Events

May 2011

Information and events the Ambassador for Ageing attended in May, 2011.

Geoff Webster Memorial Lecture , Maffra 25 May 2011

The beautiful town of Maffra in Victoria gave Noeline a warm welcome during her visit on 25 May. Noeline was invited by the Geoff Webster Memorial committee to talk about her role as Ambassador for Ageing.

The annual Geoff Webster Memorial address is an important event in Maffra and Noeline's visit certainly attracted a big crowd of locals.

Noeline provided positive messages about growing older and she dispelled some myths. One of the myths Noeline talked about seemed to really resonate with the audience, and that was in relation to older people in the workforce. The audience was thrilled to hear that research proves older workers are more motivated to exceed expectations on the job than their younger counterparts, and that mature aged workers have fewer accidents at work than younger colleagues.

Noeline ended her speech by saying that older people know the truth about growing older and it isn't all bad. "Yes there can be some challenges as we age but older age can be just as fabulous as the other stages of our lives," Noeline said.










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Guest Speaker Maurice Zeffert Home - 50th Birthday Event, Perth

Noeline was delighted to be invited as guest speaker at the 50th Birthday event for the Maurice Zeffert Home in Perth, and was made to feel very welcome by the Jewish community.

Noeline opened her speech by acknowledging how important it is to encourage respect and support for cultural, religious and linguistic diversity in Australia and talked briefly about the Government's multicultural policy which was launched in February 2011.

As Ambassador for Ageing, Noeline emphasised that a balanced nutritious diet, combined with physical and social activity is the best recipe for good health as we grow older. The types of foods older people should eat to help maintain a healthy weight and diet includes vegetables, fruits, breads and cereals (especially wholegrain), legumes, lean meat, fish, poultry, dairy products and water is also essential for good health.






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