Reflecting the remarkable advances in longevity during in this century, every extra day lived should, at any age, be lived with a sense of positive triumph and achievement and cause for celebration. Following the Oration, the Honourable Trevor Griffin, SA Attorney General, presented the 1999 Equal Opportunity Awards. This year, the Commission gave Awards and Certificates to authors who have published a recent work that promotes the dignity and spirit of older persons in our community. The Awards recognised South Australian authors who have contributed or influenced community perceptions of the aged. Although commentators sometimes tell us that the book is a dying form, that television and the Internet have taken over, said Commissioner Matthews, there have never been so many books in the marketplace as now and there has never been so many books sold and read as there are now.
Books are one of the most accessible, popular and intimate forms of communication.
Their book contains interviews with men who are examples of dynamic ageing. Whether they have discovered new interests in later life, or whether they are still doing what they were doing fifty years ago, these men are inspirational in their energy, knowledge, experience and desire to keep active and involved. The contributors are Nick Angelakis, Kym Bonython, Max Fatchen, Archbishop Ian George, Colin Hayes, Basil Hetzel, tjilpi Kantji, Peter Lehmann, Don McDonald, Vincenzo Perrini, BillSchmitt, Bob Watts. Yesterday and Today A Book of Memories , published by Wakefield Press. Her collection is a book of memories told by men and women who were either born in Australia or came to make their lives here.