Have a Go Day, a LiveLighter Event, Celebrating 31 years in the Beautiful Grounds of Burswood Park, Wednesday 15th November 2023 9am to 3pm
Have a Go Day, a LiveLighter Event this year’s theme is “Age is No Barrier” is an activity/information day for over 50’s, at the event there will be a wide range of information and activities, something for everyone. Join the Hon. David Templeman MLA, Minister for Sport & Recreation at the Official Welcome, 10.30am at the entertainment stage site 101. There will be a wide variety of activities to have a go at on the day with plenty of entertainment and hospitality tents available, remember to keep hydrated at the hospitality tents providing free tea, coffee & bottled water for participants. Free Shuttle buses will be regularly running from Burswood Train Station and Crown to the event and back again Seniors Card/Seniors Smart Riders travel free on Transperth busses 9am to 3.30pm. Seniors Recreation Council of WA gratefully acknowledges the invaluable support of a major grant from Lotterywest towards Have a Go Day 2023, a LiveLighter Event in Burswood Park. SRCWA wishes to express a huge thank you to all our valued Sponsors & supporters who provide the means with which to make Have a Go Day, a LiveLighter Event possible: Burswood Park Board, Lotterywest, Crown Perth, Have a Go Newspaper, Government of Western Australia, LiveLighter Healthway, Channel 7, Radio 6PR, Juniper, Telstra, Phoenix Insurance Brokers, Curtin Radio 100.1fm, Kings Tours & Travel, Classic Hire & Scarboro Toyota. Further information is available by calling 6118 2716.
SRCWA Annual General Meet
The SRCWA Annual General Meeting was held on 27th September 2023, State President Phil Paddon welcomed everyone to the meeting, a minute silence was held in remembrance of all those who passed during 2022/2023. Phil then spoke about the history of SRCWA and acknowledged all the work done by the organisation throughout the year. Phil then handed over to SRCWA Executive Officer Dawn Yates to open the meeting and address those in attendance. Dawn welcomed representatives from the SRCWA Branches and thanked all the volunteers for their dedication to SRCWA’s programs and events and for the hours of work they all do on behalf of SRCWA. She also on behalf of SRCWA thanked the Wooroloo Trustees who provide invaluable assistance at numerous events throughout the year.
Graham Bennett was elected to the position of Vice President, Colin Steer was elected to the position of Treasurer and Jan McGlinn OAM was elected to the position of Branch President Representative for a further two years. Congratulations to Graham, Colin and Jan on your elections. SRCWA’s Annual Report for 2022/2023 was presented and well received and appreciation expressed to the office staff who compiled the report. The guest speakers at the AGM were Graham Bennett who spoke about his experiences at Fairbridge Boys Home and Richard Goodwin who spoke about his recent publication “Stone of Eternity”, both presentations were enjoyed by all. The meeting was then closed and followed by a delicious lunch.
LiveLighter Aged Care Games Peel Region
The SRCWA LiveLighter Aged Care Games in Peel region were held on Tuesday 10th October 2023 at the Murray Aquatic and Leisure Centre. SRCWA Peel Branch president Jan McGlinn OAM and her group of dedicated volunteers supported by Alcoa volunteers and State Office presented an event for seniors in care which was enjoyed by all. 12 teams competed in a range of activities specifically modified for seniors in care. SRCWA Executive Officer Dawn Yates welcomed everyone and invited them to stand a join in the national anthem, she then introduced Tom Duxbury – Pinjarra Alumina Refinery Production Manager to officially open the games. Dawn then invited SRCWA State President Phil Paddon (our MC for the day) to say a few words and get the games underway.
The entertainment for the games during the lunch break was provided by “Dolphin Square Dancers” who enterained the crown with some wonderful square dancing.
The best presented team on the day was Greenfields The “Circus and Ringmasters” with an honourable mention to Graceford Knights Baptistcare, This was one of the most colourful and vibrant games held in the Peel region. Thank you to all the care facilities support staff for your enthusiasm and creativity in making this such a fun event.
In third place was “Bedingfeld Sports Allsorts”, second place was “Graceford Knights Baptistcare” and first place by a small margin was ” SilverChain Team 2″. Our oldest competitor on the day was 101 years young, Elsie Corbett, from the “Bedingfeld Sports Allsorts”. SRCWA thanks and acknowledges the hard work by the SRCWA Peel Branch, the team from Alcoa Australia Staff, SRCWA State Branch volunteers and staff who helped to make this a most enjoyable event for the participants and such a great success.
The SRCWA Peel Branch LiveLighter Aged Care Games supported by LiveLighter Healthway, Government of WA, Alcoa and the Shire of Murray. Remember LiveLighter by eating a rainbow of Fruits and Vegetables.
“Be Connected” Seniors Tech Expo – Get online Week
The SRCWA Be Connected Get Online Week, Seniors Tech Expo, now in its sixth year, was held on 20th October 2023 at the Vincent Community Centre.
At this year’s Expo SRCWA partnered with The City of Vincent who provided the venue and through the Good Things Foundation, were fortunate to secure a Be Connected Grant, this enabled SRCWA to once again conduct a very successful event.
SRCWA State Vice President Graham Bennett officially opened the Expo at 10.00am, which included an introduction to each of the exhibitors. Exhibitors gave a short presentation on their products and services and explained how they can be of help to seniors in their day-to-day life. Martin Yates – TSS Program Manager talked about redundancy and what to do in a power outage to keep digital devices operational. Our guest speaker for the event was nbn Local’s Ashley Merrett Community Ambassador – South West WA. Ashley presented on “Your Digital Legacy”, an important topic and could help your loved ones manage your online accounts after you pass. Participants enjoyed a healthy and delicious lunch as well as tea, coffee and water at the event. Our grateful thanks go to the organisations and Government Departments who supported this event, which helped to introduce and encouraged the participants to the wonders of being online and encouraged then to “Try One Thing”. A big thank you to the SRCWA staff and volunteers who worked hard to facilitate this event, thank you to Richard Dermody for photographing the event.