Gold Coast Seniors On The Net

🚨 Have you received a suspicious email lately? You're not alone.

With big news about health insurance changes and Centrelink payments doing the rounds, scammers are taking advantage — sending fake emails pretending to be your bank, Medicare, or the government.

These emails look VERY real. But there are simple things you can look for to protect yourself.

Here are 3 quick warning signs of a fake email:

🔴 The sender's email address looks odd — e.g. it says "CommBank" but the address is something like [email protected]

🔴 It uses urgent language — "Your account has been suspended!" or "Action required immediately!"

🔴 It asks you to click a link to verify your details, update your password, or claim a refund

👉 The golden rule: When in doubt, don't click. Go directly to the website by typing it into your browser instead.

Want to learn more and test your skills? The free Be Connected website (run by the Australian Government's eSafety Commissioner) has a brilliant guide — including a quiz to test how good you are at spotting fake emails!

📚 Read the full guide here:
👉 https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au/topic-library/articles-and-tips/how-to-spot-a-fake-email

💬 Have you ever received a suspicious email? Share your experience in the comments — you might help someone else stay safe!

🔒 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 – 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬

Are you confident spotting scams online?
Join our FREE small group sessions and learn how to protect yourself in today’s digital world.

📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Gold Coast Seniors On The Net (SOTN), Southport
📌 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜: Identifying and Avoiding Scams

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧:
✔ How to recognise common scams (phone, email, SMS)
✔ Warning signs to watch out for
✔ Simple ways to stay safe online
✔ What to do if you’ve been targeted

⏰ 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬:
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥
• 1:00 – 2:00 PM
• 2:30 – 3:30 PM
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟔 𝐌𝐚𝐲
• 1:00 – 2:00 PM
• 2:30 – 3:30 PM

📌 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭:
• Free to attend
• Small group format
• Places are limited

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://bit.ly/4sJijKf

Not yet a member? Come in and join us – we’d love to welcome you!
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🌸🐣 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐍 – 𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🐰🌸

What a wonderful way to celebrate Easter at Seniors On The Net!

Our Easter Morning Tea was filled with smiles, laughter, and plenty of sweet treats. Members came together to enjoy good company, friendly chats, and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere – just what SOTN is all about 💛

A big thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the morning so special. We’re already looking forward to the next get-together!

📸 Take a look at some lovely moments from the day below

🐣 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐍 ☕

Join us for a lovely morning of sweet bites, warm smiles and friendly conversation as we celebrate Easter together at Seniors On The Net.

📍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐍 𝐓𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦
🗓️ 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟔 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
⏰ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐧

✨ Free entry for SOTN members

It’s a great opportunity to relax, connect with fellow members and enjoy a friendly chat over morning tea.

📞 Call or email to save your place:
𝟎𝟒𝟕𝟖 𝟐𝟕𝟖 𝟐𝟎𝟐 | 𝟎𝟒𝟕𝟖 𝟐𝟕𝟖 𝟐𝟒𝟑
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭@𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐧.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮

⏳ RSVP by Wednesday, 25 March – 12:00 Noon

We look forward to seeing you there! 🌷🐰

Happy New Year from all of us at SOTN!
Wishing our community a year filled with good health, joy and new digital discoveries!

📣 𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐍 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 📣

Please note that the SOTN office will be closed until 26 January for a short end-of-year break.

❄️ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲
❄️ 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲

As the festive season approaches, we would like to wish all our members, learners, tutors, and volunteers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄❄️🎊🎄

Thank you for your understanding and continued support. We look forward to welcoming you back soon and continuing our learning journey together.

If you have any urgent enquiries, please feel free to leave us a message and or email us at 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭@𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐧.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮

SOTN Committee

🌐 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤! 💻✨

Last week, Seniors On The Net proudly hosted our “𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 & 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡” event as part of 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, supported by the 𝐁𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦.

It was a fantastic morning filled with laughter, learning, and inspiration — from exploring smart ways to stay safe online to discovering new apps that make life easier and more fun! 🎉

We were honoured to welcome 𝐂𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 (𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟔, 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭) and our patron and life member, 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐎𝐀𝐌, whose presence made the event even more special. 🌸

A big thank-you to our dedicated volunteers and everyone who joined us for making this event such a great success. 🙌
Together, we’re helping more seniors feel confident and connected in the digital world. 💙

📸 Enjoy some of the happy moments from the day below!

👉 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘

Dear SOTN members

Please note that our office will be closed on Monday, 6th October 2025 for the public holiday.

We’ll reopen on 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫.

✨ Enjoy your long weekend! 🎊🎶🍾🎉🍷

The SOTN Committee

✨ 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐒 - 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 & 𝐅𝐔𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇 - 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

We’re excited to host a free event as part of 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 – please join us to learn, share, and have fun! 🎉

📅 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
🕙 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎𝐚𝐦 – 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦
📍 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞, 𝟔 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

✅ Learn scam-smart tips with the Be Connected program
✅ Try fun apps, tools, and gadgets
✅ Connect with friends in a supportive space

👩‍💻 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝟓𝟎+.
📲 Register here: http://bit.ly/46zger0 or scan QR code in flyer

Let’s get online – safe and fun together! 💻💬📱

The SOTN Committee