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Saturday Edition
My, oh, my, members! Happy New Year's Eve! It’s here, can you believe it? I sure can’t. I’m not doing anything special for New Year’s this year. Mostly because I think it’s a bit overrated and I enjoy watching the fireworks and going to bed after! What an absolute hoot I am, I know. But for those of you who are going to be up partying all night, remember, nothing good ever happens after 2AM. 😉
I’ll be in your inbox bright and early tomorrow morning wishing you a Happy New Year, of course, but I also just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for your support this year. It has been a truly remarkable year for us here at the SDC. It’s been the first year both Jon and I (Maddie) have had the pleasure of working on this community full-time, and we have expanded our team drastically. We are so thankful for our beautiful team every day. Without you signing up to receive our emails every day and your support, we simply wouldn’t exist. I also just want to thank you. Yes, you! For your support. Without you signing up to receive our emails every day, we simply wouldn’t exist. It still astounds me that so many of you are happy to hear from us on a daily basis! And I hope you don’t get sick of us anytime soon…
Now, for the final time in 2022. What’s happening across Australia and around the world today?
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2023 is just around the corner! So what can you expect from the Seniors Discount Club in the New Year?
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Shoppers are rushing to buy this $89 ‘miracle floor cleaner’ from Kmart, with customers raving about the ‘great little machine’.
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Less than 7% of people in Australia consume a healthy diet consistent with the Australian Dietary Guidelines. Are you one of them?
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A professional cleaner has shared the items she always has in her kit and ‘swears’ by, and the products she would never bother buying.
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Are you looking to ditch cling wrap? These nifty little budget-friendly alternatives are fantastic for your kitchen!
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Do you have lots of leftover cheese from your holiday celebrations? Well, don’t let it go to waste! Here are some delicious ways to use it all up.
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This remarkable 10-year-old girl was told she would never walk again. Now, she’s a champion triathlete. If you’re looking for an inspiring story to
end the year with, this is it.
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Is urine sterile? Do urine ‘therapies’ work? A panel of experts have come together to debunk common myths that are being shared online.
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Oh, my. We all love a dad joke, but what about a ‘dad hack’? This dad came up with an incredible tip for peeling apples that left us all in stitches!
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Is your New Year's resolution to lose weight, but still enjoy the food that you love? This personal trainer's diet plan is exactly what you need.
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This hilarious $9 Kmart ‘snack hack’ has Aussies divided. Is this genius or gross?
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Finally, this gorgeous festive recipe is perfect if you’re on dessert duty tonight! Check out this 6-ingredient lamington wreath with berry cream. It’s sure to be a crowd pleaser.
And that, ladies and gents, is a wrap of your news not only today but for 2022! What a year it’s been. Whether it’s been a good or a bad year for you, I hope you enjoy saying goodbye to 2022, and hello to 2023. Now, of course, it’s not a wrap of the newsletters for 2022 just yet! I have plenty more for you to enjoy below including a gorgeous ‘Yesterday’s Australia’ segment thanks to member @LadyMoonlight, a very cool photo of a yellow-footed rock wallaby thanks to member @Oldino and a fantastic grand(dad) joke of the day!
Don't forget we have all the usual games and puzzles for you to enjoy while the team is on leave, including our 3x3 Word Thread, Word Pairs and Abbreviation Game for some fun brain training? We also have our classic games, including Word Association Game, Rearrange, Add or Subtract Word Game! Keep a Word, Drop a Word Game, and Can you name 5? As well as our Sudoku puzzles, OzGrid and OzWord. And our card games, including Solitaire and Blackjack.
As always, members, stay safe and happy reading!
- Jonathan, Vella, Sean, James, Sethia, April, Jarred, Ally & Maddie.
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Today’s ‘Yesterday’s Australia’ segment is a sweet and funny memory shared with us by member @LadyMoonlight. Here’s what they said, ‘Myself and my brothers and sister grew up very poor (1950s poor, not today's poor). One of my brothers and I saved our money (washing bottles we collected and returning them for the deposit - South Australia) and bought my mum a Christmas gift. Being so young, we were so proud of ourselves. We bought her an expensive set of pearls! We wrapped the pearls around her neck, full of joy. What we thought were pearls, were Christmas tree decorations (the tinsel of the day). My mother and father were going out that night to a friend's house for
a couple of hours, and (as I was told many years later) my father said something like "You are not going to wear them, are you?" To which my mother replied, "Yes, I am." I was also told many years later that she wore them all night. She loved the "pearls", given as they were with love.’
Oh, this memory made me laugh! How gorgeous you and your siblings are @LadyMoonlight. Your mother was very lucky to have you all and I can only imagine her wearing them to her friend’s house with such pride (and maybe a few giggles too). Thank you so much for sharing this memory with us!
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Image Source: Member @Oldino
Yellow-footed rock wallaby
Wow! How incredible is this photo that was taken by member @Oldino? Here’s what the caption said, ‘Spotted this gorgeous fella in the Flinders Ranges, he was some distance away but he stopped for a second, then high-tailed off (shot on a 600 mm lens).’ What a photo and what a story! Thank you so much for sharing this with us all @Oldino.
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1921 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Perth: Australian Rhys Gemmell beats countryman Alf Hedeman 7-5, 6-1, 6-4.
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1945 Bradman scored 112, his first post-War century, SA v Aust Services.
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1967 Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump the Caesar's Palace Fountain, Las Vegas, breaking his pelvis, femur, wrist, hip and both ankles.
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1972 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6-4, 7-5 for her record 11th and final Australian singles crown.
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1980 Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band's The River Tour concert at Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, New York) clocks in at almost 4 hours.
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How does Santa keep track of all the fireplaces he’s visited?
Oh, this one’s a good one. Be sure to share this with the grandkids, especially when they start asking questions about the big man! Click here to read the rest of the joke.
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Boxing Day originated in Great Britain and is celebrated in a number of countries that previously formed part of the British Empire. The attached bank holiday or public holiday may take place on 28 December, if necessary, to ensure it falls on a weekday. Boxing Day is also concurrent with the
Catholic holiday Saint Stephen's Day.
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