This year’s Seniors’ Festival with the theme ‘Connect, Create, Celebrate’ is in full swing with a jam-packed program of events throughout the month of October.

Indigo Shire Council delivers the festival in partnership with the Victorian government, local businesses and community organisations.

Indigo Shire Council’s community development officer Kate O’Toole said the festival is for people over 55 years of age.

With a huge variety of events, Ms O’Toole said council wanted to make sure there was something of appeal to almost everyone.

“One of the ways we have ensured that the events are what people want to see is by allocating the Victorian state government funding to the Indigo Seniors Grant program so that the communities can run the program,” she said.

“That’s why we have such a diverse array of events this year, in addition to programming through our libraries and historic precincts."

Ms O’Toole said everyone is looking for interesting, free, or low-cost things to do.

“This can be even more important for people who are socially isolated or who don’t have a lot of connection to their community,” she said.

“Getting out to events, helps connect people with similar interests – from line dancing to croquet, from Wahgunyah to Tangambalanga.

“It’s a chance to get arty, get active, get engaged and connect, create and celebrate this month.”

Among a huge variety of events are Beechworth Health Service’s Garden Tour, a Rutherglen Baby Boomers Ballet, a Yackandandah Reclaimed Jewellery and a Beechworth creative art workshop with Lisa Bishop.

Others include The Gold and the Bold at The Rutherglen State Gold Battery, a talk and tour about the Rutherglen Wine Bottle at the iconic site and the Yackandandah Women’s Shed subsidised lunch at the Yackandandah Hotel for an afternoon of trivia.

Seniors are also invited to Beechworth Primary School’s event celebrating 150 years of education.

Visit www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-events/Indigo-Seniors-Festival-2025 for event information including dates, times and registrations.