Positive Ageing Advisory CommitteeThe Positive Ageing Advisory Committee provides advice and support to the Government on positive ageing issues and initiatives of the Department of Premier and Cabinet's Seniors Bureau. There are two statements at the core of positive ageing:
Functions of the Positive Ageing Advisory CommitteeThe Positive Ageing Advisory Committee:
MembershipMembers of the Positive Ageing Advisory Committee do not represent particular groups, but are chosen for the individual commitment, knowledge and energy they bring, through provision of advice to the Government, to progressing positive ageing in the community. ChairMr Barry Isaac, Turners Beach Barry Isaac is a passionate advocate for the needs of older people from low socio-economic backgrounds. He is Deputy Vice-president of the Mersey Branch of the Association of Independent Retirees and is a member of the Devonport Probus Club. He is Chair of the Ulverstone-Forth Online Access Centres and is on the executive of the Turners Beach-Leith Neighbourhood Watch. MembersMs Shirley Williams, Bagdad Ms Williams is the founder and secretary of Bridgewater School for Seniors and has an active role encouraging the community to recognise and value the skills of older people and in encouraging them to participate and/or contribute their skills. She also established the Women’s Information Network in the Brighton municipality and is coordinator of the Bridgewater-Brighton Online Access Centre. Ms Williams was awarded the Brighton Council Australia Day Citizen of the Year award in 2007 for her services to the community. Mrs Heather Donaldson, Westbury Mrs Donaldson is a community health educator and published the positive ageing guide, Grow Old DISgracefully, in 1999. She has also produced resource material incorporating positive ageing messages. Mrs Donaldson is a member of the Older Persons Reference Group Launceston and has extensive experience organising community events. Mr John Porter, Howrah Mr Porter is a foundation member of National Seniors Australia (NSA) Hobart branch, Foundation Chair and a current member of the NSA Tasmanian Policy Group, a past member of the NSA National Council and past member of the National Policy Group. Mr Porter is a member of the Order of St. John. He is also a member of Lions Club International and a Melvin Jones Fellow. His Lions service has included two terms as zone chair. Mrs Sally Walker, Orielton Mrs Walker is a full-time employee at TAFE, on the Aged and Enrolled Nurses Team teaching Community Aged Care courses. Prior to this she managed four Salvation Army Community Aged Care programs in Southern Tasmania with clients comprising some of the most financially and socially disadvantaged seniors in the community. Mrs Walker is a member of Hobart’s 50 & Better Advisory Committee, Glenorchy Linkages, Healthy Ageing Network South and the subcommittee ‘Still Gardening’. All these committees promote positive ageing principles within the community. Mrs Walker is the president of the Hobart club of Zonta International. Mr Kenneth McNeill, Primrose Sands Mr McNeill was the Department of Veterans’ Affairs men’s health peer education State representative (2001-2005), and is currently the State President of the National Malaya and Borneo Veterans Association (NMBVAA) as well as the Hobart sub-branch president. He is a Welfare and Pensions Officer with the NMBVAA, the RAAF Association, and the RSL, and is interested in keeping people in their own homes for as long as possible. Cr Robert Beveridge, Port Sorell Cr Beveridge was elected to the Latrobe Council in 2000 and is national president of Apex 40. Cr Beveridge has retired but is active in the local community through sport and recreation. Mrs Diane Heckenberg, Sandy Bay Mrs Heckenberg is a local criminologist, who commenced her University studies at age 52. She became interested in positive ageing after completing a thesis on ageing prisoners, for a Master of Criminology and Corrections. Mrs Heckenberg has a strong interest in those ageing in socially disadvantaged communities. She is also interested in elder abuse and positive ageing in institutional settings. Mrs Heckenberg is a member of the University of Tasmania team currently evaluating a Post Release Options Program (PROP) for male prisoners of all ages returning to the community. She is also a member of the Steering and Operations Committees for Hobart's Choir of High Hopes Mr Allen Rose, West Coast Mr Rose is a Councillor on the West Coast Council and has a strong interest in community participation and is actively involved in a number of service clubs and with local issues. Mr Rose is employed as a relief teacher and writes articles for The West Coast Chronicle weekly community newspaper. His personal interests include teaching swimming and life saving. Mrs Eileen Bailey Mrs Eileen Bailey is a retired school teacher who is passionate about the social inclusion of older people. Mrs Bailey is actively involved in her local community through participation in the Spring Bay Community Health Committee, the Orford Golf Club (as past Captain and Treasurer) and through conducting golf clinics. She supports the Parish of Buckland as Treasurer of the Parish Council and is a committee member for the Parish 'Wear and Care' shop. She is a member of Probus and the local tennis and bowling clubs. Mrs Bailey also takes an interest in the Tasmanian Cake Decorators Association and the Women's Information Network. Dr Richard “Dick” Geeves, Port Huon Retired geriatrician Dr Geeves is passionate about debunking medical stereotypes of ageing and pensioners. Dr Geeves spent the 15 years prior to retirement actively promoting and supporting positive ageing. He remains actively involved in many community groups such as the Geeveston Forest Festival committee. Dr Geeves’ personal interests include geriatric medicine and ageing well. Mrs Diane Lovell, CMC, Hamilton Mrs Lovell is a strong advocate for the needs of older people. Mrs Lovell has actively participated in the coordination of volunteers to visit nursing and private homes and values the importance of social interaction for older people. Mrs Lovell’s personal interests include massage and aromatherapy, cooking, time spent with family, gardening, reading, art and craft, walking, meditation, motor bike touring, and Native American culture. Mrs Lovell is also a registered marriage celebrant. |
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