Joy Noble has worked as a social worker and administrator in South Australia, and as a community worker with women in New Guinea. She was the first woman to be appointed, in the early 1970s, to the position of regional director in South Australia’s Department for Community Welfare. Her books relating in particular to volunteering have sold widely throughout Australia. In 2002, she was awarded an AM for ‘services to the development of the principles and practice of volunteering and as a contributor to the academic body of knowledge in the field of volunteering’.
David Bennett has written and edited a number of books over the years. You guessed it; he is over 60 and aiming to live life to the full.
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'This compilation of 25 essays, each written by someone over 60, is for anyone on the verge of retirement who is unsure of what the future might hold. Above all, Over 60 is a celebration of the freedom to pursue life, hobbies and passionate interests with abandon, unshackled from the constraints of young families, careers and financial obligations.' - Carolyn Exton, The Weekly Times
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'The book is a pleasure to read. This is one that you can put down and pick up again when there is a bit of spare moment. Do read it if you have time!' - TF, ARPA News
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'Highly readable … Acknowledging that an active interesting life is available to all if they are open to new encounters, opportunities and experiences is an uplifting idea that deserves promulgation!' - Dr Kathleen Huxley, Queensland Reviewers Collective