Outdoor spaces and buildings
This includes:
- Public buildings including recreation centres, community hubs, leisure centres and libraries
- Outdoor spaces including parks, reserves and beaches
Ensuring these are accessible and safe with relevant seating, lifts, railings and lighting are all things that help make an Age Friendly Stirling.
Transport
This includes:
- Advocating for public transport in areas where lacking
- Ensuring transport service providers can operate
- Providing information to the community about transport options.
Housing
This includes:
- Advocating for more affordable housing options
- Age Friendly considerations in planning and land use
- Providing information to the public on key housing service providers such as the Housing Authority.
Social participation
This includes programs and activities that encourage social connections, for example:
- Seniors clubs, Crafternoons, walking groups, boardgames, recreational clubs, libraries, community events and a wide range of programs.
Respect and social inclusion
This includes:
- Intergenerational programs that encourage all ages to connect board games
- Volunteer services
- Celebrations of achievements from seniors such as seniors week activities.
Civic participation and employment
- Providing a range of volunteering opportunities, involving seniors in decision making, promoting the benefits of employing older people to local businesses.
Communication and information
- Ensuring that people who don’t have internet access are able to get the information they need. Providing information in alternative formats
- Providing opportunities to learn technology through programs such as Be Connected.
Community support and health services
- Stirling Community Care to ensure that Stirling residents have access to health and community support services to continue to remain independent
- Providing information about community support and health services in the area to the public.
Your feedback will help us ensure our new Age-Friendly Strategy is aligned with community aspirations and needs.
Yes - all responses are de-identified.
No - we welcome feedback from all of community.
Age-Friendly communities benefit everyone. Ageing is a universal experience we all have connection to: it might be ourselves, parents, friends, family or neighbours.