Time of their lives

The 2017 Yarra Ranges Seniors Festival will be holding a Time of Your Life Expo, starting with music and information stalls at Upwey’s Buminja Cultural Centre from 5pm to 7.30pm on Wednesday 4 October.
Sing Australia, Ian Green, the Ukuele Band and the Skylark Band will perform in the Skylark room.
The venue’s foyer will host information stalls about fitness, men’s centres, men’s health, community and neighbourhood houses, U3A Probus, local clubs, businesses and carers’ networks.
Yarra Ranges Mayor, Cr Noel Cliff, said the aim of the evening was to show residents they could have the time of their lives after 50.
“One thing that we more mature residents know is that age is no barrier to having fun,” he said.
“The Seniors Festival is a chance to connect with other elders in the community and have a good time at a range of different events.”
The Dandenong Ranges Music Council’s New Horizons Band will perform short sets over the evening, inviting festival goers to join the performance with a number of instruments.
From 7.30pm, Deborah Conway and Will Zygier will perform songs and tell stories about the maturity of life.
Cr Cliff said the festival was a way of the seniors getting involved in a range of activities within the community.
“There are so many clubs and services in our community that our senior residents can get involved in and we wanted to showcase a few at the Time of Your Life Expo and the Seniors Festival,” he said.
Entry to the expo is free, with tickets to Deborah Conway and Will Zygier’s performance $12 per person.
To book tickets to the expo, visit https://goo.gl/n4PJj4.