Celebrating Seniors Week - Bega Valley

March 28, 2008

A range of activities has been organised across the Bega Valley Shire to celebrate NSW Seniors Week from April 6 to 13.

Seniors Week celebrates the valuable contribution seniors make to the community and is a way of saying thank you to seniors and that contribution.

This year also marks 50 years of Seniors Week celebrations.

The theme for 2008 is Live Life which aims to encourage seniors to participate in at least one of the activities across the Shire.

The centrepiece of the week’s celebrations will be the Golden Gig and presentation of the Senior Citizen of the Year Award by the Mayor, Cr Tony Allen, at a luncheon and concert in the Merimbula RSL Club on Wednesday, April 9. This event is booked out.

Several local organisations have received small grants from the Bega Valley Shire Council to contribute to staging Seniors Week events. They are:

• Aunty Jean’s Good Health Program run by Eden Aboriginal Lands Council in Bega and Eden during Seniors Week. Phone Olga Manton on 6496 1436 for more information.
• Display of Imlay House residents’ work plus a slide and DVD show on Wednesday, April 9, from 10.15am to lunchtime in the Merimbula-Pambula Golf Club. Phone 6495 8600 for more information.
• Weave with the Animals on Friday, April 11, from 10am to 4pm at the Potoroo Palace (includes lunch). Phone 6494 9225 for details.
• Social lunch with residents of Hillgrove House & Casuarina at the Bega Country Club on Friday, April 11, from midday to mid-afternoon, organised by the Bermagui and District Senior Citizens’ Club. Phone 6493 4006 for more information.
• Free tour and morning tea at the Eden Killer Whale Museum on Monday, April 7, from 10am to noon. For more information pone 6496 2094.
• Open day and barbecue organised by the Eden Service & Social Club at the Men’s Shed) on Monday, April 7, from noon to afternoon. Phone 6496 3035 for more information.
• Mind your Mind interactive demonstration on Tuesday, April 8, from 10am to 2.30pm, organised by Alzheimer’s Association Bega. Phone 6492 6158 for more information.
• Development of an Oral History DVD and presentation on Wednesday, April 9, at 10am in the foyer of the Merimbula RSL Club ( and at other times throughout the Shire). Phone the Bega Valley Meals on Wheels Co-operative on 6492 4146 for more details.
• Movie mornings will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 8 and 9, at the Picture Show Man in Merimbula. Tickets cost $2 and can be bought at the door on presentation of your senior’s card. This event has been organised by Pambula-Merimbula CWA. Phone The Picture Show Man on 6495 3744 for more information.

For more information on any aspect of Seniors Week in the Bega Valley phone Council’s Community Development Officer, Emma Benton, on 6499 2317 or visit the Council website, www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au for a calendar of events.