PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD SOCIAL CONNECTION PODCAST

Older people are starting to embrace new technology to share their stories.

COTA SA recently helped older people across Adelaide reconnect with their community and shared the learning through Voices on Ageing, a six-episode podcast that is available to listen to on the website www.cotasa.org.au/programs-andservices/voices-on-ageing-podcast or through Spotify, Google and Apple Podcasts.

Council has won the Planning Institute of Australia award for Planning Excellence in Community Wellbeing and Diversity.

Council’s diversity and inclusion strategic plans on the topics: Intercultural, Age Friendly and Disability Inclusion were recognised for their excellence.

These strategies are built on Salisbury’s proud and extensive history of community inclusion.

These plans demonstrate leadership in local government. City of Salisbury is the first Intercultural City within South Australia, having adopted this strategic approach to cultural inclusion that goes further than multiculturalism.

Similarly, Council strives to go above and beyond in disability inclusion and planning. We are a strong advocate for Universal Design and the social model of disability.

These plans are essential considering over 35 per cent of Salisbury residents were born outside Australia, one in five people live with disability and 15 per cent of the population are over 65. Find out more at www.planning.org.au/ aboutpianew/sa/2022-sa-award-winners

If podcasting is something you’d like to try one day, send us an expression of interest at jbinder@salisbury.sa.gov.au or phone 8406 8251

Source: COTA Annual report