❓ The question asks the Minister for Seniors and Volunteering to update the house on government initiatives recognising seniors. The Minister details discounts, free transport, cost-of-living rebates, the WA Seniors Awards, Seniors Week, and community grants for seniors' events.
AnsweredQoN 238Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
SENIORS — RECOGNITION
238. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for Seniors and
Volunteering:
Can the minister please update the house on what the
government does to recognise seniors in our community, as there are many high
achieving seniors in my electorate, and I am sure everybody else's
electorate, too?
238. Ms E. EVANGEL to the Minister for Seniors and
Volunteering:
Can the minister please update the house on what the
government does to recognise seniors in our community, as there are many high
achieving seniors in my electorate, and I am sure everybody else's
electorate, too?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question; she was spot on with
that.
There is a raft of measures. We help seniors in our community
with discounts, free public transport and a cost-of-living rebate. Another way
to recognise seniors in our community is through nominations, which opened this
month, for the WA Seniors Awards. This is the twenty-eighth year that we have
run the seniors awards in Western Australia. It is a great community event and
a week is held for Seniors Week, which will be from 11 to 17 November this
year. On Sunday, 10 November, we will name the Senior of the Year Award winner,
but there are five other categories people can nominate a senior for. There is
the Community Award for a volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to
seniors through leadership working with service organisations. There is also
the Intergenerational Award for seniors working with children and young people
aged under 25 years. The beyondblue Inspiration Award for Wellbeing is for
individuals who work to promote the mental health and wellbeing of seniors in
our community. There is also the COTA WA Champion for Seniors Award category,
which is for individuals of any age who work in a paid capacity, so a lot of
our paid employees who work with seniors also have a category to be nominated
for. The last category is the Bendigo Bank Active Ageing Leadership Award,
which is for not-for-profit and government organisations that provide
innovative planning for seniors in the population. Of course, the most
important award is the Juniper 2013 WA Senior of the Year Award. I encourage
members to nominate seniors in their community who have done a fantastic job.
Also in relation to this, we allocate up to $1 000 for a community group that
wishes to run a seniors event in its community in the week of 11 to 17 November.
I encourage all members to get involved and nominate anyone in their groups and
seniors who have done a fantastic job.
that.
There is a raft of measures. We help seniors in our community
with discounts, free public transport and a cost-of-living rebate. Another way
to recognise seniors in our community is through nominations, which opened this
month, for the WA Seniors Awards. This is the twenty-eighth year that we have
run the seniors awards in Western Australia. It is a great community event and
a week is held for Seniors Week, which will be from 11 to 17 November this
year. On Sunday, 10 November, we will name the Senior of the Year Award winner,
but there are five other categories people can nominate a senior for. There is
the Community Award for a volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to
seniors through leadership working with service organisations. There is also
the Intergenerational Award for seniors working with children and young people
aged under 25 years. The beyondblue Inspiration Award for Wellbeing is for
individuals who work to promote the mental health and wellbeing of seniors in
our community. There is also the COTA WA Champion for Seniors Award category,
which is for individuals of any age who work in a paid capacity, so a lot of
our paid employees who work with seniors also have a category to be nominated
for. The last category is the Bendigo Bank Active Ageing Leadership Award,
which is for not-for-profit and government organisations that provide
innovative planning for seniors in the population. Of course, the most
important award is the Juniper 2013 WA Senior of the Year Award. I encourage
members to nominate seniors in their community who have done a fantastic job.
Also in relation to this, we allocate up to $1 000 for a community group that
wishes to run a seniors event in its community in the week of 11 to 17 November.
I encourage all members to get involved and nominate anyone in their groups and
seniors who have done a fantastic job.
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