From June 6, trees will be wearing purple bows as a mark of respect for elders, and will stay there for two weeks.
During this period, events to mark awareness day will be held throughout Victoria, including the Macedon Ranges.
Macedon Ranges Council has teamed up with local initiative ‘Kindness to Elders’ to present a special film screening in Kyneton, hosted by veteran actor Ian Rooney.
The afternoon film will be a free screening of Thelma, an action comedy made by a grandson about his grandmother’s experience being scammed.
At the end of the movie, 94-year-old Thelma looks out at the trees and says ‘Look how gnarled they are yet they live – what spirit’, so when you see a purple bow around town, Kindness to Elders wants the you to remember the elders in your community.