Your Lifestyle

Hobbies and interests

This section endeavours to cover the more popular hobbies and interests for Australians over 50, from gourmet cooking to sports coaching, with general information and relevant links for each topic and subject.

The featured crafts in this section include decoupage, sewing, hand knitting, crochet and embroidery.

There are an extensive range of websites available that provide book reviews, clubs, and spoken word books to varying levels of expertise and knowledge.

A popular interest and has been made even easier with the advent of the internet.

With such a wonderful diversity of native plants and environments, Australia is a great place for gardening of all sorts.

The positive benefits of participation in sports and outdoors recreation activities to both health of mind and body are endless.

Covers useful resources and various programs around Australia that are dedicated to the value and accessibility of the visual arts industry to all regions.

You can exercise to it, sleep to it, relax to it, listen to it, make it, watch it being performed, dance to it, be inspired by it, write it and perform it.

There are an extensive range of online resources dedicated to fine dining, wine and the art of cooking.

The collection and appreciation of antiques and collectables is a hugely rewarding hobby with a dazzling array of choice and cost.

Dancing is great fun and can improve your overall fitness and happiness with very little effort. Try Line dancing, Clogging, Belly dancing, Ballroom dancing or even Latin.