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Nominations for the inaugural Age-Friendly Victoria Award are now open

The Award recognises excellence and innovation in creating age-friendly communities, promoting active ageing and improving quality of life and inclusion for older people. It aims to:

highlight the importance of age-friendly activities and environments for Victorian seniors
promote a high standard and quality in age-friendly practice across Victoria
recognise excellence and innovation in Victorian age-friendly initiatives.

The Victorian Government will present the inaugural Age-Friendly Victoria Award at the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards at Government House as part of the 2016 Victorian Seniors Festival.

The selection criteria will be based on:

Engagement with older people – older people participate in planning and implementing the age-friendly activity or environment.
Age-friendliness – the activity or environment enables older people to achieve good health and wellbeing, social and economic participation, or personal security.
Attitudinal shift – the activity or environment promotes positive attitudes towards ageing and older people in the community.
Sustainability – the activity or environment is embedded within the community or organisation or business to ensure its ongoing viability.

Nominate your organisation or business now by downloading the Age-Friendly Victoria Award nomination form PDF 116KB.

For more information or assistance with completing the nomination form please telephone Seniors Information Victoria on 1300 135 090 or email askcota@cotavic.org.au.

Nominations close on Thursday 30 June 2016.

Source: seniorsonline.vic.gov.au