Victorian Seniors Festival 2008
Seniors Festival 2008 Dates
The dates for the 2008 Victorian Seniors Festival will be Sunday 5 to Sunday 12 October.
2008 Festival Update
The Festival is a week-long celebration for seniors held each year. It includes hundreds of free or low cost events, forums and activities, across Victoria, as well as free public transport for Victorian Seniors Card holders. The festival recognises the valuable contribution older people have made and continue to make to our community.
For the purposes of the festival, seniors are considered to be people aged 60 years and over, who are not in full time employment, and are therefore eligible for a Victorian Seniors Card. Entry to many of the festival’s free and discounted events is by the Victorian Seniors Card.
The purpose of the Victorian Seniors Festival is to promote a positive attitude to ageing amongst the whole community, and seniors too, but specifically we aim to:
- increase awareness and generate positive recognition of senior Victorians.
- communicate key festival themes and healthy and active living, to Victoria’s 900,000 seniors, their families and friends as well as the wider community.
- maximise participation in the Festival at local and regional levels.
- raise awareness of the Government’s role in the Festival and the regard in which it holds older Victorians.
- provide tangible recognition of the contribution of seniors to society.
- foster greater community understanding of seniors’ interests and concerns
- promote 'Go for your life'
Local Government Authority Events
Seeding Grant funding is given to every Council in Victoria to run their own festival celebrations. Please contact your Local Council (PDF 102kb) if you would like to get involved in your community.
Partners Communications Toolkit
This section provides Festival partners with a range of tools they can download to help them promote their events. Take a look at the Festival toolkit.
Are you interested in Sponsoring the Seniors Festival in 2008?
The Victorian Seniors Festival is a State Government initiative and benefits from generous contributions from business, the arts, heritage organisations, sporting and recreational bodies, all municipal councils and over 2000 community groups.
If you are interested in discussing the sponsorship opportunities available please get in touch with Megan Lancaster - Sponsorship and Business Development Manager on 9651 7771.
Do you have an event for seniors that you would like to promote on our website as part of the Seniors Festival?
If you wish to promote your seniors focussed Festival event on our website you can submit the details of your event via our online entry form. We cannot guarantee that your entry will be accepted and promoted on our website; however we will be in contact upon receipt to let you know.
To submit your event you need to be using Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. This form is not supported by Firefox or Safari Browsers. Give us your event details now by using the online application form.
Online event application for Festival partners
The Online event application for Festival partners to promote their events in pur printed program has now closed. If you have an event that you would like to promote to seniors on our website please see the information above.
If you have any questions or need advice on filling in this form please email Violetta Krstic.
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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