Ipswich City CouncilSeniors
Ipswich City Council is committed to enhancing the quality of life of our older citizens. This requires knowledge within the community of the needs and issues of older people. It requires that the community considers its attitudes to older people and that the community values the worth and contribution of our senior citizens. Ipswich City Council embraces the following principles:
Ipswich City Heart Cabs ProgramTravel from home to Riverlink Shopping Centre, Ipswich City Square or Redbank Plaza for only $2.00 each way per person, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. This is an initiative of Ipswich City Council in partnership with Yellow Cabs. How does the program work?The service is available is selected suburbs and will operate on Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays. To book a taxi, you will need to contact Yellow Cabs on 3363 2373 before midday on the day before you wish to travel. Then, on the date requested, the taxi will pick you up from your home (9.00 am) and take you to the nominated shopping precinct. You will then be collected by taxi at 12.30 pm and returned home. For more informationPlease contact Ipswich City Council's Seniors and Disabilities Community Development Officer on 3810 6655. Ipswich City Council will subsidise the travel costs and Yellow Cabs will provide the service.
The Ipswich City Council Seniors Consultative GroupThis newly formed Group meets every month and comprises of both Council and community representatives. The objectives of the Seniors Consultative Group are to assist Ipswich City Council to achieve its commitment to the principles of social justice as outlined in its Corporate Philosophy and embraced in its Corporate Plan, with particular emphasis on enhancing the quality of life of our older citizens, and supporting their value as important and contributing members of our community by:
For more information please contact the Seniors & Disabilities Community Development Officer for Ipswich City Council, Karri Browne, ph: (07) 3810 6646 or email: kbrowne@ipswich.qld.gov.au.
The West Moreton Taskforce for the Prevention of Elder AbuseThe West Moreton Taskforce for the Prevention of Elder Abuse was formed in 1998 following the identification of elder abuse as an emerging community issue. The Taskforce works with issues surrounding elder abuse, whilst maintaining the goal of enhancing understanding at a local level. The Taskforce meets on a monthly basis and acts as a reference group for the West Moreton region.
The West Moreton Taskforce for the Prevention of Elder Abuse in partnership with Ipswich City Council recognises World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by holding an annual event. Each year the event involves community organisations working together to raise awareness, educate and acknowledge elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue within society. This day seeks to strengthen relationships between government and non government organisations to ensure enhanced collaboration in response to the mistreatment of older people.
For more information, please download the flyer: The Ipswich City Council Seniors' ConcertsIpswich City Council stages bi-annual seniors' concerts to foster the unique sense of community that defines Ipswich for both residents and visitors. Senior residents of Ipswich are valued and active in informing and participating in local decision making processes that shape and improve the quality of life in Ipswich. These seniors concerts provide light hearted quality entertainment for seniors citizens of the community, and those with disabilities. The concerts are scripted, directed choreographed and performed by seniors who also design and create the sets and the costumes. The program content is varied with a balance of music, comedy and visual entertainment and interaction. Mayor Paul Pisasale and Councillors in partnership with the Ipswich Seniors' Concert Group, take pleasure in inviting you and/or your members to the 2012 Ipswich City Council Seniors' Concerts to be staged on Tuesday 24 April 2012 and Tuesday 21 August 2012 (National Seniors' Week) in the Ipswich Civic Centre. Both concerts run for approximately 70 minutes with no interval and have two sessions:
The concerts run for approximately seventy minutes with no interval. Pre-show entertainment will start at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm respectively. So come early and enjoy the entertainment. The production on 24 April 2012 titled ‘L' A MOUR de PAREE' is written and directed by Kev Hallewell. When a conniving gangster and a corrupt Inspector of Police try to shut down a Parisian nite club, L'Amour de Paree, the owner, Emile, elicits the help of his bohemian friends to thwart their plans. Be a patron at the nite club and enjoy the Can Can, La Vie en Rose by Louiguy, Cabaret by John Kander&Fred Ebb, Chanson d'Amour by Nicola Martin, Memory by Andrew Lloyd Weber, I Love Paris by Cole Porter, Gigi by Lerner Loewe, Love Makes The World Go Round by Bob Merril and much more.
All tickets are $8.00 and carers are free
Last Updated 21 Feb 2012 |
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It has been projected that the Australian population will age substantially, and surprising quickly, over the coming decades (Australian Local Government Association 2004). The proportion of people aged over 65 years in Australia is anticipated to grow from 13% as at June 2002, to 25% of the population by 2051. These implications are evident at a local level. Projections from 2004 anticipate that by 2026, 19.9% of the Ipswich City population will be aged over 65 years of age in comparison to 9.3% in 2001. This compares to an anticipated Queensland average of 20% in 2026 and 11.6% of the population in 2001 (Planning Information and Forecasting Unit 2004).
