Mornington Peninusla Shire Annual Update and Community Summit

The Shire and the community reflect on progress in implementing the ‘Whole-of-Council, Whole-of Community’ Positive Ageing Strategy and to provide an opportunity to consider emerging issues

• With an emphasis on creating ownership and enthusiasm around the Summit and for Positive Ageing awareness within the community (service providers, residents and community groups) and within the Shire organisation.
• The initial Community Summits began relatively small, building up to this larger summit event. Importantly, this summit marks and streamlines both the completion of the Positive Ageing Strategy 2013-2018 cycle and the start of consultations for the development of the Shire’s next Positive Ageing Strategy (2020-2025).

The Positive Ageing Strategy, Mornington Peninsula, A Community for All Ages utilises the 8 domains of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Framework for Creating Age Friendly Cities and Communities:

• Transport
• Housing
• Social Participation
• Civic Participation & Employment
• Community Services & Health Services
• Respect & Inclusion
• Outdoor Buildings & Spaces
• Communication & Information

Themes for the Summit                                                                                                 

Following on from the 2016 Summit lens of Social Isolation and Loneliness, and the 2017 Summit lens of A Connected Community through Communication and Information, the 2018 Summit returned to using the wide lens of  – ‘What kind of community do you want to live and age in?’.     The Summit also continued with an emphasis on catching emerging issues by exploring the following questions:

• Are we still on track?
• Are there any new emerging issues?
• Are there any new ideas and ways we can work together as a community to achieve/get it right?
• Where to next

Developing the next Positive Ageing Strategy, 2020-2025  

Importantly, this summit marks both the completion of the Positive Ageing Strategy 2013-2018 cycle and the start of consultations for the development of the Shire’s next Positive Ageing Strategy, 2020-2025.

Timeline for development of next iteration of the Shire’s Positive Ageing Strategy

2019 – Further community consultations and drafting of new strategy

2020 – Positive Ageing Strategy progresses through Council approval processes and is adopted