A Macedon Ranges resident received a Victorian Senior of the Year Award for his dedication to community service and education within the community.
Kyneton resident Alan Moor was recognised at Government House on October 24 with a Council on the Ageing Award for his commitment to community service and organisations within the region.
Since moving to Kyneton ten years ago, Mr Moor said he has been very involved with the local University of the Third Age (U3A) group and its activities.
One of these activities is the Kyneton Men’s Kitchen, which he was instrumental in setting up in partnership with volunteers from the Daylesford U3A.
“It’s gone from strength to strength, largely through the support of our chef Robert Wooller, ever since we restarted that course ten years ago … we run two series of five low-cost sessions,” Mr Moor said.
“Part of it [is teaching] kitchen skills and [it’s] also a men’s discussion group … discussing men’s health issues,” he said.
Mr Moor is also chair of the Kyneton Community House board and a committee member of the Kyneton Connections Organisation, which publishes the Kyneton Connect newsletter.
Volunteering with the Kyneton Community House, Mr Moor said one of the projects he is most proud of is its ongoing food hub service on High Street in Kyneton.
“We provide a weekly community lunch on Wednesdays, food service courses, cookery courses, we fitted out a restaurant … so It’s used as a community meeting place and …for courses, as well as a whole program of supplying food … and takeaway meals,” he said.
Mr Moor said he was glad to be recognised with the award, thanking other volunteers in the region.
“It’s certainly a privilege, but it’s as much due to the other volunteers who I work with on the U3A committee, the Kyneton Connections group, and the volunteers on the Kyneton Community House board,” he said.
Oscar Parry
