Shire of Corrigin & Corrigin CRC Newsletter - Edition No.3 - 29 August 2016

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Council Notes
Corrigin Age Friendly
Community Plan
The 2015/16 Age Friendly Communities
Regional Local Government Strategic
Planning Grants Program, run by the
Department of Local Government and
Communities, sought to optimise
opportunities for health, participation, and
security by establishing policies, services
and structures that improve the quality of
life of community members as they age.
As a group, RoeROC (which consists of
the Shires of Kulin, Kondinin, Narembeen
and Corrigin) have worked collectively on a
number of joint projects and initiatives.
RoeROC identified that this as a key
project, to continue to work collectively
together and enable RoeROC to identify
common findings and working together
finding solutions for our region.
T h e Wh e a t b e l t D e v e l o p m e n t
Commission’s, Wheatbelt Integrated Aged
Care Plan clearly identified the need for
ReoROC Shire’s to gain a better
understanding of WA State approach to
Age-Friendly Communities and identified
the following actions for moving to a
solution for Age Friendly Communities
within RoeROC
 Gain understanding of WA State
approach to AFC
 Consult and research priority needs
among community using available WA
tools
 Audit of for all elements of age friendly
communities
 Develop plans or refine existing plans
Investigate operation of key shared
facilities, equipment or services
Implement Plans
RoeROC agreed to support this joint
venture and contribute funds towards the
project and each RoeROC Council
committed $5,000 to the project.
 Verso Consulting was appointed to
undertake the AFC Plan for the RoeRoc
Shires. Verso are well known in the local
government industry for providing
specialist management services to
community, disability and aged care
providers with a focus on preparation of
competitive applications for government
funding. Verso undertook a range of
activities to inform this plan that included:
 accessing demographic research from
earlier Verso Shire level Needs Studies;
 service provider research;
 relevant Shire document review;
 community consultations;
 recording and assessment of
consultation feedback
The AFC Plan identifies the priorities and
actions discovered in the resulting process.
It identifies the age friendly barriers and
suggestions for improvements that have
been acknowledged by the survey
respondents, focus group participants and
the Shire.
A very well attended community forum (40
attendees) was held in Corrigin on the
morning of 21 April 2016. This was
followed by an afternoon meeting of
stakeholders and service providers (10
attendees). After some introductory
explanation both forums considered the
designated ‘Domains’ of age friendly
communities, which, for the purpose of this
project were identified as:
 Outdoor spaces and buildings
 Transportation
 Housing
 Respect and inclusion
 Social and civic participation (combining
“Social participation” and “Civic
participation and employment”)
 Communication and information
 Community support and health services
(formal services)
The AFC Plan sits under the Strategic
Community Plan and the Corporate
Business Plan and will be used as an
informing strategy, providing direction and
a framework for accessing expenditure
proposals in future strategic and corporate
planning. The AFC Plan is not intended to
directly reallocate resources in a significant
manner.
A copy of may be inspected at,
or obtained from, the Shire of Corrigin
office or is available on the website.
Address: 9 Lynch Street, Corrigin
Office Hours: Mon to Fri 8.30 - 4.30pm
Rob Paull
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Shire of Corrigin
Strengthening our community now to grow and prosper into the future
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