Let's Create a Dementia-friendly Hobsons Bay

Name: Let's Create a Dementia-friendly Hobsons Bay
Start: 2024-03-15T10:00:00+1100
End: 2024-03-15T12:00:00+1100
Location: Hobsons Bay Civic Centre

Fri, 15 Mar 2024, 10am - 12pm AEDT

Hobsons Bay Civic Centre

Altona VIC, Australia

HB Dementia Soaring Falcons Alliance

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Join Us!
The Hobsons Bay Dementia Soaring Falcons Alliance is a new community group. Our members include people living with dementia, their family/friends/carers local business owners/managers and the broader community. Please join us for a forum where we will come together to learn, share ideas and create a plan for a more inclusive Hobsons Bay.

What's In It for You?

You will:

learn about different forms of dementia;
get practical suggestions for being more inclusive; and
speak to those with lived experience.

Together, we can reduce stigma and discrimination in our community.

Morning tea will be provided by CWA Altona Branch.

Funded by Hobsons Bay Community Fund and supported by The Lions Club of Altona and The Rotary Club of Altona City

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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The founding members established the Hobsons Bay Dementia Soaring Falcons Alliance in July 2023. The group comprises individuals who are committed to raising awareness of dementia in Hobsons Bay City Council and creating a dementia-friendly and inclusive Hobsons Bay.

Natalie Ive is a person living with dementia, a Dementia Australia Advisory Committee member, a Dementia friendly Host and an educator. She does freelance work with The University of Melbourne, University of Tasmania, and Monash University and sits on various committees. Natalie was recently appointed Mild Cognitive Impairment representative for Dementia Australia on the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

Daniela Kotevski is Natalie’s eldest daughter and provides informal support to her mother. She is very passionate about making change in the Hobsons Bay area for those living with dementia.

Charlene Borg is the manager of Fitness for Her Gym in Altona Meadows. She is passionate about supporting people across the dementia spectrum to enhance their quality of life. Charlene’s gym has been professionally audited, using the Dementia-Friendly Environmental Checklist, to ensure that clients are exercising in a safe and supportive environment.

Dr Liz Cyarto is an active ageing researcher and wellbeing practitioner. She has been working with seniors, including those living with dementia, for over 25 years. Liz is also a certified Forest Therapy Guide.

Sandra Wilson is a former Hobsons Bay Mayor and Councillor. As a supporter of inclusivity, she is passionate about making positive change on behalf of people living with dementia.

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Fri, 15 Mar 2024, 10am - 12pm AEDT

Hobsons Bay Civic Centre

Altona VIC, Australia

Hosted by HB Dementia Soaring Falcons Alliance