In 2014 we joined the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities. This title recognises the work we do to involve and cater to older residents and to be more inclusive to people of all ages.
Age friendly means we are:
- A place that enables people of all ages to actively participate in community activities.
- A place that treats everyone with respect, regardless of age.
- A place that makes it easy to stay connected to those around you and those you love.
- A place that helps people stay healthy and active, even at the oldest ages.
- A place that helps those who can no longer look after themselves to live with dignity and enjoyment.
To ensure we maintain this title we are focused on delivering and continually improving factors across eight sectors: outdoor spaces, buildings, transport, housing, social participation, respect, social inclusion, civic participation, employment, communication/information and community support and health services.
This is underpinned with our Age Friendly Clarence Plan 2018-2022 and implemented through the Clarence Positive Ageing Working Group (CPAWG).
Age Friendly projects and services
Live Well, Live Long
Live Well, Live Longis a 10 week FREE, informative, interactive, and educative program that provides a holistic approach to health and wellness (includes a delicious FREE lunch!)
This award-winning program is funded by council and is a partnership between Clarence City Council, the Integrated Care Centre (ICC) and the Tasmanian Health Service.
Dates: 4 February – 8 April and 29 April – 1 July
Time: Tuesdays 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Location: ICC, 16-22 Bayfield Street, Rosny Park
Topics for 2025:
- Healthy Life
- Sight and Sound
- Healthy Feet
- Happy Body
- What are the signs
- Be active
- Looking after your skeleton
- Medications
- Get Going
- Ageing Well
To find out more about Live Well, Live Long please contact the Clarence Integrated Care Centre (ICC) at Rosny Park on 03 6166 2300.
Ambassadors of the Program
Live Well, Live Long has been recognised for its innovation and success by receiving an Allied Health Award in 2017 for ‘Working in Partnerships’ by the Tasmanian Allied Health Professional Advancement Committee.
With the prize money received, the partnership group made a short video with past participants and presenters to showcase the benefits of the program locally and across Tasmania. As a result of the program’s success, it has now been adopted by the Glenorchy City Council and the City of Launceston.
Gentle Exercise Classes
Council sponsors a free gentle exercise program in the city.
See below for program details:
- Rokeby – 9.00am-10.00am, Rokeby Neighbourhood Centre, 85 Tollard Drive in Rokeby.
Facilitator: Paul Hamilton, a highly qualified fitness leader with years of experience. Paul runs his own business, All About Fitness and facilitates simple, safe, fun and effective exercise classes.
Phone 03 6247 6778.
Bookings are essential. For more information about the programs, please contact the centre on the above numbers.
Seniors Exercise Park
In 2024, council opened at Seniors Exercise Park at Simmons Park in Lindisfarne. The exercise park enables older adults to build on and rediscover the joy of movement, the benefits of being outdoors, the positive impacts on mental health, and social connections.
Find out more and visit the Seniors Exercise Park.
Our Shared Space
Our Shared Space is a partnership between the Clarence Positive Ageing working group (CPAWG) and our Youth Network Advisory Group (YNAG). Our Shared Space tackles the issues of safety, the intergenerational divide, and ageism.
The program does this through advocacy, community activities, programs, and partnerships.
For more information on the Our Shared Space program, contact our Community Planning and Development Officer on 03 6217 9598 or email abyrne@ccc.tas.gov.au.
Current Initiatives
Youth and Intergenerational program
The Our Shared Space program and Rosny Library have partnered to host fortnightly youth and intergenerational sessions. There will be a variety of different activities and fun things to do. Snacks provided.
Upcoming sessions.
You can register the sessions on our events calendar or visit the Rosny Library Eventbrite.
Our Shared Space
Clarence City Council in conjunction with partners run a series of intergenerational playgroup sessions throughout Clarence each year.
The latest was a Nature Play Session held at Warrane Community Garden. We thank the community who came along to enjoy a morning of fun, adventure, and storytelling.
This was made possible with a collaboration with Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre and Garden, Playgroup Tasmania, Tasmanian Multiple Birth Association, Rosny Library and the UTAS Nature Connection Project.
Recent Past Initiatives
Clarence Positive Ageing Network (PAN)
This forum is for services and organisations who support older adults in Clarence, to come together and share information.
Clarence Positive Ageing Network meet several times a year and new people are always welcome to attend.
2024 meetings are kindly hosted at different organisations across Clarence. All meetings are held from 10.00 am – 11.30 am.
2024 Dates
- 22 August – Uniting AgeWell Mornington
- 21 November – TasTAFE Warrane campus
To be added to the email list and RSVP for meetings, please contact our Community Planning and Development Officer on 03 6217 9598 or email abyrne@ccc.tas.gov.au
Events and Opportunities to connect
- Seniors week
An annual week of event in October. The year 2024 will be held during 14-20 October - Food Connections
The program gives participants a chance to meet new people or catch up with old friends while enjoying a wholesome meal at various locations in Clarence. Find out more here. - Dementia Friendly Cafes
Moto Vecchia in Bellerive and Czegs in Richmond have been working with council to create a café space where those with dementia and their caregivers can enjoy a cuppa and yummy snacks with like-minded people.
The Dementia-friendly café runs weekly sessions:
Tuesdays – Czegs in Richmond 2.30pm-4.00pm
Wednesdays – Moto Vecchia 12.30pm-2.00pm. - Men’s/Community Sheds
Council is a proud partner of men’s/community sheds in Clarence, such as the Howrah Men’s Shed, Clarence Plains Community Shed, and the Risdon Vale Community Shed.
To find out more about men’s/community sheds in the city:
– Clarence Plains Community Shed – phone 03 6247 8761 (9.00am-3.00pm, Wednesday-Friday) or email cpcshed@gmail.com
– Howrah Men’s Shed – www.howrahmensshed.org
– Risdon Vale Community Shed – phone the Risdon Vale Neighbourhood Centre on 03 6243 5752
To find other sheds in Tasmania: www.tasmanianmensshed.org.au/
Age friendly Resources
- Get Going Guide
The publication is a valuable resource in helping residents find out about what is going on in our city. It includes information on getting around Clarence and the many activities in the city.
Click on the following link to view the guide – Get Going Guide. - Planting Ahead
How does your garden grow is a publication that provides information on simple ways to create more easy care, low maintenance, and water-wise gardens.
Read the How Does Your Garden Grow – Planting Ahead Guide or for more information contact us on 03 6217 9597 or 03 6217 9623. - GLAM’d Generations Linking and Making a Difference
Work with the local community in Clarence who identify as LGBTIQ+ to co-design and deliver an intergenerational art project that raised awareness and created greater understanding of the issues and needs across the diversity of younger and older people of all abilities in the city.
For more information, please read the GLAM’d Project Report. - Be Connected Clarene – digital skills support
Be Connected offers free digital literacy skills and has many topics to help you stay safe online. Rosny Library offers Be Connected courses as well as neighbourhood centres listed below.
- Rokeby Neighbourhood Centre – 85 Tollard Drive, Rokeby
Phone 03 6247 6772
Email manager@rokebync.org.au - Clarendon Vale Neighbourhood Centre – 63 Mockridge Road, Clarendon Vale
Phone 03 6247 8163
Email admin@cvnc.org.au - Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre – 150 A Bligh Street, Warrane
Phone 03 6244 6346
Email info@wmnc.org.au - Risdon Vale Neighbourhood Centre – 28 Sugarloaf Road, Risdon Vale
Phone 03 6243 5752
Email manager@rvnc.org.au
Age Friendly Research
- aWake Before death
A collaborative project to promote and educate all people about end-of-life planning - Sharing is Caring – Dementia Carers Research
Council worked with UTAS Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre and the Kiama Municipal Council in New South Wales on a 12 month project to attain stories from the carers of people with dementia. Click here to read more. - WHO Global report on Ageism
In 2016 the World Health Assembly asked World Health Organisation (WHO) to lead a global campaign to combat ageism. WHO collaborated with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the United Nations Population Fund, to develop the Global Report on Ageism 2021. This informs strategies and recommendations for action. - Retirement Village Survey and Research Program
In 2021 and 2022 a survey was held about retirement village living in Australia. The project seeked to identify why older people choose to live in villages and consider how villages could be made more affordable. Read the final report here. - Supporting the residential aged care workforce for COVID-19 recovery
Run by UTAS and partially funded by Clarence City Council, this project examined the impact of COVID-19 on staff working in Tasmanian Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs). This involved a recruitment process commencing in the Clarence local government area and later broadening to incorporate other local government areas across Tasmania. FINAL REPORT now available here.