8.00 am
Morning Coffee and Registration
8.30 am
Official Welcome and Opening
Introduction - Christine Young, Chair, LG Professionals WA Age Friendly Communities Network
Welcome to Country - Marie Taylor
Opening Address - Hon. Simone McGurk MLA, Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence
9.00 am
Opening Keynote Address - Innovate: International perspectives on age-friendly
Dr Jane Barratt, Secretary General, International Federation on Ageing, Toronto
Leadership is not about looking behind, it's about stepping forward, standing up and taking that moment to decide what it will take to move the agenda forward. Age-friendly good practices around the world will be showcased through the lens of culture and opportunities that come by living in Australia.
10.00 am
Morning Tea
10.30 am
Inspire: Celebrate Ageing
Dr Catherine Barrett, Director, Celebrate Ageing, Victoria
This interactive session begins by exploring the evidence and the felt sense of living in a world that is ageist (gerontophobic) - to make our cultural values about ageing apparent. Then participants are invited to help create a space where ageing is valued - and to note how their experience shifts. This activity is critical for anyone interested in age friendly communities, respect for older people - and getting the most out of their own life.
11.00 am
Exchange: A rural perspective on Age-Friendly Communities
Dr Kathleen Brasher, Age-Friendly Advocate, Consultant and Researcher, Victoria
Growing old in a rural community brings significant benefits and significant challenges. While the international age-friendly community had undertaken significant investigation into what matters in creating age-friendly communities, there has been less emphasis on the essential features of an age-friendly rural community.
This presentation will draw on the existing national and international research, policy and practice into age-friendly rural communities to consider the approaches and areas of focus that support rural living in later life.
11.30 am
Inspire, Connect, Exchange, Innovate Panel Discussion
Facilitator - Dr Jane Barratt
Panel Speakers - Dr Catherine Barrett, Dr Kathleen Brasher, Christine Young
12.30 pm
Lunch
1.30 pm
Breakout Sessions
Inspire - Weaving Silver threads of Aboriginal Reconciliation into Age Friendly Actions
Kay Raymond, City of Fremantle, WA
The City of Fremantle's vision for an age friendly community and reconciliation is to create an inclusive, caring community where all people experience the same life outcomes.
Connect - Village Hub WA
Luke Garswood, CEO Connect Vic Park and Kaitlyn Griggs, Town of Vic Park, WA
Hear about the community and individual impact of the first Village Hub for people 55+ in WA and the collaboration between community and local government that has made this possible.
Exchange - MAFAB Melville Age Friendly Accessible Businesses
Veronica Clarke and Deena Lazzari, City of Melville, WA
This session will outline the City of Melville's process for connecting with local businesses and profile the age friendly practices that have been implemented by them.
Innovate - Outdoor age-friendly physical activity program for older people using the Seniors Exercise Parks
Pazit Levinger, Associate Professor, National Ageing Research Institute, Victoria
This presentation will overview the approach being utilised in a current active ageing project using the Seniors Exercise Park in Victoria (The ENJOY project)
2.00 pm
Break to move to next session
2.15 pm
Breakout Sessions
Inspire - Hand to Heart: Reconnecting Seniors to Community
Antonella Segre, Connect Groups, WA
In this session, Connect Groups presents its Hand to Heart program as an effective and low-cost model that is scalable across local communities with minimal support or resourcing. Hand to Heart is a social connection program that was developed following an identified gap in service provision to seniors.
Connect - Lower Great Southern Age Friendly Charter
Vivienne Gardiner, City of Albany and Lesley Pearson, Regional Manager Country WA Primary Health Network
Country WA faces unique challenges around ageing in place. The WA Primary Health Alliance collaborated with the City of Albany to develop and age friendly charter with the local community, three local governments, health and social services and residential aged care providers to create a collective vision for addressing these challenges.
Exchange - Creating a dementia-friendly community
Nick Guggisberg, Kiama Municipal Council, NSW
Hear how the Dementia-friendly Kiama Project has helped make Kiama an inclusive community that: empowers those living with dementia to identify the priorities and their accompanying strategies to make Kiama dementia-friendly; supports people living with dementia to live a high quality of life; and has broadened the opportunities for social participation and involvement in the community for people living with dementia.
Innovate - Add Life to Your Years: Delivering digital solutions through community engagement
Lana Barnett, Shire of Boroondara Victoria
As we move further into a digital world we must ensure older adults are not left behind. The Add Life to Your Years project combines co-designed digital technology with effective community engagement methods to reach a broad cross-section of residents with various levels of digital confidence.
2.45 pm
Afternoon Tea
3.15 pm
Message from Alana Officer, World Health Organisation Global Network Age Friendly Communities
Western Australia overview Michelle Andrews, Director General, Department of Communities
Highlights from "Life in Pictures" short film competition profiling positive ageing
4.00 pm
Keynote presentation
Ashton Applewhite, New Ageism Author and Activist
Ashton Applewhite is a leading voice in an emerging movement dedicated to dismantling ageism and making age a criterion for diversity.
5.00 pm
Welcome Reception