Positive Ageing in Local Communities

The Office of Senior Victorians has funded the Linked page opens in a new window Municipal Association of Victoria to undertake the Positive Ageing in Local Communities project in partnership with the Linked page opens in a new window Council on the Ageing Victoria

This project aims to build the capacity of local government to plan for an ageing population and provide leadership in promoting ‘age friendly’ communities by:

  • researching and documenting existing local government plans and processes addressing issues of positive ageing;
  • initiating a consultation process including local government, key stakeholders and older people; and,
  • working with local government to develop and implement demonstration projects.

Seven demonstration projects across the state have been funded as follows:
  • Warrnambool - to implement an electronic services training program for older adults, including training on using ATMs, EFTPOS, fixed and mobile telephones, touch screens, library resource searches and online banking
  • Yarra Ranges - to develop a whole of Council positive ageing strategy
  • Maribyrnong/Brimbank/Melton (joint project) - to develop and document a practical resource for ways of engaging with older people
  • Yarra - to develop strategies to encourage older residents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to participate in newly formed U3A
  • Greater Bendigo - to develop an activity based community centre model for senior citizen centres
  • Casey - to address the issue of social isolation by linking older residents to community groups, events and services, facilitating their participation in community planning processes, and strengthening intergenerational relationships
  • Bass Coast - to develop an ageing policy and strategy

For further information please contact us.

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DPCD's websites are progressively being updated to reflect the changes following the establishment of the department. This means you will continue to see some references to the Department for Victorian Communities (DVC) as changes are being made.


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