Victorian Seniors Festival 2008

Seniors Festival 2008 Dates

The dates for the 2008 Victorian Seniors Festival will be Sunday 5 to Sunday 12 October.

2008 Festival Program

The 2008 Festival program is now available. You can collect a copy from all Coles outlets, libraries and most of Victoria's neighbourhood and community houses.

You can also download the whole program as a Word document, or each section as a PDF:

• 2008 Victorian Seniors Festival Events Program (Word 843 kb)

• Section 1 - Introduction and Opening Day (PDF 992 kb)
  Covers the Minister’s welcome, free transport information, event ticket purchase information, Federation Square events, the Aveo Live Well Festival Hub, the Melbourne Town Hall Concerts, and the Country Concert & Wicked Widows regional tours.
• Section 2 - Entertainment (PDF 238 kb)
  Covers the range of dance, music, film and theatrical events on during the festival, including the ACNMI Seniors Film Festival.
• Section 3 - Visit (PDF 366 kb)
  Covers galleries, museums, heritage, Parks Victoria properties, open days and the various events occurring as part of the Images Of Age project.
• Section 4 - Learning, Listening (PDF 234 kb)
  Covers a range of information sessions and events.
• Section 5 - Outings (PDF 221 kb)
  Covers cafes and food, tours and sightseeing.
• Section 6 - Active Living (PDF 223 kb)
  Covers the ‘Go for your life’ regional walks program, other walking tours, sport, fitness, health and diet.
• Section 7 - Festival Planner (PDF 276 kb)
  A full list of the 79 Victorian Council contacts and a guide to what’s on each day.

If you would like to be emailed a large print version of the sections of the program you are interested in, please email chris.reidy@dpcd.vic.gov.au.

Partners Communications Toolkit

This section provides Festival partners with a range of tools they can download to help them promote their events. Take a look at the Festival toolkit.