Members of the community are encouraged to nominate a deserving, hardworking, and dedicated senior volunteer for the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards.
These Awards celebrate senior Victorians who share their skills, experience, time and energy with their community, and Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals Emma Kealy is urging Wimmera residents to consider nominating a deserving senior volunteer before 11 August.
There are six categories of awards -- Victorian Senior of the Year - for outstanding contributions to the local community and Victoria
- Promotion of Multiculturalism Award - for promoting the benefits of cultural diversity
- Healthy and Active Living Award - for helping create active and healthy communities
- Veteran Community Award - for exceptional contributions to the veteran community
- Ageing Well Award - for combatting ageism and promoting ageing well initiatives
- Council on the Ageing Victorian Senior Achiever Award - for significant contribution to local communities and Victoria
The award ceremony will be held in October, coinciding with the annual Victorian Seniors Festival.
Above - the recipients of the 2023 Victorian Seniors Awards at the presentation ceremony at Government House in Melbourne in October last year.
Nominations can be submitted digitally until the closing date of 11 August by completing the nomination form at Victorian Senior of the Year Awards website.
Nominees must be aged 60 years or over; or 50 years or over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians.
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