Our CEO, Craig Chadwick, spoke to Mel Bush on ABC Radio Hobart recently about the themes that came out of our recent launch of the H.E.A.R Active Ageing Strategy, including digital literacy, aged care navigation and social isolation.
Over 1,500 community members had their say as part of our H.E.A.R Active Ageing Consultation and this lived experience will shape the development of a new six-year Active Ageing strategy for Tasmania 2023-2029.
Below is a snapshot of where our team visited recently as part of the Active Ageing Strategy Consultation colloquially dubbed H.E.A.RÂ (Healthy, Engaged And Resilient).The project was facilitated by COTA Tasmania over several months on behalf of the State Government, who will use the findings and
COTA Tasmania and Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania have collaborated to raise awareness of the role that senior Tasmanians play supporting a family member or friends mental wellbeing. Â
This research was commissioned by the Federation of nine Councils on the Ageing (COTA) across Australia – including all eight COTA state and territory organisations and COTA Australia – in order to understand the views, life experiences and needs of Australians aged 50+.