{"id":35930,"date":"2025-11-10T19:15:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=35930"},"modified":"2025-11-10T19:15:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:15:52","slug":"ninety-five-not-out-inspiring-nsw-seniors-share-their-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/ninety-five-not-out-inspiring-nsw-seniors-share-their-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ninety-five Not Out\u2019 \u2013 Inspiring NSW seniors share their stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tales spanning technological change, women\u2019s empowerment and New South Wales\u2019s natural beauty are among 100 literary masterpieces featured in Volume 11 of Seniors\u2019 Stories<\/em> launched today at Parliament House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors\u2019 Stories elevates the voices of seniors and provides a platform for older authors to reflect on the theme of \u2018Then and Now\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Readers are offered insights into authors\u2019 youthful memories, changing times and life-shaping moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cranebrook author Marie Nevin, who turned 96 in September, is the oldest contributor for this year\u2019s edition. Marie\u2019s story \u2018Ninety-Five Not Out\u2019<\/em> vividly portrays her transition from childhood to embracing modern technology later in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was born in 1929 in Marrickville . . . I remember while driving there, the \u2018Bottle\u2011O\u2019 would come down the street in a horse and cart calling \u2018Bottle\u2011o, Bottle\u2011o\u2019,\u201d she writes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am now ninety\u2011five years old. I like to go out and have coffee and cake \u2026 I have thirty\u2011four grandchildren, forty great\u2011grandchildren \u2026 I am thankful for having a mobile phone as it keeps me in touch with them all \u2026 I have an iPad which I use every day, playing word games to keep my mind active.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Marie, <\/em>writing is a family affair. <\/em>Her son-in-law Paul Ryan, from Emu Plains, also contributed a short story titled \u2018The Wharf\u2019. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors\u2019 Stories<\/em> Volume 11 features nine stories translated to an author\u2019s chosen language alongside English versions to reflect the cultural diversity of communities across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated languages include Bengali, Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Malayalam and Sinhalese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 1,100 personal stories of older people across NSW have been published in Seniors\u2019 Stories since the NSW Government launched the initiative in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program is open to all Seniors Card and Senior Savers Card holders. Authors from all backgrounds and languages are encouraged to submit their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW has led writing workshops to provide guidance and support for seniors seeking to share their stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information on Seniors\u2019 Stories is available at NSW Seniors Card<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister for Seniors Jodie Harrison said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeniors\u2019 Stories is a special publication which offers a glimpse into how the lives of older people in New South Wales have evolved over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a celebration of the diversity and resilience of older people in New South Wales, and I\u2019m delighted to see seniors from all walks of life have shared their stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese books are a beautiful reminder that we all have a story worth sharing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tales spanning technological change, women\u2019s empowerment and New South Wales\u2019s natural beauty are among 100 literary masterpieces featured in Volume 11 of Seniors\u2019 Stories launched today at Parliament House. Seniors\u2019 Stories elevates the voices of seniors and provides a platform for older authors to reflect on the theme of \u2018Then and Now\u2019. Readers are offered insights into … Continue reading “\u2018Ninety-five Not Out\u2019 \u2013 Inspiring NSW seniors share their stories”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35930"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35931,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35930\/revisions\/35931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}