... 2 James Garie b: 4 July 1795 in Perth,
Perth, Scotland d: 25 June 1872
......... +Helen Kerr Brown b: 1798 d: 16
November 1893
................... 3 Mary Ann Garie b: 23 May 1828 in Perth,
Perth, Scotland
.................... +James Disher
................... 3
James Garie b: 2 August 1829 in Perth, Perth, Scotland d: 18 May
1882
.................... +Eliza Campbell
............................ 4
James Garie b: 20 July 1864 in Gawler, District of Barossa. #32.294 d: 24 July
1902
............................. +Clara Ellen Stolte d:
1944
........................................ 5
............................ 4 George Garie b: 21
January 1867 in Bassett, PtG d: 12 June 1921
............................ 4
Jennett Melrose Garie b: 5 May 1872 in Gawler South,
PtG
............................ 4 John Garie b: 4 July 1873 in Gawler South,
PtG
............................ 4 Jeannette Melrose Garie b: 14 April 1876
in Gawler South, PtG
............................ 4 Eliza b: 16 December 1880
in Gawler West, PtG
................... 3 Eliza Proudfoot Garie b: 12 March
1831 in Perth, Perth, Scotland
................... 3 Christian Ann Garie b:
20 September 1832 in Perth, Perth, Scotland
.................... +John
Tait
............................ 4 Richard G. Tait b:
1864
............................ 4 William Smiley Tait b:
1865
................... 3 John G. Garie b: 30 July 1835 in Westmeath,
Ireland ? d: 1878
.................... +Emily Shrap b: 1853 in Stepney, S.A.
d: 8 November 1920
............................ 4 John Alfred Garie b: 6 July
1867 in Moonta, Dal
............................ 4 Henry Garie b: 3 February
1869 in Gawler South, PtG
............................ 4 Emily Amelia Garie
b: 8 November 1870 in Stepney, Adelaide d: December
1870
............................ 4 John Henry Garie b: 3 July 1873 in
Redruth, Burra
.............................
+Elizabeth
.................................... 5
............................ 4 William Goodhigh Garie b: 1 December
1875 in Saddleworth, Gil
............................ 4 Helen Garie b: 8
August 1878 in Bowden, Hindmarsh
............................ 4 Francis
Albert Garie b: 2 February 1883 in Gawler South,
PtG
............................ 4 Thomas Victor Garie b: 25 May 1887 in
Adelaide
............................ 4 ?
................... 3 Thomas
Douglas Garie b: 15 August 1837 in Perth, Perth, Scotland d:
1863
................... 3 Helen G. Garie b: 17 October 1839 in Perth, Perth,
Scotland
.................... +Robert Fotheringham b: 1 October 1831 d: 19
November 1885
............................ 4 Unknown b: 31 January
1861
....................3 Jane Keir Garie b: 4 February 1842 in Perth,
Perth, Scotland
.................... +Peacock
......... 2 Janet Garie b:
17 April 1797
...........+William Steven
......... 2 George Garie b: 28
November 1799
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