Seniors
Seniors Month is for people of all ages to reflect and celebrate the contribution seniors make.
In 2025, Queensland Seniors Month will be celebrated from Wednesday 1 October to Friday 31 October. With over 100 free or low cost activities happening across Ipswich throughout the month, there’s truly something for everyone!
Download the full calendar of Ipswich events: - 2025-Seniors-Month-Calendar.pdf(PDF, 223KB).
Our seniors
Ipswich Council plays an active role in enhancing the wellbeing of all community members, regardless of their age, in alignment with the following principles:
- Promoting positive community attitudes towards and acceptance of older people and their right to independence, self-determination, dignity and choice.
- Valuing the skills, resources and diversity of older people and providing them with an opportunity to grow to their fullest capacity and make a lifelong contribution to the community.
- Providing access to appropriate information, employment, training, learning, housing, transport, cultural, recreational, safety, security and care services appropriate to the diverse needs of older people.
- Encouraging partnerships within the community that enable people to age positively within a supported environment.