Award-winning Aussies send advice
THE 2020 Australian of the Year Award recipients are sharing their tips and inspirational advice during lockdown through a series of videos on the @AustralianoftheYear Facebook page.
The short videos, filmed by the recipients themselves or by family members they are isolating with, provide quick tips on staying healthy and happy, relieving stress and generally staying positive.
2020 Australian of the Year, blindness prevention pioneer Dr James Muecke AM, talks about how to handle anxiety and why it’s important to avoid a sugar hit in favour of a walk, listening to your favourite music, watching a comedy for a good laugh or doing a good deed. facebook.com/AustralianoftheYear/videos/ 1246206415587198
2020 NSW Senior Australian of the Year Sue Lennox speaks from her macadamia orchard, where she says she is staying active and trying to get some sun each day. Sue shares how her OzGREEN organisation has moved online at this time with the Pulse of the Pandemic group to inspire people to innovate. facebook.com/ AustralianoftheYear/videos/934042603681311
2020 Queensland Senior Australian of the Year Professor Peter Dornan AM, a sports physician and men’s health specialist, shares practical advice on the importance of keeping active. Peter advises stretching each day, perhaps with yoga or pilates, plus some simple cardio activity and daily use of light weights. facebook.com/AustralianoftheYear/ videos/214907263259963
2020 Australia’s Local Hero Bernie Shakeshaft, founder of the BackTrack Youth Works program, speaks from his country NSW property. Bernie’s message of resilience and kindness is particularly relevant for rural communities across Australia who have faced drought, bushfire, floods and now a pandemic in just a few months. facebook.com/ AustralianoftheYear/videos/546057273010595