In late 2012, WeekendPlus was developed by the Seniors Card team and Solstice Media as a fresh approach to providing lifestyle information that is targeted to the 60 plus audience. Using a digital format and launching 13 February 2013, we have been able to provide our readership with a wide range of useful information to assist South Australian Seniors Card members to live their best lives.

When we first conceptualised WeekendPlus back in 2012, we couldn’t have imagined the vehicle it has become for news, lifestyle information, events, and the ever-so-popular competitions!

We have made a lot of new friends along the way with more seniors subscribing to the magazine each fortnight, making WeekendPlus one of the fastest growing digital publications of its kind (there are now over 100,000 of you!). We would like to say a big thank you to all our readers and our business partners who have supported WeekendPlus. Some of you have been with us since our very first edition or have come on board the instant you were eligible for a Seniors Card, either way we wouldn’t have been able to continue without your feedback and support.  You can read an overview of our journey with WeekendPlus over the last twelve years here.

We are also seeking your feedback to shape future editions and thanks to Solstice Media, participants will have the opportunity to go into a draw to win 1 of 5 SALIFE digital subscriptions; full details below.

It’s wonderful to see the constant engagement from seniors across South Australia in each edition of WeekendPlus. No matter how long you have been part of the WeekendPlus family, we hope you enjoy this special celebratory edition and trip down memory lane!

From all of us at Seniors Card, it has been a pleasure delivering WeekendPlus to you each fortnight for the past 12 years. We look forward to bringing you the next 300 editions as the WeekendPlus journey continues.

Ev, Vanessa, Penny & Suhaila

Seniors Card

A local publisher helped create WeekendPlus

As a publishing company producing digital news in South Australia, it was a moment of fate for Solstice Media to meet up with the team at Seniors Card in South Australia to discuss the idea of creating an innovative digital magazine for Seniors Card members in the state.

We knew people over 60 were looking for ideas and information about how to make the best of their lives in South Australia with a real thirst for news, regional stories, health and consumer information, arts and culture and travel ideas, food & wine, events and happenings.

We didn’t want to underestimate how digital savvy this age group had become, so together with the team at Seniors Card, we created a digital magazine, emailed to Seniors Card members every fortnight.

The growth of the digital magazine, from 20,000 subscribers to over 100,0000 in twelve years is testimony to the quality of information provided and the thirst for local knowledge from its readers.

Our team at Solstice Media is very proud to be a part of creating WeekendPlus for South Australian Seniors Card members and creating this innovative publication for an important segment of the state's community.

Happy 300th issue, WeekendPlus.

Paul Hamra

Managing Director

Solstice Media

(Getting his first Seniors Card in March 2025)

Win a digital subscription to SALIFE Magazine

Thanks to Solstice Media and Seniors Card, Seniors Card members can go into the draw to win 1 of 5 digital subscription valued at $59.95 each to SALIFE Magazine.

For a chance to win this prize, simply complete this simple feedback survey to let us know your thoughts about WeekendPlus. Include your name, email address and Seniors Card number at the end of the survey to go into the draw. You can also remain anonymous if you do not wish to enter the competition.

Entries close on Monday, 31 March at 5pm. Winners will be drawn randomly, and the prize will be sent via email to winners.

View the terms and conditions before entering this competition.