The Shire has been successful in obtaining funding from the Department of Local Government and Communities, to assist us to prepare an Age Friendly Community Plan that will identify the age-friendly features, barriers, and suggestions for improvement, against each of the following essential features of an age friendly community:
outdoor spaces and building
Department of Local Government and Communities
transport
GOVERNMENT OF INFERM AIRTRALIA
• respect and social inclusion
civic participation and employment
communication and information
community support and health services.
Seniors' participation in the Shire's consultation process is essential to an age friendly approach to community planning. The Shire therefore seeks community input through the following two focus groups;
Seniors and / or
Carers Focus Group Tuesday 9 February 2016 10am – 12pm Goomalling CRC Meeting Room
Please contact Andrea Hardingham or Tahnee Bird, Community Development Officer's by 4.30pm on Tuesday 2 February 2016.
Phone: 08 9629 1101
Email: cdo@goomalling.wa.gov.au
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