Sounds like you folk are fed up too. I still have a valuable contribution to make to this life and know only too well the problems of the senior citizens who aren't rich.

I was made redundant in April and now out on the scrap heap at 65. KRudd and his government are now wanting to raise the pension age to 67. Who is going to get a job at that age.? I've been getting the interviews, but once they meet me and see I don't have a low cut top and can actually hold an intelligent conversation and answer questions they don't really want me to answer, you can see the result of the interview, before you are dismissed. They want my experience but won't pay for it!

Anyhow, enough of my ranting. Seniors need more than a one bedroom poky little hole to live in and this is one aspect of aging which needs addressing. I rent privately and a more realistic amount of rental assistance is long overdue. After paying $500 per fortnight in rent, I only have $187 left for food, insurances, car registration and maintenance, clothes, prescriptions, entertainment, etc. Another concern is the appalling wait for medical specialist appointments, dental care and the ghastly spectacles frames we are expected to wear, just because we are age pensioners.

You can see I have concerns about how seniors are treated and I am very interested in what you are trying to set up. I'll watch with interest.