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Council Involvement with Senior Citizens Centres & Seniors Clubs

Council Involvement with Senior Citizens Centres & Seniors Clubs. Report on 2013 Survey of Victorian Councils March 2013 Jan Bruce Positive Ageing Policy Adviser. Elderly Citizens Centres. Long history Older Persons Welfare Council (now COTA) actively involved

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Council Involvement with Senior Citizens Centres & Seniors Clubs

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  1. Council Involvement with Senior Citizens Centres & Seniors Clubs Report on 2013 Survey of Victorian Councils March 2013 Jan Bruce Positive Ageing Policy Adviser

  2. Elderly Citizens Centres • Long history • Older Persons Welfare Council (now COTA) actively involved • State government subsidies post WWII • Councils had management responsibility for subsidised clubs • Benevolent role of clubs: • 1982 – name changed to Senior Citizens Club • 1985 – moved to HACC program

  3. History of Senior Citizens Club Numbers 1947 – 1 centre in Fitzroy 1948 – South Melbourne Council first to establish a centre 1970 – 182 centres – 30,000+ members 1985 – 376 centres – 56,000+ members 1986 – 379 centres – 57,000+ members 2012 – 288 centres – 55,000+ members Plus in 2012 an additional: 68,000 members of ethno specific groups & 65,000 people as members of other seniors groups

  4. MAV Survey • 75 councils responded (95% response rate) • Range of information sought • Number of buildings • Number and type of seniors clubs • Reviews, research, evaluations undertaken • Membership numbers of seniors clubs • Support provided by councils to clubs • Provision of meals to clubs • The issues facing councils around seniors facilities and clubs

  5. Buildings Used by Seniors Clubs

  6. Seniors Clubs

  7. Club Membership

  8. Older people and seniors club membership

  9. Council support provided to seniors groups

  10. Support provided by councils

  11. Provision of Meals

  12. Provision of Meals

  13. Council review of seniors clubs and centre issues

  14. Issues for Councils

  15. Issues for Councils

  16. Issues for Councils

  17. Strong interest in a forum to discuss the issue • May 17th tentative date to get some councils together to discuss issues with each other and seniors groups • Session to be held at the MAV

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