Dear Friends

In September we had a successful outing to Tulip Tops Garden with 28 members and guests participating. Thank you Val Roots for getting this organised, Hunter Mao for being bus driver and to Tradies for giving us the use of their bus!

We had our largest gathering for Lunch and Learning on Thursday with 30 members discovering more about the proposed changes in Aged Care. The key change affecting members is that from 1 July 2025 Support at Home will replace Home Care Packages. This is a link to the slides that Genevieve Scarf used. I have 20 copies of the My Care Handbook for $20 if you’d like a copy. They will be available on the front desk.

The next Lunch and Learning on Thursday 24 October is also about My Aged Care. Two women (Kate Malone and Angela Abrahams) who are ‘Care Finders’, one working with Northside Community Services and the other with Meridian will share information about the services that are available and how to access them. ‘Care Finders’ have a special responsibility towards anyone who needs help to access services (for example, if you have no carer or support person who can help you, have any difficulty communicating because of language or literacy problems or are reluctant to engage with aged care or government). You can RSVP here. If you have friends or family members who would benefit from this presentation, please let them know.

Canberra Seniors is hosting a special information session about all the government services and discounts for seniors on Friday 11 October 10.30am-12.00pm. This event has been organised by the Office of Alicia Payne MP and Kate Twaites, Assistant Minister for Ageing.  The event is free, and morning tea is provided. To support this event, classes for that day are cancelled.

Thanks for completing a Membership Survey. 35 have been received so far. The link is still open here. Remember I’ve offered to cook scones for a week if we can get 70 responses!

Some updates on classes for the coming months

Singing for Fun resumes 15 October 1.00 -2.00 pm,

Line Dancing no classes 7, 14 and 21 November,

Tai Chi no classes 4, 11 November.

Best wishes 

Andrea Dean  CEO