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Dear NSW Seniors Card member,
This month we are proud to introduce the NSW Seniors Card 2008 Discount Directory! The Directory lists all Seniors Card Business Partners and the discounts they offer. Ensure you keep the directory on hand throughout the year to obtain the benefits you deserve from your Seniors Card. New discounts become available regularly, so don’t forget to keep up to date by visiting our website.
The summer season is typically a time for outdoor activities, celebrations, barbeques and beach fun. Whilst these are all great Australian traditions, it is important to remember some fundamental health and safety tips. Read on for more details.
As this is the last e-newsletter of the year, we’d like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. We look forward to providing you with even more discounts, competitions, special offers and interesting news in 2008.
Kind regards,
The Seniors Card team
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Summer health & safety tips
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 This article has been supplied by NSW Health
Food safety
An estimated 1.5 million Australians suffer from food-related illnesses each year. However, there are a number of food handling, preparation and storage tips that can help reduce the likelihood of this occurrence.
Raw meat, fish, poultry and even raw vegetables can contain large numbers of bacteria that can readily contaminate other food if they are not stored carefully.
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Get to know your medicines
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Why do I need to know about medicines?
About 140,000 people are hospitalised each year as a result of medicine problems including adverse reactions to their medicines. This represents between 2% and 4% of hospital admissions, with between 50% and 75% of these admissions being potentially preventable.
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China 20 years on: insider highlights
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 This article and image has been supplied by an Australian traveller with Global Gypsies.
There is so much more to China than the highly publicised tourist attractions. Revisiting the country after a 20-year gap I certainly appreciated the changes.
On my first visit I enjoyed the countryside, the cities and the food, but had deep reservations about the commercialisation of the country.
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New discounts
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 We now have over 7,360 Business Partners offering discounts to NSW Seniors Card members. You can view our most recent discount offers on the Seniors Card website.
Computers are now a way of life for most of us, and it is vital to protect your personal information from viruses. Check out CA’s offer for a great Anti-Virus package.
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The NSW Seniors Card 2008 Discount Directory will be posted to all NSW Seniors Card member households by early January 2008. The 2008 Discount Directory is packed with discounts, special offers and a competition prize worth $4,202!
Superliving.com.au provides essential information on all aspects of finance and wellness to help you live and invest with attitude. Register today and enjoy special benefits including a free subscription and a complimentary $20 gift voucher* from Golden Glow Natural Health Products. Simply enter code A107-27 when you register.
December gardening tips are supplied courtesy of Yates.
Scenic and Evergreen Tours are offering specially discounted prices for Seniors Card members on several tours, including:
14 days in New Zealand from $78^ 
Need to hire a car for your next trip? Why not try the World’s largest car rental broker, Holiday Autos? Working with more than 50 car rental suppliers including Thrifty, Alamo, Avis, Hertz, Budget and National; Holiday Autos has access to over 5,000 locations worldwide.
Savvytel has just won Money Magazine’s best mobile plan (medium usage) award for their unique products, great service to customers and original features such as call credits that never expire.
Great Southern Railways has an exclusive offer for NSW Seniors Card holders. For the standard Gold Kangaroo Service rail fare from Darwin to Adelaide and Sydney, you can take advantage of a fantastic 7-day holiday package.
Enjoy a 12 night fly/land/cruise package, which departs Sydney on 15 May 2008. Prices start from only $4,650pp.
