Seniors campaign

The NSW Seniors Festival is being held from 1-12 February 2023. This year's theme is Celebrate together.

You can find a range of promotional resources, including social media posts and images, on the NSW Seniors Festival website.

You can also register your library's event.  

Libraries run a range of programs and events for the Seniors Festival, covering a broad range of topics. It's a great time to promote the resources in your Find Legal Answers and Drug Info collections.

Use the following sample posts to let the seniors in your community know about the legal information and information about drugs and alcohol available to them. 

Sample posts about the law

A selection of social media posts have been created for you to share across your social media channels. Simply copy and paste the content and download the relevant image to share on your social media channels. The posts highlight content on the Find Legal Answers website and information from legal agencies.  

• Worried about scams this #NSWSeniorsFestival? Find out about the different types of scams, how to report a scam, and where you can get help at Scamwatch scamwatch.gov.au #NSWPublicLibraries #LegalAnswersNSW
• Do you know what the most common scams are? Find out at Scamwatch scamwatch.gov.au #NSWPublicLibraries #LegalAnswersNSW #NSWSeniorsFestival
• Did you know there are legal services that can give free legal advice? Find where you can go for help at legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/seniors #NSWPublicLibraries #LegalAnswersNSW #NSWSeniorsFestival
• Problems with debt can happen at any age. The book 'Dealing with debt: a legal guide to personal debt in NSW' helps debtors in NSW to resolve their debt problems. It helps debtors to understand common types of debt and debt recovery processes, consider alternatives for managing debt issues, and respond to debt recovery action in the Local Court of NSW. Find it at your local library or online at legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/dealing-debt-legal-guide-personal-debt-nsw #NSWPublicLibraries #LegalAnswersNSW #NSWSeniorsFestival
• Are you a grandparent? Thinking of helping your family financially? Needing to make or change your will? Find out about legal issues than can affect older people in a series of online fact sheets from Legal Aid NSW: legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/seniors #NSWPublicLibraries #LegalAnswersNSW #NSWSeniorsFestival
• Want to learn more about the law this #NSWSeniorsFestival? Check out ‘Rest Assured’ – a legal guide which helps explains wills and the legal processes when someone dies in NSW. Get it free here: legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/rest-assured-legal-guide-wills-estates-planning-ahead-and-funerals #NSWPublicLibraries #LegalAnswersNSW
• Did you know that the Seniors Rights Service provides advice on legal issues to older people in NSW? Find out more about their free and confidential legal advice service at: www.seniorsrightsservice.org.au/ #NSWPublicLibraries #LegalAnswersNSW #NSWSeniorsFestival
• Do you want to learn more about the law this #NSWSeniorsFestival? Check out the resources at legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/seniors - you'll find information and sources of free legal help #NSWPublicLibraries #LegalAnswersNSW

Sample posts about drugs and alcohol

A selection of social media posts have been created for you to share across your social media channels. Simply copy and paste the content and download the relevant image to share on your social media channels. The posts highlight content on the Drug Info website and information from health agencies.  

• Visit druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/seniors for more information on drugs and alcohol and the law, as well as links to getting help, current guidelines and staying healthy #DrugInfo #NSWPublicLibraries #NSWSeniorsFestival
• How much do you know about drugs and alcohol? Visit #DrugInfo and find out more druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/seniors #NSWPublicLibraries #NSWSeniorsFestival
• Did you know that alcohol is the most common drug used by older people? Older people in Australia are less likely to binge drink but are the most likely age groups to be daily drinkers. Find out more about alcohol guidelines by visiting druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/standard-drinks/australian-alcohol-guidelines #DrugInfo #NSWPublicLibraries #NSWSeniorsFestival
• Did you know that regularly drinking a lot of alcohol over time is likely to cause problems for your health and wellbeing? #GetTheFacts about alcohol and where to get help and support by visiting Drug Info druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol  https://youtu.be/4iwYt_DHElY #NSWPublicLibraries #NSWSeniorsFestival
• Visit #DrugInfo to find out more about drug laws in NSW, drugs and driving and more druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/drugs-and-the-law #NSWPublicLibraries #NSWSeniorsFestival
• Using alcohol at the same time as any other drug can be dangerous. This includes drinking alcohol while taking prescribed medications and over-the-counter medications. Learn more at druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/alcohol/about-alcohol #NSWPublicLibraries #NSWSeniorsFestival
• If you or someone you know is struggling with drugs or alcohol, there are free and confidential resources to help you – visit #DrugInfo druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au/getting-help to find out more about getting help #NSWPublicLibraries #NSWSeniorsFestival

Images

You can use the images on this page and in the zip file below in your posts. 

Seniors social images zip file