Morning and afternoon tea was served in Bendigo and Kangaroo Flat for seniors interested in learning about thier rights. Workers attended from Home at Last, Seniors Information (COTA) Victoria, Victoria Legal Aid, Consumer Affairs Victoria and the Bendigo Positive Ageing Committee
Victoria’s house price boom and tight rental market are pushing people to the margins, but many have found solace in one of the hundreds of caravan parks around the state. And they have no intention of leaving, reports Kate Stanton.
A growing number of single older women are living in straitened circumstances and the situation is only likely to get worse, writes Caroline Zielinksi.
The Home at Last Service has been in operation since June 2012 as an Innovations Action Project (IAP) as part of the Victorian Government’s Homelessness Action Plan. Over the two years of the project Home at Last has become widely integrated into the housing, homelessness, health and aged care service systems across Victoria. This report outlines recommendations to extend the service as part of an older persons homelessness prevention strategy for Victoria.
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."