Metcalfe Auditorium, State Library of NSW
9:30am
Millie Ingram, Chairperson of the Wyanga Elders Group in Redfern
Welcome to country
David Skidmore, Council on the Ageing (NSW) Inc
Ageing - the big picture in NSW
Graham Gibson, Real Options International
Stories of experience
Sarah Fogg, Benevolent society
The work of the Benevolent Society and needs of older people in our community
11:00 - 11:30am MORNING TEA
Laurene Brittan and Cathy Mark, Stanton Library
Sarah Davidson, Carers NSW
Carers in NSW
Nicky Hayward-Wright, Alzheimers Australia
Dementia & memory loss: providing information & support to people with dementia, their family members and carers - and how they work with libraries
Peter Douglass, Central West Libraries
LUNCH
Heather Bently, Sydney U3A
Partnerships for lifelong learning
Robert Swan, Campbelltown Library
Nan Bosler, Australian Seniors Computer Club Association
Computing and seniors – seniors and libraries
Panel discussion:
Ageing issues for specific groups including CALD, Indigenous and GLBTIQ community members:
- Yvonne Santa Lucia, Sydney South West Area Health
- Jan Aitken, Ten Forty Matrix
- Rhonda Hilt Gray, Aboriginal Elder
