Seniors Festival: Falls Prevention Alliance Australia

You are invited to attend the Rotary Club of Wahroonga's 2026 Senior Festival Breakfast.

Every year in Australia, 1 in 3 people aged 65 and over have a fall one or more times a year… and 400 are admitted to hospital due to a fall, every day.

Falls by older Australians is the single biggest injury cost to the entire national health system.

They are biggest reason for unplanned admission into aged care. The size, and consequences, of falls is as big as several health issues combined. A fall can be terrible for an older person, with a domino effect on family and the community. But the research is clear, falls can be prevented.

This presentation will inspire practical action on what you and your loved ones can do and how your clubs can engage in this important, public health cause.

We hope you will join us to hear how Rotary Clubs across Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands are coming together to educate, and raise awareness about this single biggest injury that is impacting our entire national health system.

David Barnes is a Paul Harris Fellow and an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Lismore West. He has decades of experience across social research, community development and civic engagement, and has worked with grassroots volunteer groups and cultural organisations, both in Australia and internationally. David combines policy-level insight with hands-on social welfare experience and believes strongly that with awareness, and both community and individual action on falls prevention, we can shape the statistics and redefine our future.

https://rotarydownunder.org/turning-the-tide/

https://www.fallspreventionalliance.org.au/