Older People Speak Out (OPSO) National Media Awards - 2006

The Department of Health and Ageing, through the Office For an Ageing Australia, and the Older People Speak Out (OPSO) organisation developed the OPSO People’s Choice Media Awards to empower Australians to critically evaluate the media and so help change negative media and public attitudes towards ageing and older people.

National Media Awards Winners

Advertising: theVillage – Neil Lawrence, executive creative director; Adam Whitehead, art director; Geoff Denman, writer; client – Commonwealth Bank

Radio - city & regional news, public affairs and interviews: Antony Funnell. ‘Financial abuse of the elderly’, ABC Radio National

Photography - regional and suburban newspapers: yne Cuerel, ‘Gender War’, NewsMail (Bundaberg)

Photography – metropolitan daily newspapers and magazines: Nathan Richter, ‘Swinging Sixties’, The Courier-Mail

Senior-specific newspaper articles: Kathryn Vukovljak, ‘All at sea and Terry couldn’t feel better’, The Queensland Retiree

Inter-generational journalism – print: Merv Collins, ‘Of Life And Longing’, Sydney’s Child, Copeland Publishing, entered by editor Sean Mooney

Inter-generational journalism – electronic: Jocelyn Nettlefold & Jerry Venettacci, ‘Inter-generational care’, 7.30 Report, ABC TV Hobart

Inter-generational journalism – photography: Dominique Menegaldo, ‘Answering the call’, Stirling Times

Television news: Scott Mackinnon, ‘Max Sainsbury – Life Saver’, Network Ten News

Television public affairs & interviews under 10 minutes: Vassil Malandris, ‘Bushman Bob’, Today Tonight

Television public affairs, documentaries and interviews: Susan Moylan-Coombs, ‘The Debutantes’, Message Stick, ABC TV

Magazine feature articles: Kate Johnstone, ‘Back in the saddle’, Your Life Magazine

Regional and suburban newspapers – weekly, bi-weekly and daily: Nadine Fisher, ‘Fay Gleave: our commander’, Daily News

Metropolitan daily, weekend newspaper & newspaper magazine articles: Marissa Williams, ‘Healthy Ageing’, Health & Medicine, The West Australian

The OPSO Choice Media Awards are run by Older People Speak Out, a voluntary non-profit organisation which provides lobbying services on behalf of older people, and are supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, through the Office for an Ageing Australia.

Visit the Older People Speak Out (OPSO) website for more information about the 2006 National Media Awards.