Tag: seniors
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Maroondah Heritage Senior Citizens Club end of year luncheon
This afternoon I was invited to attend the Maroondah Heritage Senior Citizens end of year luncheon. Maroondah Heritage Senior Citizens is based at Federation Estate in Ringwood and provide regular day trips, card games, singing and other forms of entertainment for Maroondah’s senior citizens. Maroondah Heritage Senior Citizens, like other senior citizens clubs, provides a…
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Outer East Citizens Advocacy (OECA) End of Year Function for 2006
The Outer East Citizens Advocacy (OECA) provides support and referral services for people with disabilities and the elderly. Based in Greenwood Avenue, OECA held its end of year celebrations with a barbeque. The strength and vitality of a community is only as strong as its volunteers and OECA in roles such as supporting the Maroondah…
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The Victorian Senior: Transport plan fails to deliver
While offering tokenistic gestures such as free public transport on Sundays for seniors, the State Government’s Transport and Liveability Statement ultimately fails to provide a frequent, reliable and readily available public transport system for the two-thirds of Melbourne that live beyond the rail network. The Victorian Senior has reported on the failure of the State…