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The Office of Senior Victorians is committed to enhancing the quality of life of seniors by promoting positive ageing and encouraging the community to plan for an ageing population. Find out more about the Office of Senior Victorians.
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Nominations open for Victorian Senior of the Year Awards 2009
Do you know a senior Victorian who is making an extraordinary difference to their community?
Why not nominate them in the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards?
To be eligible, nominees must be residents of Victoria aged 60 years and over and meet all criteria in the nomination form. The 2009 Awards will be presented at a reception at Government House on 2 October 2009.
Read more about the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards.
Victorian Seniors Festival
The Victorian Seniors Festival is an annual statewide festival, celebrating the contribution made by Senior Victorians.
More than 1000 events are held across the state each year and over a ¼ million programs are delivered through Coles and community outlets. The dates for the 2009 Victorian Seniors Festival are Sunday October 4 to Sunday October 11. Find out more about the festival on the Victorian Seniors Festival page.
Need to Know? Information Sessions
In 2009 the
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Living Longer Living Stronger Conference 2009
The 2009 Living Longer Living StrongerTM Conference will be held from 10.00am to 4.00pm on 26 August at Victoria University, Flinders Street, Melbourne. The program will be of interest and value to anyone offering or planning to offer strength training programs for older people. For further information visit
Seniors Rights Victoria opens to promote the safety of older Victorians
A new education and legal service to help prevent and respond to incidents of abuse, mistreatment or neglect of older people has been officially opened by the Minister for Senior Victorians, Lisa Neville.
Seniors Rights Victoria operates a confidential help line to provide support, advice or information to seniors, their family, friends or professional carers. Phone 1300 368 821. For further information see Seniors Rights Victoria.
Web Site Updates
DPCD's websites are progressively being updated to reflect the changes following the establishment of the
department. This means you will continue to see some references to the Department for Victorian Communities
(DVC) as changes are being made.
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