Celebrating Seniors Month 2024 in Queensland and Week of Ageing Well in South Australia [Video]

With the population getting older, there might be more people attending these events than a football match.

COTA Queensland initiated the first Queensland Seniors Week in October 1960, and it was originally known as Old People’s Week.

More than six decades on, Queensland Seniors Month provides opportunities to promote positive community attitudes towards older people and ageing, facilitate community participation, and enhance community connections, aligning with the Queensland Government’s and Council on the Ageing (COTA) Queensland’s vision of building age-friendly communities in Queensland.

The daily initiatives allow seniors to make new connections, discover and participate in new activities. There is an activity for free entrance every day for the month of October plus a High Tea, which does require a booking.

After-hour activities such as Monday Pilates and Tuesday Line Dancing, seniors can collect a voucher via email, newsletter (cut out) or at the Centre for one free class if …