'Oldie' buddies teach tolerance at St Charles Borromeo Primary

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated October 10 2014 - 10:09am, first published September 21 2014 - 12:15am
Sid Mann, 90, and Veronica Burke. Photo: Penny Stephens
Sid Mann, 90, and Veronica Burke. Photo: Penny Stephens
Dot Warren, 84, and Alessia Campagna. Photo: Penny Stephens
Dot Warren, 84, and Alessia Campagna. Photo: Penny Stephens

These days, it is common for Victorian primary schools to pair preps with older students as part of the anti-bullying Better Buddies program.