Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s Victorian Seniors Festival is being produced in a very different way. To keep everyone safe, the Festival comes straight to you in your home, with pre-recorded performances and interviews, radio programs, and local online events. The Seniors Online website has up-to-date information about what’s on and how to access the events online. Your local council may also […]
The 2020 Victorian Seniors Festival has been redesigned to get around the restrictions of COVID-19. Without the usual events at Melbourne Town Hall or Federation Square, this year, organisers are bringing the festival direct to you with online performances, Zoom interviews and storytelling. The free travel program that’s part of the festival will be delayed until later
Like so many people, my usual workout routine has been severely disrupted – all due to COVID-19. My yoga school is now closed. My weekly cardio tennis class is cancelled. And my group strength training sessions suffered the same fate when my local gym closed its doors. For me, getting together with others is one
Older Men: New Ideas (OM:NI) groups around Victoria are adapting to the COVID-19 crisis. Drawing on their life experience, these men are taking on the new challenge of isolation with positivity and resilience. While all face-to-face group meetings have gone into hibernation, the men are keeping in touch via phone or emails. Not everyone is
