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Gippslanders asked to nominate for 2024 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards to acknowledge community caregivers and mentors

Nominations are open for the 2024 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards, celebrating older Victorians who enhance communities through caregiving, mentoring, and volunteering.

By news@gippsland - 9th July 2024 - Back to News

The Victorian Senior of the Year Awards 2024 are now accepting nominations. The awards celebrate older Victorians who are dedicated to improving lives and supporting their communities. The Nationals' Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath said it is important our senior citizens are acknowledged for their invaluable community contributions.

Nominate now for the 2024 Victorian Seniors Awards, categories in the Victoria Senior Awards include Senior of the Year, multiculturalism, healthy living, veterans, aging well, and community contributions

Honoring impactful seniors

Ms Bath said, "The Victorian Senior of the Year Awards are an important platform to honour and celebrate our older community members as parents, grandparents, carers, mentors, and volunteers. "Seniors play a pivotal role, generously volunteering their time to assist and uplift others in need. As I engage with seniors across the electorate, I am continually inspired by their contributions to the community. It is essential we collectively celebrate and acknowledge their effort and impact."

The Victoria Senior Awards encompass a number of categories including Victorian Senior of Year Award, multiculturalism, healthy and active living, veteran community, ageing well and significant contribution to local communities.

Nominate inspiring seniors

Ms Bath said given that seniors enrich many of our lives and actively contribute to the economy, it would be wonderful to have a local win a state award this year "I am strongly encouraging people from eastern Victoria to nominate seniors who are making a significant contribution to our community," said Ms Bath.

Nominations are open to individuals aged 60 years or older, or 50 years and older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians. Criteria for each category can be found online at Seniors Online Victoria website. For those preferring a hardcopy of the guidelines and nomination forms, please contact Melina Bath MP's office on 51747066 or melina.bath@parliament.vic.gov.au. Applications close 11 August 2024.

Pictures from East Gippsland Shire Council Facebook page.

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