Super and retirement planning explained
Straight-talking conversations about super and retirement, from planning to the Age Pension.
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Downsizing and your Age Pension
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Understand how downsizing works, what the downsizer contribution is and how it can impact your Age Pension.
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1. Are you on track for your retirement?
Practical steps to check your super balance, retirement plan and pension options.
2. Balancing your super and the Age Pension
How to make your super and Age Pension work together in retirement.
4. Downsizing and your Age Pension
What does selling your home mean for your Age Pension and super?
5. Get the most out of what’s already yours
Uncover the little-known benefits that make retirement life easier.
Coming February 2026
6. Shaping your retirement with the Age Pension
How the Age Pension can support your retirement lifestyle.
Coming March 2026
7. Your retirement game plan
Build a clear plan for your super and retirement.
Coming March 2026
8. Earn without losing your Age Pension
Rules for working while keeping your Age Pension payments.
Coming April 2026
9. Planning for what you leave behind
Make sense of super and estate planning, so your wishes are clear to those who matter.
Coming April 2026
10. Your annual retirement check-up
Plan ahead with a yearly review to check super, update goals and keep moving..
Coming May 2026
Meet your host and guests
Andrew MacKinnon
Host
Andrew tells stories that uncover what drives people, how they plan, make decisions and shape life after work.
His background in journalism and communications brings complex topics like super and retirement to life in clear, relatable ways.
Jeff Wallens
Senior Education Specialist, CBUS
Jeff believes education is at the heart of getting the most out of super and retirement.
He has over 25 years’ experience in super. At CBUS, he delivers webinars and seminars on retirement planning.
Eamonn Wolfe
CBUS Coordinator, VIC
Eamonn is a CBUS Coordinator with previous expertise in demolition and cranes.
Often on sites and in communities, he shares super and retirement information, helping members work through real questions about life after work.
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Attend an education session
Learn more about retirement and super at a CBUS online session. They’re relaxed, informal and provided as part of your CBUS membership.
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Plan your retirement
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