Fortnightly News 13/9/2024
Issue 18 of 2024
13th September 2024
Dates to Remember
Monday 16 September – Woden Seniors Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 25 September – the Club will share an information stall with Canberra Seniors and Tuggeranong 55 Plus Clubs at COTA’s ACT Seniors and Better Ageing Expo at the Old Bus Depot building, Kingston
Sunday 6 October – Daylight Saving starts
Monday 7 October – Labour Day Public Holiday – Club will be closed
SCAMS AWARENESS WEBINAR REPLAY
Tessa Bowles, Senior Consultant, Group Security Culture and Advisory from the National Australia Bank . presented a number of extremely helpful tips to help avoid becoming a victim of online scams and scammers.
Some of the scams discussed included, investment scams, invoice and financial scams, romance scams, phishing scams and remote access scams.
Being aware of how scams may operate, helps us all to proceed with caution before responding to online requests.
If you attended the webinar we hope you found it useful and enjoyed it. If you weren’t able to attend, we are pleased to be able to share this webinar with you so you can also benefit from Tessa’s expertise and practical tips. Hopefully, this will give you some knowledge and confidence to help you protect yourself from scammers and their tactics.
Please CLICK HERE to watch the SCAM Awareness webinar or read a summary of the tips to keep us safe online.
Twenty members came into the Club on the day of the SCAMS Awareness Webinar to watch it on the new TV. If you missed the Webinar, or would like to review the presentation and see more tips on staying safe online, the paragraph above tells you how to do so.
Many thanks to Richard Henderson for helping us set up and screen the Webinar.
A NEW LOOK IN THE FOYER
Many thanks to Jane and Grahame who sourced the donation of and delivered these really excellent chairs. They replace a couple of old and worn (and not user-friendly) armchairs. Their arrival sparked a re-arrangement of the foyer and its contents and it is now newly attractive and welcoming- thanks Jennifer!
Jenny Gregory
President
Woden Seniors Inc.
PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606 Tel: (02) 6282 2573
Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au
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COMMUNITY NOTICES
Also from COTA ACT, their ATO’S TAX HELP PROGRAM
At COTA ACT, we strive to make tax season stress-free with the help of the ATO’s Tax Help program.
This program allows anyone with simple financial affairs who earn $60,000 or less to get their tax return lodged free of charge between August and October every year. tthere are many factors to consider if you are endeavouring to lodge your taxes yourself, without the help of a professional tax advisor or accountant. While you might experience challenges related to changes in tax law, technology barriers or tax software or a health issue that might make it more difficult for you to lodge your tax
return yourself, there are services available that can make this process easier for you.
COTA ACT’s accredited tax volunteer can help you lodge your tax returns online. They can also help you with:
Eligibility
To access this service, you must:
And you must not:
If you are not eligible for Tax Help with COTA ACT, you can contact the ANU Tax Clinic, which is available to individuals, small businesses, not-for-profit organisations and charities.
ANU Tax Clinic:
taxclinic@anu.edu.au
6125 4853
Book your appointment today
COTA ACT offers Tax Help on Thursdays from the 8th August to the 31st October at our COTA ACT office in the Hughes Community Centre. You can book a 1 hour appointment with our excellent Tax Help advisors today by calling (02) 6282 3777.
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Thanks to Grahame for these…….
When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison.
To me, “drink responsibly” means don’t spill it.
Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9.00pm is the new midnight.
The older I get, the earlier it gets late.
I remember being able to get up without making sound effects.
I had my patience tested. I’m negative.
When you ask me what I am doing today and I say “nothing”, it does not mean that I am free. It means that I am doing nothing.
I don’t mean to interrupt people. I just randomly remember things and get really excited.
And a double dose this week – this one from Al – thanks!
Two patients limp into two different medical clinics with the same complaint. Both have trouble walking and appear to require a hip replacement.
The FIRST patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and has a time booked for surgery the following week.
The SECOND sees his family doctor after waiting for 3 weeks for an appointment, waits 8 weeks to see a specialist, gets an x-ray which isn’t reviewed for another week and finally has his surgery scheduled for 6 months from then.
Why the different treatment for the two patients?
The FIRST is a Golden Retriever.
The SECOND is a Senior Citizen.