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Boomer Reunions.. Is it Time for Baby Boomers to Reminisce?

10/11/2018

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BONZA organised a high school reunion around 10 years ago and we had 600 fellow high school Boomers attend..just for the one school Indooroopilly High in Brisbane but it was great to invite 10 odd years of ex-students as you saw faces from the years before and after your year..ex army cadet leaders, prefects and sportsmen and woman who made school life so vibrant. Ex teachers were also invited and many were cheered as they spoke to the crowd.

I really enjoyed it and recommend it to you all..gather some ex classmates and reminisce to your hearts content.

In the last 10 years I have tracked down...

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Aged Care Brutality

10/11/2018

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Thousands of you were upset by this picture of a lady allegedly attacked by staff in a nursing home that we placed on our FaceBook page and expressed your outrage.

There will never be a trial as she has dementia but I think we all saw a little of ourselves in this and have some concern for the future.

There will have to be repercussions..hopefully a Federal inquiry into the aged care industry and as an advocacy for all things about Boomers, BONZA encourages you to talk about how wrong it is to friends, family, social media and letters to the editor of your local media outlet....don't forget you members of parliament and don't give up..its your future so make a difference.
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Brothers in Arms- The John Hunter Story

7/11/2018

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Move Baby Boomers to the Bush - Point of View

1/10/2018

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An ABC report last week spoke of the governments wish to move migrants to the bush using some of the same material BONZA has been bleating about for 20 years (read the Intergenerational Reports on BONZA web site- very interesting planning research for our futures)

"The Federal Government's populist ploy to appear to be relieving Australian capital cities of their growing pains by forcing migrants to live in country towns is the wrong solution.

The migrants we are talking about are the skilled migrants that are needed to balance the increasing number of retirees leaving the work force.

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REVIEW of First National Thank A Cop Day 19.9.18

1/10/2018

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​By Brian Murphy (for PM, Premiers, Police Ministers, Education Ministers, business groups and companies, community groups, editors, radio program producers and other interested bodies)

The idea for a National Thank a Cop day came from talking to a cop in McDonalds one morning and he mentioned that he was feeling very negative about the role and the lack of appreciation shown by the public for what they do. I really felt for him and decided that many of us just never get the chance to say thank you to them and we should make a day to do so.

A day when the public celebrates the tremendous efforts of our police in keeping us all safe and protecting and enforcing the laws. We owe them so much, so this day is to remind them of that on a national large-scale basis and the emphasis is on celebration.

I did some research and found that there were some special days being held in some states such as Blue Ribbon Day in Victoria and Tasmania for fallen officers but nothing general to thank them on a national basis.

I decided to go ahead and challenge the public to support such a day and started an email and Facebook campaign to develop a solid push for it.

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