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24.01.2022 Art and Craft Caf for Seniors Calling all craft lovers! AMCS is organising a weekly online caf for seniors and also members of community to share their passio...n for arts and crafts. The meetings start tomorrow and will be held every Thursday 10:30am-11:30am via Zoom. If you are interested in taking part in this activity, please contact Tinatin via email: [email protected] or calling: 0412 418 596 #crafts #art #seniors #community #cafe #sharing #stories #AMCS

24.01.2022 As things open up more please be aware that contact details must be recorded for anyone who spends more than 15 minutes in a venue.

23.01.2022 Cocky want a cracker?

23.01.2022 R U OK? A conversation coudl change a life. Take care

23.01.2022 Social bubbles - what you need to know

23.01.2022 Accolades for the the ABC show Old People's home for 4 year olds

22.01.2022 Featured this month for Seniors Card and Seniors Festival Radio Reimagined - Adam Simmons with Komeda, jazz and pierogi - a podcast where Adam talks about his connection to Polish culture and how the Zatoczka project with Jean Poole came about. Listen now: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au//liste/music-features... Full album: http://fatrain.bandcamp.com

20.01.2022 Radio Reimagined Ancient musical instruments Guzheng and Indian Bansuri Flute come together on this exclusive music collaboration for listeners of Radio Reimagined. With instrumentalists and composers Mindy Meng Wang (Australia/China) and Vinod Prasanna (Australia/India), who also share their music and cultural connections. Vinod Prasanna is a performing and recording artist, teacher, craftsman and ambassador of the Bansuri. Vinod has more than 17 years of performing and te...aching experience and continues a family legacy that celebrates more than two-and-a-half centuries of Indian music. You can listen to the full episode at https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au//liste/music-features

20.01.2022 Loving this new silo art in the Grampians https://www.facebook.com/abcmelbourne/posts/10158700759 413926

20.01.2022 What a great shot!

18.01.2022 What a great invention - wondering if they were inspired by Koala ears or angel wings?

18.01.2022 Radio Reimagined Adam Simmons is one of Australias most highly regarded and eclectic musicians, performing with artists as varied as Nigel Kennedy, The Pearly Shells, Australian Art Orchestra and Spiderbait. In this presentation, Adam discusses his new CD, Zatoczka Tribute to Komeda, inspired by the music and legacy of legendary film and jazz composer, Krzysztof Komeda, as well as his own personal experiences of Polish culture including pierogi, paczki and maybe a litt...le vodka. You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au//liste/music-features

18.01.2022 Radio Reimagined One of Australias most adventurous sopranos, Deborah Kaysers music practices span the centuries from Ancient Chant, the Baroque, to Contemporary explorations in written and improvised music. Nick Tsiavos is a bassist and composer whose music operates at the intersections of the Modern and the Ancient, explored through the prism of Improvisation. The voice and the contrabass combine to create a rich aesthetic experience while embarking on an exploration o...f the deep emotions that run through this collection of Irish love songs from the last two hundred years. You can listen to the full episdode here: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au//liste/music-features

17.01.2022 Some of singer-songwriter Rebecca Barnards finest work has been created well away from a recording studio. Nature is where I process things and plan and just be, surrounded by this beautiful healing, environment. I love waking up in the morning and seeing the sunshine and hearing birds sing and going on long walks with my doggies, Rebecca says. That is my favourite thing to do. It gets into my cells and helps me produce something good musically. My last album was totally ...inspired by nature, its even got bird calls and frogs and fish splashing-like sounds. #VicSeniorsFestival #InTheGroove #RebeccaBarnard #RebeccaEmpire #Music

16.01.2022 A spectacular sunrise in the Macedon Ranges from the weekend

15.01.2022 Know the 4 steps of asthma first aid - in case of asthma attack.

14.01.2022 When comedian Mark Trevorrow birthed his over-the-top safari-suit-wearing character Bob Downe in 1984, the aim was to make people laugh but he has been delighted to discover Bob hasnt just nailed that, he has also helped many young people to become comfortable in their sexuality. One of the nicest things over the years has been if Im out and about at a shopping centre or somewhere, Ill get approached by a mum with an obviously gay young person. Its either a son or a daughter, usually a son, and theyll tell me what a difference its made to them and their family and their feelings about the kid being gay, Mark says. Whilst some older gay people have criticised Bob for perpetuating a stereotype, Mark says they need to look harder.

12.01.2022 Happy Birthday Agatha Christie! We are delighted to be sharing your radio play as part of the #VicSeniorsFestival https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au//listen-n/radio-plays #100YearsofChristie

12.01.2022 She said, I will never, ever not be heard again. Learning one of your workshop participants has ordered a coffee would not normally be cause for a celebration but, for voice specialist Geraldine Cook-Dafner, it was a breakthrough moment. With a grant she received from the Australian Research Council, Geraldine had been investigating the effects of actor vocal training techniques on people with impaired hearing who wore cochlear implants. It was very much about them find...ing their voices and having the confidence to be heard in public, because what often happens if they have electronic aids, such as a cochlear implant, is that people dont often hear them. People will often say, Whatd you say? Speak up, and its really disempowering. #VicSeniorsFestival #InTheGroove #GeraldineCook #TheVoice #Acting

12.01.2022 Dont delay your cancer screening appointment, or avoid seeking medical assistance if you arent feeling quite right.

12.01.2022 This week The Pulse continues with its daily Seniors Card and Seniors Festival programming each day between 12pm-1pm! Tune into hear a mixture of; Music & ent...ertainment features from nostalgia to contemporary artists... Radio plays from Agatha Christie to specially commissioned plays.. Spoken word, poetry & prose.. See more

11.01.2022 Jorje Cuban is a Bolivian musician who sings us a song called Caripuyo in an Indigenous Bolivian language. Rafaela Lopez has been a fearless, tireless community advocate, forging ground-breaking support for the Spanish-speaking Latin American communities. #VicSeniorsFestival #InTheGroove

11.01.2022 A potplant worth its weight in gold... or a sign of the times?

11.01.2022 Country singer Patrick McMahon learned early on that showbiz is a rollercoaster when he was given the cane by a Benedictine monk at his boarding school after winning a televised talent show when he was 16. I snuck out of school in New Norcia and hitched a ride with a truckie down to Perth to perform on Stars of the Future, which was like the prelude to The Voice back in the day, Patrick says. Enjoy this video from #VicSeniorsFestival as part of #InTheGroove.

10.01.2022 Three cheers for Bob the Railway Dog! Bow wow!

10.01.2022 Great news for Regional Victoria

08.01.2022 Salsa, limbo or duck walk? Which will it be?! https://www.abc.net.au//silly-walking-signs-brin/12623010

08.01.2022 Awww Father Bob on Anhs brush with fame

07.01.2022 When voice over artist Pete Smith was growing up, he wasnt interested in being a firefighter or a police officer his big dream was to be a radio announcer. I just idolised the radio people. A typical night after tea Id sit on the couch with mum doing the knitting and dad reading the evening paper and me looking up at the radio on the mantelpiece, listening, rivetted. It was theatre of the imagination. #VicSeniorsFestival #InTheGroove #PeteSmith #Voice

06.01.2022 Loving these large scale art projects

05.01.2022 Andrew Parker of U3A Ballarat Hiking Club tells us when his favourite pastime of hiking every week came to a halt during lockdown it inspired a lightbulb moment. Watch this wonderful community organisation below and share the love as part of #VicSeniorsFestival #InTheGroove

05.01.2022 Nancy is a founding member and facilitator of Creativity Cluster, a group of nine female artists who met through a U3A class. Each works in a different medium, including painting, photography and ceramics. The group not only holds exhibitions, but also gives talks and runs workshops for the public. #VicSeniorsFestival #NanceDLane #Visualart #InTheGroove

03.01.2022 Radio Reimagined An intimate episode with Yorta Yorta musician, composer and filmmaker Allara Pattison. As a climate advocate, Allaras artistic works align with environmental and social justice topics. In conversation with journalist Jessica Ankomah, Allara talks about her music, family, new projects and challenges in the current climate and delivers an original musical performance specially made for Radio Reimagined. Allara is a Yorta Yorta musician, composer, filmmaker, ...and involved in the climate justice movement. Using a double bass and loop station at the core, she is inspired by ancient oral traditions and is a natural storyteller. Allara harnesses hard-hitting spoken word taking the listener on a journey reflecting cultural, spiritual and environmental empowerment. Gently lulling audiences into a united chorus of unadorned melodies, her sound is unique and soul-stirring. Hear the full episode at https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au//listen-n/spoken-word

03.01.2022 Heat health alert for Mallee weather district this Friday 27 November! The Chief Health Officer has issued a heat health alert based on the Bureau of Meteorology 7-day forecast. The forecast conditions may cause an increase in heat related illnesses in the community.... Extreme heat can affect anyone. Pregnant women, people with a pre-existing medical condition, people aged over 65 and children and babies are most at risk. Heat kills more Australians than any natural disaster. Find out more at the Bureau of Meterology Heatwave service website: http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/heatwave/

02.01.2022 Some great information on understanding your rights regarding energy and water bills at this time

02.01.2022 Join the Gerard Mansour, Commissioner for Senior Victorians at the live launch of his new report 'Ageing Well in a Changing World' here from 3.55pm (Thursday 12 November) #ageingwell

01.01.2022 #victoriaremembers #remembranceday20 #lestweforget

01.01.2022 Performances for the Victorian Seniors Festival reimagined are often a trip down memory lane for listeners, but Tania Kernaghan experienced her own blast from the past when recording her latest contribution. I was over at my brother Lees place and I mentioned the seniors festival and that I was going to record another song, and he said, Why dont we do it now?. It was a golden opportunity hes hard to nail down. So, he played the piano and sang some backing vocals and ...I sang as an old song, Tennessee Waltz, that we used to sing when we were kids in our little band the Angels and the blue devils. We ended up having a bit of a jam. It was really great. #VicSeniorsFestival #InTheGroove #TaniaKernaghan #LeeKernaghan #CountryMusic #Music

01.01.2022 Radio Reimagined This is an excerpt from a story written and performed by Sylvie Leber. Stories From The Pier shares the heritage, experiences, memories, emotions, and stories of migration by-and-about generations of immigrants and their families who decades ago, undertook the long life-changing journey to Australia by ship, and who have since become an integral part of Australian society and culture. ... Episode 1 features stories told by Adam Ricco and Domenico de Clario Episode 2 features stories told by Sylvie Leber and Janna McCurdy Hilbrink. You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au//listen-n/spoken-word