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PRESS RELEASE - 24/09/03

Photographic Exhibition celebrates
International Day for Older Persons

Healthy Cities Illawarra Aged Task Force are launching The ‘Time of Our Lives’ photo exhibition at the Old Courthouse in Belmore Basin on Wednesday the 1st of October, open for public viewing until Sunday 5th of October. The launch is being officially opened at 10am by Bronwyn Endinger, Director of the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre.

Aged Task Force member and President of the Wollongong Camera Club, Norm Melvin explained that “the exhibition challenges outdated perceptions of older people by visually demonstrating active seniors fully engaged in life’s opportunities, be it volunteering, singing, dancing or even jumping out of planes and riding on camels”.

This is the second year that Healthy Cities Illawarra Aged Task Force has run the ‘Time of our Lives’ photographic competition culminating in an exhibition. With over 70 entries the exhibition has proven to be a successful project for task force members and demonstrates that older people are a valued resource to their families, their community and the economy.

Frank Wallner, Manager of Healthy Cities Illawarra said that “In the second half of the twentieth century, twenty years have been added to the average life-expectancy worldwide. Old age is a new frontier. As pioneers of this life extension, today’s elders are writing the scripts for late-life, exploring new ways of being and this exhibition certainly demonstrates local active seniors having the time of their lives”.

Part of the exhibition will be displayed at the Greater Union, Burrelli Street from 6th October 2003.

For further details please contact Annette Bowen at Healthy Cities Illawarra on 42265000.

Photo/ interview opportunity
What: Photo Exhibition “time of our lives”
When: Launch @ 10am, Wednesday 1st of October.
Where : Old Courthouse Belmore Basin. Wollongong.
Morning Tea 11am.