Seniors in Brisbane

A free membership with the 50 Plus Centre gives you access to a variety of low-cost activities. You can join if you’re in South East Queensland and are a senior or pensioner over 50.

Activities take place in the basement level of Brisbane City Hall, 64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane.

The Centre is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 3pm excluding public holidays. The club office is open between 9am and 1pm. Call 07 3403 4319 or emailopens in a new tab to enquire about membership.

Get active with exercise and movement classes and workshops for seniors.

Participate in activities including yoga, functional fitness and Tai Chi Qigong. 

Presented by the Growing Old and Living Dangerously (GOLD) program, activities take place in parks, pools and other venues across Brisbane.

We’re making it easier to build, extend and upgrade aged care and retirement facilities in Brisbane.

Changes to our planning scheme, Brisbane City Plan 2014, will help increase accommodation choices and enable more residents to remain within their local communities. 

Download the City Plan fact sheet to learn more.

You may be eligible for a rates remission if you hold one of the following:

• current Queensland Centrelink pensioner concession card

• Veterans Affairs pensioner concession card

• Veteran Affairs gold card.

Seniors are also entitled to a concession on dog registration if:

• the dog is desexed

• you hold a current Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card

• you hold a Veterans' Affairs Repatriation Health Card - for all conditions (Gold Card)

• you are a current member of Dogs Queensland or the Greyhound Racing Control Board of Queensland 

• you purchased the dog from an approved facility (Council’s animal rehoming centres, RSPCA or approved pet shops that sell desexed adopted dogs).

Seniors can visit any community immunisation clinic and receive free vaccinations. 

We can arrange for an in-home bin collection service for you. 

You can get help with your bins if you have a disability or have additional needs.

Get home quicker and safer with free off-peak travel on our buses, CityCats and ferries.

Free off-peak travel is available to eligible Translink senior +go card and Seniors Card +go holders.

Book Council Cabs for a low-cost subsidised shared transport service if you need help getting to your local shopping centres.

This donation helps senior citizens' groups cover the cost of activities such as social outings and Christmas parties.