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Liveable Housing

Livable Housing refers to basic and easy to implement features that improve the accessibility of new homes. Livable Housing features improve new homes so that they are
1. Easier to enter
2. Easier to navigate in and around
3. Designed to meet changing needs of residents who may experience a reduced mobility, dementia, injury or…

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Started: 2013
Location: Banyule, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Housing, Information and communication

Age friendly Champions (volunteers)

Residents championing Banyule as an age-friendly city have just celebrated their third birthday and are putting out the call to others to join them. Since Council’s Age-friendly Champion initiative started in 2014, 100 Banyule residents have been trained to be Age-friendly Champions and been involved in a string of projects that improve the quality…

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Started: 2015
Location: Banyule, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Information and communication

Development of an Age-friendly newsletter

Evaluated

From engagement with older residents it was found that they wanted local information on activities, events and issues impacting them. The Banyule Age-friendly Champions (volunteers) were also looking for other opportunities to explore the eight WHO age-friendly city domains.An editorial group involving Age-friendly Champions (volunteers) and Council staff was established and the Age in Focus…

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Started: 2014
Location: Banyule, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Social protection

Banyule Best Biz Awards include paper based and online voting

Evaluated

In 2015 Banyule held the inaugural Banyule Best Biz Awards. Residents were encouraged to vote online for their favourite local business under a number of categories. Unfortunately, not all residents who shop locally were able to vote online. In particular the older adults within our community who may not feel comfortable, may not have the…

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Started: 2016
Location: Banyule, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Contribute
Sectors: Social protection

Engagement of older adults in Age-friendly Banyule

Residents may be involved on the Age–friendly Advisory Committee, the Champion program and the Think Tanks.These three levels allow people to participate and contribute to creating an Age-friendly Banyule at the level at which they feel most comfortable. The Advisory Committee contributes to the development of the program as well as providing advice to Council…

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Started: 2014
Location: Banyule, Australia
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication

Banyule

Banyule
Australia

Banyule City Council became a member of the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in December 2014. This time also marked the commencement of the inaugural Banyule Age-friendly…

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City population: 12550322 % over 60Joined Network in 2014