Benalla Rural City, along with most places in the world, has an increasing proportion of its population over 55 years of age and living for much longer and can be supported to remain active, valued and as healthy as possible - in other words, to age well.
An Age Friendly Benalla will be a place where the community - including all its residents, its businesses, all levels of government and organisations mindfully work together to address the challenges and opportunities of ageing well in a rural setting.
At the recent U3A enrolment day volunteers from this group set up a table in the Seniors room to promote this service to the Community. It was a great opportunity to promote the info hub and provide guidance to older people in our community. For example, the info hub was able to advise 15 people on the day about the $250 energy rebate that is currently available and assist with how they can apply for this. The info hub also received a couple of enquiries regarding home assistance, held conversations regarding council exiting out of the Aged & Disability Services and also received interest from a member of the community wishing to join the Age Friendly Benalla Reference Group.