Priority 1: Kalamunda Cares and Interacts 1.1 To be a community that advocates, facilitates and provides quality lifestyle choices 1.1.1 Facilitate the inclusion of the ageing population and people with disability to have access to information, facilities and services. Seniors/Age Friendly: Age Friendly Strategy and Action Plan
Active Seniors Program
The Age Friendly Strategy and Action Plan (AFS) is the City’s primary guiding document for older people in our community. During the year the City connected older adults with services, provided valuable workshops, and built strong partnerships with community organisations providing services for this cohort. The City developed a socially inclusive way of providing opportunities for all of the community and created a Kalamunda Social Inclusion Plan. This Plan incorporates the Age Friendly Strategy and Action Plan with the Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.
The Active Seniors Program successfully continued at the City’s Recreation Facilities with high participation. This program includes Strength for Life, Stretch & Tone, Table Tennis, Yoga Gold, Zumba Gold (High Wycombe Community & Recreation Centre), Live Active (Ray Owen Sports Centre) and a new program called 360, that combines 3 x 20-minute programs of modified Zumba, Strength Training, and Yoga Gold (Maida Vale Hall). The City offers up to 18 classes per week for the senior population.
Services, Events and Activities
Free booklets were created for Seniors, including a Seniors Pocket Guide and a Remove Hazards to Keep Seniors Safe at Home.
The City continues to work in partnership with seniors, volunteers, community groups and businesses to offer a range of services and activities at the Jack Healey Centre and Woodlupine Family and Community Centre. Services include podiatry, hairdressing, computer courses, and the very popular Seniors Coffee Lounge at the Woodlupine Family and Community Centre. Seniors were offered the opportunity to attend free information sessions, along with a range of events, throughout the year including Train the Brain, Boost your Wellbeing, Senior Barista Workshops and Food Sensations for Seniors. Seniors Week 2020 COVID-19 and reduced budgets provided the City with the opportunity to think of new ways to offer activities. The traditional Seniors Week program was replaced with some creative and innovative activities. Partnerships were formed with the Darling Range Hub, Focus Music, Rotary Kalamunda and the City to establish a Seniors’ choir with rehearsals and a live performance at Kalamunda Night Markets. The Senior Resident’s Art Exhibition was held with the theme being ‘A Fanciful Vision’. Free passes to the Active Seniors Programs at City Recreation Facilities were again offered.
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City of Kalamunda Annual Report 2020-2021
The City of Kalamunda supports the Darling Range Hub at the Jack Healey Centre. The Darling Range Hub is an initiative supporting ageing residents within the City of Kalamunda to stay connected to other community members. The Hub seeks to enable members to lead active, healthy and purposeful lives whilst continuing to live in their own home. The Hub is an intergenerational group and encourages people of all ages to support each other in achieving the goals of connection and friendship.
