Pensioner discounts - where to find them

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The following organisations are helping pensioners by giving discounts, special offers and other forms of help. List updated June 13, 2008.

QUEENSLAND

Business: Roger Murray Real Estate
Name: Shenaz Murray
Discount: 30% of each house sale commission he will donate to "adopt a pensioner"
Address: 23 Durness St Kenmore, QLD
Ph Number: 3878 5906 or 0428985899

Business/Name: Rebecca Winstanley
Discount: Offer free haircuts for pensioners
Address: Caboolture, QLD
Ph Number: 0408771312 or 54991814

Business: obHOUSE Aust Pty Ltd
Name: Gary Bickford
Discount: Discounts for pensioners for services including mowing, handyman, carpentry and painting
Address: The Grange, Brisbane QLD
Ph Number: 041974220 or 07 3356 4045

Business: Capricorn Animal Aid
Name: Sue Davidson
Discount: female cat and female dog de-sexing subsidy is available for pensioners. The Capricorn Animal Aid desexing subsidy program is there to assist pensioners in the Rockhampton, Capricorn Coast, Duaringa, and Mt Morgan regions. The cost is $50 for a female cat and $70 for a female dog. Forms can be obtained by calling 07 49268616 or the website www.capricornanimalaid.org.au
Address: Rockhampton, QLD
Email Address: wdsue@austarnet.com.au
Ph Number: 07 49266562 or 0437832904

Business: Clay Spa
Discount: Clay Spa would like to offer a 20% discount for senior citizens on all clay spa treatments from Monday - Friday between 10am and 6pm.
Address: 97 Douglas parade,
Williamstown, VIC 3016
Website: www.clayspa.com.au
Ph Number: 0393998339 or 0403729831

Business: Australian Meat Acquisitons
1472 Amiens Road Amiens
Ph: 07 46833110
Fax 07 46833110
Email: melanie_aitken@bigpond.com
Australian Meat Acquisitions says: "Any Today Tonight Viewer in Gold Coast or Brisbane that contacts us from the show and places an order from our Fundraising Brochure, we will donate 20 cents per/kg to the Adopt a Pensioner Fund. Please contact us by phone/Fax or email and we will send you our Brochure."

Business: Loaves & Fishes Street Market Care Service
Name: Raymond Gale
Discount: Adopt a Pensioner - Buy a $40 food voucher and a pensioner will get a food package valued at $250.
Ph Number: 07 55438417
Address: 1 Williamson Rd, Tamborine

3508 5713 and mobile 0408 743322.

Business: RW Barnes Plumbing
Name: Rex Barnes
Discount: plumbing job up to $120 for nothing and no service fee.
Ph Number: 0414 544 483
Address: PO Box 28, Golden Beach 4551

Business: German Club Gold Coast
Name: Hans Heinrich
Discount: Hosting 150 pensioners for a luncheon, Tuesday 10th June
Ph Number: 07 5530 4925
Address: Cnr Gooding Drive and John Diqe Av, Carrarra

Business: IGA Neerang
Discount: 10% Discount for concession holders
Ph Number: 07 5574 8733
Address: Cnr Alexandra Drive and Explorers way, Nerang

Business: IGA Springfield, QLD
Discount: 5% Discount pension

Business: Pestcall
Name: Ivor Douglas
Discount: 15% Pensioners for all services –including carpet cleaning, termite treatments and general pest control
Ph Number: 0413757030
Address: 5/1050 Wynnum Rd, Tingalpa

Business: Brumby's Bakery Kin Kora, Gladstone
Discount: Fresh Bread Weekly for pensioners
Ph Number: 07 4978 4933
Address: Shop 82 Kin Kora Shopping Centre. Cnr Dawson Hwy & Phillip St, Gladstone, QLD 4680

Business: Cornetts IGA Brassall
Name: Tanya Wilson
Discount: 5% discount on Tuesday for pensioners
Ph Number: 07 3201 7666
Address: Hunter St, Brassall

Business: iGrab internet services
Name: Nigel
Discount: Created a charity category on his website for people to donate items with all proceeds going towards purchasing vouchers from Coles and Woolworths and other supporting retailers.
Ph Number: 07 46340494
Address: www.igrab.com.au

NEW SOUTH WALES

Business: Cornish Property Services
Discount: plumbing, electrical, landscaping, 30% discount, without service call
Ph Number: 1300 1300 98
Address: 844 Pacific Highway Gordon.
Website: www.cornishservices.com.au

Business: Reece Plumbing Supplies
Discount: Going to supply tap washers to pensioners
Ph Number: (02) 9843 3600
Address: 2 Barney Street, North Parramatta NSW 2151

Business: Lillibit of Hair
Name: Elizabeth Johnson
Discount: Wednesday - $13 aged pensioner haircut.
Ph Number: 02 49824 777
Address: Shop 2, 44 Cook Parade, Lemon Tree Passage (Lemon Tree Marina)

VICTORIA

Business: Warragul Harness Racing Club
Name: Kyle Galley
Discount: Warragul Harness Racing Club is dedicating its next race meeting on Friday, June 20, to pensioners and senior citizens who continue to do it tough in the current economic climate. To be known as Warragul's "Senior Moment" race day, will feature free admission to all Senior's Card holders, on presentation of their card at the main turnstile.
Address: Warragul, VIC
Email: warragul@hrv.org.au
Ph Number: 03 5622 2008 or 0409 342 477

Business: Bella's Bakery
Name: Kathy Mountain
Discount: $1 Bread for Pensioners
Ph Number: 03 5367 1275
Address: Shop 3, 61 Grant St, Bacchus Marsh

Get Pampered Hair/Beauty
Debra Menzies
9574 0371
$10 hair cuts - $5 if you don't have much hair

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Business: My Fur Lady
Name: Anna
Discount: 10% discount
Ph Number: 0413 873 705
Address: Shop 4, 14-20 Hislop Road, Attadale

Business: Riche Chocolates
Discount: 30% Discount to every pension card holders
Ph Number: 0402 050 634
Address: Shop 3/148 Scarborough Beach Road, Mt Hawthorne WA

Further information
For further useful discounts please refer to www.seniorscard.com.au

People can also buy IGA vouchers to hand over to pensioners directly. Click here for more info.

Disclaimer
The receipt of donated services or goods, or one-off financial gifts is not counted under Centrelink's income test for payments such as Age Pension. For pensioners, Centrelink only assesses regular financial gifts as income if the source is not a direct family member.
Single pensioners can receive $132 per fortnight and partnered pensioners can receive a joint amount of $232 per fortnight from all income sources before their pension is reduced. However, if customers receive a Centrelink allowance (such as Newstart Allowance), any regular financial gifts are assessed as income.

Giving Cash Gifts or Cash Donations if you are a Centrelink Customer: A single customer or customer couple can gift up to $10 000 in a year (to a maximum of $30 000 in any five year period) before it may affect their payment. For more information on what will affect your Age Pension, call Centrelink on 13 2300.