Central Goldfields Shire Council has adopted its Positive Ageing Strategy at last week's council meeting.
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During June, council underwent community feedback and engaged with 650 residents during the drafting phase.
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The draft strategy then received comments from a further 180 people, community members had the chance to provide feedback via an online forum, surveys, interviews and community meetings.
Central Goldfields Shire mayor Chris Meddows-Taylor thanked all community members who contributed their thoughts to the positive ageing strategy.
"As a council we are keen to lead the way in innovative and impactful programs that meet the needs of our entire community," he said.
"Earlier, we addressed the special needs of the early years through Go Goldfields which became a leading-edge place-based initiative.
A summary of feedback they received included, having better advocacy needed on behalf of the community across a range of areas, including positive ageing and there needed to be greater investment and focus on assisting the community to adjust to technology.
Cr Meddows-Taylor said the shire had a substantial ageing population and said they needed to better understand their needs, expectations and ambitions.
"This created a need for council to develop a clear strategic framework for decision making and priority setting over the coming years," he said.
"Overall, everyone who participated in the drafting process was positive about growing older in our shire, with key areas of strength being relationships and support of neighbours, services and support provided by council and other service providers, opportunities to participate in civic and social activities, engagement and quality of community information and parks and gardens," he said.
Maryborough U3A Secretary Wendy Madden said the positive ageing strategy linked directly with her organisation, which is vital for positive ageing.
"U3A sees connectivity and social inclusion as important factors in healthy ageing, just like the Positive Ageing Strategy," she said.
"Joining in activities and listening to talks on a variety of subjects helps keep us connected and essential to positive ageing."
Key areas for improvement included, footpath quality and maintenance, road safety and parking, shire planning, transport, connectivity and volunteer support models to improve the experience of volunteering.
The positive ageing strategy is available to be viewed at here.
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