Come to a retirement planning seminar
Our seminars are a great way to learn more about your super and start planning for your retirement. If you have a partner, they’re welcome to come with you.
Our seminars include:
Retirement planning seminar
This seminar is designed for you if:
- You’re aged 58 or over
- You’re planning to retire in two to five years from now
- You want to learn the basics of retirement planning
If you're just beginning to plan your retirement, this half-day seminar will give you information and general advice on:
- Super - West State Super, GESB Super and Gold State Super
- Our retirement solutions - GESB Super, West State Super and Retirement Income Pension (including RI Allocated Pension and Transition to Retirement Pension)
- Retirement options - an overview of the options you have with your super and the help available from Centrelink
Transition to retirement seminar
This 90-minute seminar is designed for you if:
- You’re aged 57 and over and are starting to plan your retirement
- You want to keep working but would like to boost your super, reduce your hours or increase your income
In this seminar, you’ll learn how to use a transition to retirement strategy once you've reached Commonwealth preservation age. This seminar will cover:
- Exploring the benefits of transition to retirement
- Accessing part of your super while you are working
- Using it as a strategy to boost your retirement savings
- How you can work part time and maintain a full-time salary
- How transition to retirement affects your final super benefit
- The tax implications
- Setting up a Transition to Retirement Pension
Learning about Gold State Super
This 90-minute seminar is designed for you if:
- You’re a member of Gold State Super
- You want to learn about the unique benefits and features of your Gold State Super account
- You’re starting to plan for your future retirement
In this seminar, you’ll learn how and when you can access your super as a Gold State Super member and what it could mean for your retirement. This seminar will cover:
- How your Final Benefit is calculated
- The impact of working part time and taking leave on your super
- How salary maintenance works
- Your insurance benefits
- When you can access your Gold State Super
- What a transition to retirement strategy could mean for you
More information
- Get some helpful retirement tips
- Try our Retirement planning calculator
- Read more about transition to retirement
Need help
- Attend a seminar
- Book a Retirement Options Service appointment
- Call us on 13 43 72
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