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New venue draws large crowd to Seniors Expo
National Seniors Australia Garden City Branch
president Hazel Gillies was amazed by the attendance
at last week’s Seniors Expo.
The Seniors Expo 2022 opened the doors to
the Founders Pavilion at the Toowoomba Showgrounds
on Thursday.
Mrs Gillies said more than 750 people had
walked through the doors of the expo within the
first two hours of the event.
“The Founder’s Pavilion has provided a fantastic
venue for the expo, it has a lot of space which
allows us to have more vendors as well as plenty
of parking,” she said.
More than 100 vendors were present at the
expo from health products, retirement villages,
lawyers, social clubs, education and more.
“The Toowoomba Seniors Expo gathers all the
pertinent information for seniors, and their relatives
and carers under the one roof,” Mrs Gillies
said.
National Seniors Australia general manager
Chris Grice said it was fantastic to see such large
numbers so early into the day.
“We have 84 branches across the country. In
their own communities they do events just like
this; they’re either providing education or raising
money for charity,” he said.
“Seniors Expo is very much about giving back
to the community and being community-minded
when they’re engaging with their local residences.”
Mrs Gillies said she and the other members of
the Garden City Branch were grateful of the support
the Toowoomba Regional Council provided
for the 2022 Toowoomba Seniors Expo.
TRC Councillor Kerry Shine said the council
Jim Cosgrove and David Utley
Toowoomba City Bowls Club
was proud to partner with the expo for the celebrations
of Queensland Seniors Month.
“I thank the groups who have made this event
possible, particularly the organizing committee,
most notably Hazel Gilles from the National Seniors
Australia Garden City Branch,” Cr Shine
said.
“I also want to acknowledge our senior residents’
contributions across the workforce, in
community and volunteer organisations.” - Sean
White
Paul Matthews, Gary Mason, Camel Barrett,
Alan Davis, David Edwards and Carol Edwards
– Toowoomba Bridge Club
Chris Grice, Hazel Gillies, Ken Gillies and
Robert Gillett – National Seniors Australia
Ralph and Kate Williams
Meringandan West
Florence and Les Comollatti
Toowoomba
Golden Oldies
Picture Show
Featuring the original 1938 black and white film
version of A Christmas Carol
Plus cartoons and shorts
Crows Nest
Community RSL Hall
Friday,
November 4
Doors open 1.30pm
Movies start 2.00pm
Tickets at the door
– EFTPOS available
Lesley Hodges and Dawn Stegert
Toowoomba
Frank and Cathy Couper
Miles
FRONT PAGE PHOTO: Seniors Expo visitors
Terry Nolan, Toowoomba, Jill Hunt, Adelaide,
and John Brien, Toowoomba - Photos by
Sean White
Admission: $10.00; children under 12: $5.00
(Includes afternoon tea during intermission)
Presented by
Crows Nest Arts Council
Enquiries: cnacsecretary@gmail.com or 0409 728 976
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