1. The positive impacts and benefits of becoming a
World Health Organisation Age - Friendly City
30 November 2017

2. Cardinia Shire Council
- Demographics - Population

3. Context - the Cardinia Shire journey
The positive impacts and benefits of becoming a World Health Organisation Age - Friendly City
Context - the Cardinia Shire journey
- Global Age Friendly Cities Guide
- COTA Victoria
- Timing 2014
- Age Friendly domains
- Ageing Strategy renewal

4. The positive impacts and benefits of becoming a World Health Organisation Age - Friendly City
June Cardinia Shire Age Friendly Strategy adopted Goal: “to create an ‘age-friendly’ community for Cardinia Shire residents” Oct Cardinia submits Age Friendly (WHO) application Feb 2016 – Cardinia receives Age Friendly recognition from WHO

5. Positive impacts and benefits for the organisation
Staff morale
Access to WHO Age Friendly Global Network
SLT support
Councillors are on board
Professional credibility
Signing the age-friendly declaration, May 2016 was a “fait-de-complis”

6. Positive impacts and benefits for the organisation
Definition- facilitate
“to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.” (source Dictionary.com)
This subtle change in my title from officer” to facilitator has changed
other’s perceptions / changed my language / changed my pitch
CEO acknowledges this status as a sign of our organisations’ proactive approach to meeting the changing needs of our growing community
Senior Manager support
Staff training module

7. Positive impacts and benefits for the organisation
Organisational Restructure 2016
Positive Ageing Officer title changed to Ageing Well Facilitator
Total EFT in last 18 months has increased by 1.0 EFT
Increases in Ageing Well portfolio budget $$$
Developing partnerships is easier
Age Friendly City – Australia Forum - for member Councils

8. Value recognised by Cardinia staff
Team Leader
Provides a framework for Council to encourage and promote healthy ageing
Assist Council to adjust their structures and services to the needs of older people
Manager
Improved design in use and functionality with the physical environment, creating much more adaptable spaces and longer lasting assets
Has provided a greater sense of interaction with our Community and more importantly a mind-set focus for us on best practice mobility.  Growing interaction with our Community
It aligns and supports with sustainability direction
Provides clarity on accountability and role of Local Government, their purpose for the Community
The improved environments help to financially sustain Local Government, as no need to re-work newly built assets for the future.

9. Value recognised by Cardinia staffGM
Allows an age-friendly lens to be applied over all our planning and development to ensure that our facilities and services are inclusive for all.
Enables our older people to have a voice and choices about what happens in the Shire.  They are now active contributors to, and participants in, prioritisation of support activities.
Facilitator
Our membership assists us to frame a new conversation about how we participate in our economic and community life as we age.
As we are now living longer the domains provide us with clear guidance in our planning to develop community social and built infrastructure. This guidance supports our community through the life course with benefits to all residents.

10. Positive impacts and benefits for the community
“Whole of Council approach”
Breaking down the “silo “ approach
Teams are gaining knowledge and confidence to apply “age friendly lense to their work”
Stories;
Compliance team
Age Friendly Alliance Group
Economic Dev’t team
Buildings & Facilities team
Environmental Health team
Infrastructure Services

11. Positive impacts and benefits for the community
Increased capacity to reach community
Addition of EFT to Ageing Well Facilitator role
Influencing community attitudes to ageing Together We Can / WEAAD
AFAG provides our older residents with a voice / reach
Age Friendliness Survey – 724 respondents 95% confidence rating

12. Criteria for membership
Did you know? You are not required to have fully achieved “age-friendliness” at the time of your application Your application must demonstrate your City is in the process of working towards it, with the commitment of your organisation at a political/ senior leadership

13. Thank - you
Creating an age friendly shire