Below are services or information that you may find useful.
Financial counsellors provide information to consumers in financial difficulty. A thorough assessment of an individual or family's situation is followed by identifying what can be done to address the financial problems, and the possibile advantages and disadvantages of those choices. Financial Counsellors are based in community agencies and are funded largely by State or the Federal Governments.
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www.afccra.org/index.htm
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission enforces and regulates company and financial services laws to protect consumers, investors and creditors. We keep the public informed of these matters through media releases and our annual report.
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www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf
This website contains general tax information including details regarding offsets for senior Australians and pensioners.
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www.ato.gov.au/
Centrelink is an Australian Government Statutory Agency, assisting people to become self-sufficient and supporting those in need. Explore the customer website to find out about payments and services, online services, publications and forms.
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www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/home/index.htm
List containing the concessions.
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www.communities.qld.gov.au/community/concessions/brochure/stategovt/
COTA Queensland was established over 50 years ago and is an independent, not for profit organisation with a long history of providing benefits and services to people over 50 in Australia.
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www.cotaq.org.au/
The Energy Ombudsman Queensland is a free and independent dispute resolution service for Queensland's energy consumers.
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www.eoq.com.au/
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is the peak professional body for Australia’s financial planners, representing approximately 12,000 individuals and businesses.
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www.fpa.asn.au/Findaplanner/
The Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia is the government agency responsible for the administration and regulation of the personal insolvency system in Australia. ITSA operates the bankruptcy registry, where debtors petitions are lodged, debt agreement proposals are processed and public records on insolvency are maintained, and acts as a trustee in bankruptcy.
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www.itsa.gov.au/
The Insurance Ombudsman Service assists in resolving disputes between consumers and participating companies.
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www.insuranceombudsman.com.au/
Jobwise is a web site supporting mature age employment and contains information for employers, mature age job seekers and mature age workers.
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www.jobwise.gov.au/
The National Information Centre on Retirement Investments (NICRI) is a free, independent, confidential service which aims to improve the level and quality of investment information provided to people with modest savings who are investing for retirement or facing redundancy.
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www.nicri.org.au/
National Seniors is a not-for-profit membership based community organisation which has as its major objectives:
To provide economic and social benefits for people 50 years and over;
Represent its members views to Government at all levels;
To make donations and provide service and advice to charitable institutions assisting people 50 years and over.
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www.nationalseniors.com.au/
The Office of Fair Trading promotes the existence of a fair and ethical marketplace within the community. In creating an equitable, informed, and safe marketplace, Fair Trading works to increase business and consumer confidence, which should result in improved economic performance and a strong contribution to the 'Smart State'.
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www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/oft/oftweb.nsf
Seniors Card (Queensland) commenced in 1990 as a partnership of businesses, State Government concession providers and Queenslanders aged 60 years and older. The Department of Communities administers the Seniors Card program on behalf of the Queensland Government. More than 500,000 residents hold a Seniors Card or Seniors Business Discount Card.
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www.communities.qld.gov.au/seniorscard/
We're here to save your time while stretching your dollars further on a great range of products and services, all exclusively for Seniors Card holders.
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www.seniorshopper.com.au/seniorsqld/