Dongyun Kwon
Seniors are welcome to attend free digital literacy seminars every Monday in Badger Creek.
17 sessions are sponsored by the Australian Government’s Be Connected initiative.
The series of seminars are designed to help senior citizens better understand the complexities that technology brings and help them avoid being scammed.
The format of sessions is typically sharing a short video, then discussing the key takeaways from the video and takes 30 to 45 minutes.
“The 17 sessions do not build on one another,” Be Connected presenter Mario Herodotus said.
“So if a person wants to come in and just attend one session, they could do that because we have an agenda each week and they are all individual.
“People can pick and choose which sessions they feel are important to them.”
People do not need to pre-register for the free sessions.
What they are required to do is just turn up on Monday and register with the Be Connected group.
Mr Herodotus said the reason for asking for registration was for the government to track progress for the grant.
“We just require a sign-up for our group,” he said.
“We don’t ask for a phone number or an address but just a name.”
Mr Herodotus added he received a great amount of feedback from attendees that they learnt a lot and are looking forward to future sessions after the first seminar on 11 September.
The sessions start at 3.30pm at Badger Creek and District Men’s Shed (360 Badger Creek Rd, Badger Creek).
