Positive Ageing activities and events

Looking for an exciting way to stay active and connect with others? The Wingham Park Senior Activity Space is an outdoor activity space with stations specifically designed to reduce risk of falls. Each movement helps improve balance, strength functional movement and mobility. Our friendly trained volunteers will show you how to use the equipment safely and feel free to stay for a chat!

Where: 
103 Ashleigh Avenue, Frankston

Cost:
Free

Contact:
positiveageing@frankston.vic.gov.au or 0438 902 205

The aim of chatty café scheme Australia is to help connect communities and increase social interactions by getting people chatting.

Find a Chatty Table

Frankston City has many small businesses which welcome and encourage older residents to stay connected to the community. 

To identify these businesses in your area, look for the Senior Friendly Small Business sticker displayed in the shopfront window.  

Visit Seniors Friendly Small Businesses if you are a local business owner interested in joining the pilot program or to learn more. 

Intergenerational Community Photography Competition Finalists

What comes to mind when you think of an older person featured on the cover of a magazine or flyer? Is it a delicate hand reaching out to another, or someone quietly sipping tea in the sunlight, gazing longingly out of a window? While a peaceful moment like this is lovely, the issue lies in the fact that these are often the only portrayals of older people in the media. Such depictions reinforce stereotypes of fragility and limit the true representation of how older individuals are actually living.

To challenge these narrow stereotypes, the Respecting Seniors Network, in partnership with Frankston City Council, launched a fun and meaningful intergenerational photo competition. The challenge? To capture a photo of your favorite older person doing what they love most. This unique competition encouraged photographers to reflect on how the person in the photo truly lives and spends their time. And the best part? Beyond the chance to win a prize, participants get to showcase the vibrant and diverse lives of older people, helping to break down stereotypes and promote a more accurate, empowering view of ageing.

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The Community Transport Program provides a safe, friendly and reliable service for residents who may find public or private transport difficult. 

The door-to-door service runs on a fixed timetable to different locations, such as: 

• shopping centre  
• seniors clubs  
• Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre  
• exercise programs  
• Frankston Library.

Transport is not provided to meet individual appointments.

Gold coin donations, paid directly to the driver, help with the costs of running the service.  

Walking aids (wheelie walkers) are welcome, as long as you are physically independent. 

Contact
9784 1933