Expo to help connect seniors with services

Expo to help connect seniors with services

On May 24 I will host my first Flinders Seniors Expo at the Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington.

The seat of Flinders is one of the oldest electorates in the country, the oldest in Victoria and fifth oldest overall. More than 40 per cent of our residents are over 55, which produces particular needs for aged care, health care, and a broader set of support services than other areas require.

It is within this context that I am hosting my inaugural Seniors Expo to help connect the good folk of the Mornington Peninsula to services they may need and to our many community groups and supports, but also to invite a range of speakers to address residents on important issues like scamming, elder abuse, retirement residences’ responsibilities, and the full spectrum of aged care services.

Our line-up of services that will be present to meet residents and talk through their offerings include banks, health care including physiotherapy, mobility, hearing and vision, technology, financial advisers and wealth management, in-home care providers, and our local community groups like Rotary and Probus, as well as my favourite: Boomer Life Coaching.

This will provide an opportunity to talk with services across the spectrum over a cup of tea and scone thanks to the Country Women’s Association.

The event will be held on Friday, May 24, from 10am4pm at the Peninsula Community Theatre, 91 Wilsons Rd, Mornington. And entry is completely free without the need to register.

I look forward to seeing you there.

ZOE McKENZIE, Flinders federal Liberal MP

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