New South Wales
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Driving Better Longer Seminar – the Network, along with COTA (NSW), the Curran Chair Health Care of Older People and the Rehabilitation Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, are pleased to be supporting an Australian Association of Gerontology (NSW) seminar featuring the AAG Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow Professor William Mann. The seminar will take place from 1.30 to 4.30pm on 13 November 2008 at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts. The seminar will include presentations by interstate researchers along with an assessor and client of the Driving Assessment Centre, Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney and will conclude with a panel session. Click on the image or here to link to a copy of the seminar brochure.
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The Ethics of Technology in Ageing: What can it do? What should it do? – the Australian Association of Gerontology (NSW) in collaboration with the Network, Baptist Community Services and the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care will be presenting the above seminar from 9.00 am – 3.30 pm on 28 August 2008 at the Mary Jane Barker Room, Y Conference Centre, 5-11 Wentworth Avenue Sydney. The seminar will include presentations on the challenges and opportunities arising from the use of technological innovations in the care older people and will be followed by a panel discussion facilitated by Jennie Brockie (presenter of the Insight program on SBS). Click on the image or here to link to a copy of the seminar brochure. |
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2006 AAG National Conference - Social Exclusion Discussion – notes from the informal discussion between Professor Chris Phillipson, Network and DADHC representatives on Thursday 23 November. Click on the image or here to link to the document. |
New South Wales - Research and Aged & Community Care Collaborations Workshop |
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Research and Aged & Community Care Collaborations Workshop - Copy of the Program for the workshop held jointly with Aged and Community Services NSW and ACT held at the ACS NSW & ACT State Conference Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on Wednesday 6 June 2007. Click on the image or here to link to the document. |
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Research and Aged & Community Care Collaborations Workshop - notes from the workshop held jointly with Aged and Community Services NSW and ACT held at the ACS NSW & ACT State Conference Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on Wednesday 6 June 2007. Click on the image or here to link to the document. |
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Research and Aged & Community Care Collaborations Workshop - Copy of the presentation given by Professor Hal Kendig on "University Perspectives and Research Mechanisms" along witrh copies of workshop handouts provided to participants in the above workshop. Click on the image or here to link to the document. |
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Research and Aged & Community Care Collaborations Workshop - Copy of the presentation given by Dr Andrew Fleming on "Research Collaborations: An Industry Perspective" at the above workshop. Click on the image or here to link to the document. |
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Research and Aged & Community Care Collaborations Workshop - Copy of the presentation given by Professor Julie Byles on "Case Studies of Existing Partnerships" at the above workshop. Click on the image or here to link to the document. |
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Research and Aged & Community Care Collaborations Workshop - Copy of the background materials prepared by Dr Elizabeth Latimer Hill for the discussion section on "Healthy Ageing" at the above workshop. Click on the image or here to link to the document. |
Queensland |
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The research relationship with older people: Promoting good practice - summary of the workshop held on Friday 8 December 2006. Click on the image or here to link to the document. |
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Queensland State Symposium 2006 - summary of the Ageing Well Network Queensland State symposium held at Customs House, Brisbane on 27 April 2006. Click on the icon or here to link to the document. |
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Overview of the ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well - a presentation given by Professor Hal Kendig at the Ageing Well Network Queensland State symposium, held at Customs House, Brisbane on 27 April 2006. Click on the icon or here to link to the document. |
South Australia |
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How the ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well Can Add Value, a presentation given by Professor Hal Kendig at the “Ageing Well in SA: A Research Network in Ageing Well Forum”, held on Tuesday 21st March 2006 at the Institute Building – State Library, Adelaide. Click on the icon or here to link to the document. |
Tasmania |
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Tasmanian State Symposium – copy of the program for the inaugural Tasmanian State Sympoisum held at the University of Tasmania, Hobart on Friday 8 September 2006. Click on the icon or here to link to the document.
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Network Directions – copy of the presentation by Matthew Carroll at the Inaugural Tasmanian State Forum held at the University of Tasmania, Hobart on Friday 8 September 2006. Click on the icon or here to link to the document. |
Victoria |
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Victorian Seminar Series - Preparing for an ageing society - The Ageing Well Network, Ministerial Advisory Council of Senior Victorians, Monash Research for an Ageing Society (MonRAS), Council on the Ageing Victoria, Brotherhood of St Laurence and La Trobe University have collaborated in providing an exciting new series of seminars across 2008. This series will provide topical information and debate on key issues affecting older Victorians. Click on the icon or here to link to the document. |
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The first Preparing for an ageing society seminar was held on 25 June with over 200 registered participants looking at the issue of “Accessing affordable and nutritious food: Influences on healthy ageing”. Click on the icon or here to link to the seminar summary. |
Victoria - Enabling Access and Independence forum
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Victorian Forum - "Enabling Access and Independence" - Translating Ageing Research Evidence to Practice and Policy" - summary of the forum held on Thursday 17 August 2006. Click on the image or here to link to the document. |
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Victorian Forum – “Enabling Access and Independence" – Translating Ageing Research Evidence to Practice and Policy” - copy of the program for the forum held on Thursday 17 August. Click on the image or here to link to the document.
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Victorian Forum – “Enabling Access and Independence” – copy of the “VicLANES: disseminating research for health promotion” presentation by Amanda Tattam from the University of Melbourne. Click on the image or here to link to the document.
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Victorian Forum – “Enabling Access and Independence” – copy of the “Planning for Healthy Communities” presentation by Rachel Carlisle, Manager - Physical Activity, National Heart Foundation. Click on the image or here to link to the document.
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Victorian Forum – “Enabling Access and Independence” – copy of the “Transport and Mobility: RACV Research and Policy” presentation by Anne Harris, RACV. Click on the image or here to link to the document.
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Victorian Forum – “Enabling Access and Independence” - Policy and research relationships from a government perspective” presentation by Emma Fell (Dept. of Infrastructure), Alison Beckett (Dept. of Human Services), and Trevor Fleming (Dept. of Victorian Communities). Click on the image or here to link to the document.
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Western Australia
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A WA Workshop on Responding to Social Isolation and Loneliness Amongst Older People was convened by Professor Duncan Boldy, WA State Convenor for the Network. The workshop was hosted by the Centre for Research on Ageing, Curtin University of Technology on 6 June 2008. Around 70 people participated in the workshop, with the majority being service providers along with stakeholder representatives, policymakers and researchers. The workshop identified a number of key challenges and an interest in an ongoing discussion forum in WA. Click on the image or here to link to the document. |
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Western Australia Symposium on Ageing Research – summary of the symposium held on Tuesday 3 October 2006. Click on the image or here to link to the document.
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Western Australia Workshop on Ageing Research – copy of the program of the workshop held on Tuesday 3 October 2006. Click on the icon or here to link to the document.
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Network Directions – copy of the presentation by Matthew Carroll at the Western Australian Workshop held on Tuesday 3 October 2006. Click on the icon or here to link to the document. |
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Program for the Western Australia Symposium on Ageing Research in Perth on 29 September 2005. Click on the icon or here to link to the document. |
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Presentation by Professor Hal Kendig at the WA 2005 Symposium. Click on the icon or here to link to the document. |
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Summary report on the WA 2005 Symposium. Click on the icon or here to link to the document. |
Last update: September 2008
