2025 Victorian Seniors Festival

Next date: Saturday, 04 October 2025 | 07:00 AM to Thursday, 30 October 2025 | 04:00 PM

Celebrations will be held across the Gannawarra this October to mark the 2025 Victorian Seniors Festival.

Gannawarra Shire Council is partnering with Northern District Community Health and local neighbourhood houses to support 18 events as part of the festival, which encourages senior Victorians to age positively.

Major local events occurring throughout October include:

• Gannawarra Library Service-organised Author Talks sessions at its Cohuna and Kerang branches. Rural fiction/romance writer, Laurelle Cousins will feature at a session occurring at Cohuna Library on Wednesday, 8 October from 10.30am, with family saga/romance author, J Mary Masters the guest at a session occurring at Kerang’s Sir John Gorton Library on Tuesday, 21 October from 10.30am.
• A Crafting and Morning Tea event, at the Cohuna Library on Wednesday, 15 October from 10.30am.
• Kerang Neighbourhood House’s Special Social Lunch, on Thursday, 16 October from 12 noon.
• The Leitchville Seniors Celebrations, at the Leitchville Memorial Hall on Thursday, 16 October from 1pm.
• The Seniors’ Creekside Lunch, at Tree Tops Scout Camp on Monday, 20 October from 12 noon.
• Damian Callian’s Hall Stories performances, at the Lake Charm Hall on Tuesday, 21 October and the Murrabit Hall on Thursday, 23 October.
• A singalong with the Gay Charmers (pictured), occurring at Kerang’s Sir John Gorton Library on Thursday, 30 October from 2pm.
• Northern District Community Health-organised Social Meals sessions, planned for venues across the municipality throughout October.

The 2025 Gannawarra Seniors Festival program, features details on the above events, including how to book. Copies are available from Council’s Customer Service Centres, Gannawarra Library Service branches or by clicking on the image below.

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