Victorian seniors festival
RESEARCH from around the globe tells us, in order for people to age positively and well, staying connected with family, friends and community is absolutely vital.
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There is no better time to think about our health and participation with the Seniors Festival just around the corner.
As Commissioner for Senior Victorians, I am a firm believer that participation in community provides personal enjoyment, a sense of connection and contributes greatly to our general sense of wellbeing.
In my travels around the state, seniors tell me that participation with neighbours, friends and family, doing something they love or trying something new keeps them active, connected and interested.
One of the best ways we can acknowledge our seniors in all of their magnificent diversity is through events sucg the annual Victorian Seniors Festival.
This year's festival's first official event - the Victorian Seniors of the Year awards - marks International Day of Older Persons on 1 October, and recognises the outstanding efforts of seniors in their communities.
The festival then runs across Victoria during October with a program featuring more than 1300 free or low-cost events.
The Victorian Seniors Festival offers a range of great opportunities to get involved and have some fun. It's a real incentive to get out and about, enjoy activities or try new ones with friends and family.
Celebrating participation is wonderful not only for the people involved, it shows our community that, to age well and positively, the benefits of getting involved and being active cannot be underestimated.
Pick up a Victorian Seniors Festival program from any Coles supermarket, local council or neighbourhood house or find out more by visiting the Seniors Online website at seniorsonline.vic.gov.au.
GERARD MANSOUR,
Commissioner for Seniors Victoria
Please explain balance
IS Cr Fraser serious? In Tuesday, September 29 issue of The Border Mail, he said the Council’s loans balance had fallen to only $25 million from $30 million two years ago, and it will continue to fall in the future.
The report then goes on to reveal we will borrow another $5.6 million in 2016-2017, taking us back to a $29 million debt.
Can anyone explain to me how this can be interpreted as continuing to fall?
A classic case of Council double speak!
MONTY HALE, Wodonga
Futile to crawl back
IT IS not very easy to bear the pain when the country’s top job such as the Prime Minister is gone overnight.
Three Prime Ministers Rudd, Gillard and Abbott lost that position in recent years overnight. Gillard did not stand for a second time and left the scene graciously .
The one who survived this trauma was Kevin Rudd. He was the people’s choice for Prime Minister, as the polls showed.
In spite of this, he was toppled by Gillard, but became foreign minister and then toppled Gillard from within, but lost to Tony Abbot at the general election. Immediately Rudd resigned from parliament.
However, he was popular, as well as, well-known among most world leaders. Currently he is The Head of Asia Society Policy Institute and a hierarchy in world events.
Tony Abbott is clearly no Kevin Rudd, as he was never popular with electorates and not spent enough time around the globe to be recognised among world leaders.
There are no international jobs on offer to Tony Abbott like there were for Kevin Rudd.
It is so much better for him and the Liberal party that he refrained from politics altogether than be a back bencher and niggling around the government, then saying that he struck a snake head and plan to climb back the ladder to the top again.
He should under stand that it will be very futile attempt to crawl back to the top.
