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Celebrating the 2021 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards
Celebrating the 2021 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards
The wonderful contributions of older Victorians have been celebrated with the announcement of the 2021 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards.
For more than 25 years, the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards have recognised the volunteer work and community contributions of older Victorians. This year’s awardees highlight the resilience, compassion and commitment of senior Victorians across the state.
We encourage you to insert more information about award recipients local to or connected to your community – please see the full awardees list at: www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/awards
The Victorian Senior of the Year Awards are presented annually as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival. Award recipients will be celebrated in-person with a ceremony at Government House in early 2022.
Congratulations to all awardees. Read more about the Awards and 2021 awardees on the Seniors Online website at https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/awards
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Sharing local stories
2021 awardees are recognised for their work across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.
We encourage you to celebrate seniors local to your community or connected to your organisation.
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Awardee |
Award |
Location |
LGA |
Connected organisations |
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Anne Tudor OAM |
Premier’s Award |
Black Hill |
City of Ballarat |
Dementia Australia Bigger Hearts Dementia Alliance Ballarat |
|
Uncle Locky Eccles |
Healthy and Active Living Award |
Warrnambool |
Warrnambool City Council |
Warrnambool Wata Waetnanda group Warrnambool City Council OzChild SouthWest TAFE Warrnambool and District Football League |
|
John Thuy |
Promotion of Multiculturalism Award |
Ashburton |
City of Boroondara |
Australian Vietnamese Arts Inc. South Eastern Vietnamese Melbourne Association Council (SEMVAC) East Burwood Tennis Club (EBTC) Boroondara Writer’s Club Australian Vietnamese Association for Seniors |
|
Veronica Hassing |
Veteran Community Award |
Burnside |
City of Melton |
City of Melton Caroline Springs RSL Carers Victoria |
|
Auntie Frances Gallagher |
Ageing Well Award |
Brunswick |
City of Darebin |
Aboriginal Community Elders Service Aboriginal Advancement League City of Darebin Bundoora Homestead Art Centre |
|
Leo op den Brouw |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Mallacoota |
East Gippsland |
Mallacoota SES |
|
Trevor Eddy |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Box Hill North |
Whitehorse |
Greenlink Box Hill Incorporated Burke & Beyond Association Clota Cottage Neighbourhood House City of Whitehorse |
|
Valerie Donlan |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Nunawading |
Whitehorse |
U3A Nunawading AMES WIRE |
|
Joan Newman |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Waratah Bay |
South Gippsland |
Waratah Bay Family Day Fish Creek Op Shop Daffodil Day (Cancer Council) |
|
Agnes Kean |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Springvale |
Greater Dandenong |
Interfaith Network of the City of Greater Dandenong |
|
Floreena Forbes |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Ascot (Bendigo) |
Greater Bendigo |
Phoenix FM Bendigo Country Music Club Australian Country Music Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame |
|
Brenda Todd |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
East Brighton |
Bayside |
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Brighton Bayside Life Activities Club |
|
Thi Thinh (Tina) Nguyen |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Avondale Heights |
Brimbank |
Australian Vietnamese Arts Inc. Brimbank VISION |
|
John Fox |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Timboon |
Corangamite |
Timboon and District Healthcare Service Timboon Men’s Shed Timboon Evergreens Senior Citizens Club Terang Harness Racing Club |
|
Ken Mansfield |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Highton |
Greater Geelong |
Geelong and Surfcoast Cycling Club Highton Bowls Highton Rotary |
|
Gretta Vallance |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Alexandra |
Murrindindi Shire Council |
Murrindindi East U3A World’s Biggest Morning Tea (Cancer Council) Alexandra Quilters’ Group Embassy of Ideas Alexandra Visitor Information Centre |
|
Thoa Tran |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
St Albans |
Brimbank |
Australian Vietnamese Arts Inc. Rona Scrubs |
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Des Galgut |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Doncaster East |
Manningham |
Doncare |
|
Lois Thwaites |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Yarra Glen |
Yarra Ranges |
Healesville University of the Third Age |
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Uncle Frank Laxton |
COTA Senior Achiever Award |
Ballarat |
City of Ballarat |
Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative (BADAC) |
