The consultation period closed at 4pm on Thursday 11 April 2024.
The City of Port Lincoln has adopted its first Empowering our elders: A Strategy for Living and Ageing Well in Port Lincoln.
This strategy responds to an ageing population and new challenges for people as they grow older, the strategy, "Empowering our elders: A Strategy for Living and Ageing Well in Port Lincoln", maps Council's role in empowering residents to live and age well.
The strategy was also informed by a robust, initial consultation with representatives of local community and organisations, and was also made available for wider public comment for the period of March 21 to April 11.
Office for Ageing Well, SA Health funded the Empowering our elders project 2023/24 through the Age Friendly SA Grant program, which included establishment of this strategy.
At the Ordinary Council Meeting on Monday, 20 May 2024, Elected Members considered the final draft strategy and the public consultation feedback received, before adopting the strategy.