Constituency questions
Eastern Victoria Region
Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (14:45): (649) My question is for the Minister for Ageing. Minister, how is the government supporting people to age well in Eastern Victoria? Eastern Victoria is full of amazing lifestyle destinations from the Mornington Peninsula in the west across to the Gippsland Lakes in the east. These places are great for people of all ages, especially for those at retirement age. There are huge benefits as people live longer and enjoy their retirement: contributing to the economy, supporting multigenerational families and, through huge amounts of volunteering, supporting thriving local communities. We should always continue to improve people’s experience of ageing, and there are issues that become more prominent as people get older. I alongside Paul Mercurio recently met with the Peninsula Advisory Committee for Elders, otherwise known as PACE, to learn more about it. We discussed the issues of elder abuse and positive ageing as well as how these issues can be better understood to achieve better outcomes for older people. I want to thank the team at PACE for the amazing work they do in highlighting the importance of looking after those who have looked after younger generations before them.