Get involved in 2023 Seniors Festival: 1-12 February
Published on 10 January 2023
Shoalhaven City Council is inviting the community to take part in the 2023 Seniors Festival to be held next month.
A series of free events will run from Wednesday 1 February to Sunday 12 February 2023, hosted by Council and community organisations. The theme for this years’ event is celebrate together.
Shoalhaven City Council Mayor Amanda Findley said that the festival offered great opportunities to ‘celebrate together’ with unique experiences for community members right across the region.
“I invite everyone to take part in the 12-day festival. Whether you are meeting people or learning new skills, it is all about having a great time as part of community life in the Shoalhaven.
Experience the simple joy of re-connecting with old friends or meeting new people in your local community. With a wide range of events being held from Nowra down to Ulladulla – there is something for everyone”, Cr Findley said.
The festival will feature free come and try sessions, live music and dancing, lunches and inter-generational activities:
- Musical & Dance Performance by Dhawarri & Contemporary Dancers – experience the magic of the Dhawarri and Contemporary Dancers as they express ideas creatively, with an appreciation of the dynamic cultural and historical role of dance in our community.
- Glorius Mud Singers Choir & Community Singalong – sit back and enjoy the performance or lend your voice to the Shoalhaven’s best-loved community choirs.
- Shoalhaven Community Choir Performance - enjoy a riveting performance featuring a variety of songs from well-known bands including the Seekers, Beatles, Neil Diamond and Abba plus there will be plenty of opportunities to participate.
- Bring your Favorite Senior to Storytime – invite your grandma, your poppy or an older friend or relative. Make a special artwork together to take home.
- A Golden Day of Fun – enjoy an action-packed day featuring flower arrangement workshop, swing dancing, baking class and trivia.
- Try Your Hand at Spinning, Weaving and Associated Crafts – get creative and meet new friends. Equipment and expertise provided, you can also learn about how to join the group.
- Aging Well in Place – discover a one-stop-shop for tenants to register with My Aged Care as well as serve as an opportunity for senior tenants to socialise with other tenants and members of the community over food, entertainment and a health and well-being activity.
- Stroke Recovery Club Lunch and Outing – share a meal and your experience with other stroke survivors, their families and their carers.
- Memories of times past morning tea - listen to music, have a cuppa and enjoy hearing of memories of times past. You are welcome to bring an item of memorabilia.
Activities are open to people over 60, people over 50 with a lifelong disability and Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people over 50. Carers of seniors are also encouraged to take part.
Seniors are an important part of our Shoalhaven community. The 2023 Seniors Week Festival activities are part of Council’s work to support seniors by creating equal and inclusive communities, where diversity is encouraged and everyone is welcomed, respected and treated equitably. Council thanks the community organisations hosting events for 2023 Seniors Festival Week.
To book your spot or for more information visit Council’s events page or call 1300 293 111.
You can also find a copy of the 2023 calendar of events at Council facilities.
NSW Seniors Festival is coordinated by NSW Department of Communities & Justice for more information about events held across NSW visit their website.