1. Age-friendly Communities in the New Ageing Context
A Local Government Showcase
30 November 2017

2. Age-friendly Victoria Declaration signed by MAV & Government
Age-friendly Communities in the New Ageing Context A Local Government Showcase
Whittlesea context
Strategy development
Age-friendly Victoria Declaration signed by MAV & Government
Policy development
The challenge
What we did
Council’s longstanding
commitment to
supporting our older
population will
be reinforced through
the signing of the
Victorian Government
and Municipal
Association of Victoria’s
Age-friendly Victoria
Declaration.

3. Symbolic presentation High profile keynote speaker
Age-friendly Communities in the New Ageing Context A Local Government Showcase
Special event
Public signing
Symbolic presentation
High profile keynote
speaker
Format to keep it alive

4. Age-friendly Communities in the New Ageing Context A Local Government Showcase

5. Age-friendly Communities in the New Ageing Context A Local Government Showcase

6. Impact of declaration on Councillors No question Pride
Age-friendly Communities in the New Ageing Context A Local Government Showcase
Impact of declaration on Councillors
No question
Pride
Understand the connection
Level of Councillor support

7. Age-friendly Communities in the New Ageing Context A Local Government Showcase

8. How may it have tempered or guided council activities?
Age-friendly Communities in the New Ageing Context A Local Government Showcase
How may it have tempered or guided council activities?
Strategy & Declaration linked
Definitely raised profile of positive ageing across Council with most significant example being the level of input and involvement in Health & Wellbeing Partnership Plan
The value of signing the age-friendly declaration?
A public commitment
For Whittlesea the first action resulting from the strategy
Connects the local to the broader contexts
What about joining the WHO Global network of age-friendly communities?
To be considered for next action plan due to be developed late 2018