The Fleurieu Neighbourhood Network is a member based program run by and for older people living in the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula

EVENTS COMING UP

SA Health have been working on a revised version of the existing Advance Care Directive form and DIY Kit, a legally recognised document that provides direction about your wishes, preferences and instructions for future health care.

As part of their public consultation process, SA Health engaged The Plug-in to undertake research with older South Australians. In June 2022 we ran three (3) focus groups with 20 participants aged 50+ to understand the readability and usability of the revised form and guide. 

The Plug-in, would like to invite you to take part in our newest research project to assist in the development of a new retirement community in the North-East suburbs of Adelaide.  Before development starts, we want to hear from you!

If you are aged 65+ and living independently in the community within 10km of Klemzig, we want your feedback on what you want from retirement living. What should housing look like? What facilities should be available? What you would want to access in the local area?

What’s involved?

We are currently looking for 8-10 people to take part in focus groups up to 1.5 hours in length. These groups will take place in North-East Adelaide on the 5^th and 6^th of October.

How to register:

Access the registration survey online via this website information page here.

You can also contact Elyse Lloyd, Project Officer The Plug-in directly on 08 8232 0422 or via email: connect@theplugin.com.au

Thank you for your interest!
Your contribution is raising the voices of older Australians and supporting the important work of COTA SA!

It was a great pleasure to meet a group of women from a variety of cultural backgrounds at Cooinda Neighborhood Centre and introduce them to Strength for Life. There was much interest and enthusiasm from the women on the day! Thank you to Karine Richards from Sonder and Suscha Benson Intercultural Officer at The City of Marion for helping to organise this session, as well as May, the facilitator of the women’s group, for her warm welcome.

COTA SA looks forward to continuing to work with Sonder and the City of Marion as we stive to make Strength for Life more accessible and culturally responsive to our culturally and linguistically diverse communities.  

For more information about Strength for Life, click here.

ACTIVE AGEING WEEK: 3-9 OCTOBER

10 free assessments up for grabs!

To celebrate Active Ageing Week, COTA SA will reimburse the first 10 people the cost of their assessment, when they complete their assessment between 3-9 October!
What a great reason to get started or to be re-assessed.
To find you r nearest Strength for Life Provider site click here.

*Jean asked us for a volunteer visitor as she was feeling lonely, and then contacted us later to say “I have just had my second visit with *Sally - I don’t understand how you were led to provide this glorious lady to assist me in living out my remaining years. We get on like bread and butter! A remarkable person indeed. My life now revolves around Thursday mornings, I hope that I never lose the excitement she brings with her visits also the achievements we are making in our preparations for my countdown to moving houses. I have never laughed so much for many years!

Your program is a blessing for older folks like me. I am indeed in your debt, again, thanks with all of my heart.”

If you have an hour a week or fortnight to spare and would like to ease an older person’s feelings of loneliness, join COTA Visitors and the national Community Visitors Scheme.  We are in need of volunteers all over Adelaide. 

For more information and to apply click here or call 08 8232 0422.
*Names have been changed for privacy. Stock image shown.

A seatbelt is one of the primary safety features of your vehicle and will substantially reduce the risk of serious injury or death in a crash if worn correctly. This is even more important as we age as crashes can impact our bodies more substantially.

The main functions of a seatbelt are to:

A seatbelt is worn correctly if:

• the sash part of the seatbelt sits flat on the shoulder without touching the face or neck
• the lap part of the seatbelt crosses low over the hips
• the seatbelt is not twisted.

NEVER put the sash part under your arm – this will cause major injury in a crash!

All persons must wear a seatbelt unless they have an exemption and they are carrying it with them. It is the driver’s responsibility to ensure that all passengers in the vehicle are correctly wearing an approved seatbelt or child restraint. Penalties apply to drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts.

For more information on SAPOL’s Road Safety Centre programs and resources visit www.police.sa.gov.au/road-safety