{"id":24317,"date":"2019-05-29T15:08:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T15:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=24317"},"modified":"2019-05-30T00:16:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T00:16:21","slug":"nominate-a-local-for-victorian-senior-of-the-year-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/nominate-a-local-for-victorian-senior-of-the-year-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominate a local for Victorian Senior of the Year Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SURF Coast and Bellarine locals are being encouraged to recognise the contributions made to the community by seniors and organisations by nominating people for the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations opened in April for the awards that highlight the role of seniors who inspire others as mentors, educators, role models, leaders or others who make a great contribution.<\/p>\n<p>Categories include the Premier\u2019s Award for Victorian Senior of the Year, the Promotion of Multiculturalism Award, the Healthy and Active Living Award, the Veteran Community Award, the Council on the Ageing Victoria Senior Achiever Award and the Age-Friendly Victoria Award.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan said senior Victorians make an enormous contribution to our state.|<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir feats deserve to be celebrated \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly what these time-honoured awards are about. \u201cNominees could be a volunteer in your organisation, a friend, neighbour or family member, or just someone you see doing good work around your community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s awards honoured a long volunteer contribution in the Yarra Ranges and Cardinia communities, a Peek Whurrong Elder and a tireless advocate for the LGBTI community.<\/p>\n<p>The University of the Third Age Network Victoria received the Age-Friendly Victoria award for its efforts to support older people at all levels of the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 award recipients will be honoured at a ceremony at Government House as part of the 37th Victorian Seniors Festival this October.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations are open until July 5. 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