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Ageing-in-place: Implications for local government

ALGA has developed this occasional paper series - Ageing-in-place: Implications for local government - to offer academics and practitioners a forum for the dissemination of the latest ideas in ageing research relevant to local government and local communities. The papers presented in this first edition add considerable informed analysis to the social and economic implications of an ageing population for local government.

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Occasional paper 1: July 2006

A forum for the dissemination of the latest ideas in ageing research relevant to local government and local communities.

Contents

  • Overview
  • Migration and Return Migration in the Older Population of the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula - an overview
    • Lisa Sparrow, Southern Fleurieu Positive Ageing Taskforce
  • Understanding population ageing in NSW: What is the effect of retirement migration and ageing in place?
    • Jeromey Temple, Research Fellow, Demography and Sociology Program, Australian National University
  • Creating a Senior Friendly Community - a Local Government Consultation Case Study
    • Duncan Boldy, Professor, Centre for Research on Ageing, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
    • Barbara Horner, A/Professor and Director, Centre for Research on Ageing, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
    • Jacinta Anthony, Manager, Community Development & Administrative Services, Town of Vincent, Western Australia
  • Understanding dementia: a customer service issue for Local Government Authorities and their staff
    • Chris Shanley, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney; Assistant Director, Centre for Education and Research on Ageing
  • The Gold Coast City "Council Cab" - A model for local government providing transport for independent living
    • David Mepham, Transport Planner, Gold Coast City Council
  • Community critical: Australian public libraries serving seniors
    • Dr Alan Bundy, President Friends of Libraries Australia
  • Human capital, regional growth and the productive ageing: New perspectives for policy and practice
    • Steve Garlick, Professor of Regional Engagement, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
    • Peter Waterman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
    • Jeffrey Soar, Associate Professor, Information Systems, University of Southern Queensland

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