At the head of the Lower Austria Pensioners’ Association, the strongest independent advocacy group for older people in Lower Austria with 42,000 members, took place at the current state conference in St.Pölten: on the 84-year-old long-term president Dr. Hannes Bauer follows the 63-year-old Rupert Dworak. Dworak’s election took place with an overwhelming majority.
Bauer was a PVÖ-NÖ state president for 20 years
Dr. Hannes Bauer, former Lower Austrian State Headman Deputy, State Councilor, member of the state parliament and at the federal level under Federal Chancellor Vranitzky State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Industry and many years of Member of the National Council, was elected state president of the NÖ Pensioners’ Association in 2005. In its presidency, the PVÖ-NÖ expanded its offer massively, for example in cultural, sports and educational offers, but also in the area of consulting services. Most recently, Bauer focused on digitization and promoted the digital competencies of older people with training and information offers very special was always the health policy, the topic of waiting times and rapid help in emergencies, such as stroke or heart attack.
The 145 delegates chose DKFM. Dr. At the request of his successor, Hannes Bauer unanimously to the honorary president of the Lower Austria Pensioners’ Association.
Kostelka presents Bauer’s highest award of the PVÖ
The President of the Austrian Pensioners’ Association, Dr. Peter Kostelka thanked Bauer for his tireless efforts in the PVÖ and presented the outgoing state president in appreciation of his many years of activity the highest award of the Pensioners’ Association of Austria – the Great Golden PVÖ honorary sign.
In his speech, Kostelka also confirmed the current claims of the PVÖ to the new federal government, such as the deletion of the KV contribution increase for pensioners, the waiver of a sustainability mechanism, which results in long-term changes to the pension system, and no conclusion of pension adjustments under the inflation rate (VPI) in the ongoing legislative period.
“Older generation should be integrated more”
The state president Rupert Dworak from Ternitz (district of Neunkirchen), who was newly elected by an overwhelming majority, emphasized that without the support and commitment of pensioners, our society would not work at all. “They must therefore not be constantly referred to as a cost factor and burden for the budget, but should rather be valued, recognized and integrated,” said the long -time mayor and president of the Lower Austria Community Representative Association. Especially in the field of health policy, Dworak wants the path of Dr. Continue Hannes Bauer. As an example, he cited the project to build a nationwide network of stroke unit locations for stroke patients in the entire east region in order to ensure a complete care of the patients.
“Will be a loud voice”
Dworak also emphasized that as a volunteer paramedic of the Samaritan Association, he is constantly confronted with the currently ailing health system, which is why politicians are asked to shorten the waiting times in the outpatient clinics, operations and the doctors in the waiting room. Finally, Dworak said that from today on 460,000 citizens in Lower Austria – that is 25 percent of the total population. “I will be a loud voice for these people.”
Numerous guests of honor
Among the guests of honor were UA Health Councilor Eva Prischl, club chairman of the SPÖ Landtag club LAbg. Hanns Weninger, MEP Dr. Günther Sidl, President of Volkshilfe Austria Ewald Sacher, AK President Markus Wieser, President of the Lower Austria GVV BGM. Andreas Kollross and the President of the PVÖ, Dr. Peter Kostelka and the state presidents of the PVÖ, Helmut Bieler (Burgenland), Birgit Gerstorfer (Upper Austria), Dieter Hacker (Carinthia), Wolfgang Höllbacher (Salzburg) and Klaus Stanzer (Styria), the federal manager of Seniorenreisen and PVÖ, Mag. Gerlinde Zehetner and PVÖ general secretary Christian Rösner MSC. (Ending)
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