Tuesday, 15 October 2024

 Luba GRIGOROVITCH (Kororoit) (13:13): Every year throughout the month of October we celebrate the Victorian Seniors Festival. This year it was my pleasure to host the inaugural Kororoit seniors morning tea as part of seniors week. The morning tea was a chance to bring together seniors from across Kororoit and celebrate the invaluable contribution that they have made and continue to make within our community. It was also a great opportunity to celebrate ageing well and put an emphasis on fun and good times with older people. It was a pleasure to have representatives from the Caroline Springs RSL, Comm Unity Plus, Rotary, Lions Club, St George’s parish and many of the multicultural seniors across Melbourne’s west. I want to thank them for their ongoing and continuing support.

I also want to give huge shout-out to and acknowledge the wonderful efforts of the Victoria University Secondary College student band, who performed at the seniors morning tea. I am so proud to have VU Secondary in Kororoit, and I love watching all that they continue to achieve. I would like to make special mention of the principal Elaine Hazim and of course the music teacher Robert Breen, who is incredibly passionate. The seniors were so impressed with these young people and the talents of these students. It made our morning tea a truly fun and uplifting event.

To the Allied Pinnacle team, another huge thankyou for your generosity in providing scrumptious baked goods for the seniors morning tea. The seniors loved leaving with goodie bags at the conclusion. To Minister Suleyman, who was my special guest of honour: thank you. To all of our seniors in Kororoit and Victoria, happy Seniors Month.